USD President's Report 2007

After summer's relative quiet - but for summer sports camps, a variety of conferences and institutes, and, of course, intersession classes - the Fall 2008 academic year begins on Sept. 3, just after Labor Day. This year 's Fall Holiday will fall on Oct. 17. Homecoming is always jam-packed with fun activities and reunions. Traditionally, alumni are invited back to campus in the fall. This year, those whose class years end with a "3" or an "8" will b.e celebrating reunion s. For more information, go to www.sandiego.edu/ homecoming. rJ

Marguerite Pagni Family Athletic Hall of Fame are also honored at the university's signature event. Call (619) 260-4819 or go to http://alumni.sandiego.edu. Commencement for the School of Law takes place in 2008 on Saturday, May 17; graduate commencement is slotted for May 24; undergraduate commence- ment falls on May 25. A sampling of the month's festivities includes the Honors Convocation, the School of Law Awards Ceremony, the Naval ROTC Commiss- ioning Ceremony, receptions and more. For further information, go to www.sandiego.edu/commencement. ,~,, ' il til ' :il:. . . ... ' .. ,,,~ . . , .. . ( . - ; < . •...._.., .J_~....

in the arts and philosophy category, Bausch will be the speaker at USO. The Kyoto Laureate Symposium takes place March 14-16; for information, go to www.kyotoprize.org. The university's annual Alumni Honors gala takes place on April 26. The Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Awards honor alumni from each of USD's schools; the Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill Award is given to an alumnus to mark outstanding service to the university; the Bishop Charles Francis Buddy Award marks outstanding service to humani- tarian causes; inductees to the Chet and

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