The
University of San Francisco (
USF) is a selective, private,
Jesuit universityThe Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, and advocating and...
located in
San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of the
Association of Jesuit Colleges and UniversitiesThe Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, and advocating and...
.
USF's main campus is located on a setting between the
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and
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. USF's
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is "The Hilltop," appropriately named since the campus is located at the peak of one of San Francisco's major hills. USF's close historical ties with the City and County of San Francisco are reflected in the University's
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,
Pro Urbe et Universitate (For the City and University).
USF's Jesuit-Catholic identity is rooted in the symbolic vision of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order. Jesuits are characterized by a dedication to both "the life of the mind and the encounter with the world," a mission distinguished by their intellectual and humanitarian activities — notably in the fields of higher education, human rights, and social justice.
USF's inclusive founding mission attracts students and faculty from diverse religious traditions and a broad range of convictions. However, the Jesuit call to justice is evident in work across religious boundaries in community service, reflection retreats, and immersion programs both on campus and abroad.
USF's 8,772-member student body is composed of students from seventy-five countries and is ranked in the top 15 national universities for student diversity and international student enrollment. The University is known for its public service efforts (McCarthy Center), its world-renowned Center for the Pacific Rim (Asian and American Studies) and its nationally recognized graduate programs in the fields of law, education, business, nursing, and environmental management.
History
Founded in 1855 as
Saint IgnatiusSaint Ignatius of Loyola , was a Spanish knight, who became a hermit and priest, founding the Society of Jesus and becoming its first Superior General. Ignatius and the Jesuits became major figures in the Counter-Reformation, where the Catholic Church worked to reform itself from within and...
Academy by the
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Jesuits Rev.
Anthony MaraschiThe Reverend Anthony Maraschi, S.J. was an Italian-born priest of the Society of Jesus. He was a founder of the University of San Francisco and Saint Ignatius College Preparatory as well as the first pastor of Saint Ignatius Church in San Francisco, California.Born in Piedmont, Italy in 1820,...
, Rev. Joseph Bixio, and Rev. Michael Accolti, USF started in a building along
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in what later became downtown San Francisco. St. Ignatius Academy received its charter on April 30, 1859 from the state of California and changed its name to St. Ignatius College. The original curriculum included
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,
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,
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, English,
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,
ItalianItalian is a Romance language spoken by about 60 million people in Italy, and by a total of around 70 million in the world. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four official languages. It is also the official language of San Marino, as well as the primary language of Vatican City...
,
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, arithmetic,
historyHistory is the study of the human past, with special attention to the written record. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it often attempts to investigate objectively the patterns...
,
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,
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, and
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. Father Maraschi, was not only the college's first president, but also a professor, the college's treasurer, and first
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of Saint Ignatius Church.
A new building was constructed in 1862 to replace the first frame building.
In June 1863, the university awarded its first
bachelor of artsBachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
degree.
In 1880, the college moved from Market Street to a new site on the corner of Hayes Street and
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(currently occupied by the Davies Symphony Hall). The third Saint Ignatius College was destroyed in the
earthquake and fire of 1906The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, CA and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 A.M. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.8; however, other values have...
and the campus moved to a former shirt factory further west, at the corner of Hayes and Shrader Streets, close to
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. The college moved to its present site on the south slope of Lone Mountain in 1927. The college was built on the site of the former
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, Mount Olivet and
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Cemeteries. In 1913, the city enacted a law prohibiting more burials in the City and County of San Francisco. The remains were transferred to Colma, California
To celebrate its
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in 1930, Saint Ignatius College changed its name to the University of San Francisco. According to USF history professor Father John B. Mc Gloin, S.J., the change from college to university was sought by long-time San Francisco Mayor James Rolph Jr.. at the time, running for
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.
A male-only school for most of its history, USF became fully coeducational in 1964. In 1969, the
high schoolHigh school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly in Scotland, Northern America and Oceania, to describe an institution that provides all or part of secondary education...
division became wholly separate from the university and became
St. Ignatius College PreparatorySt. Ignatius College Preparatory is a preparatory school in the Jesuit tradition serving the San Francisco Bay Area since 1855. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, in the Sunset District of San Francisco, St. Ignatius is one of the oldest secondary schools in the U.S. state...
.In 1978, the university acquired
Lone Mountain CollegeLone Mountain College was a college acquired by the University of San Francisco in 1978. It was founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart as Sacred Heart Academy in Menlo Park, California in 1898 and became College of the Sacred Heart in 1921...
Today USF is organized into six academic divisions with 8,772 students and 506 faculty members.
In the name of
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the Jesuit university invites speakers who espouse views at odds with Catholic doctrine.
Conservative Catholics sometimes criticize this practice.
In 2004, Bishop
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of the Diocese of Oakland forbade the
Catholic Voice newspaper to print an advertisement for a seminar called "Imaging the Future Church," sponsored by a group of Catholic lay people who have called for church reforms. Also in 2004, the
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protested the university's selection of Mayor
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as speaker for the business school's annual commencement ceremony, for his views on
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and gay-rights.
October 2005 marked the 150th anniversary of the university's founding.
Campus
Academic buildings
- College of Professional Studies (PS) - Formerly Lincoln University, the University acquired the building in 1999 and made it the new home of the College of Professional Studies.
- Cowell Hall (CO) - Named after San Francisco philanthropist
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Samuel Cowell, Cowell Hall houses offices and classrooms for the School of Nursing and other departments. It's also home to the school's Learning and Writing Center.
- Harney Science Center (HR) - Harney houses classrooms, the offices of the College of Arts and Sciences and the departmental and faculty offices of the Sciences department.
- Kalmanovitz Hall (KA) - This building houses faculty offices, classrooms, conference rooms and writing, media, language and psychology laboratories. Once named Campion Hall after the English
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, the building undertook extensive renovation in the Summer of 2008. The renovation is now complete and the building is renamed Kalmanovitz Hall, named after brewing magnate Paul KalmanovitzPaul Kalmanovitz was a millionaire brewing and real estate magnate best known for owning all or part of several national breweries and their products, including Falstaff Brewing Company and Pabst Brewing Company. Most of the Kalmanovitz Estate was left to create a charitable foundation for...
.
- Koret Law Center - Koret is home of USF's School of Law, containing both the Dorainne Zief Law Library (ZL) and Kendrick Hall (KN), the original law school building.
- Lone Mountain (LM) - Formerly San Francisco College for Women or Lone Mountain College
Lone Mountain College was a college acquired by the University of San Francisco in 1978. It was founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart as Sacred Heart Academy in Menlo Park, California in 1898 and became College of the Sacred Heart in 1921...
, the Lone Mountain campus now houses faculty offices, classrooms, and housing for 180 students. It also houses the offices of the University President and Vice-Presidents.
- McLaren Conference Center (MC) – Part of Phelan Hall's west wing, McLaren houses offices and classrooms for the School of Business and Management (SOBAM). McLaren Center also includes Malloy Hall (MH).
- School of Education (ED) - The Education Building houses the administrative offices of the School of Education as well as classrooms and Presentation Theater (PT). It was formerly Presentation High School until it was purchased by USF.
