Avocado Fest
USD Dining’s Annual Avocado Fest makes its return to campus. Students got to savor some free avocado centered food, watch an avocado toast making competition and, of course, take home some free avocados.
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Professor Channon Miller
Residing and teaching in San Diego for over seven years, Professor Channon Miller has been across the country, 2,900 miles away from home, and committed to the passion and cause of Black voices being heard. Miller has devoted her career to uncovering and sharing the undermined, lived experiences and history of African Americans in the US. Among the many courses taught at USD, Miller contributes refreshing perspectives in the history department such as African American History and African American Women’s History.
Read moreUniversity Ministry hosts second Coffee House ever
On April 26, USD’s University Ministry hosted their second ever “Coffee House.” Students, faculty and friends gathered to hear speakers share their life’s journey between “comfort and chaos,” which was the theme for the night.
Read more‘It’s Natural. Period.’
It was that time of the month — a “Nothing Bundt Feminism” event all about periods and sustainability. Several students — including one male — attended the “Dinner and Dialogue on Period Equity” program held on April 19 at the Women’s Commons, in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability.
Read moreThe Story of Dr. Stephen Conroy
Raised in Kansas with a strong, Catholic upbringing, Dr. Stephen Conroy’s religious background was constantly at the forefront of his mind. With a family that took Catholicism seriously, Conroy learned at a young age the value of religious tradition.
Read moreDr. Mae Jemison visits USD
USD Professor Dr. Dominguez interviewed Dr. Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to space, in the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice on March 29 in honor of Women’s History Month.
Read moreUSD’s outstanding work in physics and biophysics
During spring break, USD sent representatives of the physics department for the school to the 2023 American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Mar. 5-10. Two of the attendees included undergraduates Maya Nugent, who ran a poster session for her research and Professor Rae Robertson-Anderson.
Read moreAlumnus-funded Japan trip
On Mar. 3, two classes from the University of San Diego embarked for Japan as part of a fully-funded excursion by the Chapman Family Foundation. This 10 day program started on Friday and concluded the following Sunday morning. The two classes in attendance were Dr. Leeva Chung’s Intercultural Communication 475 and Dr. Andrew Tirrell’s Politics in the Environment 349. A total of 36 students traveled to numerous cities in Japan to learn through firsthand experiences about Japanese culture and what it means to be a global citizen.
Read moreNo B.S.
Dr. Leeva Chung brings organized chaos into the classroom Katie Foreman / Contributor / The USD Vista Once a wild child, always a wild child. At age 14, University of San Diego communication studies professor Dr. Leeva Chung was staying out until four in the morning, forgetting to call her […]
Read moreDr. Jeeyun ‘Sophia’ Baik leads AI Ethics
USD Assistant Professor Dr. Jeeyun “Sophia” Baik received the title of being one of the top “100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics,” according to the organization Women AI Ethics. Baik explained specifically what Ethics of Artificial Intelligence are.
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