College of Arts and Sciences News

These five members of the Class of 2023 are launching their careers right after graduation. Here’s what they’ll be doing.

I’m writing from my residence hall at the University of San Francisco, and it’s a beautiful day! From my window I can see the bay and the Oakland hills beyond. I know leaving home for a new city can be daunting, so I wanted to give you some tips from what I learned in my first year at USF.

USF will hold spring commencement ceremonies May 18–20 in St. Ignatius Church for 932 undergraduates, 1,047 graduate students, and 147 doctoral students from the university’s college and four schools.

Brian Komei Dempster, professor of rhetoric and language and director of administration for the Asia Pacific Studies program, has been recognized as a 2023 Guggenheim fellow for his poetry.

Tanner Lark, MS ’23, a sport management student at the University of San Francisco, always felt that style was about more than clothing and accessories — and a recent, USF-donor-funded trip confirmed the notion by bringing together his two passions: sports and fashion.