- University Center (UC) - The University Center houses departmental and faculty offices, as well as ASUSF offices and facilities like the Career Services Center and the main student cafeteria.
- Center for Science and Innovation (CSI) - The 59,000-gross-square-foot project will create gathering and study space for the entire campus community, with particular aims to push the growing links between the sciences and other disciplines, from nursing and health promotion, to business and entrepreneurship.
Gleeson Library and the Geschke Learning Resource Center
The Richard A. Gleeson, S.J. Library is located in the center of the lower campus of University of San Francisco. As of 2005, the library held more than 680,000 books, 130,000 journals, 2,200 periodical subscriptions and 900,000 other materials including microforms, government documents, CD-ROMS, videos and audios. The building includes the Geschke Learning Resource Center, the library, The Thacher Gallery, The Donohue Rare Book Room and the William Monihan, S.J. Atrium.
Construction on the building began on May 15, 1949 and was completed on December 3, 1950. At the dedication of the building, USF President William Dunne, S.J. delivered an address commemorating the building as the "first unit in the overall plan for a Greater University of San Francisco." The Geschke Learning Resource Center addition was constructed in 1997. Named for USF Board of Trustees chairmen Charles and his wife Nancy Geschke, it was the first new building constructed on the campus since 1973.
The William Monihan, S.J. Atrium, a open-space study area open to students twenty four hours a day, was included in the addition. An inscription explains the dedication of the space to Fr. Monihan; “Reverend William J. Monihan, S.J. 1914-1996. Jesuit, University Librarian, Bibliophile, San Franciscan, Caring Friend to Many.” Fr. Monihan also was key in the development of the Donohue Rare Book Room, which contains the university’s extraordinarily special collections including rare books, prints and literary and historical manuscripts.
The building also houses the Thacher Gallery, a gift of Mary and Carter Thacher. Each year the gallery presents exhibitions diverse in subject and material, including an annual student showcase.” The first exhibit was mounted in the winter of 1998 and the gallery continues to feature up to five exhibits a year with art from students as well as local and international artists.
Athletic facilities
Koret Health and Recreation Center (KO) - The Koret Health and Recreation Center (called "the Koret Center" by students and staff) is a full-service, state of the art athletic facility serving USF students, staff, and residents of the surrounding community. Construction on the Koret Center began in 1987 on the former site of Saint Ignatius High School. When Saint Ignatius High School departed in 1969; the University renamed the building Loyola Hall. The Koret Center opened in 1989, with final construction costs totalling 22 million dollars. Many colleges and universities across the nation have recently followed suit by building expensive, brand new athletic facilities to keep up with increasing demand for such facilities from incoming students and student-athletes.
The Koret Center is named after Joseph and Susan Koret of the
Koret FoundationThe Koret Foundation, along with the Koret Fund, is a private foundation based in San Francisco, California. The foundation was organized in 1978 by Joseph and Stephanie Koret, along with Tad Taube, their family friend and Chief Executive Officer of their women's sportswear company, Korett of...
, a San Francisco philanthropic group that was the primary donor to the construction of the center. The Koret Center sports an Olympic-sized swimming pool, four basketball courts, seven volleyball courts, one racquetball courts, numerous cardiovascular machines, a weight room with an array of high-performance resistance-training machines and free weights, dance studio, aerobics studio, combatives room, student lounge with a flatscreen plasma television and ping pong and billiards tables, equipment rental desk, and fully equipped men's and women's locker rooms. There are many free weekly classes, such as spinning, yoga, pilates, "abs & glutes," and self-defense, and for extra fees, the Koret Center offers personal training, massages, CPR classes, and swimming lessons. The Koret Center also plays home to the USF intramural sports department, and hosts games for intramural basketball, volleyball, and indoor soccer. The building has photovoltaic panels that, along with the panels on other buildings around campus, contribute 16 percent of the lower campus' peak electricity needs.
The Koret Center is regarded as one of the finest athletic training centers in San Francisco, and in 2001 it won the "Best Gym and Pool" award from SF Weekly magazine. Besides serving the USF student and faculty communities, the Koret Center sells memberships to residents in surrounding neighborhoods. It also rents gym space to local youth and high school basketball and volleyball teams, and is willing to volunteer its space and services to some outside groups. For example, it hosted the swimming, basketball, and volleyball competitions for the 2008 International Children's Games that were held in San Francisco.
- Negoesco Stadium
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(NS) - Named after alumnus Steve Negoesco, who coached four championship men's soccer teams. It is USF's soccer stadium.
- Ulrich Field (UL) - This athletic field was named in honor of Max Ulrich who left his estate to the school. It contains Benedetti Diamond, home field for USF's baseball
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team.
- War Memorial Gymnasium
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(MG) - Home court for the volleyball and men and women's basketball teams. Also houses the athletic department offices and training facilities. Dedicated to USF students and faculty killed in action in various wars.
Religious buildings
- Loyola House (LH) - Residence for the 24 members of the USF Jesuit Community. It was completed in 1999 and is located on Lone Mountain. The house was named after Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits (the Society of Jesus).
- Saint Ignatius Church
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(SI) - Often mistaken as San Francisco's Roman Catholic cathedralA cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
, was designed by architect Charles J. I. Devlin in 1909, as the fifth Saint Ignatius Church in San Francisco. When Saint Ignatius was completed in 1914, with its two towers visible from all parts of the city, it became not only a landmark to the University itself but also to the City of San Francisco. It is the University's spiritual home as well as a parish church for the surrounding community.
Residence life
The University of San Francisco provides on-campus housing for freshmen and sophomores, with independent living options for upper-division students. All residence halls, except for Fulton House and Fulton House Cottage, are secured with a 24-hour front desk.
Residence halls
- Fromm Hall (FR) - Xavier Hall, which was once the Jesuit residence on the University's main campus, was renamed on October 24, 2003 for the beneficiaries Alfred and Hanna Fromm as the Alfred and Hanna Fromm Lifelong Learning Center. The building now houses the Fromm Residence Hall. It is currently an all female residence hall.
- Gillson (GI) - Gillson Hall was built in 1965 with funding provided by George Gillson. It originally housed 325 men and women. It is now a co-ed residence hall, housing first-year students.
- Hayes-Healy (HH) - Hayes-Healy was constructed in 1966 as a memorial to the parents of John and Ramona Hayes-Healy. Located on the University of San Francisco's main campus, it was once a female-only residence hall, originally built to house 350 University of San Francisco women.
- Lone Mountain Hall (LM) -Lone Mountain Hall is located on the northern side of the Lone Mountain campus, which was once part of a 23-acre cemetery. The residence hall houses both male and female sophomore students.
- Pedro-Arrupe (PA)- Pedro Arrupe Hall, once a nurses' residence, was acquired by the university in 2000. It is located 0.5 miles northwest of campus, housing upperclassmen and graduate students.
- Phelan Hall (PH) - Phelan Hall, dedicated to James Phelan on October 23, 1955, was the university's first student residence hall. The seven-story co-ed residence hall is located in the center of the university's main campus.
