U Magazine, Fall 1989

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Three Women and a Scholarship

handed down by university officials following the burning of a cross by some fraternity members and pledges in May. Vice President for Student Affairs Tom Burke sa id he and his staff members who investigated the May 20 cross burning at Torrey Pines State Reserve decided against suspending the fraternity or its members from campus because "USD is an educational institution and education is a powerful antidote to the kind of ignorance displayed last May. "By keeping them here on Faculty and graduate students from both the Schools of Educa– tion and Nursing will be involved with the center. From the School of Education's perspective, the center "will be used as a facility 1 for teachers in early childhood education, as a model program of I ea rly childhood education and preschool that may be replicated in other areas of the country, and

Education Key to Rectifying Cross Burning, Officials Rule M embers of USD's Sigma Chi fraternity were placed o n three years probation in September and ordered to complete 25 hours of community service each and attend educational workshops as part of the disciplinary action

were selected by a screening committee based on their leadership and involvement in ex– tracurricular activities. Each received a $900 scholarship. All three recipients are delighted. Dimino, who is majoring in religious studies and political science, says the scholarship is special because it comes from other students. "It fosters the spirit of USD," she says, "of giving and sharing what you've learned and what you have ." Oberly, a philosophy major with a pre-law emphasis, hopes other students will see the scholarship as a means to follow in the footsteps of students who are dedicated to serving the community and USD. Humphreys strives to maintain a balance between academics and community service. An interna– tional relations major with minors in business and Spanish, she plans to seek a position with the foreign service before returning to school for a law degree.

What do Robin Dimino, Lisa Oberly and Erin Humphreys have in common? Plenty. For starters, all three are California natives, active in campus extracurricular activities and p lanning careers in law. As of September, the trio share another similarity. That's when the three women were named winners of the first senior class scholarships, a program initiated by the graduating class of 1989. The '89 graduates established the program as a tangible way for seniors to express thanks to the university for their education, according to Sam Attisha '89, last year's student body president and a principal organizer of the scholarship drive. Graduates heeded the call by pledging more than $14,000 over the next three years to start up the program. "The most exciting aspect of the gift is that the class did it on its own," says John Trifiletti '78, director of alumni relations. "The '89 grads were truly committed to leaving something behind to benefit current students." A total of 103 students applied

Tots Newest Students at Alcala Park

The youngest students on campus this year are less than five

years old. No , not prodigies. These are 26 preschoolers

for the continui ng educatio n of com– munity members who are inter– ested in the pre– school environ– ment," according to Dr. Edward DeRoche, dean of the School of Education. The center's director is Dr. Steven Gelb, formerly a facu lty member at York

Clockwise, beginning top left:fou.r ofthe 1989 graduates who initiated the senior class scholarsbip, Cloe

for the scholar- ships. The three winners

de/ Santo, Tom Gorman, Sam Attisha, Cindy Basso; and two of /be.first recipients, Lisa Oberly and Robin Dimino.

Katie Euphrat,Jason Gammons and Veronica Burnett are among the child center's.first enrollees.

enjoying the benefits of the brand-new Manchester Family Child Development Center.

University in Ontario, Canada. He is assisted by two master teachers, Susan Schock and Michelle Villano, and assistant teachers Barbara Cannon and Enriqueta operating philosophy hinges on the premise that children are natural learners. Rather than using fragmented activities like drills or worksheets , skills are taught in ways that make sense to a child. The soft-spoken father of two has a personal stake in the center's Sullivan. Dr. Gelb says the center's

The 6,000-square-foot faci lity

opened in early September.

Located southeast of Cunningham Stadium, the facility is named for

university trustee Douglas

Manchester and his family , who contributed most of the $500,000

construction costs.

The center --'-- built to accom- modate up to 60 children of both students and university employ- ees - features two spacious, sunny classrooms, kitchens, an art

success: his four-year-old area and an ou tdoor play area that daughter, Hannah, is enrolled at includes a canopy-covered picnic the facility. area , a wooden jungle gym set and a life-size wooden playhouse.