University News & Events

The University congratulates Violeta Seitz, who will be the featured student speaker. Violeta Seitz is a nurse practitioner in Tracy, California, where she and her husband, an Internal Medicine physician, operate a primary care practice. She received her Master's degree in Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with distinction in February 2024 and FNP board certification from the ANCC. Before becoming a nurse practitioner, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Honors from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, and worked as an ambulatory care and labor and delivery nurse.

USU is excited to announce this year's commencement speaker, Judge Rohanee Zapanta. Judge Zapanta was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown in December 2018. She is trained and certified in mental health first aid and restorative justice cognitive behavioral therapy. Prior to her appointment, she was an attorney for the San Diego Public Defender’s Office, specializing her practice in representing clients with serious mental illness and developmental conditions. She was also an instructor-facilitator of restorative justice courses at the San Diego South Bay Detention Facility. Judge Zapanta presided over adult criminal cases in 2019 and juvenile court cases through the pandemic years of 2020 through 2023. She now presides over mental health cases.

Dear members of the United States University Community, As you are aware, the USU Board of Trustees conducted an extensive search for its new President. We received literally hundreds of resumes and reviewed over five dozen in great depth. Interviews were conducted with eight candidates of the initial group. This process resulted in a group

Board of Trustees Resolution of Appreciation for Dr. Steven A. Stargardter In RecognitionofOutstanding Dedication and Service

Adjunct Faculty, Dr. Melanie Shaw, USU's new Director of Institutional, Dr. Heather Frederick and Provost Dr. Scott Burrus present at the 2023 Online Learning Consortium (OLC) conference, on Sacrificing the Sacred Cow: Reclaiming Technology-Light Sacred Learning Space

United States University is excited to welcome over 500 graduates from the 2023 graduating class to San Diego, CA on September 16th. Founded in 1997, United States University provides professional and personal educational opportunities, with a special outreach to underserved groups. Through campus and online courses, the University offers affordable, relevant and accessible undergraduate and graduate degree programs and certificates in a supportive student-centered learning environment.

United States University is delighted to announce that it plans on holding its commencement ceremony in San Diego, California on Saturday, September 16, 2023. All of us are very excited to see you in person and have the opportunity to share your accomplishments with your family and friends.

NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspen Group, Inc. ("AGI") (Nasdaq: ASPU), an education technology holding company, today announced that United States University (USU), an online institution based in San Diego, CA., today received notice from its Accrediting Agency, the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), that its accreditation status has been reaffirmed for eight (8) years.

United States University is delighted to announce that it plans on holding its commencement ceremony in Phoenix, AZ on October 15, 2022. All of us are very excited to see you in person and have the opportunity to share your accomplishments with your family and friends. We remain focused on the health and safety of our entire community and will keep a close watch on updated guidelines as the date approaches.

With the growth of online doctoral programs, administrators are interested in determining the best programmatic structures to support student success. The structures of online doctoral programs vary widely. Some institutions require in-person or virtual residency experiences, while others can be completed entirely online without a synchronous residency requirement.

United States University is excited to announce that Ms. Rosalie Espino Savella will be the featured speaker at the annual commencement ceremony to be held at the San Diego Marriott Marquis Resort on October 23rd at 10:00am.

Provost Burrus and Adjunct Faculty Shaw Publish in Common Ground Research Networks on Adult Maladaptive Internet Use, Depression, and Self-Efficacy in Hong Kong

USU’s Provost, Dr. Scott Burrus and USU faculty member Dr. Melanie Shaw were published in the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration.

When someone is identified as a natural leader, certain images come to mind. First thoughts are of a no-nonsense, tough-minded, dedicated and disciplined person.

Dr. Jennifer Billingsley, Dean and Professor of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, has highlighted USU's faculty and students on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Gallery of Leadership website.

Follow the link below to listen to the podcast ABD, Limiting Beliefs and Giants with Dr. Scott Burrus.

Dr. Billingsley featured on the Osmosis Raised the Line Podcast, follow the link below to listen to the Podcast.

USU’s Provost, Dr. Scott Burrus and adjunct faculty member, Dr. Melanie Shaw were accepted into the 2021 Distance Learning Administration Conference, which will be held in Jekyll Island, Georgia at the end of July.

United States University is delighted to announce that it plans on holding its commencement ceremony in San Diego on October 23, 2021. All of us are very excited to see you in person and have the opportunity to share your accomplishments with your family and friends.