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The University of San Francisco is one of California's Colleges of Distinction for 2012, an honor that highlights the university's hands-on teaching approach, outstanding faculty, and high praise from graduates.

Capitalizing on its location in the region that gave birth to the global biotechnology industry, the University of San Francisco launched an interdisciplinary program that brings together the scientific expertise and business know-how needed to develop the next generation of biotech innovators.

The University of San Francisco has new leaders overseeing fundraising, branch campuses, and two of the university's storied academic centers.

School of Management staff, students, and faculty - sponsored by University Ministry - partnered with Habitat for Humanity for a local build day.

The University of San Francisco celebrated the official
opening of its Downtown Campus with a gala event on Sept. 14.

Two Mexican Brothers Thank USF as They Continue Their Entrepreneurial Journey

The San Francisco Giants baseball
team is the winner of the 2012 USF California Prize for Service and the Common
Good.

Jennifer Turpin,
University of San Francisco provost and vice president for academic affairs, has
been named one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business for a second straight
year by the San Francisco Business Times.

Executives from Nokia Africa taking part in the "on the street" tour of Palo Alto's vibrant entrepreneurial culture pose in front of Hewlett Packard's garage, considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley

San Francisco Business Times asks Dean Webber what School of Management will be offering next and how the school if evolving as the local tech economy booms.

The University of San Francisco School of Business and Management’s Gellert Family Business Center is proud to announce Casa Sanchez and Diamonds in the Rough Daycare as the recipients of its 2012 Gellert Family Business Award.

Teaching innovation is not just about coming up with a great idea, but requires taking the great idea and doing something with it.

The
University of San Francisco was recently named to the President’s 2012 Higher
Education Community Service Honor Roll for the sixth consecutive year.

The University of San Francisco welcomed a number of national and local
leaders to campus as commencement speakers for the spring 2012 graduation
ceremonies. It was all part of the pomp and circumstance that goes with
celebrating a new class of graduates.

Social
media is part of many people’s daily lives. It is also a growing part of everyday
business, particularly businesses in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Exploring important developments in a global economy with keynote speaker Steve Westly

The child-safe hotel where Kelsey Silva ’13 and fellow
University of San Francisco classmates slept in Thailand was familiar, in a
studied way. As were the center that housed Thai women who were recently
rescued from prostitution and the restaurant where Silva’s class ate that was run
by former Cambodian street children.

Community college graduates and other transfer-ready
undergraduates can now transition seamlessly to the University of San Francisco
and complete a bachelor’s degree by enrolling in the university’s new 2+2
degree program.

USF and SFPD host 17th Annual Law Enforcement Leadership Symposium on Unique Leadership Challenges: Major Events, Disasters, and Terrorism

Imbued with holiday cheer, not to mention a sense of pride, family and friends of the University of San Francisco’s most recent crop of graduates arrived on campus to celebrate the university’s fall commencement exercises.

Sonam Gill MSEM '13 and MBA '13 didn't think twice about giving up her summer vacation to research San Joaquin Valley towns that showed high rates of health defects in children, poor air quality, and pesticide-infected water.

Have you imagined waking
up to chirping birds outside your private tree house in Mt. Rainier National
Park, Wash., or sipping coffee over views from your deluxe camping tent in Shaba National Reserve, Kenya? The University of San Francisco’s David
Troya ’11 has your fix: “glamping,” or glamour camping.

The University of San Francisco is among the
country’s top 50 universities, according to Washington Monthly magazine.

Helping emergency responders to save lives when every second
counts? Yes, there’s an app for that, and it was created by Joseph Ekman, a
University of San Francisco junior majoring in information systems.

University of San Francisco President Stephen
A. Privett, S.J. kicked off the 2011-12 school year with his annual convocation
by welcoming students, faculty, and staff back to a changed university – the
most prominent signs being the closure of Harney Plaza for construction of a
state-of-the-art science center, the purchase of the historic Folger Building
in downtown San Francisco, and the adoption of a new university logo and
tagline.

As the University of San Francisco kicks off the 2011-12 school year, graduates of the class of 2011 sound off about their hopes and dreams for the future in the wake of a near collapse of the world’s economy, the election of the country’s first African-American president, and a still shaky job market.

Students and Faculty Have Annual BBQ

Memoir Is Inspirational Story and Practical Life Guide

The University of San Francisco has unveiled a new logo and tagline designed to capture the exchange of knowledge and learning in action that is the university’s hallmark.

