USD Magazine Fall 2014

TORERO NEWS he ideas were plentiful, the energy was intense and the collective mood was downright ebullient. Colorful post-it notes covered the walls, making a sort of inspirational patchwork quilt: “Watching stu- dents grow/transform.”“Passion for changemaking.”“Culture of care.”“Aha moments for students.”

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come up with examples of what inspires them about working with Student Affairs. “After that post-it note exercise, we asked them to think of head- lines we want to see in five years,” explained Leary. “Recurring themes were more financial aid so that more students can afford to go here, a continuing focus on diversity and developing students’ healthy mind, body and spirit.” Some of those headlines were aspirational (“USD Student Loan Debt Lowest in Nation”); some were whimsical (“USD Creates

engaged and excited about learning over the next five years. Among the attendees were Associate Dean of Students/ Director of Student Affairs Assess- ment and Planning Margaret Leary (above left), Associate Provost for Inclusion and Diversity Esteban del Rio (above right), Vice Presi- dent and Provost Andy Allen and sophomore Crash Ketchum (above center). Judging by the wealth of ideas that emerged from the two-day session, participants didn’t have to dig very deep to

This summer, dozens of cam- pus partners got together with more than 100 members of USD’s Student Affairs Division to get specific about how the university is planning to keep students

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