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The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for elections for leadership positions with the Graduate Student Council for the 2015-2016
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Event Calendar
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yourself or anyone else. Nominees should submit in writing their intent to run for Chair or
The Homestretch
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Vice Chair along with a brief statement about qualifications and goals in 250 words or less.
Theology on Tap
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Relay for Life
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make a brief statement before the election takes place. Election outcomes will be
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determined in this meeting. Please send your nominations and statements to Jesse Rapport
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Graduation Information
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responsible for coordinating the activities of the GSC and may appoint ad hoc committees
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for any Council-related purpose falling outside the responsibility of the standing
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Campus Dining
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Lunch with Dean Pyke
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MVO Event Results
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academic year. The GSC will be holding elections for the Chair and Vice Chair positions. It is not necessary to have been a part of the GSC this year in order to nominate
Nominations will be accepted no later than noon on Monday, April 13, 2015. Nominees must be present at the GSC Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 6pm in the Grad Law Commons to
rapportj@sandiego.edu. • Chairperson- The Chairperson shall preside over all Council and Executive Committee meetings; shall sign all written instruments authorized and approved by the Council; and shall perform such other duties as the Council may designate. The Chairperson shall be
committees. The Chairperson shall serve a one-year term. • Vice-Chairperson- The Vice-Chairperson shall act as, and have all the power of, the Chairperson when the Chairperson is absent or unable to act, except in the instance of Officer nominations, and shall perform such other duties as requested by the Chairperson or the Council. The Vice-Chairperson shall serve a one-year term. The Vice-Chairperson must at all times act with good faith to further the good faith goals and activities of the Chairperson.
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If you are interested in learning more, please visit the GSC website! It has been an absolute pleasure serving as your 2014-2015 Chair and I would highly recommend the job as it provided so many incredible professional development opportunities, chances to build community, and ways to meet new folks on campus. If you
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have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I have attached more information about the positions below.
Best, Jesse Rapport
Wednesday, 4/8
Thursday, 4/9
Bagel Breakfast
Strawberry Fest
Friday, 4/10
Saturday, 4/11
Relay for Life
TJ Day Trip
“Donate Now”
9 a.m.
11:30-1:30 p.m.
SLP 401
KIPJ
Wednesday, 4/15 Client Centricity
GSC Meeting 6 p.m. SLP 401
SLP 401
Tuesday, 4/14
6 p.m.
Wednesday, 4/15 Theology on Tap
LGSA, BGSA, & ASIA Barrio Art Crawl
4:30-9 p.m.
7-8:30 p.m.
KIPJ
SLP 401
See Ad
Saturday, 4/25
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Thursday, 4/30 Saturday, 4/25 USD Alumni Honors 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/28 “The Homestretch” Film screening
Shiley Theater
6-8 p.m.
See Ad for details
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall
Tickets needed
Warren Auditorium
Wednesday, 4/29
- Thursday, 5/7
Grad FEST
“Twelve Angry Women”
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Degheri Alumni Center
See Ad for details
Partnership with University Ministry
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS WEEK
Tijuana Service Trips 4/11, and 5/2
April 13-17
Theology on Tap: 4/15
LIFE WEEK
Contact info for Graduate Student Ministry
April 20-25
Mark Peters at markp@sandiego.edu
For more information about the events and programs please visit www.sandiego.edu/gradlife
Off-campus Housing for Graduate and Law Students is maintaining a roommate list where you can browse for roommates. If you are looking for a USD roommate, please fill out the survey below. You will receive an email from us with access to the list of students who are also looking for roommates. The information will only be shared with individuals who have completed the survey. After you find your roommate, please contact us at offcampushousing@sandiego.edu so we can remove your information from our list. http://usd.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6KfPLEu5ncnq3EV Â
The Grad Commons, Changemaker HUB, and SOLES cordially invites you …
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 From 6-‐8 PM Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Warren Auditorium Film Screening 6-‐7:30 PM Discussion with the filmmaker 7:30-‐8 PM
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Take a break from studying and join us for a FUN night with a nice (and FREE) sit down dinner (no pizza!), free drinks, meaningful conversation, and good company. Wednesday, April 15th, 7 pm in the Graduate and Law Student Commons (SLP 401)
Irene Meloney, Director for Law Student Affairs, will be our guest speaker who will share about her own career journey and the role that spirituality has played in her professional life.
