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Reaching out

The elderly San Diegan frowned. The sight of her untrimmed front lawn, the dust-covered windows and the bedraggled appearance of the shrubbery distressed her. But it was more than the lawn and the windows. Her life had turned upside down the past year, shortly after her husband of40 years had passed away. Now, just getting up each morning seemed difficult. She was looking forward to today, though. A team of USD students was coming by to help her catch up with household chores. The students were participating in the University's annual outreach weekend, two days during which students help local seniors mow lawns, wash windows, paint fences and complete other tasks. Just before noon, the shiny red pick-up pulled up. Out bounded five energetic students. They laughed and joked as they set to work. The woman smiled. Three hours later, the yard and house were transformed. The lawn was mowed and trimmed, the shrubs neatly manicured and the windows reflected the bright afternoon sunshine. The young people called out cheery good-byes as they piled back into the pick-up. The woman waved. She smiled again. People who care about people. It's a hallmark of the USD educational experience. Inside the classroom and out. Consider this: last year USD students contributed more than 60,000 hours of voluntary time to the San Diego community. Time spent visiting seniors in nursing homes, helping at Special Olympics, building homes in Tijuana, preparing meals for the homeless. USD President Author E. Hughes has strongly endorsed that kind of community service. Encouraging young people of college age to participate in altruistic ventures, he says, will carry over to their post-college lives. If USD graduates go into the world believing in the concept of public service, the society at large will benefit. You can read in this issue about one alumnus who brings that philosophy to his daily actions. William Jones '80 not only has served San Diego capably and honorably during his 15 years at city hall, he recently undertook an ambitious program aimed at ensuring a college or vocational education for inner city youths - kids who otherwise likely would drop out of school. Other alumni are similarly generous in their public service. And each individual story - just like the one about the woman who received help with her yardwork - revolves around people helping people. D DDDDD

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UMagazine Editor J ohn Sutherland Director of Communications

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Charles Reilly Photography Ken J acques '78 Pablo M ason Contributing Writers Die Doumanian Ted Cosen Shirley Hulett Rosemary (Masterson '70) J ohnston J ohn Nunes Clare White '80 Editorial Board Dr. Eren Branch Ted Cosen J oan Murry '87 (MBA) J ohn Nunes Maureen Phalen '7 6 Charles Reilly Clare White '80 USO President Dr. Author E. Hughes Vice President for University Relations J ohn C . McNamara U Magazine is published four times annually (Fall , Winter, Spring, Summer) by the U niver– sity of San Diego for its alumni, parents and fri ends. Ed itorial offices are located in D eSales H all, Room 274 , USD, Alcala Park, San Di ego, CA 92 11 0. Telephone (6 19) 260-4684. Copyright 1987 by the U niversity of San Diego. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Third class postage paid at San Diego, CA 92 11 0. Unsol icited manuscripts should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Opinions expressed in U Magazine are those of the indi– vidual authors and do not necessar– ily reflect the views of the Univer– sity administration. All materials submitted are subject to editing. Postmaster: Send address changes to U, University of San Diego, Publications Office, Alcala Park , San Diego, CA 92 110. Member, Counci I for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). On the cover: William J ones '8 0. Photo by Pablo Mason

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William Jones believes By Clare White '80

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William J ones '80 may be off to Harvard, but he won't soon be forgotten in his hometown. "Project I Believe" wi ll see to that.

Saying thanks in a special way By Shirley Hulett

Alumni Vince and Meg (Mary Ellen Goode '70) Reardon '70 wanted to say thanks in a special way for their USD education . They found the answer by estab– lishing a scholarship for children of other alumni.

Teaching:sometimes it affects eternity By John Sutherland Teaching is USD's first priority . But how does the teaching process work at the University? What do professors and students gain from their interaction? A professor and his student share their insights .

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Alcala Vista: the latest m on-campus comfort I magine you have an eight-lane swimming pool outside your living room . Just past the pool are basketball and tennis courts, weightlifting facilities and a softball field. Colorful flowers and graceful arches and columns greet you from your balcony . Sound like the latest housing development ? It actually descri bes the Un iversity's new Alcala Vista student apartments, located within a softball throw of the Sports Center . The $ 10.6 million 157, 000-square-foot complex, which took little more than a year to build, was completed just before students returned to campus

exceeded the number of rooms available. Last spring, for example, housing officials were forced to find off-campus accommodations for some 260 students who wished to live on campus. Simi– lar situations arose in previous years. Even with the new apartments, all of the University's student housing is full. The new units boost USD's total on– campus student population to near 2,000, including more than half of the undergraduate population, a fact that pleases Tom Burke, vice president for student affai rs and dean of students . "It certainly helps build a sense of cohesiveness among the student body and gives students more oppo rtunities to build friendships when that large a percentage lives on campus," he says. "I really believe the new apartments, together with the University Center (whi ch opened in J anuary) will improve the quality of student life on campus." One example of cohesive– ness already has occurred at the new apartments. Five of USD's Greek organ izations,

which do not have off– campus houses, as is common at some univer– sities, have moved en masse to various wings of Alcala Vista, according to Rick Hagan, director of housing. Each of the new apart– ment units contains a kitchen, dining area, living room with a balcony , and, in the two-bedroom units, two bedrooms and two bathrooms . Lounge areas, laundry facilities and vending machines are located in one of the buildings. Hagan says there is a comfortable feeling about the complex, in part because of the open, landscaped areas around the buildings, which reflect the Spanish Renaissance architectural style fou nd throughout campus. Students tell him they like the apartments, he reports, especially the new kitchen appliances, the walk-in closets a·nd the oak furniture. The San Diego arc hitec– tural firm of Schoell and Paul, Inc., designed the structure, whi ch was built by C .A. Larson Construc– tion Co. D Krantz announces resignation plans S chool of Law Dean Sheldon Krantz has announced his intention to resign after serving as dean since 1981. T he resignation will become effective after completion of his sabbatical during the 1988-89 academic year. "Although I will leave with mixed emotions," Krantz says , "it's time for me to move on to other challenges."

