USD President's Report 2002

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The o ldest and l argest program of i ts k in d, the awards h o n o r creative achieveme n t i n architectur al desig n and l and use pla nnin g from 1 4 Wester n states a n d a ll countrie s bo rderi n g the Pacific Ocean. The onl y ocher fac ili ty to receive the specia l award was the I n cheon Airp o rt Termi n al i n Seoul, K o rea. The Universi ty of the Third Age, a three-week ser i e s of exercise and ed u cati o nal sem i nars for pe o p l e 55 years a n d o lder, wa s he l d in J u ly. G u est lecmrers di s ­ c u ssed bu si n e s s, rhe arts, s c i e n ce, medici n e, rel i g ion and ethic s , hist o ry, p o lit i cs a n d c u rrent affairs. Each d a y ope n ed with a sessi o n of Ta i Ch i Ch u an, an d the pr o gram inc lu ded fie l d trips a n d art events. USO h os ted the F i r s t I n ter n ati o nal C o nference o n Qua n t u m L i mits to the Seco n d Law i n J ul y, b ring in g t o gether 1 2 0 sc i entists t o de b ate the va l idi ty o f the sec on d law o f therm o dynamics, which scares that thi n gs tend to degrade fr o m order to d is order o ver rime, an d that e n ergy re n ds t o degrade i n to less u se­ able forms su ch as he a t. Their disc u ssions have imp li cat io ns for a host of app li catio n s, i n cl u d in g cre­ atio n o f renewa b le energy sou rces. W o rk b egan in J u ly on a n ew s ix-level, 783-space parking str u ct u re n ear the west e n tra n ce. The struc­ t u re is slated to b e comp l eted i n Spri n g 200 3. Te n Italian w o rks fr o m the Timke n M u se u m of Arr at Bal b oa Park were h ou sed in F ou nders Ga l lery a n d the F in e Art s Ga ll ery in rhe J o an B. Kroc Instit u te for Peace a n d J us tice thr o ugh N o vem b er, s o the p ub ­ li c c oul d co n t i n u e viewing them while the museum w a s re no vated.

a n d campus programs, a n d i n terviewi n g students.

e n ce r oo m a nd h os pita l i ty ce n ter. Ir wil l house the o ffice s of al u mni re l atio n s, parent re l ati on s, fu n d­ r a i s i n g, a n d c o mm u nicatio n s and marketi n g. The USO Symph on y performed with the Mari n e C o rps Ba n d b efore crowds at the MCAS Mir a mar Twi l ight Air Sh o w, Oct 19. Fami l ies o f USO stude n ts were we l comed to Alc a la Park for Family Weekend, Oct. 2 5- 2 7. Parents sat i n on cl a sses and attended seminars on trans i tioning to c oll ege, career services, l eadership and smdent devel­ opment, camp u s l ife, gr a d u ate school, smdy a b road and fi n a n cial aid. The weeke n d i n cl u ded an i ce cre a m social with ac a demic de a ns, a foot b all g a me and t o urs o f the ci ty .

sh i p i n 1998 for h i s s erv i ce a n d reachin � - w _ hich always empha s ized c o mm uni cati o n, cnncal rhmking and ream ski ll deve lo pment - Ronchett o also was d i rect o r o f market in g and strategic pr o grams for the bu s i ness sch oo l. Halrn Scho ol o f Nurs in g and Hea l th Sc i ence Dean J an et R o dgers retired i n May after 15 ye a rs of prepari n g registered nurse s for l e a dersh i p r o les in the health care fie l d. U n der her guid an ce, the sch oo l trained nu mer ou s grad u ates who n ow are hospita l and clinic admi n istrat o rs, ed u cat o rs, re s earcher s and nu rse practit i o n ers. Nearly 2 , 000 students walked acr o ss rhe st a ge d u ring chis year's c o mmencement cerem o n i es, May 26 i n the Jenny Craig P a v i lio n . The un iver s i ty gave out 1, 201 undergraduate degrees, 42 0 law degree s and 335 master's a nd d o ctora l degrees.

M o re tha n 3 00 stude n t s moved i n t o the Tecolote Vi l lage re s idence h a ll, the first new h ous ing faci l i ty bu i l t o n campus i n 14 years. The 1 0 1- u nit residence hal l , o n the east e n d o f camp us near the C u n n ingham Base b a l l Stadi u m and the Manchester Family Chi l d Deve l opme n t Ce n ter, mai nl y contains un it s with full-size kitche n s, fo u r s ingle-resident b edr oo m s an d tw o b a th­ r oo m s . The reside n ce hal l hosts the new "Wisdom for the Real W o rld" program, i n

Fres hman and transftr stu dmts were introduced to campus on Move-In Day, whichfeatured par- mt seminars, a reception with USD President Alice Hayes and a Mass at The !111m ac11lata Church.

