U Magazine, Fall 1986

THE EDITOR'S DESK

Dear readers: You'll notice a few changes in "U" this issue. The most obvious change is the color photo on the cover. We've also improved the paper, revamped our graphics and added additional pages. It's all part of our effort to better tell the USD story. And what a story to tell! Can there be many universities in the country that have experienced the growth USD has enjoyed during the past 15 years? This fall the growth continues. Workmen continue to ready the 74 ,500-square-foot University Center, a building dubbed the "future living room of campus" by some. Site preparation is under way next to the Sports Center for construction of a 154-unit student apartment complex. A new electrical engineering program debuted in September. The marine studies program offered in conjunction with Hubbs-Sea World is in its second successful year. Enrollment remains strong. Not coincidentally, the man most responsible for the University's recent track record - President Author E. Hughes - is beginning his 16th year at the helm of USD. It was on June 8 , 1971, that Dr. Hughes officially was named to lead the soon-to-be-merged institutions of the San Diego College for Women and the College for Men. Dr. Hughes is the first to say the University would not be in the enviable position it finds itself today without the support of the thousands of alumni, parents and friends who are part of the USD family. And one small way to say thanks is to do our best to keep you informed about what is happening at Alcala Park through publications like "U."

John Sutherland Editor

On the cover: USD 's Bruce Gordon is one of the student volunteers involved in the University's new community tutoring program. He's shown here with students from San Diego's Our Lady of the Angels school. For the complete story, see page 9 .

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