USD President's Report 2000

• • year 1n review

his wri ti ng with the Friends of rhe USO Libraries and talki ng to the Transborder Institute about C hicano arc and history. "We are in good shape academically, finan- cially and organizationally, " said President Alice B. Hayes in the sixth annual Scare of rhe University address. The speech, spon- so red by BusinessLink USO , the university's liaison to the corporate communi ty, focused on the connections the university is forging on campus and internationally. Technology is rhe tool, Hayes said, char USD will use to connect wirh groups ranging from K- 12 swdents in the San Diego Unified School D istrict to scholars th roughout rhe world.

Singer Gladys Knight was the keynote speaker at the May 28th commencement ceremo nies in Torero Stadium. Knight asked graduates to keep in mi nd that for- mal education and making money are only part of a successfu l life. Knight, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, fol- lowed her speech by belting our the inspi ra- tional song "The Need to Be," and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters. Knight's three children all attended USD. T he School of Business Administration and the United States Navy, in conjunction with San Diego-based Silicon Space, Inc., announced the launch of the master of science in global leadership degree. Usi ng distance-learning technology, the innovative program allows Navy and Marine Corps personnel to pursue post-graduate degrees from anywhere in the wo rld. Several hundred teachers from th roughout the country converged in June fo r the Inter- national Conference on Character Educa- tion and Character Education Academy. Led by USD faculty Edward DeRoche and Mary W illiams, the conference focused on ways to implement moral values in school and commun ity settings.

In June, President Al ice B. Hayes was named to the San Diego Business j ournal's list of Who's Who 2000. July -September The fi rst class of students graduated from USD's event management certificate program in Ju ly. The un iversity began the program in conjunction with George Washington University as part of an inter- national consortium offering comprehensive train ing fo r caterers, corporate plan ners, sports event professionals and others involved in event management. The USD program is the only one on the West Coast. In August, the campus hosted the inaugural San Diego Asian Film Festival, a three-day event that featu red screenings of short, feawre-length , documentary, animated and experimental fi lms. T he festival included an Asian arr and media display, and discus- sion forums with Academy Award-winning director Greg Pak and comedian /actor Margaret C ho. Elai ne Fink was named executive director of the Educational Leadership Development Academy, a program created to train new principals fo r San Diego City Schools. A national fi gure in public education and most recently superintendent of Communi- ty School District Two in New York C ity, Fink will lead the consortium of local un i- versities supporting the academy. USD launched a new master's program in e-commerce designed fo r entrepreneurs, managers of Internet-based firms and those

Renowned Chicano poe t Jose Montoya did a reading for the Fri ends of the USO Libraries Salon Seri es. planning to launch e-business initiatives. O ne of the program's architects, business Professor Gary Schneider, appeared on the KPBS radio show 'These Days in San Diego" to discuss burgeoning e-business markers in the city. Maher Hall broke with a 40-year tradition when the first female residents moved in at the beginning of the fal l semester. A three- year, $1. 5 million renovation was complet- ed before the building went co-ed, includ- ing a variety of infrasrrucw re improve- ments. Women live in the east wings of Maher, rhe west wings remain all-male. C hicano poet and activist Jose Montoya visited Alcala Park in September, disc"ussing

The Jenny Craig Pavilio n, the new home of USD's baske t ba ll and volleyba ll teams, was dedicat ed over Home coming we e kend.

October-December A week-long series of events celebrated rhe ded ication of the Jenny Craig Pavilion and the Chester and Marguerite Pagni Family Athleric H all of Fame just prior to Home- coming Weekend . A new Torero logo was unveiled at the Oct. 5 dedication of the pavi lion. Tours, receptions and a Mass were among the activities attended by alumni and other members of the USD communi- ty, and the Toretos played the University of Central Connecticut in the traditional Homecoming football game. Families of USO students were welcomed to Alcala Park for rwo Family Weekends. Freshman Family Weekend, Oct. 13- 14, featured a dean's reception, seminars, tours, family dinner, foo tball game and a Sunday Mass. Upperclassmen and their families got

together O ct. 27-28 fo r Fall Fami ly Week- end, which included dinner and dancing, golf outings and career services seminars. USO parents and alumni will come togeth- er to celebrate rhe annual USD Mass on Dec. 7. The San D iego service will honor the recipient of the Bishop Buddy Award, which celebrates extraordinary commitment to humanitarian causes. •

Pop singer Gladys Knight delivered the undergraduate commencement address in May and challenged the Class of 2000 to keep spirituality a central part of their lives. After 40 years as a men's only resi- dence, Maher Hall became co-ed.

USD's new athle t ic logo was unve iled at the Oct. 5 de dica ti on ce remon ies fo r the Je nny Crai g Pavi lion.

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