USF News

Six members of the National Society of Black Engineers chapter at USF attended the 50th annual NSBE conference in Atlanta, Georgia, last month. Ivey Garcia ’25, internal vice president of the NSBE chapter, talks about the conference and why she’s majoring in computer science.

This February, a USF Law advocacy competition team took first place at the Western Regional Division of the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition. The International Trademark Association hosts the competition and this year’s case problem involved a trademark infringement dispute between two fictional candy companies.

April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month but USF alumni turn up and help out year-round.

On March 21, 2024, students, friends, and alumni joyfully convened for Day of the Dons, USF’s 24-hour day of fundraising dedicated to celebrating the boundless generosity and unity of the community. This year's theme, "Ripple Effect: One Gift, Many Waves," encapsulated the profound connection and transformative impact that philanthropy can have on the university’s community.

“I never wrote a single line of code before coming here,” said Khushal Chekuri ’24.

In February 2023, Maya Ayed ’22 was laid off by a tech company in San Francisco. She wasn’t sure what to do. So she wrote a post on her LinkedIn page.

Google headquarters is just 40 miles from USF’s campus, and Cyrus Ahanin ’24 wasn’t going to pass up a chance to visit and learn about working there.

Joe Soberon is a first-year student in the School of Law and a starting pitcher for the Division I Dons baseball team — at the same time.

Last August, when USF Law Professor Heidi Ho ‘97 received news of the devastating wildfires on Maui, she swung into action. A native of the island, Ho has led response efforts by co-founding Pro Bono Organization for Native Ohana (PONO) Legal, a non-profit providing legal support to residents impacted by the fires.

Eileen Chia-Ching Fung was named the provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of San Francisco on March 6, after holding the position of interim provost and vice president of academic affairs since June 2023.