USD Women's Soccer 1995

THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

The Setting The University of San Diego is an independent Catholic institution of higher education. Founded in 1949, USO is located on 180 acres over-looking Mission Bay, San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean (just two miles away) . The campus is named Alcala Park and is located 10 minutes from downtown San Diego. The Campus The USO campus is one of the most architecturall y unique institutions found in the country, featuring 18 maj or buildW– ings des igned in an ornamental 16th century Spani sh Re– naissance style. In the last decade, USO has completed eight major con– structi on and expans ion projects. In 1990, the renovated Katheri ne M . and George M. Pardee Jr. Lega l Research Cen– ter opened, a fac il ity doubl e the size of the former law li– bra ry that offers the latest in in fo rmati on technology.

Academics USO enrolls 6,400-plus students who have a choice of more than 50 undergraduate and gradu– ate degree programs. The University includes the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Business Administration, Education, Law and Nursing. Class size genera lly averages between 10-30 students with the student to teacher ratio being 18:1. Over 96 percent of USD's full-time faculty hold doctorates.

Did You Know? • In a report issued by The Chronicle of Higher Education, USO scholarship ath– letes ranked third among all West Coast Conference, Pacific 10 and Big West schools in graduation rates. • USD's Dining Services was awarded first place in the standard menu division .for medium-size schools at the 18th An– nual National Association of College and University Food Services competition. • In 1991, the Library of Congress chose USO (one of only 37 U.S. schools and libraries) to take part in its American Memory Project (AMP). Through the use of computers and TV monitors, students can call up original source materials from the Civil War, Continental Congress and other Library of Congress holdings.

Student Life Student activities include cultural events, dances, boat cruises, beach parties, BBQ's, concerts, comedy nights, sym– posia, and much more. Students participate in a wide range of volunteer projects such as adu lt literacy tutoring, senior citizen outreach, and hou se building in Tiju ana. Over two– thirds of the USO community partakes in intramural sports. Athletics San Diego is a member of the West Coast Conference and competes in 16 intercollegiate sports on the NCAA Division I level. Men 's sports include : soccer, baseball, basketbal l, crew, cross country, golf, footba ll and tennis. Women's sports include: basketball, crew, cross country, soccer, softba ll, swimming, tennis and vo ll eyba ll. In the past two seasons alone, five USO team have advanced to NCAA Tournaments. ,,