University of San Diego Magazine 75th Anniversary 2024

AROUND ALCALÁ PARK

1949 SETTING THE STAGE FOR A GREAT UNIVERSITY The State of California granted official charters to the San Diego College for Men, the College for Women and the School of Law. Classes for the College for Women would begin in 1952.

KIMYA MASSEY was named associate vice president and executive director of athletics.

Approximately 80,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor spaces in USD’s new Wellness Center and Basketball Practice Center, where the campus community can find connections between physical activity, diet and nutrition, mental health, engagement and belonging. The center will feature indoor and outdoor basketball courts, a sand volleyball court, meditation spaces, counseling services, fitness areas, a pet therapy space, a teaching kitchen, juice bar and more. The facility is expected to open later this year. Be Well

DARREN KEW, PHD was named dean of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies.

Sciences Unite

A TORERO IN SPACE

Astronaut Matthew Dominick ’05 (BS/BA) made history as the first USD alumnus to journey to the International Space Station. He serves as NASA’s commander of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission.

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SCIENCE More than 20 years ago, an idea began taking shape at the University of San Diego: Bringing the campus’s four science programs together into a brand-new, thoughtfully planned building with up-to-date instrumentation and equipment, a focus on interdisciplinary teaching and collaboration and the potential for program growth. In December, the College of Arts and Sciences celebrated the 20th anniversary of the idea, which ultimately turned into the Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology.

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