1999-2000 Just the Facts

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The larges t ind i,·idua l donati on in U D hi sto ry - S25 milli on - ll'ill he used fo r the building con - struct ion and de,·e lopment o f academ ic prog rams f"or the Joan 13. Kroc In titute fo r Peace and Justice. amed fo r the dono r, a Sa n Diego philanthropi st, the inst itu te ll'il l be const ructed on the campus' Wes t Po int Fi e ld. Gro und is schedu led to be broken in Ma rch 2000 . (:) Constructi on o r a state-o f-the-art , multi -use spo rts Fa cility is ll'e ll unde r ll'J} tha nks to Sid Craig, who surpri sed hi s wife, Jen ny C raig, with a S10 milli on g ift in he r name. From the g ift , S7 m illi on wi ll be used toll'ard de,·e lopmen l o f the Je nny Cra ig Pa,·ili on , the new home o r USD 's To re ros sports teams, and S3 mi lli on w ill be used for f"uture inst ituti onal needs. (:) The Un ive r sity of San Di ego was in the nati onal spotlight Oct. 16, 1996 , when it hos ted a pres iden- tial deba te. Mo re than 1,500 medi a swarmed the campus for seve ral days leading up Lo the show- down. Promine nt po liti cians, including fo rmer Pres ident Ge ra ld Fo rd and activ ist Jesse Jackson, 1·isited U D the night o f the de bate . The campus community ralli ed to put on a fl awless prod uct ion . T he toll' n hall mee t ing be t11·een Pr sident Bi ll Clinton and Republi can nominee Bob Dol e was staged in the re furb ished Shil ey T hea tre . (!) Founde rs Hall is home to t ,rn art gall e ri es , includ - ing the recent ly cstabli , hcd DaY id 'vV May Indi an Arti facts Co llecti on . T he ex hibit in the Ame ri can Parl o r sholl'cases par t o f" the I ,600-p iece co ll ection of outhll'est Ind ian art beq ueathed to USO by the famil y of May, a form e r s tudent . Pieces on di spl ay incl ud e Southweste rn pott e ry and cerami cs , Ca li fo rni an baske try and tex ti les .

1949 Chart er g ranted.

Found ing fo rce : Mos t Re ,·. Charl es F. Buddy, fir st bishop o f .'an Di ego.

1952 San Di ego Co ll ege fo r Women o pens. Founding fo rce : Rev. Mothe r Rosa li e Hi ll , R. . CJ.

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1954 The Co llege fo r Men and Schoo l of Law (known also as San Di ego Uni ve rsity) o pen.

1969 Schoo l o f Graduate and Continuing Ed uca ti on founded .

1972 Co ll eges fo r Me n and Women and Schoo l o f Law merge to fo rm the Uni,·e rsity of San D iego. Uniting force : Autho r E. Hughes, fi rst pres ident o f t he merged uniYers ity.

1972 Schoo ls o f Business Admini strati on and Educa t ion found ed.

1974 Hahn School of Nursing and Hea lth Scie nce fo und ed.

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