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Seeking Class of 2026 Alcála 100 Nominations
Now accepting nominations for the Alcalá 100, recognizing 100 graduating students who exemplify the Torero Spirit through their leadership, academic dedication, service to others, and positive impact on the USD community and beyond.
You may nominate up to five 3L students per submission. The nomination form will request specific examples of each student’s leadership, impact, and dedication to USD. Please provide thoughtful, detailed responses to ensure your nominee is accurately represented to the selection committee.
The deadline for submissions is Sunday, December 14.
USD Legal Clinics: Openings for Spring 2026
Do an internship right here on campus. Join our on-site law office and gain skills working with actual clients on real legal cases. This is an experience that can boost your resume and prepare you for legal practice. We have openings for the Spring 2026 semester in the following direct client service clinics: Civil, Education and Disability, Federal Tax, Housing Rights, Immigration, State Income Tax, State Sales & Use, Veterans, and Workers' Rights. Apply online today. Please contact usdlegalclinics@sandiego.edu or (619) 260-7640 with any questions about registration. Visit the Legal Clinics webpage for more information about our clinic offerings.
11th Annual Holiday Challenge
We are very excited to announce the 11th Annual Holiday Challenge Blanket Making and Blood Drive! charity project for people in need.
Wednesday 3 December 2025
10 AM to 4:00 PM
UC FORUM ROOMS A & B
As we know, the homeless continue to struggle in San Diego and the Blood Banks are experiences shortages along with everything else. Help is needed more than ever to keep people warm and have blood for emergencies, etc. The Holiday Challenge is an integral part in lifting our greater community.
Our Goal, The Mission: To get as many people to donate blood and to make as many blankets as possible.
In addition to bringing the Holiday Challenge back, we would like to surpass our efforts from the 2024 Holiday Challenge where we had 60 pints of blood and 80 blankets. The blood collected helped to save over 105 lives and we could have more blankets except we ran out of fabric! We are hoping for this year to be able to get more people and raise money to buy more fabric (JoAnn’s doesn’t donate, just gives a nice discount).
Blood donors will a coupon for BROKEN YOLK entrée (up to $15) and all participants will receive a promotional item (currently chick fil a sandwich).
Scholarship
Check out a comprehensive list of both USD and external scholarships to help fund your studies HERE.
Outside Scholarship Highlights
Below is a partial listing of outside scholarships of interest for USD Law students. For a complete listing and for more details pertaining to the scholarships, please view the Outside Scholarships on the USD School of Law Financial Aid website.
Nix Patterson Legal Scholarship - $5,000 - Recipients will be selected based on academic achievement, community involvement, and the clarity and inspiration of their submitted essay or video. A 3.5 GPA or higher is required. Must be a US citizen or permanent resident. Deadline: December 31st, 2025
The Fresno County Bar Association’s Memorial Scholarship - $2,500 to $7,500 - Applicants must be residents of Fresno County, California, who have demonstrated legal aptitude and are in good standing at a California law school. Deadline: December 5th, 2025
Graduate Student Life
Are you interested in connecting with other grad students across USD? Grad Life offers a wide variety of programming for grad and law students. See the events calendar and sign up for the newsletter! Check out the Grad and Law Student Handbook as well!
Student Writing Competitions
Looking for a way to get published? Maybe earn some extra cash? Then consider entering a writing competition. Visit Writing Competitions webpage for current opportunities. Deadlines vary and new competitions are posted periodically.
CalFresh Program
We recognize the importance of the CalFresh Program available to eligible, enrolled students and strongly encourage all to apply. CalFresh provides food resources in the form of an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, which works like a debit card. This program helps many graduate and professional students purchase groceries 12 months a year. Visit CalFresh at https://students.getcalfresh.org/ to start your application. If you have questions about eligibility or need assistance with your application, please contact a CalFresh representative. Approval is determined by CalFresh and the State of California. Please contact the USD School of Law Financial Aid Office at lawaid@sandiego.com to request a CalFresh letter to submit with your application as supporting documentation. It is also recommended to include a copy of the 25-26 FAFSA Submission Summary (The FAFSA Submission Summary summarizes the information you reported on your FAFSA form and includes your estimated eligibility for federal funding, and your Student Aid Index (SAI) received by email from the Department of Education - Federal Student Aid after submitting the FAFSA) along with the CalFresh application, and USD supporting letter.
USD Food Pantry and Torero Closet
The USD Food Pantry in Hahn University Center (UC) 116 includes: food, school supplies, hygiene supplies, laundry detergent, etc. Additionally, we have a refrigerator and freezer to offer students fresh produce, dairy, and additional protein options.
The Torero Closet’s mission is to provide support and resources to members of the USD community who are low income students who express need, identify as former foster youth, homeless or at risk for homelessness, and those students who were emancipated minors or in legal guardianships. It is located at 5330 Linda Vista Road, just south of the West Parking Lot
TimelyCare
TimelyCare provides students with 24/7 access to campus health and counseling resources—anytime, anywhere.
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