U Magazine, Winter 1986

Alcala Park Administrators have dubbed

the special programs "Flagship Programs"

Programs get "flagshi p " status The university's long range p lan for 1985-1995 earmarks several existing as well as some yet-to-be launched academic programs for special status. Administrators have dubbed the special programs "flagship programs." Endowment funds will be sought to bring each of the flagship programs to a level of excellence, according to Sr. Sally Furay, provost and vice president. According to the long range plan , flagship programs meet the following criteria: - They build on existing faculty strength. - They meet a proven local or national demand. - They are an operational outgrowth of the university's valu e orientation and Roman Catholic tradition. "The real point of flagship programs," explains Sr. Furay, "is that no institution can be excellent, as a whole- not even Harvard - because of the lack of money." Consequently, "institutions need to strive to be very good." If an academic program is less than good, then that program should be eliminated ," she adds. Designating some programs as flagship "is simply a recognition that it takes a large investment to bring fac ulty strength and facilities up to a level of excellence," Sr. Furay says. " No institution can afford to do this for all its programs, so we have to pick and choose." Much of the flagship emphasis is being p laced on international affairs. Three of the university's five schools– Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Law-submitted international academic programs for fl agship status. "We have an ocean on one side of us a nd a border on the other," Sr. Furay notes. "By the year 2000 , whites will be

The $10 million University Center is rising rapidly east of DeSales Hall. The building is scheduled for completion by September 1986.

a minority population in California." Programs designated for flagsh ip status for 1985-95 include: College of Arts and Sciences : philosophy, marine studies, bioengineering/electrical engineering, liturgical music, Institute for Christian Ministries (gradua te). international relations (graduate). School of Business Administration: international business in the Pacific Basin, managem ent of financial institutions, study of San Diego businesses, accounting (graduate) , management of new ventures (graduate). School of Education : leadership minor, marriage, family and child counseling, special education for the handicapped, educational leadership (doctoral). School of Nursing: Intensified research in a ll programs on the nursing problems of clients and their families, primarily t h rough creation of a Nursing Research Institute. School of Law: Professional ethics and responsibility training, LL.M. in taxation , master's in Comparative Law and the Law Center. Enrollment reaches record 5,265 The University's enrollm ent reached a new record of 5 ,265 students fall semester. The total is one student more than t he previous record of 5 ,264 enrolled fall semester, 1984. The small increase reflects the university's policy of limiting enrollment growth. The total enrollment includes: 3 ,352 unde rgradua tes (down 2/3 of one pe rcent from last fall), 810 graduate students (up 11.9 pe rcent), 950 juris doctor law students (down two percent) and 153 graduate law students (down 22 pe rcent) .

A fashion show presented by Robinson's highlighted the 29th annual USD Auxiliary Fashion Show November 1 at San Diego's Town and Country Hotel. More than 1,000 attended the luncheon and fashion show, raising $25 ,000 for the university's financial aid program.

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