On Oct. 6, 2012, President C. L. Max Nikias addressed a star-studded gathering hosted by DreamWorks Studios to celebrate the USC Institute of Urology. Characterizing the institute as “a place where the extraordinary has become ordinary,” Nikias noted that faculty at the institute are trailblazers in robotic surgery and have pioneered many other advances in…Continue Reading USC Institute of Urology Reception
The USC Mork Family Scholars were hosted by the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies during a weekend-long excursion to Catalina Island from Oct. 5-7, 2012. While there, the students were welcomed by USC Trustee John Mork and his wife, Julie Mork, and USC President C. L. Max Nikias and his wife, Mrs. Niki C….Continue Reading Mork Scholars Retreat on Catalina Island
Members of the Trojan Family gathered in Bovard Auditorium on Oct. 3, 2012, to celebrate the life of the late USC trustee Kenneth Leventhal, namesake of the USC Elaine and Kenneth Leventhal School of Accounting. President Nikias presented a eulogy at the event and also read aloud a special citation from the university to the…Continue Reading USC Celebrates the Life of Kenneth Leventhal
The university kicked off the 2012 USC Good Neighbors Campaign (GNC) with celebrations on the Health Sciences Campus Sept. 28 and the University Park Campus Oct. 2. At the UPC celebration, President C. L. Max Nikias and other senior administrators gave community partners a $1.5 million check, representing funds raised from last year’s campaign. Organized…Continue Reading USC Kicks off 2012 Good Neighbors Campaign
On Oct. 2, 2012, President C. L. Max Nikias presented opening remarks for “Twice Tested by Fire: A Conversation with Cecil L. ‘Chip’ Murray,” an event sponsored by USC Spectrum and the Office of Religious Life. Murray, holder of USC’s John R. Tansey Chair in Christian Ethics and retired pastor of Los Angeles’ First African…Continue Reading President Nikias Introduces Rev. Cecil L. Murray
The most dedicated supporters of USC’s Good Neighbors Campaign enjoyed a festive night of food and entertainment at the San Marino home of university president C. L. Max Nikias and first lady Niki C. Nikias on Sept. 27, 2012. The annual event provides an opportunity for the Nikiases to celebrate faculty, staff and students who…Continue Reading Nikiases Host Annual USC Good Neighbors Campaign Leadership Circle Dinner
USC president C. L. Max Nikias and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the university’s inaugural Governor Downey Professor of State and Global Policy, hosted the opening symposium of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy on Sept. 24, 2012. The event, which drew nearly 1,000 attendees and more than a dozen national and…Continue Reading Inaugural Symposium of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy
USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy September 24, 2012 By C. L. Max Nikias It is a great privilege to welcome you all here to the inaugural symposium of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. We would not be here today without the generous support and unbounded vision of one…Continue Reading Remarks at Inaugural Symposium
Each year, USC alumni and volunteers from around the world gather on the University Park Campus for the Alumni Leadership Conference, where they hear about the latest developments, sharpen their volunteer leadership skills and strengthen their Trojan Family ties. The 2012 conference — bringing together volunteer leaders from all walks of university life, spanning the…Continue Reading USC Alumni Leadership Conference Breakfast with President C. L. Max Nikias
As we welcome students back to our campuses, and celebrate a new academic year at USC, I want to turn your attention to the university’s stellar faculty. As president, I am continuously impressed by the many ways they advance scholarly and creative work in our world. Without question, they stand as leaders in their fields, as collaborators with their colleagues, and as mentors to our students. Understandably, throughout the year, I take tremendous pride in describing their successes to the larger Trojan Family….Continue Reading World-renowned scientists and artists join USC faculty