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ince the Unive rsity of San Diego was fo unded 44 years ago, we have CJ been blessed with gifts of time, talent and financial support from the community - ass istance that has enabled us to build a tradition based on academic excellence and a commitment to Ca tholic va lues. As the unive r- sity matures, it is only fitting that we share with this same community the gifts of our endeavors - our resources, programs and expe rtise. Far from an "ivory tower," USO is a thriving center of education that conce rns itself with the issues facing the surrounding community. Often, the university is a leader of change through academic programs or research projects that address problems in San Diego and beyond. In the pages that fo llow, USO stu - dents, faculty and staff report on some of their latest ventures in such areas as community service, public enlightenment and sp iritual ministry. The reports are compelling. Tackling children's iss ues through public policy and juvenile law, students in the School of Law's new Child Advocacy C linic are on their way to becoming child advocates. An economist in the School of Business Administration is tracking the health of San Diego's economy through the USO Index of Leading Economic Indicators, the definiti ve source on the "state of the city" fo r local government and business leaders. A USO theologian has made Alcala Park the editorial base for a new academic journal, the latest development from a department at the fo refront of the young field of Latino theology. And people throughout campus are lending their skills to a myriad of community service proj ects ranging from tu toring to mentoring to mediation. Through your support, we are twice blessed - by enabling us to uphold our academic miss ion and by making it poss ible to share our knowledge and skills with the community. In today's difficult economic times, both are increasingly important. As we near the end of 1993, we have much to be thankful fo r and many to thank, especially each of you who has given generously of yourself to further USD's mission . In turn, we strive to work fo r the common good, enhancing the life of the community with the las ting gifts of our endeavors.

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r-, h roughout its 44-year history, the University of San Diego has been J renowned fo r its emphas is on academic exce llence and its commit- ment to Catho lic values, as well as its phys ical beauty. But what of its relevance to the world at large? Does this educational c itadel care about the people in the valley below? Does the quality of USD's scho lar- ship contribu te to the quality of life beyond the campus gates? These questions are very much on the minds of the university's constituents, especially now, at what is a critical juncture in USD's history. Three factors have motivated USD to reflect anew on its relationships with the outside community: + An imminent transition of leadership at USO, with the pending retirements of Pre idcnt Author E. Hugh.cs and Academic Vice Prc ·idcnt and Provost S ister Sally Furay, RSC], has provided an occasion for U D to re-examine it · mission and its purpose. + The continuing stasis of the globa l economy ha · compelled the best and brightest in every soc iety to strive harder fo r the common good. + Dwindling resources fo r education have meant that all institutions of high.er lea rning - and particularly private co lleges and universities - may be called upon to demonstrate the tangible resulr- of their endeavors. "Educating young people is the bas ic miss ion of this institution, and we carry out that miss ion in two very different ways, " Hughes says. "Through the fo r- mal structure of faculty-student curricular interaction, we communicate fun- damental knowledge . And, equally important, through the structure of experiential learning, we communicate va lues." "It is not enough to send fo rth young people who will succeed in the ir fields because they have mastered their studies. We also must send forth young peo- ple who will improve the world around them because they have embraced altruism and honor," he adds. Preparing students to become complete citizens is the most apparent way that USD contributes to the community at large. But the citadel on the hill also works in less obvious ways to enhance the lives of others. Some examples: + Vo luntcerism and community support are a \\'ay of life at Alcal,1 Park. "There's a ·trong sense of service that pcn ·ade this institution," S ister Furay says. + Faculty and students routinely share their re ·ea rch findings and their exper- tise with practitioners of law, nursing, business, engineering and other profes ·ions. tudent-athlctes and o ther undergraduates se rve as mentor to area youngsters who arc looking fo r guidance. + By providing stable employment and attracting out-of-town visitors, USO helps bolster the loca l economy.

recognized the students' con- tribution with a Shelter Award in the Huusing Innovation category. This year, the U.S. Department of Education invited USD's Student Literacy Corps - which includes the Family Learning Center tutors - to partici- pate in a study concerning the effect of literacy tutoring on learners. The study will examine changes in literacy skills, attitudes and behav- iors, and will identify what is helpful fur learners in the tutoring process. To measure the changes, tutors are giv- ing participating learners a series of written surveys as well as conducting inter- views with them throughout the fall semester. USD is one of only nine uni- versities in the country selected to participate in this study. The Department of Education will compile the results from the nine univer- sities and produce a final report, which will he avail- ·ahlc to literacy programs nationwide. Studies and procedures aside, to Naomi McAuliffe, effec- tive tutoring means giving people the tools to better themselves or their lot in life. "At the housing com- plex, it's a chain they have to break, this chain of pover- ty," she says. "Education is their only chance to move up in the system, to make a good life for themselves. We're trying to help them achieve that goal."

