The start of a new semester, and a new year, finds USD in a state of celebration. 1999 is USD's golden anniversary. Fifty years since the founding of the University. Banners commemorating this fact have been prominently attached to anything that could support them along Marion Way.
More festive adornments are sure to follow in the coming months.
This is an auspicious time to be a Torero. However in the midst of all this celebration, reflection on the title chosen by the University to mark this anniversary is necessary. No one can deny that USD is faithful to its own fifty yeas of tradition and to that of the Catholic Church. Vision asserts that USD is a trailblazer, ahead of the pack of other institutions across the nation and around the world. Vision connotes a certain level of keen foresight and imagination, suggesting that the University is progressive in its policies and practices.