Yajaira Hernandez Trejo of Salem Graduates from USD

2013 May 31

Yajaira Hernandez Trejo of Salem graduated from the University of San Diego on May 26.

Hernandez Trejo earned a bachelor's degree in International Relations.

Hernandez-Trejo participated in the McNair Scholars program that prepares underrepresented and first-generation college students for master's degree and PhD programs and careers in higher education. She will be joining the Peace Corps.

Photos of students are available by e-mail.

The University of San Diego is a Catholic institution of higher learning committed to teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of values and the creation of ethical leaders. Chartered in 1949, the school enrolls approximately 8,300 undergraduate and graduate full-time equivalent students. USD has a long history of public service and was recently recognized as a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka, the global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs. The University's academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the schools of Business Administration, Law, Leadership and Education Sciences, Nursing and Health Sciences, Peace, the Department of Engineering and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education.