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wh i ch smdents, fac ul ty and staff j o i n t o perform service pr o ject s , rake c ou rses and participate in "wis­ d o m worksh o ps" o n t o pics s u ch as c a reer planning, faith bu ilding and re l ationship s . T o remember the victims of the Sept. 11 terr o rist attacks, the u n i versity u nveiled a mem o rial de s igned b y Dav i d B. Smith, he a d o f the a rt department, in the pl a za i n fr on t of the J o a n B. Kr o c Institute for Peace a n d J u stice. The mem o rial lists the names o f al l the v i ctims, and is surr ou nded by tw o circles of b e n ches made from the same sc o ne u sed t o bu ild theW o rld Trade Ce n ter. In addit io n, the student-r un E n v i ro n ­ me n tal Acti on Gr ou p dedicated a nat i ve plant g a rden as a l ivi n g memorial. i n trod u ced three n ew master's degree pr o grams a n d a new min o r chi s fa l l. The Sch o ol of N u rsi n g bega n a m a ster' s entry program i n nursing, the Sch o o l of Ed u cati o n introduced a master's degree in n onpr o fit l eadership a n d man a geme n t, and the Joan B. Kr o c I n stit u te for Peace an d J u stice kicked off an arts and scie n ces master's degree a n d a min o r i n peace and j u stice smdies. Pre s ident Alice B. Haye s g a ve the Eighth Ann ua l State o f the U n iver si ty Address, speaking t o Sa n Dieg o c o rp o rate l eaders abo u t the imp a ct USO has had o n the c o mm u ni ty , regio n a n d the w o rld. October - December Dem ol iti on b ega n i n N o vem b er o n H a rmo n Hal l , one o f the o lde s t b u ildi n gs o n campu s , t o make way for the Degheri Al u mni Center, a three-story, 2 8, 000 - s � u are-fo o t bu ildi n g, made possib l e by a $5-mil li o n gift from Bert Degheri '61. The center wi ll i nclude an alumni l ivi n g r oo m, o pen-air c o ur ty ard, co n fer- The un iversi ty

Alumni remrned t o campus for Homecomi n g Weekend, Nov. 8-1 0 , and enjoyed a tailgate parry, a T o rer o s footba ll game agai n st Souther n Orego n University, c l ass re u ni o ns a n d a Mass th a t i n cl u ded presentation of the a nn ua l Mother Ros a lie Hill Award to R u sse l l Cai n e '85 in recognitio n o f his service to USD as a past a l umni bo ard mem b er a n d pre s ident, Homecomi n g c o mmittee mem b er a n d chair of 50th an nivers a ry c o mmittee. In N o vem b er USO remembered its r oo ts duri n g Founders Day, which ce l e b rates the feast of S a n Diego de Alca l a, the patr on sai n t of the Di o cese, and the memory o f USD fo u nders The M o st Rev. Bish o p Char l es Fra n cis B u ddy and Rev. Mother Rosalie Hil l . USD parents, st u dents and a l umni came together Dec. 7 at Fo un ders Chapel t o ce l e b rate the a n n u al Alumni Mass, which i n c lu ded present a tio n o f the Bish o p Char l es Fra n ci s B u ddy Award, give n a nnu al l y to a n a lu mn u s or a l u mn a in recog n iti o n of c o ntri bu ­ tion s t o h u ma n it a ri an ca u se s .

In J u ne, Pre si de n t Al i ce B. Hayes ann oun ced p lans to ret i re at the end of the 20 0 2 - 0 3 academic year, wh i ch wi l l b e her eighth year a t USO. "Of all my years in Catholic higher ed u cat i o n , the s e years at USO have b een the m o st rewarding for me person­ a l ly," H a yes s a i d in her anno un cement t o the facu l ty , adm ini strat o rs an d staff "The ach i eveme n t s a n d s u pport o f tru s tees, fac u l ty a n d s taff have bee n except i o n a l ." The F o urth A nnu a l I n ter n atio n a l Ce n ter for Character Ed u c a t ion C on ference was held June 2 4- 2 6, b ringi n g t o gether ed u cat o rs from thro u ghout the w o r l d to discuss h o w r o raise chi l dren of g o od char­ acter. The pare n tal r ol es i n devel o ping character edu­ cati on plan s was a theme at this year' s c on ference, as educators lear n ed to i n vo l ve p a rents i n drafting action pl a ns c o set a chi l d' s m o ra l c o mpass. July - September The J o an B. Kroc Instit u te for Peace a n d J u stice i n J un e w o n a G o ld N u gget Spec i al Award for arch i tec­ t u re fr o m the Pacific C o ast B u ilding C o nfere n ce.

V t ronese'.r "Madonna and Child with St. £/uabeth, the !,,font St. John the Baptist and St. Justina" is one ofIO Italian worksfrom the Timk en art colkction displayed in Foundm Galkry thisyear.

The Pri n cet on Review' s l atest stude n t guide l is ted Un i ver s i ty o f San D i ego as one o f the b est colleges in the United Scares. The guide, which gives the l owdown on pr o fessors, maj o r s , res i de n ce halls and eve n the be s t parries o n camp u s, added USO a n d 13 o ther co ll ege s t o its l ist after researchi n g academic

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