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islory.
The Most Reverend Bishop Charles Francis Buddy,
Founders Chapel, a 1,000 seat theatre, classrooms, offices
first Bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, planned con- and dormitories.
struction of the San Diego University complex soon after
The colleges functioned separately until the late 1960s
his appointment in late 1936. From the beginning, he
when joint academic operations began. Plans for a merg-
worked with Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill of the Society of
er were complete in 1971; the new organization contained
the Sacred Heart's San Francisco College for
the College of Arts and Sciences, and Schools
Women. Later, in 1946, Mother Hill and a
of Law, Education and Business Administra-
group of nuns came to San Diego and took up
tion. Bishop Leo T. Maher became Chairman
residence in Old Town where they could su-
of the Board of Trustees. In 1974 the Philip Y.
pervise the planning, design and construction
Hahn School of Nursing was begun and the
of the University's College for Women.
university continued to grow. In the fall of
Together the nuns and the Bishop searched
1979 the combined student enrollment was
for an appropriate site. They settled on the
4,123; by 1989, it had reached 5,800. Dr. Au-
sage- and chaparral-covered Linda Vista
thor E. Hughes took the helm as president in
Mesa overlooking Mission Valley, Tecolote
1971. His leadership, with the assistance of
Canyon and Mission Bay • an ideal site for
Sister Sally Furay, vice president and provost,
university purposes. By 1949 Bishop Buddy •
Bfshop C.F.
and the support of dedicated scholars within
had carefully and systematically acquired 167
Buddy,
firS
t
the university, assured continuance of the
acres. In that year, the private coeducational ../~s~op,,of
the
school's unique community role.
Roman Catholic university received its
1
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Diego, •
The School of Law developed an enviable
charter from the State of California.
:
~lsf'-ei9·
ep
record throughout the West because of the
The first unit of the liberal arts division - the San
research and professionalism of its faculty, the services
Diego College for Women - opened in 1952; it was de- of its legal clinics to the community and success of its
signed, financed and equipped by the Society of the graduates. The School of Education from 1972 to 1979
Sacred Heart. The College for Men, sponsored and fi.
concentrated on developing three areas of special educa-
nanced by the Diocese of San Diego, began classes in
tion · severely handicapped, physically handicapped and
1954. The School of Law, inaugurated in 1954 in tempo- learning handicapped. This program, coupled with strong
rary quarters, opened on campus in Thomas More Hall in
master's degree programs in curriculum and instruction,
December, 1957.
counseling, special education and educational adminis-
The architectur- tration, helped fill a community need for high quality
al style for the uni-
graduate education. In 1978 the school added a doctoral
versity buildings
program (Ed.D.) with an emphasis in
was determined by
leadership.
Mother Hill. She
The School of Business Administration
had been favor-
reflects a nationwide tide of interest in
ably impressed by
the corporate world. Established in 1972,
the University of
it has been the fastest-growing branch of
Alcala de Henares
the University of San Diego. Within a
near Mad rid, short time, students and faculty alike be-
Spain, where San
gan to engage in significant research pro-
Diego de Alcala
jects and community internships. Full-
talents. Once they enrolled, I knew that a spirit was
being communicated to them by faculty, staff, adminis–
trators. I firmly believe that this spirit, expressed
in the 'personal touch,' in caring about others, is
USD's underlying continuity in its 40-year life.
Then and now, this spirit resides in and emanates
from students, faculty, staff, administrators, par–
ents and friends who find an intellectual and
spiritual 'home' at the University of San Diego."
Sr. Sally
M.
Furay, RSCJ
USD Provost
Mother Ro?tdill Hill
lf\:–
companied.,..oy
two sisters
of the Socie.ty of the Sa–
tn-ed Heart.
(St. Didacus) had
time faculty members increased from sev-
perfo rmed his
en to thirty and enrollment from 250 to
work. She, there- 1,186 during the first decade. The School
fore, chose Spanish Renaissance architecture for the first
of Nursing has also been recognized for its
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Sr.
Sall)'
M.'
Fpfa)';
RSCJ,
our -l>rovost
-,id Vice-President.
unit of the University of San Diego and set the pattern
out~tanding professional education for
for the buildings to follow. Bishop Buddy, in agreement
registered nurses in San Diego. Their program leads to a
with Mother Hill's concept, vowed that the ornamenta- , bachelor or master of science in nursing. It announced a
tion would embody his research into Christian symbol-
doctorate in nursing science in 1984.
ism.
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"Back in the College for Women days, I often marveled
:h~ Umv~rs1ty rece1v~ m_any of its elegant tapestries,
that USD continued
to
attract such fine students year
parntmgs, silver and fu~mshmgs th~ugh a bequest from
after year- bright, responsive, articulate, sharing their
the James Flood estate m San Francisco to the Society of
the Sacred Heart. The College for Women, designed by
architect Frank L. Hope, represented an investment by
the Society of the Sacred Heart of more than $4 million
and today houses the James and Helen
K.
Copley Library,
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