USD President Author E . Hughes praised Krantz's leadership . "Since Sheldon has been at USD, he has done much to improve the law school's stature, both in this community and nation– ally. We feel a real loss that Sheldon has decided to step down."

She/don Krantz

Since Krantz has been dean, recruitment efforts by the legal profession of USD law graduates has quadrupled. Interest in attending the law school is at an all-time high. This year's entering class of 403 students is the largest in the hi story of the law school, founded in 1954. Krantz also has given priority to improving the legal profession in the San Diego region. In 1981, he helped establish the San Diego Law Center with the San Diego County Bar Association. programs that have assisted the community, including neighborhood mediation, alternatives to litigation, the San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program and the San Diego Immigration Law Coalition . During his long-delayed sabbatical, Krantz is expected to devote much of hi s time to completing a book tentatively titled The Future ofthe Legal Profession for Oxford Press . D The Center has since spawned a number of

in September. The six buildings contain 135 two-bedroom and 2 1 one-bedroom units.

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ments became clear to University administrators during the past few years, when demand for on campus housing consistently

The new 156-unit Alcala Vista apartments, located next to the Sports Center, opened to their first students in the fa//. The apartments boost the number ofstudents living on campus to almost 2,000.

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New dean eager to tackle nursing challenges D r . J anet Rodgers, the li vely and ener– getic new dean of the Hahn School of Nursing , minces no words when she's asked to name the biggest challenge facing the nursing profession today. "Clearly our biggest problem - and one we need to deal with - is the enroll– ment and recruitment and retention of people in the fi eld . Nurses make up the largest segment of the hea lth care professions, but there is a tremendous nursing shortage in our country," says the Pennsylvania-born and N ew York-educated admini strator. She attr ibutes the shortage to a percepti on that there are few advancement oppor– tuniti es in nursing, to pay inequities, and to the lack of a major voice for nurses on most hospital and health care institutions' poli cy– making boards. "If we work to respond to those issues," she says, "I think nursing will rega in its popularity. " She also rega rds the current situati on as an opportunity. "Nursing today probably offers the most promi sing window of opportunity for anyone considering a profession than at any other time in our hi story." Dr . Rodgers assumed her USDdut ies inJuly. She was hired after a year-long nati onwide search to replace Dr . Irene Palmer, dean of the nursing school since its fo unding in 1974. Dr. Palmer will continue to teach full-time at the school. Most recentl y professo r and fo unding chair of the

nursing department at L ycoming College in Williamsport , Pa. ,

Dr. Rodgers also has taught at the Uni ve rsity ofPenn syl– vania , Old Dominion University, City University of New York and Wagner College in N ew York . She holds two degrees from N ew York Uni versity - a doctorate in nursing research and a master's in psychiatric-mental health nursing-and a bachelor's in nursi ng from Wagner . She also has wr itten numerous articles and books on nursing , and lectured extensively. Among her several professional affili a– ti ons is the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, on whose board of di rectors she serves . After li ving and working for her entire life on the East Coast, Dr. Rodgers admits it was difficult to move west. But she was impressed during her intervi ews with the quality of USD's faculty and intri g ued with the idea of running a school with three levels of degree programs. "The school also has a very good reputation, " she adds. With the rapidl y evolving role of nurses in today's health ca re scene, Dr. Rodge rs says nursing schools must constantly update their class offerings to reflect developments in the profession. "Nurses must understand the latest technology, " for exampl e, she says , "and along with that comes all the ethi cal and moral questi ons that arise because of hi gh technology. So learning mate ri al that addresses values and ethi cs clearly must be incorporated into students' studi es." That is especially true at a Catholi c instituti on , she stresses, where there is an

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ago, has exploded to in excess of 70 full - and part– time students, a develop– ment the dean traces to the desire of many nurses to reach leadership positions in the profession . "We need doctorally-pre– pared nurses for executi ve leve l pos iti ons in hosp itals, health ca re agencies and schoo ls," she points out. "We also need nurses to ca rry out resea rch in the clinical area . There is a tremendous need for both master's and particularl y, doctorall y-prepared people , in the profession today." A little more than two months into her USD tenure, Dr . Rodge rs says the physical beauty of the campus and the g rac iousness of the University commu– nity have conv inced her she made a wise move in coming to USD. She's also look ing for– ward, she adds, to a winter without snow. D

emphasis placed on values and deci sion-making. "It becomes even more impor– tant that we help students to expl ore what the issues are , to think them through, and to exami ne what the conse– quences are of some of the technolog ical advances ." All deans have wish li sts. At the top ofDr. Rodgers' is an endowed chair in nursing. Such a chair would enable the school to bring a someone who would se rve as a catalyst and role model for other faculty and student researchers . Among her other pri oriti es are to invo lve nursing alumni more close ly nati onally-known nurse resea rcher to campus, faculty, primarily to prov ide more support to the popular doctoral program . E nrollment in the doc– toral prog ram, which was inaug urated just two yea rs with the school and to increase the size of the