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Naomi and her roommate, sophomore Carol Dieringer, are the project coordinators of the Family Learning Center, one of 15 communi- ty service projects sponsored by USD's Associated Stu- dents. For this project, USD students spend 30 hours each semester tutoring at a San Diego puhlic housing com- plex and an additional 12 hours in a literacy seminar on campus. Though their focus is on tutoring the chil- dren in the program, the stu- dents can help the parents at times also. This year's wait- ing list proves that demand exceeds supply once again. The USD students work one-on-one with their learn- ing partners in a community center at the complex or in the child's home. Tutoring in or near the home makes

Twice a week, USD sopho- more Naomi McAuliffe puts down her college texthooks and picks up elementary school reading hooks with Rita, her JO-year-old learn- ing partner. It is reward enough to know that Rita's reading and writing arc improving and that she is now in an accelerated pro- gram at her school. But when Rita's mom gave Naomi a warm hug and a sincere "thank you," she knew that the four hours she spends tutoring Rita each week arc hours well spent.

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The university enriches the inte llectual and cultural life of the re.~ion hy hosting ·ymposia, lectures, con.certs and other events open to the public. USD help · en.sure respect for the dignity of every human being through its emphat ic commitm.ent to cu ltural diversity, a commitment that has been furthered by the generosity of The James lr\'ine Foundation . Last, but not least, USD has become a center for spiritual ministry \\'here scholars of eve ry fa ith can explore the ir doctrinal heritage. These are some of the ways that USD works on behalf of the people outside the gates. "This unive rsity has been susta ined by the community at every stage of its maturat ion," Hughes says. "We think it's imperative that we give back to the community in eve ry way that we can ." THE GIFT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE Twice each semes ter, several USD vans pull into the Hahn University Center parking lot to load up an eclectic group of vo luntee rs, including students, fac ulty, staff, administrators and trustees. The vans are dispatched to neighborhoods around San Diego that need a little h elp - someone to feed the homeless, or tutor the children, or hand out the blankets. Urban Plunge, like all of USD's community service and volunteer programs, is a hands-on process of finding rea l-world solutions to real-world problems. "It's really about enlightenment, about see ing what's go ing on outside your own life," says student vo lunteer Katie Artz. "You don't help other people without helping yourself." At USD, volunteering isn't just a do-good, feel-good sometime thing. More than two- thirds of the undergraduate student body become involved at leas t once during their USD years in some kind of community service project. For the vo lunteers, the reward can be as simple as making a connection or as dramatic as giving someone the too ls to change his or her future . Sophomore Naomi McAuliffe, a Family Leaming Center tutor, is increas ing 10-year-old Rita's odds fo r a better future by giv ing her the tools for a better education (see story on page 3 ). Students in all discip lines put their ta lents at the se rvice of others. English majors help schoolchildren learn to love read ing through the Southeast San Diego Tu toring Project. Law students prov ide counse l to local res idents through the School of Law's Pro Bono Legal Advocates program. And some projects cut across disciplines, like the Vo lunteer Income Tax Ass istance pro- gram, which deploys students in law, business and other subjects to help elderly and low- income tax fi lers. USD employees heed the call to service as well. When Bob Brown, ass istant director of public safe ty, goes out into the community, he often finds himself working side-by-s ide with colleagues from USD (see story on page 5). "Altruism is present at every leve l of this university," S ister Furay says. "It's not just students, or fac ulty, or administrators. Our staff are heav ily involved in their communities, taking on everything from Little League to health care to culture and the arts."

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As an example, S ister Fu ray cites lead custodian Ted Geddes, who is active in the Down's Syndrome Association and recently was named chairman of the East County Community Advisory Committee for Special Education . Geddes, the fa ther of a 5-year-old boy with Down's syndrome, is working to have students with disabilities included in regular classrooms. "People with disabilities are no different from so-called 'typical' people," Geddes says. "They have the same wants and needs and desires." Coming from an institution pervaded by community service, it is no wonder USO alumni often carry a sense of altruism into their professional lives. "If you work as a vo luntee r whi le you're a student, there is a very high probability that you will work as a volunteer after you graduate," says John Trifiletti, director of alumni relations. To illustrate, Trifiletti cites Mary O'Connor '83 and Rich Yousko '87. "They both were resident ass istants who were active in community service and cam- pus ministry," he says. "Today, Mary is a pediatric dentist who spends one day a week at a nearby Indian reservation, and Rich is a representative of an out- door equipment company who br ings medical supplies to fami lies in Mex ico and Croatia." THE GIFT OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE During the 1991 fa ll semes ter, an economist from the USO School of Business Administration to ld an audience at a Business Update Seminar about a system he had just developed for measuring the health of San Diego's economy by tracking such indicators as unemployment, tourism and building permits. In the live ly question-and-answer sess ion that fo llowed, one of the executives urged the economist, Alan Gin, to share his new tool with the local business community. Several weeks later, Gin released his first monthly USO Index of Leading Economic Indicators (see story on page 7). Executives who attend seminars and se ries offered through the USO Continu ing Education Division often walk away with invaluable tips. During the 1992-93 school year, more than 150 profess ionals participated in one or more of the fo llowing program.s: the Business Update Seminars; the Certificate in International Business and Certificate in Direct Marketing; and the Family Business Institute, Southern California's first professional training center for fami ly-owned businesses. Continuing Educa tion programs are just one example of how USO puts its resources to use in the professional arena. Practitioners of law, nursing, the arts, enginee ring, marine science and commerce can and do seek guidance from the university community. 'This institution has been blessed with very talented people, and we like to see their ta lents put to good use, " Hughes says. One of those people has been putting his ta lents to use on behalf of fledgling democracies. Bernard Siegan, distinguished professor of law, is adv ising Eastern European countries that are constructing new self-rule governments. His book, Drafting a Constitution for a Nation or Republic Emerging into Freedom, was recently translated and distributed to the Ukrainian Parliament.

