USD Magazine, Summer 2004

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~ CAMPl!J ALMANAC Continued

On a Mission The USD board of rrusrees recenrly adopted a revised mission srarement chat affirms the university's purpose and core values, and a new vision sraremenc rhar sers a course for che university's future. The mission srarement reads: "The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic institution committed ro advancing academic excellence, expanding liberal and professional knowledge, creating a diverse and inclusive community, and preparing leaders dedicated ro ethical conducr and compassionate service." Updating rhe mission and vision srarements, says President Mary Lyons, is a viral srep in creating a larger plan ro ourl ine rhe university's goals over rhe nexr five years. "Ir's been IO years since USD 's lasr srraregic plan was adopted," Lyons says, "so the rime is right ro establish rhe course USD will follow on irs way ro greater national prominence." Along wirh rhe vision srarement, rhe board adopted five srraregic goals designed ro help USD make rhe vision a reality. To read rhe vision srarement and srraregic goals, log on ro www.sandiego.edu/irp/ srraregic/goals. php. Going for the Goldwater For the first time, three USD students were simultaneously awarded rhe Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a rop honor for science, math and engineering srudents. The recipients, all entering rheir senior years, are: Jennie Fong, a biochemistry major; Emily Perrru, a double major in biochemistry and physics; and Nancy Rodriguez, who majors in industrial engineering and mathematics. All three received $7,500 awards, and were among 3 IO student nationwide ro receive scholarships students. Chemistry Professor Jim Bolender, USD's representacive ro che Goldwater Foundation, says the srudenrs' research ser them apart from rhe more rhan I, I 00 scholarship applicants. Fong studies molecules present in che urine of cancer

You're Hired! A group of entrepreneurs formed a company and spent IO weeks over– coming computer viruses, making rapid-fire decisions and excelling before the board of directors. Ac one point, someone even got fired. No, chey weren't candidates on "The Apprentice." They were five USD undergraduate business srudenrs who in April won the 40ch annual Internacional Collegiate Business Strategy Competition, which brought together 28 reams from 24 universities in the United States, Canada and che Middle Ease ro run mock manufacturing com– panies and show profits in the face of high production cosrs, T he competition, which ran for a fuJI semester, concluded with a cwo-day face off hosted by USD. The USD team included seniors Ryan Boyle, Elizabeth Harris, Diana Gies, Julie Miller and Vica Furman. "The competition was a great culmination ro my fourth year at USD," says Boyle, the team's CEO. "I chink it helped put me on the right track, and I know I want ro run a company in the future ." Robin Murphy, a business school instructor and administrative director of che competition, says she was in1pressed with the srudenrs' business skiils. "I could see them being CEOs," Murphy says. "I wouJd love ro stare a business with them." declining earnings, labor strikes and global strife.

The Burnham-Moores Center for Real Esrare will be dedicated in a formal celebration on Sepr. 2. Wirh rhis gifr, the Real Esrace Insriture has raised more than $8 million roward ics $ 15 million Legacy for Leadership endowment campaign. Other gifrs will endow a facu.lty chair in real esrare and real esrare professorships. New Home for Aspiring Authors Ir's more rhan jusr comfortable chairs and bookcases filled with rhe classics char transformed a plain classroom in Founders

Scholoarship winners (from left) Emily Perttu, Nancy Rodriguez and Jennie Fong. parienrs, Perrru focuses on the energy transfer efficiencies of molecules and Rodriguez is looking ac designs ro minimize che stress char displace– ment causes on an elastic material. "We have (science) students who are nor just srrong among rhe USD student body, bur nationally." Bolender says. "Thar says a loc about our programs and about the university as a whole." Real Estate Institute Receives $5 Million Gift, New Name T he firsr class of students in rl1e new Master of Science in Real Esrare program will have no problem find– ing their classes when they arrive rhis fall. They can jusr follow rhe signs ro rhe Burnham-Moores Center for Real Esrare. The name change is parr of a recenrly announced $5 million gifr ro rhe center from the Burnham Real Esrace organization and John Moores, Burnham Real Escare's co-chairman and owner of rhe San D iego Padres. Moores is conrriburing $2.5 million, while Burnham Real Esrare is providing che remainder through parriciparion of rhe company's brokers and contriburions by irs share– holders. "Having parricipared in

Hall into a vibrant cen– ter for cre– ative writers - ir's che memory of an alumna who found joy in writing.

The new Lindsay Joanne Cropper Center for Creative Writing opened this spring in Founders Hall and is named for Lindsay Joanne Cropper '98, a writer who died four years ago. Her parents, Dorothy and Barrie Cropper, gave USD $50,000 ro establish rhe center. The Croppers will provide an additional $ I 5,000 an nualJy ro support rhe center, which will hosr workshops, seminars and classes for promising wrirers. One-unir week– end seminars will feature writers who will read from rheir works and reach a rhree-hour course.

The winning Business Strategy Competition team.

the Real Esrare Insrituce's annual conferences and observed irs growing impact in chis region, I am pleased ro be able ro help sustain char growth and assist USD in build– ing a world-class real esrace program," Moores said.

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