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Friends seek to fund Briscoe scholarship K evin Briscoe '82 liked people . He was friendly, caring and involved. In fact, he went out of his way to befriend people others might shy away from, according to one of his college roommates, Paul Brownell '80 . During his under– graduate days at Alcala Park, Briscoe was a four– time letterman in football. He graduated with honors, a degree in political science and a lot of friends. His USD affiliation didn't end there. Briscoe was accepted into the University's law school, where between classes, he helped coach the Torero gridders. A law degree, he reasoned, might help him in politics, a dream he often discussed with Brownell. Those dreams where shattered in the fall of 1985, when in his third year oflaw school, Briscoe was acciden– tally electrocuted while he visited hi s home in Seattle. His family, classmates and teammates mourned their loss. Now, two years later, some of those friends want to establish a scholarship at USD to honor Briscoe's memory. "We want to award a scholarship to someone who exemplifies Kevin's selfless giving and involvement in campus life," says Brownell. He and Shawn Caine, one of Briscoe's law school class– mates, are spearheading an effort to contact all of Briscoe's college friends in an attempt to raise money for the scholarship. The October 17 home football game against

Pomona-Pitzer will be dedicated to Briscoe's

memory . Fans attending the game will have an opportu– nity to make a donation to the scholarship fund . Plans call for the Kevin Briscoe Memorial Scholar– ship to be split between two students each year - one undergraduate and one law student . The scholarship selection committee wants to announce the first recipients next spring. The amount to be awarded will depend on the response to Brownell and Caine's efforts. "Kevin was almost like a establish this scholarship to keep his spirit ali ve. I hope others feel as I do." Friends and classmates of Briscoe who would like to support the scholarship effort can contact Brownell at (6 19) 285-9343 or 481-5 524, Caine at 42 1- 0374 or USD's Annual Fund Office at 260-4724. D brother to me," recalls Brownell. "I want to

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Fr. William Wasson and actress Helen Hayes meet the press during a campus v isit in J anua17.

Priest's orphanage gets helping hand L ast J anuary, when she was presented with an honorary doctorate by the University, legen– dary stage and movie actress Helen Hayes shared the limelight with Fr. William

Wasson, a shy priest who has fed, clothed, housed and educated thousands of orphans during the last 30 years at orphanages he administers in Mexico and Honduras. Miss Hayes, who has sup– ported Fr. Wasson's orphan– age in Cuernavaca, Mexico since 1954, hoped to bring attention to her friend's efforts through their joint campus appearance . Those efforts now appear to be paying off. Fi- . Wasson's work has caught the attent ion of shopping center developer Ernest Hahn. Hahn, vice chairman of USD's Board ofTrustees, attended last January's dinner hono ring Miss Hayes. In September, Hahn and hi s wife J ean hosted a benefit fiesta at their Rancho Sante Fe home to help raise funds for Fr. Wasson's newest project-an orphanage in Haiti . With that kind of endorsement, the orphanage seems headed for reality. To give others a chance to share in the efforts, the benefit was also the occasion to announce establishmen t of a formal organization - Friends of Fr. Wasson - to support the priest's efforts. D

One of USD's young neighbors receives a balloon at the Univer– sity's booth during the Linda Vista Multi-Cultural Fair August 22 . Paul Davis '86 (in background) helps out.

ALCALA P ARK PEOPLE

Fr. Reveles pens music for Pope's visit

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enoug h fo r a 534-person choir and cantor to sing th ro ug h an amplifi ed sound sytem. W hile he admits that it was a thrill to write music fo r the P ope's v isit, F r . Reveles says he places eq ual impo rtance on all of hi s music writing ass ignments. As long as he fee ls he is supporting the natural rh ythms of th e liturgy th roug h music, he gets just as exc ited about writing music fo r the 11 a.m . Sunday mass on campus as he does writing fo r the Pope. D Tom Burke , v ice presi– dent and dean of students, has bee n elected president of the West Coast Athl eti c Conference. It will be hi s third two-year term as head of the conference, whose membe rs include P epper– dine, St. M ary's, Santa Clara, L oyola M arymount , San F rancisco, Gonzaga , Po rtland and USD. Honored Dr . P err i Bomar, assoc iate p rofesso r of nursing, recently received the U ni vers ity of Akro n College of Nu rsing 's M ary Gladwin Alumni Award fo r projects: stud ies on hyper– tension in bl ac k coupl es, health promoting behav iors of expec tant parents and th e effec ts of aerobi c dancing on women's health . Death M ost students didn't know him personall y, but J ohn Zeterberg dese rved much of the credit fo r the beautifull y maintained appearance of Alcala P ark . excellence in resea rch. Among her research OFNOTE Re-elected

