Fr. Stephen Privett joined the University as its new president September 15. His inauguration is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 18 in St. Ignatius Church. November was chosen to commemorate the 1989 massacre of six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her 15-year-old daughter by military troops in El Salvador. Jim Wiser, provost and academic vice president, will continue as acting president until Sept. 15.

The University expects 1,130 to 1,140 new traditional undergraduate students (including both freshmen and transfers) to register by the end of late registration. This number represents an increase over last year's all-time record by more than 20.

The Dorraine Zief Law Library is now open. The 45-thousand-sq.-foot building has data and power outlets at every seat. Its formal dedication is planned for January.

The USF School of Law has received a $1 million grant from the Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation. It’s the first large gift to help fund renovation of Kendrick Hall.

The university opened a new residence hall housing approximately 100 students at 6^th Ave. and Anza St. The renovated building is named Pedro Arrupe Hall after a former Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

The Center for Teaching Excellence and Social Justice is welcoming its first students this fall. The center seeks to produce progressive teachers who will foster urban school reform throughout the country.

The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education ranks USF among the top 20 universities nationwide for the number of nursing degrees given to Hispanic undergraduates.

University friends and alumni gave $19.2 million to the University last year, a record for a non-campaign year. The number of alumni who gave in FY00 increased by nearly 10% from FY99. The office of advancement services reports there are now 72,115 living alumni.12

The Lady Dons basketball team completed its European Tour in August with an impressive 4-1 record including four wins in four days.

Stephen Negoesco, the winningest coach in NCAA soccer history, is beginning his final year as the Dons' head soccer coach (536-162-64 in 38 seasons).

The July issue of U.S. Airways’ in-flight magazine named KUSF one of the top 20 radio stations in the country. It was selected from 20,000 stations. You can find it at 90.3 FM in the Bay Area.

John Blackwell, chairman of Exercise and Sport Science, is testing how slightly larger tennis balls affect players for the U.S. Tennis Association. The story ran on TV stations in the Bay Area, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, Phoenix, Atlanta and Kansas City.

The "Best of the Bay" issue of the San Francisco Bay Guardian newspaper named the garden between Gillson and Phelan residence halls the city’s "best place to snap a picture with your sweetie."

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