Independent living
- Fulton House (FH) - Fulton House, acquired by the university in the 1970s, is located behind Phelan Hall on the university's main campus. The residential facility consists of two buildings (Fulton House and Fulton House Cottage), which houses approximately 12 upper-division students.
- Loyola Village (LV) - The university once lacked sufficient housing units for faculty and staff, and therefore, opened Loyola Village in 2002, which currently houses upper-division students as well as staff. It is a 136-unit independent living residence, located on the northern outskirt of campus.
Sustainability
Fueled by memories of the 1970s Energy Crisis, the University of San Francisco has made an effort to encourage an environmentally conscious student body as well as making changes towards a more sustainable campus. Throughout the university’s campus, students and faculty are involved in multiple clubs and organizations that are dedicated to minimizing the campus’s environmental impact including The Green Team, Back to da Roots, Envision, The Garden Project and Trust the Tap. These groups have brought several changes to the campus including the consumption of fair trade coffee, the creation of organic gardens, composting and the encouragement of re-usable containers for tap water.
In the Fall of 2007, the Garden Project (a Living Learning Community) was formed based around the creating and maintaining of the Campus’ first Organic Garden. Initially headed by Media Studies Professor, Filmmaker, and Organic Gardner Melinda Stone and Architecture Professor Seth Watchel, the Garden houses fruits, vegetables, and herbs with the help and continuous care provided by students and community members, alike.
In 2005, USF installed approximately of solar panels to the top of Gleeson Library. In addition to energy-saving windows, high-efficiency lighting, energy efficient skylights, and insulated outer walls, the University has spent $375,000 on solar panels for the recently renovated Kalmanovitz Hall. Combined with Cowell Hall, Gleeson Library, Koret Health and Recreation Center, and the University Center, the added solar panels to Kalmanovitz Hall has boosted USF’s energy production from 71 kilowatt hours to nearly 420 kilowatt hours. USF’s carbon footprint has subsequently been reduced by 330 tons a year, says Everette Ersery, the assistant director of facilities. Ersery was quoted in the USF Magazine saying “it has significantly reduced our carbon footprint and electrical bill, while reducing the amount of energy we and PG&E use.” The solar panels produce 16 percent of the lower campus’s energy needs. The assistant vice president of facilities management said that solar heated rooftop water pipes heat 50 percent of the water used in residence halls.
University of San Francisco ranked fifth out of 200 schools in a nationwide recycling competition in the category of targeted material- Service Organics. The University has also established a composting program that began in September 2008. The new program composts food waste from the kitchen and cafeteria. Through the composting program the University of San Francisco has managed to prevent about 36 tons of material per month from being thrown out.
Organization and administration
University of San Francisco is chartered as a non-profit organization and is governed by a privately-appointed board of trustees, along with the University President, the University
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, the University
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and Vice-presidents, and the
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s. The board consists of a maximum of 45 voting members who serve three year terms and is currently chaired by Claudio M. Chiuchiarelli. The trustees serve without compensation. The board of trustees delegates its power by appointing a President to serve as the chief executive of the university. The current president (since 2000) is Rev. Stephen A. Privett, S. J.
The President, according to USF Bylaws, is specifically responsible for articulating and advancing the Jesuit Catholic character of the university. USF possesses an
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of $225 million (as of August 2008)
USF's academics are organized into six schools which offer courses of study at the
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and undergraduate level, with two more being primarily focused on graduate education, while offering select opportunities for undergraduate students. USF offers over 50 degrees in several departments. The university also operates four regional campuses in
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,
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,
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, and Cupertino. USF is accredited by the
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, and the School of Business and Management (SOBAM) is accredited by the AACSB. Undergraduate tuition for the 2009-2010 school year is $34,430. The University is organized as follows:
Undergraduate and Graduate Schools
- School of Law (Founded in 1912)
- College of Arts and Sciences (Originally the whole university; became a distinct entity in 1926, reorganized 1982)
- School of Business and Professional Studies (1947, reorganized 1999, absorbed College of Professional Studies, 2009)
- School of Nursing
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(1954)
- School of Education (1972)
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Academics
In 2008-09,
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's College and University rankings scored USF as a top tier (Tier I), National University. USF is known for its emphasis on service learning and its public service efforts through its Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good. These values are reflected in the university's core curriculum and various clubs and academic programs, such as the student-developed campaign funding site whosfundingwhom.org and USF's Performing Arts and Social Justice major, which is the only undergraduate program of its kind in the nation. The
Fromm Institute for Lifelong LearningThe Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning at the University of San Francisco offers noncredit courses with no assignments or grades for adults age 50 and over with no other objective than the love of learning...
offers noncredit courses with no assignments or grades for adults age 50 and over.
Rankings
In the 2010 edition of US News and World Report (USNWR), USF ranked 121st among national universities. USF is ranked 15th in the Nation for Diverse Student Population, 11th in the nation for Best College Town. and in the top 100 national universities by their benefit to society.. The Wall Street Journal rates its Business School's MBA program as one of the Best 100 in the world. The Undergraduate Business Program is in the Top 100 nationwide. USF is deemed one of only 60 universities with the status of an “Engaged University”. The University also received recognition for its community involvement when it was awarded the Fr. Alfred Boeddeker Award by the St. Anthony Foundation in 2007. The award was given in recognition of "the strong relationship" between USF and St. Anthony's as well as the active involvement of the USF Faculty and Students with several St. Anthony's projects
Academically, several of the University's programs have received notable rankings over the years. USF’s McLaren College of Business in the School of Business and Management is ranked in the top 50 business school.. The USF MBA program is consistently ranked in the top ten in the nation for business schools with the greatest opportunities for minority students, and is now currently ranked 6th. In 2005, the MBA Entrepreneurship Program is ranked 25th in the nation. In 2009, USNWR ranked USF's School of Nursing 54th in the country.
Student exchange programs
USF offers sponsored semester programs to Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, El Salvador, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Poland, Scotland, South Africa, Singapore, Spain, and Uruguay. Because USF has signed agreements with these overseas universities, students receive full transfer credit on their transcripts. There are also internship programs available in France, Ecuador, London, Australia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scandinavia which integrate a working internship along with related course work at a university. []
The School of Law maintains its own exchange programs with
Trinity CollegeTrinity College Dublin , corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", and is the only constituent college of...
in
DublinDublin is the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is officially known in Irish as Baile Átha Cliath or Áth Cliath ; the English name comes from the Irish Dubh Linn meaning "black pool". It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the...
,
IrelandIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
and Charles University in
PraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Nicknames for Prague have included "the mother of cities" , "city of a hundred spires", or Stověžatá Praha in Czech and "the golden city" or Zlaté město in Czech.Situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia, Prague has been the...
,
Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe that is sometimes considered to be Eastern European. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west and northwest, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. The capital and largest city is Prague...
. Relevant international coursework includes the study of European Community Law, International Business Transactions, and European Constitutionalism. The latter has been taught by Vojtech Cepl, the principal drafter of the post-communist Constitution of the Czech Republic.
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
USF has hosted an Army ROTC program and an Air Force ROTC program since 1936. ROTC is an elective curriculum you take along with your required college classes and can also pay for a cadet's college tuition. ROTC currently operates on campus under the command of the Military Science Department.