Zeterbe rg, director of USD 's physica l plant

di vision fo r 12 years, di ed in June after a long illness. Second edition

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Dr . C. J oseph Pusateri, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences , will author one book in an hi stori cal se ri es covering the evoluti on of Ameri can business , to be publi shed by Twayne Publi shers in Boston. Dr . Pusateri 's book , to be titl ed The American B i-oadcasting I ndustry: A H istory, will be publi shed in 1989 . Fulbright Scholar Dr . J ames Caltrider , returned to campus thi s fall after spending two months during the summer as a Fulbright Scholar in Montev ideo, U rug uay , where he lectured to membe rs of the Chri sti an assistant professo r of management sc ience,

The second editi on of School of E ducati on D ean Ed D eRoche's book, An Administrator's GuideJoi" Evaluating P rograms and Personnel, has been pub- 1 ished (1987) by All yn and Bacon, Inc. New dean

Fr. Nicolas Re-veles W riting music in two wee ks that will be heard by an audi ence of 100,000 sounds like a fo rmidable ass ig nment. But fo r F r . Ni colas Reveles, that's exactly the kind of pressure under whi ch he excels. It's a good summer when he was asked to write music fo r Pope J ohn P aul ll's September 17 mass at Monterey. "I work well under that type of pressure, " Fr . Reveles says . "I've di s– covered that the sooner I jump on a pi ece , the qui cker the process goes. " Fr. Reveles acce pted the assig nment from Sr . Barbara L ong , director of the Office of Worship fo r the M onterey di ocese and a fo rmer hi g h school teac her of hi s. After he agreed to write the compositi ons fo r the general intersessions, responso ri al psalm and gospel acclamati on , he stayed up most of one ni g ht to write the basic parts. One of the most chall eng– ing aspects of the ass ig n– ment, F r . Reveles says , was to compose music simple thing. For that was the situati on U SD's music coo rdinator faced thi s

Dr. Cyntliia Vil/is

Dr. Cynthi a Villis joined the U niversity in Jul y as dean of academi c services and di rector of the coun sel– ing center. She moved to U SD from Texas Tech University, where she was coo rdinator of training and seni or staff psychologist fo r the uni ve rsity's coun seling center the past fi ve years. Among D r. Vil I is' honors: she has been li sted in Who's Who in Ameri can Women each yea r since 1983 ; in 198 4 she was named one of the Notable Women of Texas. Dr . Villi s replaces Dr. Pat Watson, who retired during the summer after 17 yea rs at U SD.

M anage rs Assoc iati on. Groundbreaker

Sr. Sally Furay Sr . Sall y Furay, RSCJ , provost and vice president , recentl y became one of the first fi ve women to join the San Di ego Rotary Club .

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Huckleberry shines on field, in classroom By Die Douinanian

the credit for the Toreros' success . "Seamus has done a fantastic job of recruiting and coaching: We don't offer athletic scholarships, but we still can compete with good Division I teams and beat them." Good things are in store for the 1987 Toreros, Huckleberry believes. "I'm excited about this year. It's going to be harder because people wi ll be looking out for us. But we have the talent to go to the NCAA tournament." Huckleberry already is working on his plans for after graduation in the spring. He wants to land a job in the finance field, then study for his MBA degree. What memories will he take with him from his college experience? "I'll remember the education I received and the people," he answers. His coach thinks.the University should be proud of Huckleberry. Says McFadden, "Scott's a great kid, the kind of person you love to have in your program. I think he'll be a great reflection on the school and our program after he leaves." D Former backstop calling signals for K.C. Royals

"John was one of the more determined players to ever come through here," remembers USD baseball coach J ohn Cunningham. "He was a feisty competitor who hated to lose. He didn't have the awesome talent to make you say, 'hey, this is a big league player."' In 197 0, Wathan was an All– American pick whi le playing for the Toreros. He was chosen to play on a team that represented the United States in the World Amateur Baseball Tournament. A graduate of St. Augustine High School in San Diego, Wathan still is a big booster of the Toreros, according to Cunningham. D Torero Stadium: a "super" place for practice T hose grunts and groans emanating from Torero Stadium in late J anua1-y won't be the USD football squad practicing for post-season action . These sounds will be the clashing shoulder pads of players pursuing the NFL's ultimate goal - a Super Bowl v ictory. Yes, during the week leading up to January 31 's Super Bowl XXII to be played in San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium, Torero Stadium will serve as the practice site for one of the game's participants. But don't expect to see any of the practices. Accord ing to Ji m Steeg, NFL director of special events, the sessions will be closed to the public. The fear of spies in the stands runs high. "Some teams would like to put a tent over their practice site," adds Tom Burke, vice president for student affairs and dean of students. Helping the NFL does have its benefits, though. The league paid for a resodding ofTorero Stadium's turf. Locker rooms also wi ll be refurbished, courtesy of the NFL. And just think . If the players' strike is settled, USD's current gridders someday can tell their children about the time they played on the same field as Lawrence Taylor, Jim McMahon or one of the NFL's ot her brightest stars. D