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practical application in the community, Gin says, hut USO was immediately sup- portive of the San Diego LEI. "Unfortunately, a lot of the research that's done is puh- lished in academic journals, is seen hy other academicians and disappears," he says. "I think that for a university of our size, there's room for aca- demic research, hut there is also room for research that can be applied by the local community. That's where the index of leading economic indicators would fall." Gin involves students in the data gathering, particularly the members of the econom- ics club. This opportunity gives them valuahle experi- ence conducting research, he says. In the future, Gin would like to help government and husi- ness leaders evaluate how changes they are considering will affect the local economy. "We will develop a more sophisticated model of the economy someday that will help us analyze events that occur in the community," he says. "It also could he used to analyze policies the city is considering adapting. We'd like to work more with local and state government offi- cials in helping them develop the appropriate policies to get San Diego's economy going again."

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When Alan Gin talks, San Diego listens. That's hecause every month, Gin, assistant professor of economics and memher of USD's Economic Research Group, puhlishes the USO Index of Leading Economic Indicators. Gin's index is the San Diego ver- sion of the national leading economic indicators index released each month hy the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Though the index has heen reported widely in the San Diego media since its Novemher 1991 dehut and Gin is sought after as a speak- er and an expert for inter- views, his claims ahout the index's impact are modest: "I think the index has gotten people more interested in local economics," he says. The San Diego LEI comprises

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How do you help a country write its constitution ?Very jud iciously, says S iegan . "I urge these new governments to give stronger constitutional pro tec- tion to property rights, entrepreneurship and contracts," he says, " because I believe such protection gives nations the greatest hope fo r switching from a backward economy to a modern economy." Not everyone at USO counsels heads of state. Some devote themselves to people who are large ly unseen and unheeded. Bob Fellme th, Price Professo r of Public Interes t Law, has worked fo r decades to uphold the rights of uno rga- nized and underrepresented publics. These days, Fellmeth is tackling a tough challenge: safeguarding the health and welfare of children. His Children's Advocacy Institute is taking on a range of iss ues - from deadbeat parents to lead paint poisoning - on beh alf of young citizens who, as Fellmeth puts it, "fall to the bottom of the priority list because they can 't vo te and they can't afford lobbyists." This year, CAI established the Child Advocacy C linic with a grant from the U .S. Department of Education to give law students direct experience v ith children's issues (see story on page 9). Migrant workers, another underrepresented group, are the foc us of an ambi- tious health care program at the Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing- a new migrant health care option in the family nurse practitioner track of the master of science in nursing program (see story on page 13) . Many USO scholars seek common-sense solutions to problems that have largely been ignored. Perri Bomar, a professor in the School of Nursing, is searching fo r new preventive health reg imens fo r African-American women who suffer from hypertension and obes ity. Bomar, named a "1992 Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Scholar" by the American Nurses Foundation , has found ev idence that unique cultu ral and environmental barriers inhibit African-American women from changing their phys ical ac tivity, choice of food and other lifestyle patterns. "This ANF-sup- ported study will help us find out what those barriers are, and wh at nurses can do to help this underserved population overcome them," Bomar says. When students work alongs ide professors like Bomar, or like biology professor Marie Simov ich, who is now collaborating with the U.S. Navy to study ve rnal pools at Miramar Naval Air Station (see story on page 15) , they pick up more than knowledge, says S ister Furay. "When a fac ulty member communica tes enthusiasm and dedication fo r his or her discipline, the students learn to love that discipline," says the provost. "Values are caught, not taught, and that includes intellectual values. " THE GIFT OF MENTORING Tom Iannacone has discovered over time that life in a collegiate sports pro- gram brings unexpected rewards. Naturally, the USO athletic director and his teams enj oy winning, and of course, they take pride in the strong academic records of USO athletes, who