Student clubs and organizations
The University of San Francisco is home to over 90 clubs and organizations.
http://www.usfca.edu/sle/list.html The wide variety of clubs includes academic/professional, governance, cultural, service, social, political, athletic and special interest. The missions and goals of USF's student clubs and organizations are to provide programs and services that support students' leadership development and promote student engagement in co-curricular activities.
Associated Students of the University of San Francisco (ASUSF) Senate is the student body governance organization responsible for organizing major campus events, voicing student concern and reviewing the ASUSF budget.
USF's professional and academic organizations include chapters of many national and international groups including the
Lambda Iota TauLambda Iota Tau is an American national honor society for literature, whose purpose is to recognize and promote excellence in the study of literature in all languages. Founded at Michigan State University on December 3, 1953, it was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1965....
English Honor Society
Sigma Tau DeltaSigma Tau Delta is an international collegiate honor society for students of English. It presently has over 750 active chapters located in Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States, with more than 1,000 faculty sponsors...
, Jesuit Honor Society
Alpha Sigma NuAlpha Sigma Nu, the Honor Society of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, was founded in 1915 at Marquette University. The men's honor society, known as Alpha Sigma Tau until 1930, spread from Marquette to Creighton University, and to the University of Detroit in its first decade. In 1924, Gamma Pi...
, the
National Society of Collegiate ScholarsThe National Society of Collegiate Scholars is a national nonprofit academic honor society for college students in the United States. NSCS has active chapters at more than 230 colleges and universities in the United States, including the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico...
, National Political Science Honor Society
Pi Sigma AlphaPi Sigma Alpha , the National Political Science Honor Society, is the only honor society for college and university students of political science in the United States. Its purpose is to recognize and promote high academic achievement in the field of political science...
, Biological Honor Society
Tri BetaBeta Beta Beta, also called TriBeta, is an honor society for students of biological sciences....
, Accounting and Finance Honor Society
Beta Alpha PsiBAΨ is an international honorary organization for accounting, finance and information systems students and professionals. It was founded on February 12, 1919 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is currently headquartered in Durham, North Carolina...
and Psychology Honor Society
Psi ChiPsi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. With over 1,050 chapters, Psi Chi is one of the largest honor societies in the United States...
. Professional organizations include the Family Business Association, USF Pre-Dental Society, Hospitality Management Association, the Nursing Students Association and the Entrepreneurship Club.
Religious and spiritual organizations on campus include the Muslim Student Union, the USF chapter of
InterVarsity Christian FellowshipInterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is an interdenominational, evangelical Christian student-led ministry dedicated to establishing witnessing communities on college and university campuses...
and the USF
Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeHillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world...
.
USF leisure and hobby organizations include a chapter of national organization Best Buddies as well as USF Queer Alliance, San Quentin TRUST Alliance, Knitting for Neighbors, Back to the Roots and Surf and Skate Club.
Cultural and multicultural organizations around campus serve international students, Indian students, Black students, Latin American students and Hawaiian Students. There are also groups specifically for women of color and Latina women.
Social justice clubs on campus include chapters of
Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International is an international secular non-governmental organisation which defines its mission as "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated." Founded in London in 1961, AI...
,
School of the Americas WatchSchool of the Americas Watch is an advocacy organization founded by Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois and a small group of supporters in 1990 to protest the training of mainly Latin American military officers, by the United States Department of Defense, at the School of the Americas...
,
Up 'til DawnUp 'til Dawn is a nationwide student-led, student-run program in which college students raise funds for and awareness of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
and
Invisible Children-Synopsis:In the spring of 2003, three young filmmakers traveled to Africa in search of a story. What started out as a filmmaking adventure transformed into much more when these boys from Southern California discovered a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them, a tragedy where children are both...
. There is also a Politics Society, Philosophy Club, Women in Media Club and Women in Science Club.
Student-produced media
The
San Francisco FoghornThe San Francisco Foghorn is the official student newspaper at the University of San Francisco.Originally founded in 1903 as The Saint Ignatius, the newspaper changed its name to the San Francisco Foghorn in August 1928, making it one of the oldest collegiate newspapers on the West Coast...
is the official student weekly newspaper of the University of San Francisco and is sponsored by the Associated Students of the University of San Francisco (ASUSF). The Foghorn was founded in 1926, and was first called "The Ignatian". In the 1930s, members of The Ignation changed its name to "San Francisco Foghorn" to reflect the University's decision to change its name from St.Ignatius College to University of San Francisco. The Foghorn has played a significant role on campus throughout the years, and has some notable alumni—from the likes of
Pierre SalingerPierre Emil George Salinger was a White House Press Secretary to U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and Press Secretary for President
John F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
, to well known author and historian
Kevin StarrKevin Starr is an American historian, best-known for his multi-volume series on the history of California, collectively called "America and the California Dream"...
, who was a one-time California Lieutenant Governor. The Foghorn gained national recognition in 1961, when the American Newspaper Publishers' Association awarded it with a "Pacemaker Award". The Foghorn has been honored by the
Associated Collegiate PressThe Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association...
which deemed it "College Paper of the Year" in 1998.
USF has two radio stations,
KUSFKUSF 90.3 FM is a free-form college radio station that broadcasts online and over the airwaves from the University of San Francisco, USA. The station is located in the basement of Phelan Hall on the University of San Francisco campus....
and
KDNZKDNZ is a commercial radio station licensed to serve the Cedar Falls, Iowa area. The station primarily broadcasts a Spanish language format but airs Minnesota Twins baseball and some sports overflow from sister station KCNZ...
. KUSF broadcasts both online and on radio on FM 90.3. The station has been broadcasting on this frequency since 1977, and has garnered international attention for its diverse musical programming, which varies from rock to hip hop to world music. KUSF is the recipient of numerous awards, including many public service awards for the station's long-running weekly community service series. USF's other radio station, KDNZ, is student-run and-programmed.
The University of San Francisco has one television station, USFtv
http://youtube.com/usftv, which is broadcast on Channel 35 in the dormitories and around campus. The station was founded in 2006, and is entirely student-run. The station features a variety of content, including news, sports, cultural programming. In 2008 USFtv students collaborated with
Wyclef JeanWyclef Neluset Jean is a multiplatinum Haitian-American musician, actor, producer and former-member of the hip hop trio The Fugees...
to create a music video for his song "If I Was President."
The Ignatian is USF's annual "literary magazine" that is published every spring. It has traditionally printed a wide array of different content, running from philosophical pieces to personal essays, short fiction, poetry, and photography. Its most recent volume (volume 21) was released on May 2, 2009.
Performing arts
USF has numerous student clubs for performing arts including a theater group (College Players), improvisational team (Awkward Silence), choir (ASUSF voices), contemporary mass ensemble and dance program that entails social justice.
The College Players, founded in 1863, is the oldest student-run theater group west of the Mississippi and the second oldest in the United States. Their annual production of The Vagina Monologues, distributes 100 percent of the show's proceeds to women charities around the Bay Area.
ASUSF voices is a collaboration between the associated students of USF and the Performing Arts Department. It contains a variety of choral ensembles including jazz and other popular vocal styles.
