USD Magazine Summer 2012

USD MAGAZINE U N I V E R S I T Y O F S A N D I E G O / S U M M E R 2 0 1 2

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S OM E T I M E S T H E A N S W E R I S S I M P L E .

16 / CREAT IVI TY 101 What if you woke up one day and decided to satisfy the hunger gnawing at your soul? And what if it turned out that what you really needed was a completely new kind of life? What if what you really needed was to make art? Meet three brave alumni who’ve built careers out of taking just that sort of flying leap: Mark Edward Adams ‘97, Shirley Pierson ‘06 and Erik Wahl ’93.

C R E A T I V I T Y M A K E S W O R K F E E L L I K E P L A Y . U S D M A G A Z I N E

D E P A R T M E N T S

AROUND THE PARK 4 / New Era for Nursing

Seven million dollar gift announced by the School of Nursing to build the Betty and Bob Beyster Institute for Nursing Research, Advance Practice, and Simulation.

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TORERO ATHLET I CS 12 / Open the Gates Plans are in place for a new baseball facil- ity, Cunningham Field at Fowler Park, made possible by a gift from Board of Trustees Chair Ron Fowler. 16 L E T G O O F C E R T A I N T I E S .

6 / Live and Learn USD’s Living-Learning Communities put a new spin on the tradition of freshman residential living, offering up themed communities built around shared interests. 8 / Coming Home Film screening mirrors the stories of many wounded vet- erans returning home from war by focusing on Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician/USD student Jesse Cottle. 10 / Something Ventured On the TV show “Shark Tank,” Stephan Aarstol ‘99 (MBA) won over his investors. Now, USD students follow his lead in a business competition dubbed Venture Vetting.

ON THE COVER: Photograph of Erik Wahl by Tim Mantoani

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