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The University of San Diego

SETTING

The University or San Diego is an independent Ca tholi c instituti on or hi gher educati on. Founded in 1949. USD is located on 180 acres ove rl ooking Mi ss ion Bay. San Di ego Harbor and the Pac iric Ocean . The campu s is named Alcal a Park and is located j ust 10 minutes from downtown San Diego and th e world famous San Diego Zoo . Hi stori c Old Town is just minutes away as well. The ci ty of San Diego along wi th thi s campu s traces thei r ori gins to fifteen th century Spain . The campus was named after a Spani sh village nea r Madrid - Alca la de Hena res. Founded by the Greeks as Complutum , the vill age was later renamed Al Kala (the Cast le) by the Moslcms. Chri sti ans recaptured the vill age centuri es later and rounded a university. the Un ive rsity of Alca la. whose buildings became the in spirati on for USD's style. Both instituti ons are located on a hill

ove rl ook ing a ri ver valley. THE CAMPUS

The USD campus is regarded as one or th e most architectural ly unique instituti ons in the country. featuring 18 major buildings des igned in an orn amen tal 16th century Spani sh Renai ssance style. The phys ical beauty of the campu s reaches beyond the "eye of the beholder. " Reve rend Mother Rosali e Hill. one of th e in sti – tuti ons found ers. be li eved in the enhancement or learning thro ugh beauty and harmony. Hence for the Uni versity. bea ut y is a tran scendenta l qua lit y imparted to student s as part of their ed ucation to truth and goodness: a simple but profound educa tional philosophy. Since 1984. US D has completed eleve n major constructi on and ex pansi on projects. A fi ve- story parking garage was compl eted in 1998. The 5.000 scat Jenny Craig Pavilion. USD\ new Sport s/Acti vity Center. is due to open in th e Fall of 2000: and thi s past October was the gro und breaking ce remony for the Joan 8 . Kroc Peace Institu te. A land scaped fount ain pl an1 was fini shed in the fall of 1995 . connec ting the entrances or th e lmmaculata and Hughes Admini stration Center. In 1992. the uni \c rsit y compl eted th e 45.000 square foot Loma Hall. which in cludes an ex panded book store. a large r mail center. class rooms and labratori cs. ACADEMICS USD enro ll s more than 6.800 student s (3 .900 undergraduate) who ha ve a choice

or more th an 50 undergraduate and graduat e deg ree programs . The uni ve rsity's academi c units include the Co ll ege of Arts and Sciences. and the Schools of Bu siness Admini stra– ti on. Educati on. Law and Nursing. Class size genera ll y averages between 18-25 students wi th the studen t to teacher ratio being 18: I. Over 97 perce nt or USD's full -time faculty hold doctorates. In th e annu al ratings of the country's co ll eges and universities. publi shed by U.S. Ne11·.1· & World RetHirl . USD moved from the reg iona l to nati onal category in 1994. The uni ve rsit y is ranked among the top I00 schoo ls in the nation . STUDENT LIFE Student activities include cultu ra l even ts. dances. boat cruises. beach parties. BBQ's. concerts. comedy ni ght s. symposia and much more. Studen ts pa rti cipa te in a wide range of vo luntee r projects such as ad ult literacy tutoring . sen ior citi ze n outreach. and house bu il ding in Tijuana. The intramural program is also an integral part of student

life on campu s with ove r two-third s of the US D communit y partaking in the activit ies. ATHLETICS

DID YOU KNOW • With a donation of $7 million by

Sid and Jenny Craig, USD received the lead gift necessary to proceed with planning its much needed $17 million Sports/Activities Center. The pavilion, which will be located at the eastern end of campus between Torero Stadium and Cunningham Baseball Stadium, will include a 5,000-seat gymnasium, coaches offices, fitness center and athletic training fa. cilities, showers and locker rooms, concession stand, and reception room. The Monsignor J.B. Eagen Plaza off the Pavilion entry, will take advantage of the view across campus to the ocean. The USD Athletic Hall of Fame will also be housed in the facility. Construc– tion is underway with a scheduled opening slated for Fall 2000.

The Uni ve rsity o f San Diego is a member of the West Coast Conference for nearl y all sport s and competes in sixtee n interco ll eg iate sports on the NCAA Division I level. The football team comp leted its sixth season in the Pi oneer Footba ll League. Women's sport s include: bas ketball. crew. cross country. socce r. so ftball. swimming. tenn is and n illeyhall. Men's sport s in clude: baseba ll. baske tball. crew. cross cou ntry. go lf. football. socce r and ten ni s. Since 1990 US D teams ha ve won seven conference champions hips: made 22 post– season appea rances : had 19 Confe rence Coaches of the Year: 16 Confe rence Playe rs of the Yea r. 11 Conference Freshman of the Year. three WCC Scholar Ath let es or th e Yea r and 2 1 NCAA All -Americans. Zuzana Lcsenarn\'a. a three-time NCAA All -American for women's tenni s. already has won the first two legs of th e Co ll egiate Grand Slam thi s fall ( 1999 ) " ith wi ns at the National Clay Courts and Rivi era Al l-Ameri can . She enters th e 1999 spring season ranked No. I in th e nat ion for th e second straig ht season. Patrick Hawkin s. a senio r on th e men's go lf team. was Wes t Coas t Conference champ ion in 1998 aft e r winning medal – ist honors al Menifee Lakes Country Clu b.