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Undergraduate Colleges /
University of San Francisco |
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Table of Contents |
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Miscellany |
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- Because of its location on one of San Francisco's major hills, USF's nickname
is "The Hilltop." The present university is built on the site of several former cemeteries.
- Reflecting its close historical ties with San Francisco, the university's motto is
Pro Urbe et Universitate.
- Anthony Maraschi, SJ, the university's first president, was also a professor and the college's treasurer, and served as Saint
Ignatius Church's first pastor.
- The university mascot is the Don and USF's athletic teams compete in NCAA Division 1 with the West Coast
Conference. USF is one of the founding members of the WCC.
- USF athletics have won nine collegiate titles: three in basketball, five in soccer (including a co-championship with Penn State in 1949) and an individual title in tennis.
- The 1951 USF football team has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the few undefeated college teams in history not to
be invited to a postseason bowl game, because USF included African-American players on their team in a time when this was not a
widely accepted practice in college football.
- The first ever Flash mob computing event took place at
USF on April 7, 2004.
- Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was awarded an honorary doctorate from USF on November 18, 2004.
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Interesting Fact |
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Chancellors at the College of William and Mary have included some very famous retired statesmen, including Margaret Thatcher (UK Prime Minister), Henry Kissinger (US Secretary of State), Warren E. Burger (US Chief Justice), and, currently, Sandra Day O'Connor (US Associate Justice). |
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