9:30 – 11 a.m.
Torero Talks (Homecoming Brunches)
Locations Vary
Cost: $10 per person, 5 and under free
Start your Saturday morning with Torero Talks! Families and alumni are invited to enjoy a champagne continental breakfast at the campus Open House of their choice featuring speakers discussing unique topics in their field.
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- Books and Bubblies
Mother Hill Reading Room, Copley Library
Come hear Theresa Byrd, Ed.D., dean of the University Library, talk about the latest library renovation plans and features. The Archives department will provided two tours of the library’s special collections and will also be showcasing the recently digitized yearbooks and student newspaper, The Vista.
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- School of Business is Getting a New Home
Front of Olin Hall, School of Business
With its reputation growing - enrollment numbers are up and demand is high, which leaves Olin Hall bursting at the seams! Get in on the ground floor and join Robert "Buddy" Bohrer ’97 (MBA) of Chelsea Investment Corporation to learn why it's so exciting to get involved with a building project early on in the process, and hear from Barbara Lougee, Ph.D., interim dean of the School of Business, about the exciting state-of-the art teaching and learning complex that is set to transform the School of Business campus footprint!.The School of Business has steadily acquired a strong reputation as a source of distinctive education and professional preparation for confronting the world's most urgent and important problems and opportunities.
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- Knowledge Transfer Mixer — Food, Drink & Fun: Alumni in the Food, Beverage and Sports Industry
Manchester Hall, Career Development Center
The USD Knowledge Transfer program is a series of industry-specific forums on campus where USD students, parents, and alumni can hear from a panel of experts from a specific industry on particular topics. This is an opportunity to directly network with top industry professionals who have a vested interest in USD as Torero alumni or parents. Networking with these professionals can lead to valuable opportunities.
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- Building the Retail Revolution: From Engineer to Influencer presented by Baxter Box
Shiley Engineering Ideation Space, School of Engineering
Baxter Box, '06 alumnus in electrical engineering, and his wife, Amber, are the founders of RewardStyle, an online marketplace that allows influencers to monetize their content. Working with 45,000 influencers and 4,500 retailers, RewardStyle is the largest online influencer shopping channel, featuring content in fashion, health and wellness, maternity and parenting, home design, and travel. Hear his story and learn what's next for online retail marketing.
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- Mentoring as a Superpower
Beyster Institute Plaza, School of Nursing
Explore the impact of mentoring on student and professional career growth through case studies. Learn how you can hone your mentoring superpower!
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- What Binds Us Together (College of Arts and Sciences)
O'Toole's
We rarely, if ever, have time to consider what it is we share in common as graduates of USD. We reminisce about friends, faculty and fun, but our foundation gets overlooked. How can we articulate the vision of our USD experience at work, at home and in the community? How are we all intimately connected as alumni from one of the top universities in the world? Join Associate Dean Kristin Moran and a lively group of College faculty to discuss USD's mission, vision and core foundation that tie us all together.
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- Freedom Through Empowerment: An Innovative Solution to Support Human Trafficking Survivors by Jaime Beck '11
Guadalupe Hall Back Patio, School of Law
Discussion with Jaime Beck '11 JD, USD Distinguished Alumni "Rising Star". Jamie is the President and Managing Attorney of Free to Thrive, a non profit organization that empowers survivors of all forms of human trafficking in their journey to becoming thrivers.
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11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Torero Tailgate
Vistas Parking Lot and Eagan Plaza
Cost: Complimentary
Join us for the new Torero Tailgate! This year’s tailgate will be a fun, free-flowing experience with music, games, access to a variety of food trucks and other special surprises. Come together with alumni and connect with students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends. Torero Tailgate will be hosted in two locations – Eagan Plaza and the Vistas Parking Lot.
There is no admission fee to enter either location or to participate in game-day festivities. Highlights include a USD Spirit Zone, Kids Corner, Live DJ, photo booth, swag sales, student activities area and an array of delicious food trucks, beverage and beer offerings available for purchase. Tables will be available on a first come first serve basis.
For USD Basketball fans, a special open practice showcasing the USD Men's Basketball team will start at 11:00 a.m. We will also welcome back USD Women's Basketball alumni to play in a friendly scrimmage at 12:30 p.m. both teams will take the floor in the Jenny Craig Pavilion. There will be a special “seat selection” opportunity for season ticket purchases. All alumni and guests welcome.
Torero Tailgate welcomes fans of all ages. ID check required for all to purchase alcohol. Event complimentary, RSVP appreciated.
Torero Tailgate Reserved Tent – Add-on $500: Reserved tent with table and chairs for eight (8) people (includes deluxe snack pack and eight (8) general football tickets).
Torero Tailgate Reserved Table – Add-on $150: Reserved table with umbrella for eight (8) people (includes snack pack and eight (8) general football game tickets).
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2 p.m.
USD Toreros vs. Marist Football Game
Torero Stadium
Cost: $10 or $25 depending on seat selection.
Children under 3 free.
Free to students with a USD ID.
The USD Torero football team will take on Marist for a Homecoming game not to be missed. The Coca-Cola Half-Time program will feature Alumni Honors recipients and other fun activities! Purchase your tickets now to avoid the game day rush. Beer is available for those who are 21+ years of age and present a photo ID.
Football tickets will be sold online at a discounted rate until October 4th. Tickets will also be sold at the Jenny Craig Pavilion ticket office at full price on game day.
PUCHASE TICKETS HERE
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6 – 9 p.m.
Golden Toreros 50th Class Dinner with the President
La Gran Terraza
Cost: $60 per person
Celebrate your 50th Reunion with USD President James T. Harris III, DEd, and receive your medallion as you are inducted into the Golden Toreros. Golden Toreros are undergraduate alumni who have surpassed their 50th Reunion. This includes attendees from the classes of 1955 through 1969. Induction will include all alumni from these classes who have not yet been inducted. Park in the School of Law Lot.