T he USD men's soccer team ning far more than it loses. One big reason why is the play of goaltender Scott Huckleberry. At 6-4 and 19 5 pounds, Huckle– berry is an imposing figure in front of the net. Last season, he started every match for USD, helping the squad to its best season in history, 19-4-1. Huckleberry anchored the defense, registering 10 shutouts and holding opponents to an average of just 0. 97 goals a game . The Toreros' successes included a 1-0 win over Nevada-Las Vegas, at the time ranked among the top 10 teams in the country . "Our record last year reflects how mature Scott's become as a goalie," says coach Seamus McFadden. "He's definitely been a mainstay of our program." The Toreros already have regis– tered a big win in the young 19 87 season, beating Cal-Berkeley 1-0 as Huckleberry shutout a Golden Bear team that was one of four schools to defeat USD a year ago. But Huckleberry is more than just a vital cog in USD's soccer success. He's also a senior business admin is– tration major carrying a 3 . 9 grade point average . Why did Huckleberry choose to attend USD after graduating from Univers ity City High School/ "The school is academically perfect for what I need," he explains, "and I had a chance to start as a freshman because we were a fairly young program ." Huckleberry is quick to spread began the 19 87 season right whereitleftoffin 1986, win–

lolm Watlian '71 J ohn Wathan, a former standout Torero baseball player, was named manager of the Kansas City Royals in late August. Wathan, 37, has spent 17 years in the Royals' organization as a player, coach and minor league manager after being selected by Kansas City in the first round of the free agent draft inJanuary, 1971. A three-year performer with the USD baseball team, Wathan also played for the Torero basketball squad.

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William Jones believes "It is often said that the true measure ofa man is revealed through his compassion and his selflessness. By that standard, William Jones. stands especially tall in the eyes of 72 gmtefuL sixth-graders at Kennedy Elementary S chooL and the community at Large." San Diego Union By Clare White '80

William Jones '80

S itting behind hi s desk at City Hall, wearing a V-neck wool pullover sweater and casual slacks, it's hard to believe WilliamJones, a 1980 USD graduate, is a San Diego city counci lman, let alone deputy mayo r. Slim and athleti c with a disarming gap tooth grin, J ones doesn 't look the part of a powerful politician. Since high school he has been a leader; his life reads like a classic American success story . Still, he is someone

who has never felt compelled to fo llow the expected course of action. After 15 years of working in City Hall, Jones, 32, made a decision thi s fall which w ill bring a dramatic change to hi s life. He traded in hi s pin stripe su it , $45 ,000 a year salary and the power and prestige of politi cs to enroll in graduate school at Harvard University. He plans to pursue a two-year g raduate degree in business. "I have an intellectual urge that I

need to sati sfy," he explained before he left fo r the East Coast. "And I think there's a sense of accompli sh– ment that I'll be go ing to one of the best schoo ls in the world and making it. " After he made hi s dec ision to leave San Diego - at least temporarily – J ones felt the need to leave something behind, a legacy . "It's difficult, " he says , "j ust to stop g iving. " As he searched out different poss ibiliti es, he refl ected on the mentors who had influenced hi s li fe . . .the people who had helped him develop from a poor high school student in an under– pri vileged area to a city councilman . H e visited several schools in hi s di str ict, incl uding Kennedy E lemen– tary where he had attended fourth and fifth g rade. H e di scovered the drop-out rate in some U.S . inner city schools ap proac hes 50 per cent. At Kennedy, a magnet school located in gang- plagued Southeast San Diego, 35 per cent of the students do not complete hi gh school. H e reali zed that many of the child ren in hi s di stri ct , one of the most underpri v ileged areas of the ci ty, don't receive enough encourage– ment to persevere . They don't have a mentor to encourage them th roug h school. Finally, he made hi s deci sion. At a Kennedy school assembl y in June, J ones made an astoni shing pledge to the sixth g rade class. H e promi sed to stay in to uch with each of the 72 students during the next six years of their educati on . He vowed to raise $300 ,000 in contributi ons to fund a scholarship to pay the costs of their college or vocati onal educa– tions. J ones christened the campaig n "Project I Beli eve." "I was lucky enoug h to have a mentor, " J ones says. "I was lucky enoug h to have someone take me under hi s wings and encourage me to ac hi eve. There are many children who have talent, and if they start at an earl y age and be the best inside and outside of class, they may have an opportunity to perhaps become a city coun cilman or a lawye r or a doctor or a nurse or a teacher. But they need to beli eve in themselves . They need to believe in their abilities and beli eve it's all possible. Too many of our

someone who goes to work eve ryday and doesn't understand the situati on . I'll be in school ; they' ll be in school. I'll he!p them get th roug h school and they'll help me get through school." J ones is well on hi s way to attract– ing the fin ancial support necessary fo r the scholarship fund . P rudent investing and admini strati on by the San Diego Community Foundati on will help it grow . The first contribu– tions came from a testimoni al dinner held for J ones. Starting out as an unpaid hi g h school intern, J ones wo rked hi s way up to the pos iti on of chi ef aide to fourth di stri ct city councilman Leon Willi ams. O ve r the yea rs, W illiams served as a mentor to J ones . W ith hi s g uidance J ones earned a reputati on as a smooth , diplomati c medi ator . When it came time to dec ide on college, J ones gave up a UCLA sc holarshi p and, with Willi ams' promi se of a job, enroll ed at U SD . Between classes and campaig ns, J ones didn 't have much time to hang around campus. He made rare appearances at Copley Library during fin als wee k but that's about all. H e studied for hi s bachelor's degree in economics in hi s City H all educati on he was recei ving at USD influenced hi s council work and v ice versa . "The theme of leaving thi s wo rld a better place, of leaving thi s commu– nity a bette r place as a result of our acti vities was a dominant theme at U SD ," J ones recalls. "That theme even ran th roug h our debates in economi cs classes. " Business, he learned, shouldn't be conce rned with only the bottom line. "It's important to have businesses that are profitable, but it's also important to have businesses whi ch are soc iall y responsible . "I think the uni versity env iron– ment is a very human one; it treats the human spirit very well. I didn 't feel like a number ; I didn 't feel lost in the crowd . I felt that what I had to say and what I had to offer was being noticed , that someone was li stening ." Before long Dr . Charli e H olt , a p ro fesso r in the business school, became yet another mentor . Dr . office after hours and between appointments. The classroom

