1998-1999 USD Facts

Marks ol Distinction

Beginnings

The Past and Its People 1949 Charter granted .

•Z• The largest indi vidual donati on in USO histo ry - $25 million - will be used fo r the building constructi on and devel opment o f academic programs fo r rhe Joan B. Kroc Instirnte of Peace and Justice. Named fo r the dono r, a San Di ego philanth ropist , rhe institute will be co nstructed on the campus' West Point Field . G round is scheduled to be broken in September 1999. + Pl ans fo r a scare-of- the-arr multi-use sports fac ili ty are wel l under way thanks to Sid C raig, who surprised his wife, Jenny C raig, with a $ 10 million gift in her name in December 1996. From the gift, $7 milli on wi ll be used towa rd development of rhe Jenny C raig Pavili on, the new home of USD 's To reros spores reams, and $3 milli on will be used fo r furnre insrirnri onal needs. •;• T he Uni versity of San Di ego was in rhe nat ional sporlight Oct. 16, 1996, when it hosted a pres identi al debate. Mo re than 1,500 medi a swa rmed the campus for several days leading up to the showdown. Prominent politi cians, incl ud ing former Pres ident Gerald Fo rd and activist Jesse Jackson , visited USO the ni ght o f rhe debate. The campus community ra ll ied to put on a fl awless producti on. T he town hal l meeting between Pres ident Bill Clinton and Republican nominee Bob Do le was staged in the refu rbished Shil ey T hea tre. + Founders Hall is home to two arr gall eries, includi ng the recenrly established David W. May Indian Ar tifa cts Co ll ecti on. T he exhibit in the Ameri can Parl o r showcases part of the 1,600- piece collect ion of Southwes t Indi an arr bequeathed to USO by rhe fa mil y of May, a fo rmer srudent. Pi eces on di splay include Southwes tern pot tery and ceramics, Cali fo rni an basket ry and textil es.

Fozmdingfarce: Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy, first bishop ofSan Diego.

1952

San Diego Co llege fo r Women opens. Foundingfarce: Rev. Mother Rosalie Hill, R.S.C.j.

1954

T he Co ll ege fo r Men and School of Law (known also as San Diego Un iversity) open.

Schoo l of Graduate and Continuing Educa ti on fo unded .

1969

1972

Co ll eges for Men and Women and School of Law merge to fo rm the Un iversity of San Diego. Uniting farce: Author E. Hughes, first president ofthe merged university.

1972

Schools of Business Admi n istration and Educa ti on founded .

H ahn School of N ursing and H ealth Science fo unded .

1974