USF News

When Mahelet Aklilu ’25 began her college journey at the University of San Francisco, the challenges of navigating a new environment brought on anxiety. Now, as graduation approaches, Aklilu shares with us how the once unfamiliar Hilltop has been a place of personal, social, and professional growth.
 

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For Vicky Nguyen ’00, chief consumer investigative correspondent with NBC News and former NBC Bay Area investigative reporter and anchor, the journey to journalism began with a fateful encounter. It all started at the University of San Francisco, where a chance meeting with fellow Class of 2000 alumnus Toan Lam changed her perspective and allowed her to dream bigger.

Timothy Chou’s dedication is deeply rooted in the legacy of his mother, Mary Ann Chou. A trailblazer in her own right, Mary Ann was a nurse trained at Peking Union Medical College in the 1930s and would be especially proud of her son leading the USF 2025 SONHP Crawford lecture.

Dean Fry-Bowers and six students attended the AACN Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., from March 29 to 30.

T.S. Leonard, MFA in Writing alum, shares how USF — and San Francisco itself — inspired his creative journey, shaped his teaching practice, and fueled a passion for poetry, community, and collaboration.

Maya Jaramillo-Visconte ’24 first saved seeds as part of her environmental studies coursework at USF. Today, she is saving seeds as part of her profession.

Sweta Thota, professor of marketing, says that students should write papers not only for their classes but for peer-reviewed journals. To prove her point, she co-authored a journal article with two students.

USF alumna Hayley Mason ’24 shares her career journey from theater to tech product marketing. Discover how the MAPC program helped her transition and thrive in her new field.