"I suppose Project I Believe was partly born out ofmy struggles to get city hall to reach out to the youth community ."

young people feel that it's not possible .

"When they d rop out of schoo l they become enslaved in a life of pove rty and , in some cases, a li fe of crime and welfa re because they lac k the means to be self-suffi cient. " By enouraging the students to sti ck it out throug h hi g h sc hool and go on to college, J ones hopes to break that cycl e of pove rty. "The money is important but creating a ri ch reservoir of experi– ences for the young peopl e is more important . We'll visit people who are successful in their ca ree rs, whether it's corporate offi ces , a hosp ital , doctor's offi ce or judge's chamber ." J ones also promi sed to take hi s group camping and on toui-s of City H all , Sea World and museums. O ver the next six yea rs, the students also will attend seminars on subjects ranging from job interv iews to college entrance exams. "Thi s is a good time fo r me," J ones says. "I have a wonderful opportunity since I am going to schoo l myself. I can talk to the young people as a fell ow student - not as

Holt, J ones says, pushed him to apply for a fellowship program sponsored by the American Economic Association. In the summer of 1976 J ones was one of 35 students chosen from throughout the nation to study economics at North– western University. On the job, J ones was mastering even higher levels of finance . He and Williams were instrumental in establishing the Southeast Econom ic Development Corporation (SEDC), a city-sponsored, non-profit corpora– tion created to improve the economi c climate of the community, as well as working on public transit, flood protection and the development of police facilities. After IO years as Williams' aide, J ones knew the di strict as well as hi s boss. So in 1982 when Williams vacated his seat and moved on to the county board of supervisors, the city council voted unanimously to appoint J ones to take Williams' council seat. At age 27, just two years out of college, Jones became the youngest city council member of a major American city. After he completed Williams' term Jones was elected to a full four-year term in a city-wide election in December, 19 83. Despite his youthful looks, J ones has the serious, reflective demeanor of someone who accepted heavy responsibility early in life; he seems much older than his age. During his years on the council J ones has fought agai nst the drugs and gangs that plague his district. He has tried to instill a sense of pride in the commu– nity by initiating Project First Class. As part of this community revitaliza– tion program, whenever a resident noticed something, a building or a city service that wasn't first class, they were asked to report it. Jones and hi s office handled 10,000 reported problems . Jones also pushed for a variety of youth projects involving urban conservation, landscapi ng and community health. But he says, it was a struggle getting these programs accepted by city hall. "Then I realized I didn't have to do it through city hall, that I could utilize the private sector. I suppose

Project I Believe was partly born out of my struggles to get city hall to reach out to the youth community. "I believe that government should reach out to young people . I believe that government should involve young people in the decision-making process at an early age, even though they are not voters, even though they cannot muster the campaign dollars or put pressure on government." Jones hopes the students at Kennedy will have the same ri ch college experience he did. "They will have all the opportunities they need to grow up and be successful," he vows. "We will basically expand their horizons so that they understand that there is a large world out there full of opportunities ." As for hi s own future, Jones remains vague. After graduat ion, he would like to come back to San Diego and contribute to the business community. He also hasn't ruled out furthering his political career. He knows the world is full of oppor– tunities. And wise mentors. D C!are White is a San Diego-basedfree lance writer.

"There are many children who have talent, and if they start at an early age and be the best inside and outside of class, they may have an opportunity to perhaps become a city council– man or a lawyer or a doctor or a nurse or a teacher. But they need to believe in themselves."

Saying thanks in a special way

Two alumni say thanks to their alma mater by establishing a scholarship for children of other alumni. T hanks to the generosity of two of the Un iversity's alumn i, a USD education now is a reality for children of alumni who otherwise couldn't afford to attend the institution. The two alums, Vince and Meg (Mary Ellen Goode '7 0) Reardon '70, recently established the Reardon-Goode Endowed Scholar– ship with a $100,000 donation to USD. It is the largest gift ever given to the University by alumn i and the first USD scholarship established for ch ildren of alumni. The scholarship will be awarded annually to sons or daughters of alumni attending USD, based on need and scholastic achievement. This year, seven students will receive $1,000 scholarships. The Reardons established the scholarship in honor of their parents, Gerald V. and Dorothea Reardon and John T. Goode and Gen Goode. "Our parents always impressed upon us the importance of education and the value of giving back to the community," Meg Reardon says . "The Lord has blessed us and we feel privileged to be able to do this." She and her husband remember the campus as a friendly place where all of the students knew each other. In their student days, there were separate colleges for men and women. However, by 1970, men and women took classes together . By Shirley Hulett