with the client that makes you want to work and advo- cate, not just be their lawyer," says Nieva van Leer, a third-year law student who was a child in foster care for I I years and went on to social work and child abuse investigations. "In juvenile law, you're rep- resenting a class of people who really don't have their own voice," adds third-year law student Frances Quevedo. In addition to taking the introductory course "Child Rights and Remedies," the students each work on a pro- ject with an attorney from CAI or from the Child Advocacy Division of the San Diego Public Defender's Office. Every project poten- tially results in legislative changes, regulatory changes or decisions in individual cases. The range of current projects is wide, from inves- tigating procedures that would make eligible new- borns automatically regis- tered for Medi-Cal benefits to helping draft new rules governing the commitment of minors who are depen- dents or wards to psychiatric hospitals. "The students are getting a combination of experience that is unique in lawyering," says Sharon Kalemkiarian, Children's Advocacy Clinic faculty member and super- vising attorney of the clinic. "They are able to work on larger policy issues and also to experience in the trench- es what's happening to chil- dren. Most attorneys can go their whole life and never experience both sides of that picture." Van Leer sums up the expe- rience simply: "This is exact- ly what I want to do when I grow up," she says. "I want to be a kid's lawyer."

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determine the course of a person's future, says Fellmeth, who is also USD's Price Professor of Public Interest Law. Yet, there is a critical need for competent advo- cates in this specialty. The Child Advocacy Clinic was established in the I993 fall semester to call attention to the field and to train skilled advocates. Operating through the Children's Advocacy Institute with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the clinic provides law stu- dents with direct legal expe- rience in dependency court proceedings as well as in developing public policy relating to children. Ten stu- dents have signed up for a two-semester commitment - twice as long as most clinical courses - and

Fellmeth expects the clinic to accommodate 16-20 stu- dents eventually. This first group of students is extraor- dinarily promising, he says, each with a remarkable background and commit- ment to the program. "These students are working to leverage change for chil- dren across the whole spec- trum of child issues - child care, health, safety, custody and abuse," he says. "And they are leveraging change with policy advocates. They are learning not just how to represent children, but potentially how to make a career being child advo- cates." The advocates-in-training are enthusiastic about this prospect. "Working for chil- dren as an attorney, there's a deep caring, a type of bond

By their very nature, some decisions in court are more important than others, says Robert C. Fellmeth, execu- tive director of the Children's Advocacy Institute at USD's School of Law. A decision that results in a child being protected from molestation is one. A decision that allows a child to receive financial support so he or she is not hungry is another. In fact, much of juvenile law concerns decisions that may

Real-life mentors can be found in abundance among the ranks of USD alumni. They include: Be rtha Pendleton '89 (Ed.O.), ch,1mpion of edu at ion reform. After 35 yea rs as a teacher and administrator in the San Diego city schoo l sys tem, Pendleton was named this yea r as the system's first female and first African- Ame rican superintendent. + Sandra Bru '66, an alumna of the College fo r Women, whose Sandi ca t scu lpture, are so ld in o\'er 40 countries around the world. Brue hares her en trepreneurial know-ho\\" through participation on the executive committee of USO's orporate As ociatcs program and the board of directors of the Pri\'ate Industry Council. A very special group of USO assoc iates live out the values they received from a very special group of women. The Association of the Alumnae of the Sacred Heart (AASH) support the continuing work of the Religious of the Sacred Heart. This year, the AASH bestowed its "Car Unum" award on USO's Sister Virginia McMonagle, RSC], for her outstanding work as an educator and a missionary. THE GIFT OF ECONOMIC NOURISHMENT Over the past 20 years, from his perch as dean of students, Tom Burke has watched a steady stream of students, parents and returning alumni arrive in San Diego for the sole purpose of visiting Alcala Park. When USO constituents come from around the country to spend time on campus, they invariably spend money off campus. During their stay in San Diego, they rent condominiums or lodge in hotels, they eat in restaurants, they shop at malls and they visit tourist attractions. In short, they help nour- ish the local economy. "If we were to undertake a study of USO's impact on the economy outside the gates, I have no doubt we would find the university among the top 20 eco- nomic contributors," Burke says. Such a study is now in progress. Andrew Narwold, assistant professor of economics, and his students at the School of Business Administration have been measuring the ways that USD contributes to the economic health of the region. Some of their early findings are: Approxim,1tcly 6,000 students rent apartments or cnndominiums, huy groce ries and clothing, hm·e their ca rs fueled and fixed, and buy other goods and ser\'ices frnm local me rchants. More than 1,000 people arc d irec tly employed by USO, and scores of \'en- dnrs arc hired hy uni\·ersity departments on a regular basis. Each summer, hundreds o( people tra\'cl to San Diego to attend conferences and curn·ent ions at the USD campus. Some of those ga therings, like the 199 l Ge neral Chapter of the Franciscans of the Orde r uf Friars Minur, !raw wide~prcad attent ion to the attract ions of the San Diego area .

