Hello!

My name is Salvador Aceves,

and I am honored

and humbled to serve

as the 29th

president of the University

of San Francisco

- a role that I welcome

with both excitement and joy.

This is a homecoming for me.

Born and raised

in San Francisco.

I met my wife Carol

in the fifth grade

at St. John

Catholic School.

USF is where I earned both

my undergraduate

and doctoral degrees.

I love this university

and I love this City.

USF is a vibrant destination

that brings together

faculty, staff,

and students

from around the world,

united by a shared

sense of purpose.

My personal journey

in Jesuit Catholic education

began here

and continued

at two remarkable Jesuit

institutions, Fordham

University in New York

and Regis

University in Denver.

Returning to USF

is not simply

a return to my home.

It is a reaffirmation

of my calling

to lead,

teach and serve

in the Jesuit

Catholic tradition.

I am eager to work

with all of you to support

and advance

faculty scholarship

and excellence,

student achievement,

and alumni mentorship

and engagement.

So why USF? And why now?

Well,

the world needs people

of conscience and compassion,

who are committed

to the greater good.

It needs people

with intellectual curiosity.

It needs students

who can use their education

to address the world's

most pressing challenges.

San Francisco is my home

and USF is my school.

I can't

wait to meet you,

and work together

to Change the

World from Here.