USD Men's Basketball 1997-1998

UNIVERSITY PROFILE

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SETTING The University of San Diego is an independent Catholi c insti tution of higher education. Founded in 1949, USO is located on 180 acres overlooking Mission Bay, San Diego Harbor and the Pac ific Ocean. The campus is named Alcala Park and is located just 10 minutes from downtown San Diego. The campus was named after a Span ish village near Madrid -Alcala de Henares. Founded by the Greeks as Comp lutum, the village was later renamed Al Kala (the Castle) by the Moslems. Chri stians recaptured the village centuries later and founded a university whose buildings became the inspiration for USD's architectu ral style. THE CAMPUS The USO campus is regarded as one of the most architectural ly unique institu– tions in the country, featuring 18 major buildings designed in an ornamenta l 16th century Spanish Renaissance style. Since 1984, USO has completed nine major construction and expansion projects. A landscaped fountain plaza was finished in the fal l of 1995, connecting the en– trances of the lmmaculata and Hughes Adm ini stration Center. In 1992, the univer– sity completed the 45,000 square foot Loma Hall, which includes an expanded bookstore, a larger mail center, classrooms and laboratories. In 1990, the renovated Katherine M. and George M. Pardee Jr. Legal Research Center opened, a facility that offers the latest in information technology.

ACADEMICS

USO enro lls more than 6,600 students who have a cho ice of more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The university 's academic units include the Co llege of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Business Administration, Education, Law and Nursing. Class size genera lly averages between 18-25 students with the student to teacher ratio being 18:1. Over 97 percent of USD's full-time faculty hold doctorates. In the annual ratings of the country's co ll eges and universi– ties, published by U.S. News & World Report, USO moved from the regional to national category in 1994. The university is ranked among the top 100 schools in the nation .

STUDENT LIFE

Student activities include cu ltural events, dances, boat cruises, beach parties, BBQ 's, conce rts, comedy nights, sympos ia and much more. Students participate in a wide range of volunteer projects such as adult literacy tutoring, senior citi zen outreach,

and house bui lding in Tijuana. The intramu– ral program is also an integral part of student life at USO with over two-thirds of the USO community partaking

Did You Know? • The University of San Diego was se– lected by the John Templeton Founda– tion for its 1997-98 Honor Roll of Char– acter-Building Colleges. The honor roll recognizes 135 four-year accredited un– dergraduate institutions that emphasize character building an integral part of the college experience. Foundation officials made special mention of USD's "Ethics Across the Curriculum," a campus-wide initiative funded with a two-year, $138,000 grant from the E.L. Wiegand Foundation. USD is one of eight Cali– fornia colleges and universities named to the honor roll/

ATHLETICS in intramural sports. The Univers ity of San Diego is a member of the West Coast Conference for nearly al l sports and competes in 16 intercollegi ate sports on the NCAA Division I level. The football team is in its fifth season in the Pioneer Football League. Women 's sports include: basketball, crew, cross country, soccer, softball , swimm ing, tennis and voll eybal l. Men 's sports include: baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, golf, footba ll , soccer and tennis. Since 1990 USO teams have won fou r conference championsh ips; made 15 post-season appea rances; had twelve Conference Coaches of the Year; ten Conference Players of the Year; ten Conference Freshman of the Year; three WCC Scholar Athletes of the Year; and 17 NCAA All-Americans.