The R eardon-Goode Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of need and scholastic achievement. Vince and Meg (Mary Ellen Goode '70) (right) look ovei-a list ofpotential scholarship 1-ecipients. Meg Reardon majored in social science whi le Vince was a political science major. He also was an active member in Phi Kappa Theta fraternity. Following graduation, Vince joined VISTA, a government service program where he worked for better housing for St. Louis' under– privileged . "If there was one thing that came out of my VISTA experience, it was an app reciation for education," he recalls. "Education is the real solution to poverty ." While Reardon worked for VISTA, hi s fiancee worked for Federal Life Insurance in Chicago. They were married in the Immaculata Church on campus in 197 1. Following his se rvice to VISTA, Reardon had planned to become an urban planner. "Everyone in the world had the same idea," he says. "So I went into insurance because

that was the only industry that was hiring." In 1984, he formed his own firm , G. V. Reardon and Assoc iates, Inc. The special risks insurance firm based in Los Angeles, once a partnership with RLI Corporation, is now wholly owned by RLI. It was Reardon's firm which insured Southern California's tomato crop against potenti al destructi on by El Nino storms. And his firm also insured the Los Angeles Philhar– monic's outdoor concert starring opera great Pavarotti for $1 million against the possibility of rain. "It was clea r as a bell!" he says. Not all ventures were so success– ful. "We once insured an oi l field facility in an Eskimo village in Alaska for $2.5 million. While the villagers were out whaling, the facility caught fire and burned to the ground." With high ri sks come high rewards. Now the couple is in a

In addition to being of Mexican– American heritage, scholarship recipients must be a graduate of a San Diego high school with a high school cumulative grade point of at least 2. 5. He or she must maintain a minimum 2. 5 grade point average at the University and demonstrate leadership in church, school and the community . It is also important to the Barbas that the recipient successfully avoid peer pressure leading to drug abuse. Dr. Barba is a doctor of medicine and trustee of the University . FORREST N . AND PATRICIA K. SHUMWAY SCHOLARSHIP FUND - This award is presented to an "all-around student" - someone who maintains adequate grades and who is active in outside endeavors such as athletics, social and campus activities. Shumway , vice chairman of the board and chairman of the executive committee ofAllied Signal, Inc ., has been an active volunteer for USD. His wife is a Sacred Heart alumna . ANN SWANKE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - This memorial scholarship is presented in the name of one of USD's most promising music students. It is awarded to a music major who is pursuing a career as a performer in music, either as an instrumentalist or as a vocalist. The scholarship is made possible through donations by members of the community. JEANNE LAWRENCE SCHOL– ARSHIP FUND - This scholarship is given to assist minority women of San Diego County who are excellent students , have high levels of need and have demonstrated the capacity for leadership in their church, school and community. Jeanne Lawrence is the wife ofM . Larry Lawrence. They are owners of the Hotel Del Coronado. D (For additional information about specific scholarships USD offers, write or telephone Karin Tynes, scholarship coordinator in the Financial Aid Office . (619) 260-4514.)

position to do what they have always wanted to do - something for others. "Philanthropy is something which was instilled in me when I was a child," Meg Reardon remembers . "You can't take all your life, you must give. We could have paid cash for a Mercedes or bought a mansion on a hill instead of giving to the U niver– sity. But education - especially Christ-centered education - is more important. "I hope we are as successful in instilling these values in our children (Amy, 13 and Krista, 5) as our parents were in teaching us." The elder Goodes and Reardons placed strong emphasis on education . "My parents put me through school and that's something I'll always be grateful for," Meg explains. "Vince's parents stressed giving to soc iety. His mother is a retired elementary school teacher so education has always been very important to her." "We always thought that some day we would like to fund a scholarship," adds her husband . "Of course, we always thought we'd be 87 years old by the time we could afford to do it. "We got the idea for a scholarship for children of USD alumni when we talked with another alumni couple at a I 5-year reunion . Their 16-year-old son wanted to attend USD. However the cost of tuition was a bit expensive." The Reardons' gift is a unique example of how alumni can help their alma mater to grow and prosper, according to Jim Sotiros, the University's director of develop– ment. "Financial support like that demonstrated by the Reardons makes the difference between whether some deserving students can attend USD or not." Shrinking federal financial aid dollars and tighter restrictions on who can receive the funds makes student scholarships funded by individuals particularly important, says Herb Whyte, USD's di rector of financial aid. "There is no better investment that individuals or corporations can make than to invest in the higher education of needy and deserving students. The

Herb Whyte return on the investment continues for a lifetime." USD President Author E. Hughes points out that "a gift of student aid is especially significant at this time in light of federal reductions in aid. That is why we are so grateful to the generous members of our community and alumni who make it possible for well-qualified students with limited financial resources to attend USD." The University offers some 65 scholarships funded by individuals, including: HAHN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP - This grant benefits more individual students than any other. Hahn scholar– ships have few restrictions and are designed to benefit needy scholars who demonstrate academic achievement. It is made possible through the generosity of shopping center developer Ernest W. Hahn and his wife, Jean, both leading philan– thropists. Hahn also serves as vice chair of USD's Board of Trustees. DR. AND MRS. MANUEL BARBA ENDOWED SCHOLAR– SHIP - Plans call for this endow– ment to be used as seed money to launch a Mexican-American scholar– ship program at USD. The scholar– ship would be the first of a family of funds that addresses the desire of the University to enroll more Mexican– American students.

