USD President's Report 2002

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ear Friends, University visitors and freeway drivers passing near campus have noticed a new academic building rising on the western hillside. This building, the Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technolo � , is nearing _ complecio � and will be open next fall. Facul ry in che departments of biology, chemistry, phy _ s1cs, and _ man � e and environ­ mental studies are eagerly anticipating their new facilities. Several hundred SCience maJors w1l _ l spend a great deal of their academic time in the building, and each year more than a thousand students will use the cen­ ter's classrooms, laboratories and research areas as pare of their general education.

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lists USD as one of the top colleges in the country for graduating students who complete science doctorates within six years of earning their under­ graduate degrees. The new Center for Science and Technology is named for noted scientist Donald P. Shiley, who conducted pioneering work on the artificial heart valve and made many aerospace science discoveries. In giving the university their generous gift of sup­ port for the center, Donald and his wife, Darlene, a USD trustee, spoke not only of their support for science programs, but also of the importance of the values and ethics caught by the universi ry . I hope you will join me in expressing our gratitude to the Shiley family and all the individuals, foun­ dations and corporations who are making chis beautiful building possible. I have notified our board of trustees chat I would like to retire in June, and soon you will hear reports of the search committee for my suc­ cessor. I would like to take chis opportuni ty to thank all of you for the support you have given me over the years, and cell you how much I have enjoyed leading the outstanding communi ty of USD. le has been a privilege to be your president.

In chis President's Report, I am pleased to share with you some of the activities of our sci­ ence faculty, students and alumni. Their work will be greatly enhanced by the technology available in che new building. We will have twice as many lab­ oratories for teaching and research, and more room for students to work with facul ty advisers on undergraduate research projects. The building's state-of-the-arc equipment includes an electron microscopy lab, nuclear mag­ netic resonance spectrometers, a hydrodynamics lab, geographic information systems, a laser lab, a molecular modeling lab and many ocher excep­ tional resources for teaching science and conduct­ ing investigations. Aquaria, an astronomy deck, a greenhouse and ocher facilities will provide a won­ derful learning environment. Students also will continue to be actively involved in field work, using university collections and library resources to support analysis of their ecological findings. USD science graduates have myriad career opportunities. Many choose to become teachers and share their excitement and love of science with the next generation of scientists. They also take jobs in science and technology companies, and there is great interest in USD interns and graduates among the growing number of biotech­ nology companies in the San Diego region. Although USD does not offer a doctor of medicine or a science doctorate, our graduates frequently pursue advanced degrees at ocher uni­ versities and go on to become physicians and sci­ entists. In face, che National Research Council

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Sincerely,

Alice B. Hayes President

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