The USF Contemporary Mass Ensemble is a group of collective USF alumni, either vocal or instrumental, that perform during Mass every Sunday in St. Ignatius Church.
The USF dance program is affiliated with the Performing Arts and Social Justice Major. Students can enroll in tradition and modern dance classes. Students are allowed to participate in the USF Dance Ensemble, which provides the opportunity for students to work with professional and student choreographers.
Greek life
There are currently twelve fraternities on campus: Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Sigma Nu, Beta Alpha Psi, Chi Upsilon Zeta, Delta Lambda Phi Interest Group, Delta Sigma Pi, Lambda Theta Phi, Omicron Theta Chi, Psi Chi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Theta Alpha Kappa, and Tri-Beta. USF also has four sororities: Delta Zeta, Lambda Sigma Gamma, Omicron Theta Chi, Delta Sigma Theta, and Tri-Gamma. All of the sororities and fraternities that wish to be recognized by the University must participate in Greek Council. The purpose of Greek Council is to aid in the development of the university’s recognized Greek organizations and their individual members. Every year chapters participate in some of the same activities such as; mixers and socials, Thanksgiving potluck, Christmas clothing drive, Homecoming, USF Idol, and Greek Games.
Fraternities
- Alpha Phi Omega: focuses on service in the community
- Beta Alpha Psi: encourages professional excellence in accounting, finance, or information systems
- Beta Beta Beta: biological honor society, functions as a support group for students majoring in biological sciences
- Delta Lambda Phi Interest Group: creates a brotherhood of gay and gay-friendly men to help establish new friendships
- Delta Sigma Pi: professional fraternity that promotes closer affiliation between commercial world and students of commerce
- Omicron Theta Chi: organized to stimulate higherintellectual achievement as well as offering a socially active environment
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon: offers an exciting social life with many socials and theme parties throughout the year
Sororities
- Delta Zeta:founded on the principle of learning and participating in philanthropy benefitting the speech and hearing impaired
- Gamma Gamma Gamma: USF's first organization for women and a nursing sorority
- Lambda Sigma Gamma: mulicultural sorority that encourages diverse cultures, majors, and beliefs
- Omicron Theta Chi: pre-professional honor society with sisters preparing for a career as a health professional
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Tau Tau Chapter was charted on March 19, 2005. This organization is dedicated to promote academic excellence; to provide scholarships; to provide support to the underserved; educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy; and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in their communities.
Student body
Demographics of student body
| | Undergraduate | Total | California | U.S. Census |
|---|
Asian American{Infobox Ethnic group|group = Asian American|image =Graduation Rate! align="CENTER" | Bachelor's Degree or More|-| align="LEFT" | Asian Indians| align="RIGHT" | 90.2%| align="RIGHT" | 67.9%|-| align="LEFT" | Filipinos| align="RIGHT" | 90.8%...
and Pacific IslanderPacific Islander Americans, also known as Oceanian Americans, are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. They represent the smallest racial group counted in the United States census of 2000. They numbered 874,000 people or 0.3 percent of the United States population...
|
23.6% |
19.5% |
12.3% |
4.3% |
African AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. In the United States, the terms are generally used for Americans with at least partial Sub-Saharan African ancestry...
|
4.8% |
5.5% |
6.2% |
12.1% |
| Hispanic American |
13.3% |
11.6% |
35.9% |
14.5% |
Native AmericanNative Americans in the United States is the phrase that describes indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of...
|
0.8% |
0.7% |
0.7% |
0.9% |
White AmericanWhite American is an umbrella term officially employed by the United States Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget and other U.S...
|
38.3% |
39.7% |
59.8% |
65.8% |
| International student International students are students, usually in early adulthood, who study in foreign educational institutions. While most universities have official student exchange programs, some well-funded high schools have them, too. Although some students travel abroad mainly to improve their language...
|
7.5% |
9.0% |
N/A |
N/A |
MultiracialThe terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from multiple races.-Definitions of multiraciality:While defining race is controversial and rejected by some specialists in human genetics,...
|
3.1% |
2.6% |
5% |
2.4% |
The University of San Francisco enrolled 5,278 undergraduates, 2,518 graduate students, and 738 law students in Fall 2007. Women made up 61.9% of the student body and students originated from 49 states and 69 foreign countries. 43.5% of students are Roman Catholic, 6.8% are Protestant, 6.3% are
irreligiousIrreligion is an absence of religion, indifference to religion, and/or hostility to religion. Depending on the context, it may be understood as referring to atheism, deism, nontheism, agnosticism, ignosticism, antireligion, skepticism, freethought, or secular humanism. Irreligious people may have...
, 2.2% are
JewishJudaism is a set of beliefs and practices originating in the Hebrew Bible , as later further explored and explained in the Talmud and other texts...
, 2.1% are Buddhist, and 0.8% are
HinduHinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as ', a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law", by its adherents. Generic "types" of Hinduism that attempt to accommodate a variety of complex views span folk and Vedic Hinduism to bhakti tradition, as...
and
MuslimIslam Islam Islam ( al-’islām,
[There are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or , and whether the a is pronounced as in father, as in cat, or (when the stress is on the i) as in the a of sofa...]
respectively. 82.4% of students matriculated after their first year, the 4-year graduation rate is 49%, and the 6-year graduation rate is 65%.
In the 1800s, USF's diversity (then
Saint Ignatius CollegeSaint Ignatius College may refer to:*Saint Ignatius College, Geelong, Victoria, Australia*Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, New South Wales, Australia*Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide, South Australia*St Ignatius College , Ireland...
) was mostly a reflection of the diversity inherent in San Francisco. For example, when German and
FrenchFrench people can refer to:* The legal residents and citizens of France, regardless of ancestry. For a legal discussion, see French nationality law.* People whose ancestors lived in France or the area that later became France....
migrants came to San Francisco, the population of European students in USF increased as well. USF's student population diversity has increased throughout the last century.
FilipinosThe Filipino people are the nationals of the Republic of the Philippines and to persons having Filipino ancestry. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines and about 11 million outside the Philippines....
started attending the university in the 1920s, after the United State's annexation of
PhilippinesThe Philippines officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
. In 1960s, Mexicans, African Americans,
ChineseThe term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People who reside in and hold citizenship of the People's Republic of China or the Republic of China . This definition stems from a legal perspective...
, Norwegians came to USF. The 1970s marked the start of students from
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and
IndonesiaThe Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands. With an estimated population of around 237 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, with the world's largest population of Muslims.Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, coming to USF. In 1964, 473 women enrolled as full-time undergraduates marking the first time women attended USF.