rank second only to Stanford in graduation rates among West Coast Division I programs. But the Toreros never could have predicted the joy they would find in playing big brother and sister to young visitors. "When schoolchildren come up here to attend ballgames as guests of our ath- letes, they seem a little overwhelmed at first," Iannacone says with a smile. "You can tell by the looks on their faces that they're thinking, 'How could there be so many friendly people taking an interest in me?' "But, little by little, our students bring these youngsters out of their shells," he adds. "They start to feel at home on a college campus. They start to wonder if maybe someday they could go to a school like this to play and learn like the older kids." Many of USO's programs aimed at community or professional service attain another important goal: outreach to young people who need encouragement or direction. The Linda Vista Kids Project, now in its third year, was launched after Hughes learned that 60 percent of neighborhood vandalism was the work of children age 10 or younger who had no after-school supervision. Three after- noons a week, undergraduates and schoolchildren play sports, do homework and engage in other constructive activities. For those seeking guidance in choosing a career path, USO's professional schools offer targeted mentor programs such as the School of Law's annual "Multicultural Law Day," which brings 50 to 100 undergraduates and high school students to Warren Hall for mock law classes and mock trials. Other programs augment guidance and encouragement with another impor- tant incentive: direct financial aid. At the Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing, nurses of diverse cultures who want to take on a leadership role in the health care field can apply for Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowships to undertake full- time graduate nursing studies. A similar venture at the School of Education is enabling African-American male college graduates to become credentialed as teachers (see story on page 17). Students and faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering have found an unusual way to pique the interest of nascent scientists. Last year, the department's annual Walk On Water contest added a category for high school students with the skills to design "buoyancy shoes" and the courage to pilot them across the surface of the Sports Center pool. "It was gratifying to see the high school competitors interacting with our col- lege students and with the professional engineers who participated," says Thomas Kanneman, director of the department. "Those young men and women and their parents came away from the contest with a new apprecia- tion for the excitement of engineering. They now see engineers as real-life problem-solvers ."

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+ Three major USO annual events - Commencement Weekend, Family Weekend and Homecoming Weekend - draw throngs of out-of-town vi i- tor to San Diego fo r a duration of two day or more. Many U D student contribute to the local economy either through part- time jobs or through unpaid internships. Burke also has discovered that people who come to San Diego to visit USO sometimes stay a while and boost the economy in the long run . "Over the years, I have met people who fe ll in love with San Diego afte r their kids start- ed attending USO, and who wound up starting businesses here or buying vaca- tion homes here," he says. THE GIFT OF PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT When the San Diego City Council approached USO in September 1993 with a request to hold two special public hearings on campus, city officials were sur- prised by how quickly event planners lined up the Hahn University Center, arranged seating and refreshments for up to 400 citizens (and news crews), and recruited student vo lunteers as on-site helpers. "We've had plenty of expe rience in se tting up for large pub lic forums," says Greg Zackowsk i, director of operations and special events. "As we reminded the C ity Council represen tatives, this campus was fully prepared to host one of the 1992 presidential deba tes." Alcala Park proudly serves as a regional center for public enlightenment through programs and activities that are open to all at little or no cost. Three USD lecture series have given local audiences an opportunity to hear nationally renowned speakers: The athanicl L. athanson Memorial Lecture erie · at the School of Law brought two U.S . Supreme Court justices to USO in two successive years: andra Day O'Connor in 1992 and Harry A. Blackmun in 1993. The Sharon S icgan Memorial Lecture cries at the chool of Law most recently brought Milton Friedman, obel Memorial Pri:e laureate in economic ·cience, to an Diego in 1991. The annual Philip Y. Hahn chool of Nu1.. ing Lecture hip has featured such distinguished nur ·ing educato rs as C laire M. Fagin, the current interim president of the Univecity of Pennsylvania. And at the School of Education, each recipient of the DeForest L. Strunk Endowed Chair in Special Education typically caps his or her semes ter at USO with two free public lectures. Eleanor Guetzloe, the 1992-93 recipient, lec- tured on "Aggress iveness and Adolescents" and "Suicide and Ado lescents." Two of USD's greatest public resources are its libraries, the Helen K. and James S. Copley Library and the Katherine M. and George M. Pardee Jr. Legal Research Center. "People from all over the San Diego area use the Copley Lib rary for its unique book co llection," says university librarian Ed Starkey. "And the LRC is widely recogn ized as the stronges t legal collection in the region. "

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SCHOOL OF NURSING STUDENTS ARE LEARNING HOW TO ADDRESS MIGRANT WORKERS' SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS.