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Our graduate student co-hosts will be Emily Narum and Erin Lupfer. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gather with other law and graduate students to explore creative ways to live out the call to your profession.
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All Graduate and Law Students are welcome!
Relay for Life 2015 will be April 10-11 th !
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On display now and until the end of May, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Hoehn University Galleries are housing a collection of Rembrandt illustrations. The galleries have magnifying glasses for patrons to closely examine the Old Master’s precise, detailed drawings. The collection ranges from a significant self-portrait of the artist to scenes out of the New Testament. Viewers can closely examine Rembrandt’s many variations of the same scene as they move throughout the exhibition. ~Alley Jordan
USD School of Law’s 2015 McLennon Moot Court Competition Corrie Hansen Each year, the University of San Diego School of law hosts a m oot court competition, which is b asically a tournament in which law students who choose to participate are given a fictitious set of facts and legal issue(s) for which they must write and file a legal brief in support of their assigned position on the issue(s). Students are then given 15 minutes to argue their positions in front of a panel of judges, this year presided over by Judge H. Lee Sarokin, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (ret.); Judge M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; and Judge Larry Alan Burns, District Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of California. Given that the students are arguing in front of well-‐known federal judges, this competition is very prestigious, and winning first place in one of the categories: Best Oralists, Best Petitioner Briefs, Best Respondent Briefs, and Finalists, is quite an honor. This year, first place overall went to Cody Wisniewski, Best Oralist went to Caitlin Macker, Best P etitioner Brief went to Dillon Jones, and best Respondent Brief went to Jenna Campbell. Congratulations to this year’s McLennon Moot Court first place winners!
Spring and new beginnings Every new season is a good reminder of renewal and new beginnings in the universe. It brings a fresh chance, new hope; it sheds new light on old problems. Being a graduate student at SOLES, we learn and practice to see the world from inside out with a reflective lens. The signs in the nature remind us to have gratitude for what we have and hope for what we want to change. In Leadership and mindfulness class, we celebrated an ancient Persian tradition, ‘Nowruz’ that means new day. The exact beginning of the Persian New Year occurs when the season changes from winter to spring on the vernal equinox, which usually happens on 20 or 21 March each year. This ancient tradition inspired us to practice gratitude and mindfulness for the new beginning and appreciate nature’s positive change around us. ~Azadeh Davari
Spring Cleaning: Neha Chinchanikar
The practice of thoroughly cleaning the house in springtime can be applied in many facets of our lives. Most business students will agree with me when I say that we feel like we are doing so many things and not concentrating on one thing: homework, team work, presentations, networking, applying for jobs. The spring is an ideal time to reevaluate your goals for the year. January has passed many of us have made resolutions but it’s time that we go back and check if we are doing things that align with our resolutions, like how we evaluate strategy. Being able to apply, the skills we learn at school in real life is an important exercise we all must engage in to be productive and efficient in our lives. This is a great time to not just do the symbolic gesture of cleaning the house/room but also to clean and recharge our minds. Just like how there are many products for cleaning the house, there are many ways to clean your mind too. You can attend spiritual courses, yoga classes and prayer sessions. However, sometimes those things are not practical due to our busy schedules and routines. Here are 2 must things do to if not anything else. 1. Breathe: We often are so stressed or clenched in the moment that we forget to Breathe. Deep breathing is a great break you can give your body from the tension. 2. Smile: We forget how important it is to smile not just for yourself but also for others. It’s a sign of reassurance to friends and family that you are fine. It’s a way to sending a signal back to your body that everything can be managed. So everyone, only two things to remember breathe and smile. Happy spring cleaning!
Even though the end of spring semester is still a few weeks away, Graduate Student Life is gearing up for next semester! ***** * The Graduate and Law Commons has open student staff positions for next year and is looking to fill the positions with positive, outgoing, and friendly graduate/law students! “The Student Life Pavilion, in collaboration with the Graduate and Law Student Commons, at USD offers motivated and dedicated students an opportunity to assist the Commons team on a wide variety of projects as well as perform specific responsibilities to ensure an efficient and functional working environment.” If you are interested in the opportunity to help plan and support graduate student events and much more… Email Karen Friedlander for the job description and job application.