Shirley Hulett is a San Diego-based free lance writei·.

Teaching: sometimes it affects eternity

By John Sutherland

T he real story of USD - and of any college for that matter - involves that intensely personal transacti on between one professor and one student; no more, no less . In a very real sense , alI of educa– tion reduces itself to the energy exc hanged between these two individuals. When the transacti on works, as Henry Adams said, "A teacher can affect eternity; he can neve r tell where hi s influence stops."

those questions. Answers provided by the experts - USD professo rs and alumni. We attempted to find out how the indi v idual li ves of professors and students had changed as a result of their USD expe ri ences. And how their li ves had affected others. The answers reflect the true essence of the U SD educati onal process. (These pro.files originally were published as part of USD 's 1987 President's R eport.) D Fr. Ron Pachence As a child, he lived in Florida, the Canal Zone, Puerto R ico, Maryland and Geoi-gia. H e says tlzat isn't surprising. The eldest son ofa Navy chiefpetty officer, he and his family gi-ew accustomed to packing up their belongings every two 01- three years. H e learned self reliance, to adapt to clzange and to accept people from a variety of backgrounds. Following graduation from St. J olin Vianney H igh School in Savannah, Georgia and completion ofcollege seminary training, he joined the Peace Corps and taught English in Istanbul, Turkey fo r tw o years. Later he earned master's and doctoral degi-ees at Catholic University. I n 1981 he joined USD as a full-time member ofthe theological and religious studies department. H e loves teaching. '' I probab ly had my very best teachers-ever- in hi g h school. They we re bright, they were dedi cated people. They taught me how to write . The bottom line today is I think I'm a teacher because I had excellent teachers who inspired me . Director, Institute for Christian Ministries

USD puts a high priority on effecti ve teaching . The University employs faculty dedi cated to making the teaching process wo rk . Faculty know that. Students know that. But what does it mean to be committed to teaching? What are the rewards? H ow does this personal process work? H ow are students affected ? Begi nning with thi s issue of U Magazine , and continuing through– out the yea r , we'll present answers to

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"My teachers challenged me to think about what the subject matter meant. It was not so much, 'here learn these things' as it was constantly pushing the question, 'well, what does this have to do with you being a better human being?' - that kind of thing. "And it's carried over to my teaching. I'm always interested in a questi on I raise in my classes - I call it the 'so what' question . Or as I like to put it, 'What does thi s teaching or this doctrine have to do with life in El Cajon?' I'm constantly pressing the 'so what' question. It lets the students be free to relate the material to their own lives. It's funny, after a while it just happens. The students look back and say, 'Gee, I learned something. And it relates to some– thing I'm involved in .' All of this fits with USD's philosophy . We want to prepare students for life. "I can think of one person in particular - Mike Kamplain - who symbolizes the rewards of teaching. He was a graduate student who has turned out to be a superbly competent youth minister. He says he happened to learn quite a bit from me. That's got to be the most gratifying thing in the world. This guy is 15 years my junior. So he's going to be out there working long after I'm si tting in a rocking chair, and he's going to be affecting countless people . "I think there is a sincere commit– ment to teaching among our faculty. People who are here want to be here . Teaching is the number one criterion used to evaluate professors. Classes are small, which stimulates the teaching process . I wouldn't have it any other way." Michael Kamplain Youth Minister The priesthood was part ofhisfuture plans in high school. But that goalfaded after he completed initial college seminary training - even though he found tremendous satisfaction working in Watts and the Los Angeles barrios. After taking time offto redirect his energies, he decided to go back to school. He chose USD. H e earned a bachelor's degree in religious studies in 1981 and a master's in the same subject in 1986. Four years

Michael Kamplain '8 1 (M.A. '86)

Two or three times a year I say,'You guys are worth it.' They do not hear that in the family. Parents do not tell their children that they love them . They may say that by buying them food and clothing and education, but they don't tell them . "I want to make a positive impact on these kids. Even when they're young I think I can expand their v iew of the world and their faith and their church . It's my hope to give them more information and more experience. "Faith can be a positive, happy thing. One of the things we do is build houses in Tijuana for abused girls. It gives my kids a chance to really participate in something that they see positive benefits from and can see that they are accomplishing some real good in society. "I could easily go into a Catholic high school and teach. But being a high school teacher would also limit my relationships with the kids I work with. I want to meet the needs of the people . I really feel I'm doing that here . That's why I stay." D

ago he also began working as a youth minister at St. James Catholic Church in Solana Beach, where he teaches junior high, high school and adult religious education classes, leads retreats, coaches sports and counsels youths and parents. H e seeks to be a totally giving person. '' My first love has always been theology. I mini s- ter. I like working with people . That's what life is all about. "I went to college to obtain know– ledge to increase my wisdom. I went to learn . And that's exactly what I got at USD. USD taught me the meaning of a liberal arts education. It taught me the value of educati on for education's sake. "I learned to see the big picture. I discovered how to respect people and to appreciate them. I found I could relate what I was learning to my own life and to the lives of others. I gained the kind of insights that help me reach out to the young kids I deal with everyday . "They need to learn the importance of the dignity of the human person.