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Ano ther big draw at A lcala Park is USD's thriving arts and culture scene. A t any given time on campus, an art exh ib ition is on display in Founders Gallery, the USD Symph ony is tuning up fo r a concert in Shiley Theatre, the USD Choral Scholars are preparing for a noontime French Parlor rec ital, and actors in the undergraduate theater arts program are reh ears ing a new one-act play in the theater in Sacred Heart Hall. Two ongo ing arts programs have won special acclaim from critics and audi- ences. The master of fine arts in dramatic arts program, operated jointly by USD and the O ld Globe Theatre, is one of only 10 programs in the nation that give young actors class ical tra ining and profess ion.al experience. And Nota Bene, a new San Diego profess ional ensemble that perfo rms Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music on period instruments, h as fo und a home in the acoustically perfec t Founders Ch apel. Those wh o assoc iate USD with young people might be surprised to find h ow many lifelong learners take advantage of the university's educational offerings. The University of the Third Age, now in its 15th year, is a three-week lecture series for older adults held each January and July on the USD campus. N ot all learning programs take place on campus. The Invisible University, also in its 15th year, offers free educational seminars by USD professors in commu- nity settings. There are no books, no grades and no attendance records - just a mee ting of the minds between people who want to keep growing and discovering. THE GIFT OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY In 1991, wh en USD employees were asked for ways to improve communica- tion be tween people of diverse cultures, they responded with a common-sense solution : Offer Spanish language instruction fo r English -speaking employees wh o want to be bilingual. Within a few months, the human resources depart- ment organized a low-cos t introductory Spanish program, and the classes filled up quickly. New interest in new languages is just one small manifes tation of "Institution- alizing Cultura l Diversity," a fo ur-year, campus-wide $1.6 million project made poss ible by a $1 million grant from The James Irvine Foundation. The Irvine Project has enabled USD to uphold one of its bedrock va lues: respect fo r the dignity of eve ry human be ing. The project also means that USD graduates will leave A lcala Park ready to contribute to an increas ingly diverse world. "Cultural diversity is not an add-on h ere - it cuts to the heart of the nature of this institution ," S ister Furay says. "Here in Southern Califo rnia, we're see- ing larger and larger numbers of culturally diverse people. We want to educate generations of students, and also raise awareness among our employees, about the importance of that diversity. " As a reg ion.al leader in Catholic high er education., USD is compelled to recog- nize and serve a new pluralism. But exactly how does an institution achieve plu ra lism?The Irvine Project prov ides a blueprint fo r incorporating multicul- turalism in to the life of an institution..

"If we are going to save what's left of the vernal pools, we have to save the entire system," explains Simovich, who also is a member of the mayor's wet- lands advisory board and a fellow of the natural history museum. "Just saving one lit- tle piece or one little organ- ism is not going to do it. The whole thing can collapse if we don't have an under- standing of the whole system to try to preserve it." While surveying the com- plex system of vernal pool fauna, Simovich and the USO group are studying two crustaceans within her specialty - the Riverside Fairy Shrimp, which has been listed as an endangered species, and the San Diego Fairy Shrimp, which is being considered for listing. The students are learning some important lessons, Simovich says. Not only are they learning hnw to be good stewards of the envi- ronment, but they are seeing firsthand how research can contribute to saving the environment. Getting students involved in the research also is a great way to introduce them to the mainstream scientific community, Simovich adds. In fact, six of the students working on the Miramar project worked on another project last winter at Edwards Air Force Base. In December, they are present- ing portions of their work on the Edwards AFB project at the annual meeting of the American Society nf Zoologists, a prestigious con- ference with an internation- al draw. And, if all goes as planned with the year-long Miramar study, the students will have valuable research to present at next year's conference as well.

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San Diego has lost 97 per- cent of its vernal pools, the depressions on coastal mesas that fill with water in the late winter and early spring. Of the sparse collection of pools remaining, 80 percent are at Miramar Naval Air Station, home of the famed "Top Gun" squadron. The U.S. Navy is determined to help these pools survive and USD's Marie Simovich is on the front lines to help. "The pools are very impor- tant, not just because they are wetlands," says Simovich, associate professor of biolo- gy, "but they are important food sources for other ani- mals like amphibians and migratory birds, such as shore birds and ducks. Saving them is essentially mandated by the federal gov- ernment, both from the per-

spective of saving wetlands and from the perspective that there are several endan- gered species involved." With a grant from the Navy, Simovich and Rick Gonzalez, USO assistant professor of biology, are working with eight students to survey the vernal pool fauna. A number of plants and animals have adapted specifically to the vernal pools, surviving much of the year in a dehydrated, dormant state while the pools are dry and going through an entire life cycle in the short time that the pools hold water. As vernal pools disappear, the plants and animals that thrive within these ecosystems are becoming endangered. The group's findings will guide the Navy in the proper man- agement of these fragile habitats.