Daily Mass Monday - Friday, 12:15 p.m. Founders Chapel in Founders Hall. Held year-round. Sunday Mass 7:00 p.m. and 9 p.m. Held each Sunday while classes are in session. Mass for Peace Wednesday, 9:00 p.m. Founders
Saturday, April 11, 2015 TJ Breaking Ground Trip Email: markp@sandiego.edu
Chapel in Founders Hall. Held each Wednesday while classes are in session.
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Horses in American Indian Culture Thursday, October 2, 2014 – Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Serra Hall David W. May American Indian Gallery, Room 214A Gallery hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 1 - 4 p.m. This student-produced exhibit traces the significance of the bonds that developed between Indians of the Southwest and the horse, their “four-legged brother.” The Spanish introduction of the horse into the area during the 1700s changed many aspects of Indian culture such as travel, warfare and hunting. Horses in American Indian Culture includes artifacts made of equine materials, items used in daily interactions with the horse, and objects demonstrating the horse’s profound role in warfare, spirituality, contemporary American Indian art, as well as other cultural phenomena. Rembrandt: A Decade of Brilliance Friday, March 20, 2015 – Friday, May 22, 2015 Founders Hall Robert and Karen Hoehn Family Galleries Monday – Friday, 12 – 5 p.m.; Thursday, 12 – 6 p.m. Rembrandt: A Decade of Brilliance (1648 – 1658) explores 10 years of the artist’s graphic output, years during which Rembrandt produced some of his best-known prints and his experimentation with graphic media was at its height. This exhibition will give viewers the opportunity to examine Rembrandt’s creative process, displaying different states — or versions — of the same prints side-by-side to demonstrate the ways the artist employed line and tone to dramatically different effect. Rembrandt: A Decade of Brilliance (1648 – 1658) will feature international loans from major museums and private collections. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see groundbreaking works assembled together here in San Diego! Selma, 1965: Bruce Davidson and the Photography of Civil Rights Friday, March 6, 2015 – Sunday, May 24, 2015 Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Fine Art Galleries Cost: Free Monday – Friday, 12–5 p.m.; Thursday, 12– 6 p.m. This exhibition brings together almost 50 vintage photographs that tell the story of the Selma marches that took place 50 years ago. Bruce Davidson traveled to Alabama as a young photojournalist to document the circumstances surrounding discriminatory voting
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rights practiced against African Americans. Davidson’s powerful images, along with several other photographers works, record the efforts of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and thousands of others as they led a non-violent protest from Selma to Montgomery in March of 1965. Many of these photos have become classic images of the Civil Rights Era in the United States.
"What Exactly Are Academics Free To Do?" with Stanley Fish Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Manchester Conference Center 5:30 pm Cost: Free The College of Arts and Sciences is honored to host Stanley Fish, PhD, on campus as our 2015 Knapp Chair. In his first of two public events, he will answer, “What exactly are academics free to do?” Dr. Fish is an acclaimed author and legal legend, who currently serves as the Floerscheimer Distinguished Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School in New York City. He is a regular contributor for the New York Times and is the author of numerous books including: Save The World on Your Own Time, How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One and Versions of Academic Freedom: From Professionalism to Revolution, among many others. Fish has previously served as the Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Humanities and a professor of law at Florida International University and is dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Fish is a major figure associated with postmodernism, at times to his irritation. Instead he views himself as an advocate of anti-foundationalism. He is also viewed as being a major influence in the rise and development of reader-response theory. During his career he has also taught at the Cardozo School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins University, The University of Pennsylvania, Yale Law, Columbia University, The John Marshall Law School, and Duke University. USD Alumni Honors – Jim Parsons, Barbara Driscoll Saturday, April 25, 2015 Camino Hall Shiley Theatre 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Cost: $75 Come celebrate the accomplishments of the College’s honorees Jim Parson of the Big Bang Theory and Barbara Driscoll of the Saban Research Institute. Alumni Honors event.
