USD Magazine, Fall 2002

Hundreds paused to reflect at the memorial during the Sept. I I dedication.

President Hayes to Retire in Spring USD President Alice B. Hayes this summer announced her plans co retire at the end of the 2002-03 academic year. Ar char rime,

Peace was the theme of the prayer service, which drew hundreds of people who prayed for comfort, courage, rhe strength co forgive and the hope of a better future. Students recited prayers from Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim and Christian religions, and sang a song based on a Navajo prayer: "Peace before us, peace behind us, peace under our feet. Peace within us, peace over us, lee all around us be peace." Peace also is rhe theme of a new memorial garden, completed chis fall behind the University Center along the edge ofTecolore Canyon. Created by The Environmental Action Group student club, ic features more than 50 perennial plants native co the San Diego area, including California lilacs, wild roses and honeysuckle. Meant as a healing place, che garden includes benches that surround a sunburst, similar in shape co a compass. Rather than directional readings, the words nonviolence, solidarity, equality and world peace are inscribed on the four main rays. "Students are hoping it's a place for con– remplacion , meditation and appreciation for natural beauty," says biology Professor Mike Mayer, who assisted rhe club. "Ir's also a place for people co reflect on chose we would like co remember, including the victims of Sept. 11."

Hayes, 64, will close a 41 -year career as an administrator and faculty member in Cathol ic higher education, and will have spent eight years as president of USD. "USD is indeed a very special place," says Hayes, only the second USD president since the 1972 merger of the College for Men and College for Women, "and ir has been a wonder– ful opportunity to lead the university at an important time in its history. "I have made rhe decision char the rime is right for me to plan my retirement," she adds, "knowing rhac USD is well positioned for rhe future. My plans include pursuing my passions for travel, writing, service and caking on new activities." To ensure a smooch transition, Hayes announced her retirement plans a year in advance. USD's board of trustees chis fall will initiate a national search for her successor. Trustee Bob Hoehn , secretary to the board, will chair the search committee. "We will be very sorry to see Alice go," says Liam E. McGee '76, chair ofUSD's board of trustees. "Her years at USD have been a time of great growth and progress, and she will leave the university in a strong financial and academic position co achieve even more in the future." During Hayes' tenure, USD grew from a regional institution to a nationally ranked doctoral university. She oversaw many major projects, including the Jenny Craig Pavilion, rhe Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Tecolore Village, campus plazas and parking garages, and the Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology. Other projects, including the new Degheri Alumni Center, will be well under way by the rime Hayes departs.

Tecolote Village Residence Hall 8 Faculty and staff members in residence

322 Undergraduate residents 101 Apartment-style units 31 0 Parking spaces in the two underground garages 25 Millions of dollars project cost 485 Days it took to complete construction

Feet between Tecolote Village and The Immaculata

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