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The project's areas of emphasis are: + An ,rsessment component, completed last year, to gauge the campus climate and pro\'ide a sen ·e of what needs to be done; + A student affa irs component that promotes diversity through student orientation sessions, human relations workshops, gue ·t speakers and greater interaction \\'ith minority students from San Diego C ity College; + A fac ulty development/curriculum development component which encour- ages research and teaching projects that foc us on di\'ersity; + An administrator/staff development component that promotes divers ity through \\'orkshops and organi:ed discu ·sions; + Vo lunteer resources programs aimed at se rving people from di,·erse culture and under erved populations; and + A community advisory board to so licit input from diverse citi:en outs ide the campu ·. The Irvine Project reached a milestone on Sept. 14 when two campus town forums were held to give the entire USO community a venue for discussing diversity. In his opening remarks, Hughes made it clear that cultural diversity at USO is more than just rhetoric. "I want to start by dispelling the notion that the Irvine Proj ect is about politi- cal correctness, or tokenism, or quotas, or redress ing past wrongs," Hughes sa id . "We need to diversify this institution because a univers ity must reflect the real world, and the world ou tside these gates is a culturally diverse world. Our students and our employees would be badly served if USO were a stale, narrow, homogeneous community. "If, on the other hand, USO evolves into a campus enriched by people of diverse backgrounds - different races, different ethnicities and different cul- tures - we all will ga in in knowledge and in life experience." THE GIFT OF SPIRITUAL MINISTRY At the beginning of his first full school year as USO's vice president for mis- sion and ministry, Rev. Monsignor I. Brent Eagen invited an adjunct professor of religious studies to attend the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit as his guest of honor. When faculty and students arrived at the lmmaculata to celebrate the Mass, they found Rabbi Wayne Dosick sitting in the first seat in the first pew. "Monsignor Eagen stood at the altar and sa id to the congregation , 'Because we pray with many voices, which is really the same voice, we welcome our col- league and fellow minister,"' Rabbi Dos ick recalls. "That was a very special moment. It spoke vo lumes about the spirituality and inclusiveness of this institution. " As a Roman Catholic institution, USO is committed to promoting Christ ian values as expressed by the Catholic Church. At the same time, the university welcomes people of all fa iths to engage in a continuing search for meaning in contemporary life. To that end, USO has become a place where students of all

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creeds can explore their fa iths. All undergraduates are required to take reli- gious studies and philosophy courses. Their choices include Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist and Islamic studies, as well as Catholic theology and Biblical studies. "When we go out into the world , we come across people of various religious traditions, and we need to know how to show them respec t by relating to their traditions," Monsignor Eagen says. "So we've created a campus environment where Catholicity coexists with a spirit of ecumenism. " Because USO has long been supportive of diversity in the curricula, USO the- ologians are at the fo refront of the young field of Latino theology, and Alcala Park now se rves as the editorial base fo r the new Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology through fac ulty member and editor Orlando Espin (see story on page 19). Pastoral care to the USO community is large ly carried out by the Department of Campus Ministry, which offers programs that fos ter spiritual enrichment through worship and service. Pastoral care to the community outside the cam- pus gates is centered in the university's Institute for Christian Ministries, a regional center for quality educa tional and ministerial services. While most ICM courses focus on aspects of Christian pastoral care, some, like the "AIDS Ministry" program, are des igned for clergy and careg ivers of all denominations. At the same time it se rves as a center fo r scholarship in all traditions, USO has become a place where people of all fa iths can worship and pray. Daily Mass in the lmmaculata and in Founders Chapel h as long been a fixture at Alcala Park, but in recent years, other spiritual celebrations, such as the ancient Tibetan rites perfo rmed by the monks of the Gyutu Tantric Choir, have inspired the campus community. Monsignor Eagen believes that the true test of spirituality at USO lies in the level of commitment the entire campus has to se rving others. "When I see our students building houses in Tijuana or working in Catholic Worker soup kitchens in San Diego, I am reminded that the Catholic church is a serving church headed by a pontiff who calls himself 'the servant of the servants of God ,"' Monsignor Eagen says. "That's why, at the end of every Mass that I cel- ebrate on campus, I tell the congrega tion, 'Go in peace to love and se rve our Lord by loving and serving one another. "' GIVING BRCH TO THE COMMUNITY In his 22 years as one of San Diego's most respected leaders, Art Hughes has watched the University of San Diego and the region outside its gates grow and evolve along parallel lines. He has taken special pride in the dynamic rela- tionship between the campus and the community and in the way each has nurtured the other. "We have truly been blessed with an ex traordinary and sustained level of out- side leadership and support," he says. "I can.not imagine a better place to carry out a miss ion of quality private higher education., and I cannot imag ine carrying out that miss ion without the many friends we have made in the community."

