College of Arts and Sciences News

Charlie Mostow ’11 is a sculptor by trade. He worked for over four years on the 60-foot-long bronze memorial titled "A Soldier’s Journey," recently unveiled in Washington, D.C. Total commitment to his craft and the enactment of cura personalis were integral to his success as a member of the team that created the stirring monument.

Oscar Guzmán, MAPC ’22, was feeling stuck. He’d been in his marketing job at a hospital for a few years, and he was eager for more — a higher level position in a new industry. His master’s degree in Professional Communication (MAPC) from USF helped him achieve exactly that.

He talks about his honors thesis, favorite philosopher, and what drew him to the philosophy major.

In response to demand for training in artificial intelligence, USF is ramping up AI course offerings with the goal of employing computers in the service of humans and not the other way around.

One of the benefits of visiting Gensler’s headquarters was seeing the world’s largest architecture firm’s newly designed offices on Montgomery Street in downtown San Francisco, said architecture major Jonathan Speth ’26.

Matt Nazario-Miller ’15 remembers stepping onto the Hilltop years ago. He was ecstatic about beginning a new chapter in his life.

Located in San Francisco, Gladstone Institutes is a leading nonprofit biomedical research organization that boasts two Nobel Prize winners among its ranks. Recently, USF Professional Science Master's in Biotechnology students seized the opportunity to visit, network, seek career advice, and tour Gladstone’s laboratories.

In 2022, USF acquired the space formerly known as the Blood Centers of the Pacific. The building occupies a highly visible corner of campus, at the intersection of Masonic Avenue and Turk Boulevard.

She talks about people, pineapples, physics, and the value of language.

Kathleen Siu ’25 is on a mission to improve public schooling.