When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the nation, industry leaders were met with challenges they never saw coming. In a sector all their own, entrepreneurs too were met with several new challenges, but these challenges were ones they met with the same skill sets they used in becoming entrepreneurs: bravery, optimism, and creativity to name a few.

A $1 million legacy gift will further support students in the School of Management.

The Koret Foundation, a private foundation focused on strengthening the Bay Area community, has committed $5 million in new grants to benefit students, programs, faculty, and facilities at the University of San Francisco.

Beginning in fall 2020, Regina Lawless MSOD'12 will sit on USF’s Founding Engineering Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences. She will help create access and provide resources for the next generation of engineers. Read about how she owned her personal journey to leadership.

USF Designates Inaugural Award to Nicole Lacob, Board President of the Warriors Community Foundation.

At its March 27 meeting, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved a proclamation for the establishment of the fund, and the members committed to give $1 million personally to launch the effort in support of USF students and the broader university.

How Alumni-Owned Businesses are Staying Afloat During COVID-19

In December 2019, the world looked much different than it does now. That was when one USF alumnus finalized a gift to the university that just a few months later, would have an impact beyond what he imagined for students in the Black Achievement Success and Engagement program.

As the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic closed universities nationwide and worldwide, USF turned to remote instruction on March 14, and nearly as rapidly as the shift was announced, the USF alumni community began reaching out, giving back, and showing an outpour of support.