As the University of San Francisco prepares to kick off the 2011-12
school year, graduates of the class of 2011 sound off about their hopes and
dreams for the future in the wake of a near collapse of the world’s economy, the election of the country’s first African-American president, and a still shaky job market.

Professor Richard Waters Also Presents a “Top Faculty Paper” at AEJMC Meeting In St. Louis

A University of San Francisco professor, three students from
Japan, and the Center for the Pacific Rim staged fundraising
campaigns this spring, bringing in $7,500 for victims of the earthquake and
subsequent tsunami in their home
country in March.

Professor Baradello Continues Conversations With Centrum Catolica: Ranked #1 Business School in South Peru

Investment and International Banking Expert Gets Promotion

Current Report Receives Heavy Media Coverage As Investment Confidence Falters

Three New Team Members Join School of Management Staff

From Commodity to Luxury at Medelita Lab Coats and Scrubs

The School of Management is now being lead by Interim Dean Dr. Michael J. Webber

The University of San Francisco’s School of Business and Professional Studies has a new name and new leadership.
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LaSchaunda Smaw Lends Her Voice To Support Socially and Economically Challenged Children

Professor Kim Connor Volunteers For Young, Aspiring Writers at 826 Valencia In the Pirate Store

School of Management Biotech Students Visit NPR Headquarters While Producing Segments at Global Biotech Convention

glampinghub.com Tracks International Glamour Camping; Concept Comes From GLOBAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Course

Professor Stanley Kwong Speaks At Marquette Circles Conference

Ken Winans Posts Latest Article In His Forbes Series

USF Professor and Associate Dean Is A Rare Academic Expert On A Burgeoning Field

Gus Panagotacos, JD/MBA is Co-Founder of Dunn & Panagotacos LLP

The School of Management To be Lead By Dr. Mike Webber

Professor’s Sports Analytics Work Also Extends To Chelsea Football Club’s Player Personnel Director and International Mathematics in Sports Conference

Famed Desktop Publishing Pioneer and Entrepreneur —Holder of The Rev. P. Carlo Rossi, SJ Chair of Entrepreneurship — Takes Active Role In School Events

Nonprofit Pioneer Founded Nation’s First Master’s in Nonprofit Administration Program At USF In 1983

2011 Alumnus Gary Weatherford Is “Advisor of the Year.”

The University of San Francisco will honor Egypt’s youth for
their role in the pro-democratic overthrow of a repressive regime as well as an
outspoken leader for U.S. immigration reform by bestowing on them honorary
doctor of humane letters degrees at the university’s upcoming commencement
exercises beginning May 19.

Lynette Ferguson Joins School Staff

Ken Winans Wins Award For Historical Activities Amidst Active Financial, Media, and Philanthropic Career

Rebekah Chang Takes Prestigious Position

Sherry Prescott-Willis, USF MBA for Executives 2003, Speaks About Her Experience At USF School of Business and Professional Studies

The University of San
Francisco harnessed its connections to Silicon Valley and the Bay Area’s unmatched
social media industry to host the San Francisco Interactive Media Summit
– aimed at introducing students, faculty, journalists, and public relations
officers to a new breed of social media.

If international work and running a global organization are
experiences you’ve craved, AIESEC (Association Internationale des Étudiants en
Sciences Économiques et Commerciales) San Francisco, led by University of San
Francisco business students, might be in your future.

One helped manage a commercial kitchen overhaul; one
researched city finances so that elected officials could forecast future
budgets in the wake of the Great Recession; two more surveyed Fillmore district
business owners and met with community residents about what San Francisco could
do to improve the area.

For a growing number of University of San Francisco students, navigating the
digital landscape is about more than just reconnecting with friends or sharing photos
of the weekend’s exploits. It’s about a payday.

Internal Competition Selects Team To Represent USF At University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Faculty, Staff, Program Directors, Students, and Alumni Join To Introduce USF School of Business and Professional Studies

With China fast becoming a major world economic power, University of San Francisco junior business major Noelan Brewington-Janssen saw a chance to put his professional future on solid footing by immersing himself in a culture he’d long been drawn to.

Students looking for a model for how to reduce their
university’s environmental impact need look no further than the University of San Francisco’s MBA Net Impact chapter.

Students go face-to-face with industry execs

Distinguished Professor of Theology and Religion Will Challenge business students to live “whole lives.