USD Magazine Fall 2007

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32 / SACRED HEART ST I LL BEATS Founders Club provides members with service opportunities, a strong sense of community and the knowledge of just what’s possible. Advised by Sister Pat Shaffer (right), members wind up learning that reaching out and helping others gives them a profound sense of satisfaction.

D O I N G N O T H I N G I S A S R I S K Y A S D O I N G S O M E T H I N G .

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AROUND THE PARK 6 / On a Global Scale

Founding dean of the School of Peace Studies Father Bill Headley, C.S.Sp., comes on board.

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8 / Upward Motion USD’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry receives prestigious Clare Boothe Luce Professorship. 9 / The Thoughtfulness Factor Dean Nicholas M. Healy aims to make the College of Arts and Sciences prominent on a national scale. 10 / Peace is the Path Social Issues Conference welcomes renowned Buddhist monk and activist Thich Nhat Hanh to campus. 11 / A Larger Sense of Home Fulbright Scholars Mary Kathleen McCann and Alexander Neuwelt will spend the next year getting back to their roots. TORERO ATHLET I CS 12 / The Glory of it All Absolutely stellar: The 2007 Toreros baseball season results in the team’s highest-ever national ranking.

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POINT OF VI EW 14 / Take Time to Know Them An epiphany helped alumna Debbie Hall realize that it was her own loss if she didn’t delve deeper into the lives of the people around her.

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