A school census of Fall 1993 undergraduate freshmen indicated 42.66% Whites, 23% Asian Americans, 11% International students, 10%
HispanicHispanic is a term that historically denoted a relationship to the ancient Hispania . During the modern era, it took on a more limited meaning, relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
/Latinos. 5% African Americans, 0.34%
Native AmericansNative Americans in the United States is the phrase that describes indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of...
and 8% of students in the census chose not to specify. Enrollment in Fall 1993 was a total of 7,662 students, 62.5% of whom were undergraduates. In 2002, a plan was developed by the university to increase the diversity of the USF student population. This plan was enacted by university officials, who also enlisted the help of USF alumni to "assemble a mix of students that will help USF achieve its vision: to educate leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world." In 2002, 64.4% of undergraduates were female and 35.6% were male. The plan sought to address concerns of the gender ratio and increase the percentage of international students at USF from 9.4% to around 15%. A statement made by USF President,
Stephen A. PrivettThe Reverend Stephen Privett, S.J. is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus. Father Privett is the 27th and current president of the University of San Francisco....
, S.J. (2000 to present) in an interview by
USF Magazine highlighted the importance the university placed on the diversity of its student population. The USF President also clarified the scope of diversity to include "ethnicity, gender and life experiences." In December 2006, USF was awarded a $500,000 grant by the Lumina Foundation for Education to examine "how best to recruit and retain low-income, first-generation, and ethnic minority students at Jesuit universities."
Surveys show that USF students consistently value diversity at USF. A survey conducted for graduating students on 24 May 2007 by USF's Office of Student Enrichment Programs indicated that 86% felt that individual ethnicity, religion, race and other differences were valued at USF. The same survey records that 70% of the graduating students agreed that their appreciation of those differences increased while they were at USF. The result was consistent with past surveys conducted on graduating students, where over the period from May 1997 to December 1999, the result ranged from 78% to 84% for students valued the mentioned differences and 63% to 72% for those who "felt their appreciation of differences increased while at USF." In 2004, a survey by UCLA's
Higher Education Research InstituteThe Higher Education Research Institute serves as an interdisciplinary center for research, evaluation, information, policy studies, and research training in postsecondary education. HERI is housed in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at the University of California, Los...
indicated that 80% of USF students "considered it essential or very important that their undergraduate experience" developed their personal values. This statistic was higher than the national average sampling of 67%.
The University of San Francisco actively recruits and enrolls over 700 international students from over 70 countries, including: Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, India, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, France, Norway, Austria, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand, among others. USF also hosts J-1 exchange and Intensive English Program student participants.
The University of San Francisco attracted 783 international students (9.0% of the student body) in 2007. International students have a dedicated orientation period and a variety of internationally-oriented student groups like the International Student Association, Global Living Community, an International Advisory Council, and an International Network Program. USF sponsors an annual International Education Week with an international fair featuring consulates in the San Francisco area, storytelling opportunities, educational speakers, and a performance event called Culturescape.
Admissions
According to
U.S. News & World ReportU.S. News & World Report is an American newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek, it was for many years a leading news weekly, although it focused more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
, USF is classified as a more selective university. As of 2006, nine admissions counselors were in charge of selecting students for entry. In an article published in a Fall 2006 issue of the
USF Magazine, Sandoval, an admissions counselor revealed certain factors that the university used to filter its applicants. The factors mentioned were: high school GPAs, involvement in extra curricular activities, languages spoken, "first in family to go to college", letters of recommendation, test scores and in particular, the students' essays. Sandoval also mentioned in the article that the best essays were "specific, genuine, honest, and personal. "
In Fall 2008, 67% of freshman undergraduates who applied were admitted. USF enrolled 4,869 undergraduate students. The admitted freshman class had an average combined SAT score of 1270, an average composite ACT score of 25, and an average high school GPA of 3.5.
- Of the freshmen admitted in 2007, 47% came from public high schools, 34% came from Catholic/parochial high schools, 9% came from non-parochial private high schools, and 10% were not identified with any of the above categories. 29% of the freshman class are from out-of-state and 6% are international students.
- The average age of freshman undergraduate is 18 years old and the average age of all undergraduates is 21 years old.
- The most popular majors and the percentage of undergrads in each major are: business/marketing 29%, communication/journalism 7%, computer/info sciences 6%, health sciences 8%, psychology 8%, social sciences 14%, visual/performing arts 6%.
- To apply students must take either the SAT or the ACT, have a minimum of 20 units based on high school courses, write and admissions essay, and have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- As of 2008, USF has about 8,772 undergraduate and graduate students, representing nearly every state and over 80 countries.
- Other schools with the greatest overlap of applicants are San Francisco State University, Santa Clara University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Cruz.
- In an average class 1% graduate in three years or less, 45% graduate in four years or less, 62% graduate in five years or less, 65% graduate in 6 years or less.
- In September 2005 USF admitted 161 students from Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was later chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola...
, Xavier University of LouisianaXavier University of Louisiana is a private, coeducational, liberal arts historically Black Roman Catholic university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Xavier has the distinction of being the only historically black university in the United States that is Roman Catholic...
, Tulane UniversityTulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
, Dillard UniversityDillard University is a private, historically black liberal arts college in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1869, it is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church....
, University of New OrleansThe University of New Orleans, often locally called UNO, is a medium sized public urban university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a member of the LSU System and the Urban 13 and is currently headed by Chancellor Timothy P...
, and University of Southern Mississippi who were displaced by Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States...
, housing "approximately 90 on campus." The students came from universities that were closed as a result of the massive city flooding after Hurricane Katrina. In an email addressed to the USF community, USF President Stephen A. Privett, S.JThe Reverend Stephen Privett, S.J. is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus. Father Privett is the 27th and current president of the University of San Francisco....
wrote, "Our policy is to accept as many qualified students as we can accommodate and work out the details later when we and they have more information. " Some of the Hurricane Katrina victims also received scholarships. One such recipient was Stace McRaney, whose home and workplace was destroyed by the hurricane. Stace McRaney was the first recipient of the Lone Mountain Legacy Scholarship, funded by alumnae of the San Francisco College for WomenLone Mountain College was a college acquired by the University of San Francisco in 1978. It was founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart as Sacred Heart Academy in Menlo Park, California in 1898 and became College of the Sacred Heart in 1921...
.
Financial aid
For the 2006-2007 academic year, 66.0% of USF's undergraduates received some form of financial aid, 52.6% received institutional aid/grants, and 21.0% received federal
Pell GrantThe Pell Grant program is a type of post-secondary, educational federal grant program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. It is named after U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell and originally known as the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant program. Grants, which do not require repayment, are...
support. For the same year, 64.2% of graduate students received some for of financial aid.
The increase of financial aid given by the university to students have generally exceed the rate of growth of USF's tuition fees. Over 10 years from 1993 to 2003, annual tuition fees grew by 65% but financial aid experienced 160% growth. Annual tuition in '93/94 was $13,200 and total financial aid was $12.9 million. By '02/03, annual tuition had increased to $21,700 but financial aid experienced a larger increase to $33.6 million. However, in a USF student guide published by
The College Prowler in 2006 , USF students rated high tuition fees as one of "the ten worst things about USF."
Campus dining
USF's dining options span multiple locations around the campus:
- Market Café - The Market Café, the main campus' cafeteria, is located on the second floor of the University Center.
- Crossroads Café - Crossroads Café is a student-run dining facility, located on the first floor of the University Center building. The café originally started as a commuter students' lounge in the basement of the former Campion Hall, now Kalmanovitz Hall, in 1931. The lounge was moved to the University Center Building when it was constructed in the Fall of 1966. At the time, it was called the Green and Gold Room. Today, Crossroads is a popular spot for dining and socializing. It also hosts live entertainment events, such as open mike nights, games, performances, and crafts. Office hours are often held in Crossroads, where students can consult and get advice from their teachers.
