USD President's Report 1990

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Ulllimiteu An unlimited futu1·e awaits USO. Challenges await, too, particularly concerns ove1· the cost of private higher educa- tion and the desire to diversify

the student body and campus community rncially and culturally. But past challenges have only spurred the university to seek creative solutions. There is every 1·eason to believe that philosophy will prevail in the future-particulai-ly when so many care so deeply about USO and the importance of its values-oriented educational mission.

Value.1 An education steeped in values such as honesty, integrity, com- passion, loyalty, freedom and justice 1·emains at the core of the USO experience. The uni-

Patrick F. Drilla11, p!,,D. Dea11, College o.f A rt,J a11iJ Scie11ce,, The liberal art,, core o.f USD /,a,, ge11erateiJ a11iJ helpe,J ,J1t,1tai11 at•t.•0111p/i,1h11,e11t,, the pa,,t 20 year,,. The value,, co111po11e11t of 9 e11era/ eihu·atlo11, repre,1e11te,) by religlott.J ,1/11iJie,1 a11iJ philo,,ophy, ha., co11ti1111etJ to be n.11 a.,·ial phe11011,e11on i11 thi,, regarc), IVriti11g ,,ki/1,1 a11iJ t•11rric11/11111 have he,·011,e i11tegral 11oto11ly to 1111iJergraiJ11ate b11t al,,o profe.J.Jio11al m,iJ graiJ11ate eiJ11catio11. l,111ovatio11J i11 ln11guage i11ter11ntlt111al- i:ratio11 of the i11,1/r11t•tlo11 a,,i) 1111iJergraiJ11ate ,,t11iJe11t partici- pntio11 i11 .,,·ie11t~fi,· re,,earch al.10 have p ro,J11.ceiJ 11ew ,Jy11amic,1 that will ripple tl,rougho11t t he liberal art,1 a t USD. .,(9111".fit•a11/ i11tellet'l11al

versity believes those values should be both "taught" within the fabric of the curriculum and "caught" within the ethos of the campus. That belief is reAected in many forms, ranging from academic courses in philosophy and religious studies to stu- dent activities such as Campus Ministry retreats and house-building expeditions to Tijuana.

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Wimiittg The university has enjoyed considerable success in the sporting arena over the years- proof that an emphasis on aca- demics is compatible with v ic-

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to1·ies on the play ing field. Among the sports high points from USD's past 20 years: the men 's basket- ball team captured the ,vest Coast Athletic Con- ference championship in 1987 with a school-record 24-6 mark, the men's tennis squad won NCAA Divi- sion II national tennis championships in 1974, '75 and '78, and the men's and women's crew teams won the California Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic in 1986.

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