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"College" with Andrew Delbanco Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Mother Rosalie Hill Hall Warren Auditorium 5:30 pm Author of College: What it is, was and should be Andrew Delbanco, PhD is coming to USD's campus to share his considerable insights and thoughts on the state of colleges in the United States. With particular attention to the value of the liberal arts and sciences, Dr. Delbanco will inspire our campus community and bring new perspective to liberal education at USD. "Twelve Angry Women" presented by Theatre Arts and Performance Studies Thursday, April 30, 2015 – Thursday, May 7, 2015 Camino Hall The Vassiliadis Family Black Box Theatre by Sherman L. Sergel and Reginald Rose Directed by Evelyn Cruz First-degree murder in an open-and-shut case with 12 jurors who must weigh the evidence. One man is dead and another man’s life lies in the balance. Deliberations grow heated and turn the jurors into 12 angry women. A searing look at the realities of our social justice system. Performance Schedule: Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. Saturyday, May 2 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (matinee and evening) Sunday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $11 General Admission, $8 Students, Seniors. Tickets available through Eventbrite Limited seating capacity so suggest early ticket purchase. Remaining tickets available at The Vassiliadis Family Black Box Theatre box office in Camino Hall 131. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to curtain. Absolutely no late seating please. Open seating only. No refunds.
Graduation is Just Around the Corner: Important Graduation Dates and Information April 29: GRADFEST 10-6 p.m. at the Degheri Alumni Center. This event is part of the kick-off for May 2015 commencement preparations where students who petitioned to graduate in January, May and August 2015 (including August 2014 graduates) can order their regalia, diploma frames, graduation announcements and other commencement items. Students who cannot attend or not in San Diego can visit the Torero Store website: www.usdtorerostores.com to order their commencement items.
Graduation Mass for School of Law School
Law School Ceremony
Friday, May 15, 2015
Jenny Craig Pavilion
4:00 p.m.
Reception to follow in Hahn University Center Forum
Founders Chapel
Rooms A, B, & C
Saturday, May 16, 2015 9:00 a.m. (graduates arrive by 8 a.m.)
For more information: http://www.sandiego.edu/law/school/events/detail.php?_focus=49871
Graduation Mass Friday, May 22, 2015 3:30 p.m. Founders Chapel
Graduate Schools Ceremony Saturday, May 23, 2015 1:00 p.m. (graduates arrive by 12Noon) Jenny Craig Pavilion
School receptions to follow: SBA: IPJ Garden of the Sea PEACE: IPJ Garden of the Sky SOLES: West Plaza of SOLES CAS: Degheri Alumni Center (Please contact CAS Dean’s office to confirm location)
For more information: www.sandiego.edu/commencement Like “USD Commencement” on Facebook April 7—Class reservation begins for Fall 2015 April 8—Last day to withdraw from classes with a “W”. Students withdrawing after this date will need their dean’s approval. This is also the deadline to remove all Incomplete (“I”) grades from Fall 2014 and Intersession 2015. Incomplete grades not changed after this date will convert to an ‘administrative F’ grade on the student’s record. April 10—Final fee payment deadline for Summer 2015 online registration. April 27—Deadline for completion of dissertation defense for all PhD (Nursing and SOLES) students graduating in May 2015.
The Center for Peace and Commerce (CPC) is proud to announce upcoming events related to the 2015 Social Innovation Challenge (SIC). Through the SIC, university students in San Diego generate ideas for innovative ventures that respond to a social, environmental, or justice issue of their choice, and compete for seed funding to launch or expand their ventures. The USD community is cordially invited to attend: 1. Final Pitch Judging for the 2015 Social Innovation Challenge: On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, the SIC finalists will pitch their impact ideas to judges from prominent local and national companies and non-profit institutions. When: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Where: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Room HI 2. 5th Annual San Diego Social Innovation Challenge (SIC) Awards Ceremony: On Friday, May 1, 2015 between 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm, the winners of the $40,000 USD track and the $35,000 San Diego track will be announced. The Awards Ceremony will be curated by Cheryl K. Goodman, Founder and CEO of Social Global Mobile. During the event, each finalist team will give a 90-second fast pitch, and the audience will choose the winner of the Live Audience Choice Award through a live poll. After the awards presentation, the audience gets a chance to network with the judges, mentors, Executive Advisory Board members and SIC participants. Please RSVP for the event here: 2015sic.eventbrite.com Â
Check out the amazing results from M BA Veterans Org anization’s Charity Tournament: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Results: -Everyone had a blast and almost everyone won some great prizes from our sponsors. -Perfect w eather and golf course that day. -Significant awareness raised for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and USD M BA programs -Raised over $6,000 for IAVA -Golfers (80+ including special guests and supporters) -Fortune 500 companies and SD community leaders represented as players and sponsors. Great networking for
Sponsors: Callaway Golf, TaylorMade Golf, Industrial Grind Coffee, and the USD MSGL program Â