Most USD classrooms are equipped for multimedia presentations, and the University's facilities are connected by a fiber optic network. A campus-wide ethernet provides access to electronic mail, library services, and the Internet, with all freshman residence halls networked. Undergraduate students in the sciences and engineering have access to laboratories with the latest equipment and computer software programs. Engineering students, for example, use three laboratories with PCs connected to HP61000 Series PC Instruments, oscilloscope, digital multimeter, triple power supply, and other special-purpose instruments. There is a strong teaching orientation here.
Faculty members are active scholars and researchers, but they are committed to teaching.
There's a strong connection between scholarship and teaching. It's really the way in which faculty keep abreast of developments in their fields, and that relates directly to what they present in the classroom on a daily basis. Administration Opening Minds Teaching is the faculty's first priority. A USD education opens minds, and that starts with outstanding professors. They will take the time to work with you.