Support Outdoor Adventures on Torero Tuesday!
For nearly 40 years, Outdoor Adventures (OA) has been a vital part of the USD community, offering outdoor experiences that foster personal growth, leadership, and environmental stewardship. One of our primary goals is to help students reconnect with nature and build supportive relationships.
Today, many students face increasing loneliness, anxiety, and stress, which affect their mental and physical health. OA addresses these challenges through programs that combine adventure with community-building. By immersing students in nature and fostering close peer connections, we help them develop confidence and resilience to tackle both personal and academic challenges.
The benefits of spending time in nature are well-documented, and our peer-led programs leverage this knowledge to support students' well-being at USD and beyond. Gifts to OA will help reduce program cost as a barrier for some students ensuring that we can continue providing these life-enhancing experiences for all students at USD.
Gifts to OA will help support our most important goals: to eliminate cost as a barrier so all students can access our outdoor programs and support student participation through a lending library of technical outdoor clothing. The gift account will be used to support student financial assistance to participate in guide training and attend trips as well as allow us to grow our lending library of technical clothing for students.
Congratulations to our Night Owl Challenge Winners!
1st Place: Men's Club Rugby
2nd Place: Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Fellowship
Thank you for participating in the Night Owl Challenge!
Congratulations to our Happy Hour Challenge Winners!
1st Place: Torero Spirit Dance Team
2nd Place: Department of Environmental and Ocean Sciences!
Thank you for participating in the Happy Hour Challenge!
The final challenge of Torero Tuesday, the Night Owl Challenge, starts at 9pm on the dot!
Thanks for helping find Lil' T!
Congratulations to all of our students across campus who helped Diego Torero's best friend find his way home! Each student has won $2,000 for their campus organization of choice!
Courtney Wristen: Women’s Basketball
Kelsey Tadlock: Women’s Softball
Alexandra Riggs: Women’s Softball
Thomas Caneday: Engineering Alumni Council Scholarship
Coco Sequiera: Women’s Rowing
Sophia Pinedo: Women’s Softball
Alyssa Hernandez: Women’s Softball
Jonas Bimshas: Political Science Department
Kiara Alcina: Student Affairs/Phi Chi Theta
Gianna Kelly: USD Spirit Dance Team
Congratulations to our Lunch Break Challenge Winners!
1st Place: Men's Club Rugby
2nd Place: Women's Rowing
Thank you for participating in the Lunch Break Challenge!
The Happy Hour Challenge starts at 5pm!
Congratulations to the following academic units for winning $10,000 each in support of first generation graduate scholarships.
-School Of Law
-Knauss School of Business
-Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
-Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
A tremendous thank you to Virginia Nelson '79 (JD) and Mark Andrews for supporting this match and first generation graduate scholars!
Congratulations to our Coffee Break Challenge Winners!
1st Place: Women's Club Soccer
2nd Place: College of Arts and Science Dean's Leadership Fund
Thank you for participating in the Coffee Break Challenge!
The Lunch Hour Challenge starts at 12 noon!
Congratulations to our Early Bird Challenge Winners
1st Place: Women's Club Volleyball
2nd Place: Club Surf
Thank you everyone for supporting Torero Tuesday!
Stay tuned for the Coffee Break Challenge starting at 10am!
Clues will start dropping at 10am on Torero Tuesday! Be sure to follow USD's Main Instagram page for more information!
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