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Collegiate Business Policy Competition. For the compet ition, each team made up to 65 decisions over a 10-week period covering every aspect of business. Mark J. Riedy, former president of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), was selected as the first holder of the Ernest W. Hahn Chair of Real Estate Finance in USD's School of Business Administration. Riedy assumed the post in September, coming to USO from the National Council of Community Bankers. During the 1992-93 school year, four USO student-athletes earned NCAA All-America honors: Charles "Chugger" Adair, soccer; Julie McKean, women's tennis; Laura Richards, women's tennis; and Robert Ray, football. Lt. Gen. Robert B. Johnston, USMC, addressed the undergraduate com- mencement ceremony on May 23. Johnston was commander of Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. Speaking at the graduate commencement ceremony earlier in the day was Rhetaugh Graves Dumas, dean of the University of Michigan School of Nursing. Morris Dees Jr., co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, was the speaker for the School of Law commencement on May 22. When Pope John Paul 11 visited Denver in August for World Youth Day, an estimated 200,000 young people were on hand, 17 of whom came from USO to join the international celebration of spirituality and youth. U D's footba ll Toreros began their first season at the Division I-AA level as a member of the Pioneer Football League. C. Hugh Fri edman , USO professor of law, was named by President Clinton to the White House Conference on Small Business Commission. The commis- sion is responsible for developing recommendations for executive and legisla- tive action to encourage the economic viability of small business. For the fift h consecutiv yea r, USO was named in the annual rankings of top universities and colleges compiled by U.S. News & World Report. In the maga- zine's "1994 America's Best Colleges," USO was ranked third among regional colleges and universities in the West. Eliza beth obbs, associate professor of history, was selected as a Woodrow Wilson Scholar, one of 30 chosen worldwide, and is spending the 1993 fall semester at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. , to work on a book about the Peace Corps. The USO board of trustees welcomed three new members: Robert H. Baker, president of Bob Baker Enterprises, Inc.; Sister Barbara Dawson, RSC], the newly named provincial for the Religious of the Sacred Heart in the United States; and John A. McMahon, executive vice president and managing princi- pal of Johnson & Higgins of California. Homecoming 1993 in November attracted more than 1,000 alumni and their families to Alcala Park for three days of reunions and activities. Angel Kleinbub '59 received the third annual Mother Rosalie Hill Award .

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Elderly and low-income San Oiegans who needed help filing their 1992 income tax forms were able to tum to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program at USO, which was staffed by students from the School of Law, the School of Business Administration and other departments. Malikah Shabazz, the youngest daughter of Malcolm X, addressed a USO audi- ence in February on "The Legacy of Malcolm X." Eleanor Guetzloe, the 1992-93 recipient of USD's DeForest L. Strunk Endowed Chair in Special Education, discussed "Aggressiveness and Adolescents" and "Suicide and Adolescents" in free public lectures at Alcala Park. The Phili p Y. Hahn School of Nursing and Zeta Mu Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, sponsored a free public lecture, "The Politics of Pain Management: The Role of Clinical Practice Guidelines." The lecture focused on new federal guidelines to help direct health care practitioners in the effective management of acute pain. The Torero women's basketball tean1 took the 1993 West Coast Conference Championship in March, shattering conference coaches' preseason predic- tions that USO would finish eighth out of eight teams. Daniel W. Derbes, president of Signal Ventures, was elected chairman of the USO board of trustees and Joanne C. Warren, longtime San Diego civic leader and philanthropist, was elected vice chairman. Derbes has been a USO trustee since 1981 and vice chairman of the board since 1990. Warren, a trustee since 1986, was chairman of the executive committee of USD's successful Education for a New Age capital campaign. Chong Wan Kim, AIA, a renowned architect and urban planner, was named a member of the USO board of trustees. Kim is president of C.W. Kim Architects & Planners, Inc. US. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun delivered the ninth annual Nathaniel L. Nathanson Memorial Lecture on April 7 at Shiley Theatre. Blackmun, the oldest member of the Supreme Court, discussed changes in the court and in the political arena. The Fletcher Jones Foundation awarded $1.5 million to USO to endow and establish the Fletcher Jones Chair in Biology, the university's first endowed chair in the sciences. USO will fill the chair with a teacher-scholar in devel- opmental biology. Irene Palmer, dean emeritus of the Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing, appeared on "Nursing Approach," a cable television show for nurses. Every Sunday in May, the show included a segment on Florence Nightingale pro- duced by and starring Palmer, a national authority on Nightingale. A group of USO graduate students in the School of Business Administration brought home the first-p lace trophy this spring from the 1993 International

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