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"T
he University of
San:
Diego
is.a
lem~
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:!,'Of
·
schol-
,ars.1!
So' begins the .philos-·
rophy
and· :mission state–
--ment
of our\ univ~rsity,
,re
.~t]lt~~rit that sets
f
the·
tone
(or
an institution
of.·
distinctive quality,
USD
'is·
known for i't~'·CoffilJlitment
t<'>-
fea,c}:ling,
ljbetar
arts,
the
.formation
of
,values
and
community . involvement.
USD .
stu<,lertts;.
'are
-enoour–
:il$ed·to
l~rn
in
~
variety of
se{tings<- on-campus, in or
ottt of -classes; off-campus,
as volunteers to various or•,
gani,z~Jons .and neighbor–
hoods,
/'"'and,
sometimes,
~ven
oiits1d·~ the
U.S.,
thfQugh
.many
aifferent
.prog~atns ··abroad. All :of
-th~s~ experiences .provide.
students with an awareness
of their responsibility
to
humanity;,......
a
sense of
re–
sponsibility riur.tur,ed
~
Jjy
the institution's Catholic
orientation.