President and Mrs. Nikias opened their home to USC students on Thanksgiving day, bringing together the Trojan Family for many students unable to travel home on the holiday. Traditional fare and festivities were the order of the day. Pictured above, Mrs. Nikias welcomes students to the event….Continue Reading Thanksgiving 2012
The extraordinarily generous gift from philanthropist Glorya Kaufman will create and endow the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and construct the Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center at USC. This new school will offer instruction in contemporary and classical dance, while establishing a new, world-class home for dance education on the west coast and in the Pacific Rim….Continue Reading Glorya Kaufman establishes dance as sixth arts school of USC
USC President C. L. Max Nikias recently spoke on a panel discussion on California’s opportunities for growth, business innovation and workforce development in today’s complex economic environment. The panel was part of the Milken Institute’s California Summit, held November 14 and 15, 2012. The panel, titled “A Conversation with California Leaders,” was moderated by James…Continue Reading Addressing California’s Future
The USC Price School of Public Policy hosted the 2012 Price Guardian Awards on November 13, 2012, honoring three extraordinary individuals who have shaped the policy arena through visionary leadership within their respective fields. Leo Chu, president of California Casino Management, was the recipient of the Global Ambassador Award; Leonard D. Schaeffer, chairman and CEO of…Continue Reading USC Price School Hosts 2012 Guardian Awards
On Monday, November 12, 2012, USC President C. L. Max Nikias hosted a gala dinner to celebrate the Glorya Kaufman and her transformative gift made to create the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. Attended by more than 250 guests, the event included luminaries from the world of dance included a performance by renowned dancer…Continue Reading USC Kaufman School of Dance Celebrates Namesake Patron
The City of Los Angeles honored the USC Trojan student athletes who competed in the recent summer Olympic games in London, proclaiming November 9, 2012, as “USC Trojan Olympians Day.” USC’s overall medal count of 25 at this summer’s 2012 Olympics in London— 12 gold, nine silver and four bronze medals — marks the most…Continue Reading USC Trojan Olympians Honored at City Hall
The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism broke ground on Nov. 8, 2012 on a building that will turn the fundamentals of human interaction into physical reality. The ceremony also marks the launch of the school’s $150 million fundraising initiative, part of the $6 billion Campaign for USC. Funded with a $50 million gift…Continue Reading USC Annenberg School Breaks Ground for New Building
Installed by President C. L. Max Nikias as the 21st dean of USC Dornsife, Steve Kay reminded faculty and friends that “at our core, we are a community of humanist and scientific scholars, here to serve society.” During the ceremony, Nikias presented Kay with a miniature armchair set inside a glass case. It is symbolic…Continue Reading Steve Kay Installed as Dean of USC Dornsife
On Nov. 6, 2012, the newly completed USC Brain and Creativity Institute (BCI) building opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and program of performances. The space, organized like a brain itself, merges the latest advances in neuroscience with ancient questions of what it means to be human: What drives us to create? How do we seek meaning? Where…Continue Reading Brain and Creativity Institute Opens
The USC Athletic Department celebrated the groundbreaking of the Uytengsu Aquatics Center on Friday, November 2, 2012. The facility will bea new, world-class home for the Trojan men’s and women’s swimming, diving and water polo teams. The $8 million gift from Wilfred “Fred” Uytengsu ’83 is the largest ever made to the department by a…Continue Reading Uytengsu Aquatics Center Breaks Ground