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Candid Snapshot Conversations with Latinx Alumni
As we celebrate Latinx Heritage Month from September 15 - October 15, we reached out to USD's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering alumni to share thei…
USD Rugby's Mickey Miller ‘20: Anxious to Get Back on the Pitch
The Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering reached out to recent electrical engineering alumnus and USD rugby player, Michael (Mickey) Miller ‘20, …
Journey Around My Room Video Series: Elisa Lurkis, Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Based on USD's Humanities Center's video series, USD's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering faculty, staff and students take us on a journey around the…
In Good Company Video Series: Nicholas Menz '22
Based on USD's Humanities Center's video series, USD's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering faculty, staff, and students share creative pieces (music, …
Journey Around My Room Video Series: Susan Lord, PhD
Based on USD's Humanities Center's video series, USD's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering faculty, staff and students take us on a journey around the…
Career Development Center Debuts Faculty Recognition Awards
The University of San Diego has outstanding faculty members throughout its academic schools. Students know it. Administrators, fellow faculty and staf…
Journey Around My Room Video Series: Sam Przywitowski
Based on USD's Humanities Center's video series, USD's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering faculty, staff and students take us on a journey around the…
A Conversation with 2020-21 Associated Student Government Vice President-Elect, Justin Daus
With student government elections behind him, Justin Daus looks forward to fulfilling his role as Associated Student Government (ASG) Vice President i…
In Good Company Video Series: G. Bryan Cornwall, PhD, PEng
Based on USD's Humanities Center's video series, USD's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering faculty, staff, and students share creative pieces (music, …
For Alumnus Adam Krebs '15, Failure is Not an Option
Join us for a Q & A with mechanical engineering alumnus Adam Krebs ‘15. Krebs currently serves as a manufacturing and mechanical engineer fo…
USD Underdogs Prevail
An unprecedented two Industrial and Systems Engineering teams from the University of San Diego were winners in this year's Simio Student Simulation Co…
Steve Saxer Named Engineering Spotlight Award Recipient
“If you break something, you have to fix it.” Words to live by in the Saxer household, when USD’s Mechanical Shop Manager Steve Saxe…
USD Alumni Dominick, Kim Graduate Astronaut Training Program with Eye on Travel to the Moon... and Beyond
As recent graduates of NASA's Astronaut Training Program, Matthew Dominick ’05 and Jonny Kim ’12 are now members of a very exclusive commu…
Susan Lord, PhD, Named Engineering Spotlight Award Recipient
“I was always well suited to be an engineer,” admits Susan Lord, chair and professor of integrated engineering and professor of electrical…
Dressed for Success
Get up close and personal with electrical engineering alumnus Baxter Box ’06, CEO of rewardStyle — a monetized platform for fashion, beaut…
Into the E-Maelstrom
Late in 1988, a college student named Robert Morris wrote a program designed to propagate across the network of computers and terminals that was yet t…
Arica Christensen Rises to the Challenge
This summer, Arica Christensen, a rising senior at the University of San Diego studying Industrial and Systems Engineering, was one of 400 interns sel…
Deep Bedi '11: Engineering Alum, former SIBC President Named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Asia
Intrapreneurship is the ability to be an entrepreneur within a large organization. But spend five minutes with Deep Bedi, and you’ll quickly see…
Computer Science Graduate Makes the Most of Her Years at USD
Computer science senior Taylor Wong is president of USD’s Association for Computing Machinery. She’s also an Industry Scholar, member of M…
John Glick, PhD Named Faculty Spotlight Award Recipient
Professor and Chair of Computer Science at USD’s Shiley Marcos School of Engineering did not start out his academic journey in the field of comp…
USD: Home Away From Home
As the crow flies, the distance between Saudi Arabia and San Diego is 8,366 miles — roughly an 16-hour flight. For a 17-year-old venturing out a…
Engineering Students Harvest Award in International Simio Simulation Competition
Putting their skills to the test, a team of USD industrial & systems engineering students recently finished in the top 10 in the Simio Intern…
Going Further. Together.
"If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together."…
Management Engineer, Andrea Disotell ‘12, Finds Value in Variety
If you’re looking for Andrea Disotell ‘12 (BS/BA) at Rady Children’s Hospital where she works as a management engineer, be prepared …
James Kohl, PhD, Named Engineering Spotlight Award Recipient
When asked if he had any puns for his Statics course, Professor of Mechanical Engineering James Kohl, replies, "Sure, but they just don't seem to go a…
The Flip Side of Computer Science and Engineering
If you think all engineering and computer science students are too focused on their studies — too busy to “have a life” &mda…
Leading the Next Generation
2018 Alumni Honors recipient Rasheed Behrooznia helps design the transit systems that get commuters where they need to go. His own road to suc…
Meet Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering's 2018 Valedictorian: Anthony Shao
The best of the best. Among some 1,400 students who comprised the University of San Diego's undergraduate class of 2018, Anthony Shao was selected as …
Choa Kang Named Staff Engineering Spotlight Award Recipient
Can you imagine that the most beautiful joy that fills your soul comes from a language? Not just any language — the English language. You know d…
Ross Dwelley '18 (ISyE) signs with San Francisco 49ers
USD tight end Ross Dwelley’s football career will continue as he signed an undrafted free agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers. This…
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