- Outtakes Café - The Outtakes Café, also known as the Wolf and Kettle, is located on USF's Lone Mountain campus. Outtakes has two sections: a dining center, similar to a smaller cafeteria structure of tables, booths and chairs, and a “small retail convenience store, offering a wide variety of grocery items, fresh food and produce, and all the essentials."
- Kendrick Café - The Kendrick Café is located on the School of Law Campus.
- Club Ed Café - The Club Ed Café is located on the bottom floor of USF's School of Education building.
Also located on the first floor of the University Center building is a student-run
Jamba JuiceJamba Juice is a chain of smoothie restaurants headquartered in Emeryville, California with over 700 locations operating in 30 states, the District of Columbia and the Bahamas. Over 500 locations are company-owned, with the remainder being franchised...
, which is set to be replaced by a 24-hour café in the fall of 2009.
Athletics
USF competes in the NCAA's
Division IDivision I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States....
and is a charter member of the
West Coast ConferenceThe West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of eight member schools across the states of California, Oregon, and Washington.All of the current members are private, religiously-affiliated institutions...
, along with local rivals
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara University is a private, co-educational Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose members founded...
and
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaSaint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and administered by the De La Salle Christian Brothers...
. Sports offered are men’s and women’s
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
,
cross countryCross country running is a sport in which runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain. The courses used at these events may include grass, mud, woodlands, and water...
,
golfGolf is a precision club-and-ball sport, in which competing players , using many types of clubs, attempt to hit balls into each hole on a golf course while employing the fewest number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not require a standardized playing area...
, soccer,
tennisTennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....
, track and field, as well as men’s
baseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
and women's
volleyball Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules...
. USF has won 12 NCAA championships, 1 NIT championships, and 42 WCC championships. USF’s mascot is the
DonDon, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D.".-Usage:...
and its colors are
greenGreen is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
and
goldGold, also called golden, is an orange-yellow color which is a representation of the color of the element gold.The web color gold is sometimes referred to as golden in order to distinguish it from the color metallic gold...
.
History
Athletics at USF dates back to its founding in 1855, when founder
Anthony MaraschiThe Reverend Anthony Maraschi, S.J. was an Italian-born priest of the Society of Jesus. He was a founder of the University of San Francisco and Saint Ignatius College Preparatory as well as the first pastor of Saint Ignatius Church in San Francisco, California.Born in Piedmont, Italy in 1820,...
, S.J. organized ball games as recreation for the first students. However, intercollegiate competition only dates back to 1907, when then-Saint Ignatius College began playing organized
baseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
,
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
, and
rugbyRugby football may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of football developed in different areas of the United Kingdom. Today it refers to either rugby league or rugby union.- History :...
against other local colleges and high schools. Rivalries with neighboring
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara University is a private, co-educational Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose members founded...
and
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaSaint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and administered by the De La Salle Christian Brothers...
have their origins in this early period.
1951 USF Dons Football Team
The 1951 University of San Francisco Dons football team is widely regarded by many to be one of the greatest teams in college football history.
The 1951 squad went undefeated, with a record of 9-0, and the team produced ten future NFL players (
Ollie MatsonOllie Genoa Matson II is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966...
,
Gino MarchettiGino John Marchetti is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. A defensive end, he played in 1952 for the Dallas Texans and from 1953 to 1966 for the Baltimore Colts....
,
Bob St. ClairRobert Bruce St. Clair, nicknamed "The Geek" is a former San Francisco American football player known for fine play and eating raw beef. Because of his eccentricities, his teammates nicknamed him "The Geek".St...
,
Dick StanfelRichard Anthony Stanfel is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins...
,
Ed BrownCharles Edward Brown was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League.-Prior to the NFL:...
, Lou Stephens,
Burl TolerBurl Abron Toler, Sr. was a American football official in the National Football League for 24 seasons from 1965 to 1989. He served as a field judge and head linesman throughout his career and is most notable for being the first African-American official in the NFL...
,
Joe ScuderoJoseph Andrew Scudero is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of San Francisco....
,
Roy BarniRoy Bruno Barni was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of San Francisco.He intercepted 11 passes during his career including six when playing...
, Mike Mergen, Merrill Peacock, and
Ralph ThomasRalph Thomas was an English film director, born in Hull. He is perhaps best known for directing the Doctor series of films....
). Five became NFL Pro-Bowlers, and
Gino MarchettiGino John Marchetti is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. A defensive end, he played in 1952 for the Dallas Texans and from 1953 to 1966 for the Baltimore Colts....
,
Ollie MatsonOllie Genoa Matson II is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966...
, and
Bob St. ClairRobert Bruce St. Clair, nicknamed "The Geek" is a former San Francisco American football player known for fine play and eating raw beef. Because of his eccentricities, his teammates nicknamed him "The Geek".St...
later were inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame—a record for one college team. The team also had another first; Burl Toler became the first African American official in the NFL.
Even the future NFL Commissioner, Pete Rozelle, played a role as the Dons' Athletic Publicist. At the height of their success, the team experienced one of the greatest snubs in college football history.
Due to the team having two African-American star players, Ollie Matson and Burl Toler, they were not invited to play in any of the college football bowl games hosted by the SEC (
Southern ConferenceThe Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...
). This resulted in the team being invited to the Orange Bowl without Toler and Matson. Outraged, the team refused the invitation saying, “ ‘No, we’re not going to leave ‘em at home,’ said guard Dick Columbini. ‘We’re going to play with ‘em or we’re not going to play’”. As result of the team refusing to play in the Orange Bowl, the USF Athletic Department was forced to drop its football program in 1952, due to a deficit in department funds.
Basketball
USF is best known for its
men's basketball programThe San Francisco Dons basketball team represents the University of San Francisco in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Dons compete in the West Coast Conference, in which they have won sixteen regular season and one conference tournament championships. They play home games at the War...
. The men's team won three national championships: the 1949 NIT Championship, with Don Lofgren as MVP, and the 1955 and 1956 NCAA National Championships, going undefeated in the 1956 season. Led by NBA Hall of Famers
Bill RussellWilliam Felton "Bill" Russell is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association...
and K.C. Jones, the 1956 Dons became the first undefeated team to win a national championship, winning a then-record 60 games in a row from 1954 to 1956 before losing an exhibition game to the USA Men's Olympic Basketball team. Also of note, the 1954-1955 USF basketball teams became the first major college or university basketball team to win a national title with three African American starters (Russsell, Jones, and Hal Perry).
On December 26, 2007, the university hired 798-win coach
Eddie SuttonEddie Sutton is a former college head coach with 36-year of Division I coaching experience with stints at Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State , and The University of San Francisco...
to replace
Jessie EvansJessie Evans is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of San Francisco. He was replaced by Eddie Sutton on December 26, 2007. He previously held the same position at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette....
. Sutton got his 800th career win as a college basketball head coach when the Dons beat Pepperdine, 85-82.
