University of San Diego - President's Postcard

Dear Toreros,

It’s a pleasure to welcome you all back to campus! The vibrant energy felt at the start of each new semester is truly invigorating. Annually, springtime serves as a reminder of the boundless potential that flourishes when we cultivate growth and embrace transformation.

I invite you to actively participate in campus life – engage in new experiences and resolve to always improve upon the past. At USD, we have countless reasons to be optimistic about the future as we continue to uphold our mission to confront humanity's challenges by fostering peace, promoting justice, and leading with love.

I wish you all a successful and enriching semester ahead.

Peace,
Jim

James T. Harris III, President

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Cardinal McElroy poses with students outside The Immaculata.

Cardinal Robert McElroy, Bishop of San Diego, is known for his deep commitment to human dignity and care for our common home through the principles of Laudato Si.

Cardinal McElroy’s leadership and service has been a blessing to USD and our greater community and we congratulate him on his appointment by Pope Francis to become Archbishop of Washington, DC.

Our community offers our prayers and gratitude to Cardinal McElroy as he takes on this new role.

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STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY

USD student veterans pose for a photo at the national conference.

USD Veteran Students Find Community at National Conference

TORERO ATHLETICS

All USD Athletics Programs Achieve Academic Success in Fall 2024

CULTIVATING INNOVATION

Teaching Beyond Survival: Empowering Engineering Educators

INSPIRING MEANINGFUL LIVES

Math as Art, Joy and Discovery: One Professor's Love for a Profession that Began During a Car Ride

USD IN THE NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Video: USD in the News Highlights

Watch a brief highlight video of USD's appearances in the media during the month of January 2025. Find links to these stories and more on the USD in the News page.

DID YOU KNOW?

Kroc School Professor Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick to Lead Academic Innovation and Growth at USD

Dr. Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Professor at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, has been appointed Associate Provost for Academic Strategy and Growth at the University of San Diego (USD). ... Read More

Cardinal McElroy talks to priests outside The Immaculata

Cardinal McElroy Picked to Lead Washington, D.C. Archdiocese

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, bishop of San Diego, was appointed by Pope Francis to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced Monday morning. McElroy, 70, has led the Archdiocese of San Diego since 2015. ... Read More

Fowler Business Concept participants on stage

‘DecompressX’ Secures Top Prize at 6th Annual Fowler Business Concept Challenge

Knauss School of Business Master of Science in Real Estate student Brice Hamilton’s passion captured the attention of judges and attendees alike when pitching his groundbreaking business concept to help address a serious unmet medical need. ... Read More

Dr. Christopher Adler's New Chapter with Fulbright in South Korea

TFor Professor Christopher Adler, PhD, a distinguished scholar in music and the director of the Asian Studies program at the University of San Diego, this mission manifests through composing contemporary music with traditional Asian instruments. ... Read More

Business Alumnus Creates an Easier Way to Say No to Plastic

Born and raised along the slow flowing twists of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Steffek Rainey ’24 (BBA) grew up seeing first hand the effects of environmental degradation and pollution in the rivers and lakes he grew to love. ... Read More

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