1999-2000 Just the Facts

FouNDF Jts G.-\ LLl · RY Frequent ex hib iti ons by guest , community, studen t and alumni arti sts arc di spl ayed in thi s ga ll e ry loca ted in Founders Hall. Rece nt exhibit s includ ed "Meditati ons on the Bea ut: · o r Ag ing," an ex hib it o f the " ·orks o f contempora r:· arti st He len Redman, and "Alca la Park: From the Gro und Lip ," a hi sto ri ca l co llecti on of pho tos, yea rbooks and blueprints rrom USD 's fir st 50 yea rs. A comprchensi,·e music prog ram inc ludes regu lar pe r fo rmances by the USO Communit y Cho ir, the O pe ra Wo rkshop and the Cho ral Scho lars sho" · cho ir. The prog ram also presents rrcqucnt recita ls by fa cult y and st ude nts, and pe rfo rmances o r ,·isiting arti sts. T1 I !· AT~ It USD 's Eng li sh de partment, in conjuncti on with an Di ego's O ld G lobe Theatre, o ffe rs a Mas te r 's in Fine Arts in Dramati c Arts p rog ram, d rawing se lec t stud ents r·rom across the nat ion " ·ho parti cipate in practi ca l thea te r ,rnrk as " ·e ll as acad emi c studi es in the Eng lish department. 1\II. F.A . and unde rg raduate tJ1ea te r art s stude nts stage campus producti ons regu larly. Mu~1c

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Uni n ,rs ity Min istry arc o pen to stud ents and staff o f all re lig ious tradit ions. Student re treats to o ff-campus sites arc popu lar, as are spec ial Masses he ld to ce lebrate

c,·ents such as the opening o l· the semeste r, Thanksg i,·ing Dav and Black Hi sto ry Month.

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Distingui shed speakers ro utine ly appea r on campus, contTibuting to USD 's cul tural and inte llec- tual di,·crs ity. Anita Hi ll , a nat ional spokeswoman fo r women 's rights in the wo rkplace , fo rmer Costa Ri can pres ident and Nobe l Peace Pri ze winne r Osca r Ari as, and autJ1o r Amy Tan arc just a k w o f those " ·ho ha,-c Yisited in recent yea rs.

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