SOLES Spotlights
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Alumni Spotlight: Leah Nierman '14 BA, '16, MEd Curriculum and Teaching
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I hold a Mild/Moderate Special Education Teaching Credential with an authorization in Autism,…
Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Gutierrez '02 BA, '04 MA Marital and Family Therapy
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I was pretty set on going to college in California. I had never been to California, I …
Alumni Spotlight: Colonel Brian Kerl '18, Ph.D. Leadership Studies
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I had originally planned on pursuing a Ph.D. in history, based on my desire to teach history,…
Alumni Spotlight: Marco Amaral '16, MEd Special Education
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I think first and foremost, it is understood that SOLES has the best Special Education…
Alumni Spotlight: Stacey Muse '06, MA Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I completed the Masters in Nonprofit Leadership and Management within SOLES. I decided…
Alumni Spotlight: Pam Crandell '14, MA School Counseling
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I was in the Master's in Counseling with a School Specialization. I chose this program becaus…
Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Assisi '02 BA and '06 MEd
Meet MEd alumna, Nicole Assisi! …
Alumni Spotlight: Andrea Andrade '17, MA Leadership Studies
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I graduated from the University of San Diego with a MA in Leadership Studies. I decide…
HRSA Project TeamUP Stipend Recipient Spotlight
My name is Christian Borge Baldovino Vallido - you can call me ‘CV’ for short. I am currently gearing up to graduate in May of 2019 from U…
Alumni Spotlight Emily Meyers '15, MEd TESOL, Literacy, and Culture
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I am an alumna of the MEd TESOL program, which focuses on teaching English to speakers…
Alumni Spotlight: Christian Jordal '06, MA Marriage and Family Therapy
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I graduated from SOLES with a masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2006. &…
Alumni Spotlight: Jodie Grenier '18, MA Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. My choice in selecting the Nonprofit Leadership and Management program was quite seren…
Alumni Spotlight: Michael Carter '13 BA, Mathematics, '14 MEd, Curriculum and Teaching
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I got my undergraduate degree from USD in Math and my masters from SOLES in education …
SOLES Student Spotlight: Lena Huang '19 , Nonprofit Leadership & Management
Meet Lena Huang, a current Master’s student in the Nonprofit Leadership & Management program in the School of Leadership & Education Sci…
Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Mione-Green '18, MA Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I completed the MA in Nonprofit Leadership and Management in the spring of 2018. I chose this…
Alumni Spotlight: Anita Chlipala '07, MA Marriage and Family Counseling
Tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I met a marriage and family therapist and asked her about her field. After learning more abou…
Alumni Spotlight on Sara Kathleen Henry, Ph.D.
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I received my Ph.D. in Leadership Studies in 2010. I chose to attend the University of…
Alumna Jasmine Williams Making a Global Impact
Jasmine Williams, '09 is one of those students who inspires professors to continue to teach. She was a member of the first cohort of SOLES studen…
Student Spotlight, Josie Alvarez, MA '18 School Counseling
Meet Josie Alvarez, a recent graduate of SOLES! Josie will be working as a school counselor at Nativity Prep Academy, located in Sa…
Alumni Spotlight: Sebastian Slovin '17, MA Leadership Studies
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I’m an alumnus of the MA in Leadership Studies program. I chose this program for…
Alumni Spotlight: Lily Vistica MFT '12
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I was first drawn to USD because of its reputation for giving back to the community an…
Alumni Spotlight: Lara Angeles '17, MEd Curriculum and Instruction
Please tell us about your degree program and why you chose it. I was in the one-year master’s credential cohort from 2016-2017. Prior to that I…
Alumni Spotlight: Shannon Sampson '08 MA, Marriage & Family Counseling
What brought you to the Marriage & Family Therapy program at SOLES?I applied to 5 MFT/psych masters programs after graduating from college. U…
Alumni Spotlight: Carolina Rostworowski '16 MEd, Language, Literacy & Culture
What brought you to USD?When I decided to pursue a Master’s degree in the US, I looked for a school that offered a strong academic foundation at…
USD Black History Month Events in February
The month of February is Black History Month. On the University of San Diego campus, multiple entities, including the Black Student Resource Center (B…
Alumni Spotlight: Lallia Allali '16 MA, Leadership Studies
Why Leadership?The after-shock of 9/11 on Muslims continues to this day. Muslims all over America realized that many stereotypes and misconceptions ha…
Alumni Spotlight: Rose Schafer '13 MA, Marital & Family Therapy
What brought you to the Marriage & Family Therapy program at SOLES?I was drawn to the MFT program at SOLES due to the faculty's prioritization of …
Alumni Spotlight: Vanessa Montgomery '16 MEd, Special Education
Tell us about yourself. I grew up in a small Northern California town called Valley Springs. After graduating from Calaveras High in 2006 I moved…
Alumni Spotlight: Rebecca Hayes '01, '09 Character Education
What brought you to USD? My family and I moved from the Pasadena area when I was starting my Sophomore year of high school. Though I was very sad to …