On April 18, 2008, USF announced the hiring of
Rex WaltersRex Andrew Walters is a retired American professional basketball player and current men's basketball coach at the University of San Francisco.-Biography:...
, former coach of
Florida Atlantic UniversityFlorida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational, research university located in , United States. The university has six satellite campuses located in the Florida cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, and in Fort...
, as the new men's basketball coach, succeeding Eddie Sutton. Walters is an NBA veteran, originally the 16th overall pick by the
New Jersey NetsThe New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They are currently based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and play their home games at the Izod Center...
in the
1993 NBA DraftThe 1993 NBA Draft took place on June 30, 1993 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Anfernee Hardaway, Allan Houston, and Jamal Mashburn all looked like possible Hall of Famers until their careers were cut...
.
Soccer
The soccer program began at USF in 1931, from the beginning it has been a successful program, winning five titles from 1932-1936, much of this was because of the All-American team captain Gus Donoghue who later returned to the University as the head coach in 1946, he won several titles, including a co-championship with Penn State in 1949. After his retirement in 1960 the programs successes went on under alumnus, All American and Holocaust survivor Stephen Negoesco, who played under Donoghue in the 50's. He coached the team from 1962 to 2000 and led the team to 540 wins and four national championships (1966, 1975, 1976, 1980). Negoesco was later inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2003 after having won more victories with his team than any other coach in the history of intercollegiate soccer competition in the United States. Under Negoesco's successor, alumnus Erik Visser, the men's team earned the 2004, 2005 and 2008 WCC titles.
Notable alumni and faculty
Notable alumni include the following:
- James D. Phelan
James Duval Phelan was an American politician, civic leader and banker.-Early years:Phelan was born in San Francisco, the son of an Irish immigrant who became wealthy during the California Gold Rush as a trader, merchant and banker. He graduated from St...
, San Francisco mayor and United States senator. Class of 1881.
- Joe Rosenthal
Joseph John Rosenthal was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima. His picture became one of the best-known photographs of the war.-Early life:Joseph Rosenthal was born on...
, Pulitzer prizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by Hungarian-American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City....
-winning photographer.
- Pierre Salinger
Pierre Emil George Salinger was a White House Press Secretary to U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
, United States senator and press secretary for President John F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
. Class of 1947.
- Pete Rozelle
Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle was the commissioner of the National Football League from January 1960 to November 1989, when he retired from office...
, former NFL commissioner. Class of 1949.
- Burl Toler
Burl Abron Toler, Sr. was a American football official in the National Football League for 24 seasons from 1965 to 1989. He served as a field judge and head linesman throughout his career and is most notable for being the first African-American official in the NFL...
, Ollie MatsonOllie Genoa Matson II is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966...
and Gino MarchettiGino John Marchetti is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. A defensive end, he played in 1952 for the Dallas Texans and from 1953 to 1966 for the Baltimore Colts....
, Pro Football Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, United States, on September 7 1963 with 17 charter inductees...
rs. Class of 1952. Classmate and fellow Hall of Famer Bob St. ClairRobert Bruce St. Clair, nicknamed "The Geek" is a former San Francisco American football player known for fine play and eating raw beef. Because of his eccentricities, his teammates nicknamed him "The Geek".St...
left USF his senior year for the University of TulsaThe University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is currently ranked 88th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by the...
.
- Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russell is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association...
and K.C. Jones, Pro Basketball Hall of Famers and Olympic gold medalists. Class of 1956.
- Gordon Bowker
Gordon Bowker is an American entrepreneur. He began as a writer and went on to co-found Starbucks along with Jerry Baldwin and Zev Siegel. He was later a co-owner of Peet's Coffee & Tea and Redhook Ale Brewery. He attended The University of San Francisco....
, cofounder of StarbucksStarbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 16,120 stores in 49 countries, including around 11,000 in the United States, followed by nearly 1,000 in Canada and...
. Class of 1964.
- Ming Chin
Ming William Chin is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. He was appointed to the California Supreme Court by Governor Pete Wilson on January 25, 1996, and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and |sworn in on March 1, 1996...
, Associate JusticeAssociate Justice or Associate Judge is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the United States Supreme Court and some state supreme courts, and for some other courts in Commonwealth...
of the California Supreme Court. Class of 1964.
- Alejandro Toledo
Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique is a Peruvian politician and economist. He was President of Peru from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in 2001 defeating former President Alan García. Toledo came to international prominence after leading the opposition against President Alberto Fujimori, who held...
, the 46th president of Peru. Class of 1971.
- Paul Otellini
Paul S. Otellini is Intel Corporation's fifth Chief Executive Officer. He is also on the Board of Directors of Google Inc.- Education:...
, CEO of Intel. Class of 1972.
- Heather Fong
Heather Jeanne Fong is the former chief of police for San Francisco, California, United States. She is the first woman to lead the San Francisco Police Department, and the first Asian American woman to head a major metropolitan city police force...
, former San Francisco police chief. Class of 1979.
- Michael Franti
Michael Franti is an American poet, musician, and composer of African, Native American, Irish, French, and German descent....
, poet and musician.
- Clint Catalyst
Clint Catalyst is an American author, actor, spoken word performer and stylist.Catalyst has covered music, fashion, LGBT issues, and popular culture for magazines including LA Weekly, Frontiers, Out, and Swindle....
, writer.
- Delia Gallagher
Delia Buckley Gallagher is an American journalist, formerly serving as CNN’s Faith and Values Correspondent. Based in New York, Gallagher was a long time CNN Vatican Analyst, Vaticanologist, and religious journalist. Prior to joining CNN full time, she lived in Rome for 7 years...
, journalist and former CNN correspondent.
Notable faculty members include Academy Award nominee
Sam GreenSam Green is a San Francisco-based documentary filmmaker. His film, The Weather Underground, was nominated for an Academy Award in 2004, broadcast nationally on PBS, and included in the Whitney Biennial.- Life :Green was raised in East Lansing, Michigan...
, director of
The Weather UndergroundThe Weather Underground is a 2002 documentary film based on the rise and fall of the American radical organization The Weathermen. The group's goal was to "bring the War home" through acts of terrorism....
and Biology professor
Paul ChienPaul Kwan Chien is a Chinese-American biologist known for his research on the physiology and ecology of intertidal organisms and his support for intelligent design and other forms of creationism....
, known for his research in
physiologyPhysiology is the science of the functioning of living systems. It is a subcategory of biology...
and
ecologyEcology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the interactions of these organisms with their environment....
. Also, the University has awarded a number of people with honorary degrees. Some of the recipients include the
14th Dalai LamaJetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th Dalai Lama, a spiritual leader revered among the people of Tibet. He is the head of the government-in-exile based in Dharamshala, India...
, former South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung, Iranian human rights activist
Shirin EbadiShirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and founder of Centre for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran. On October 10, 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's, children's, and...
, and President of Ireland
Mary McAleeseMary Patricia McAleese is the eighth and current President of Ireland. She is Ireland's second female president and the world's first woman to succeed another woman as an elected head of state. She was first elected president in 1997 and won a second term, without a contest, in 2004...
.
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