Members of the USC Good Neighbors Campaign President’s Leadership Circle were welcomed to the residence of USC President C. L. Max Nikias and Mrs. Niki C. Nikias for a celebratory dinner on September 24, 2013. The Good Neighbors Campaign, currently in its 19th year, is a unique employee giving program that supports community-based partnership activities…Continue Reading The giving spirit, the Trojan way
USC officially welcomed brain researchers Arthur Toga and Paul Thompson during a reception held at the University Park campus. The two nationally recognized researchers formerly with UCLA, brought the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI) including their team of 110 faculty, researchers and multidisciplinary staff in the field of brain mapping and neuroimaging to USC this fall….Continue Reading USC welcomes brains researchers Arthur Toga and Paul Thompson
USC alumni leaders from all over the country congregated on campus for the 2013 Alumni Leadership Conference, and this year, a new advisory group was formed—the inaugural meeting of the President’s Leadership Council was held at the University Park campus. The group represented a diverse range of Trojan successes, but all members share in common…Continue Reading Alumni leaders return to alma mater
On a recent trip to Honolulu for the kick off of the USC Trojan Football season, USC President C. L. Max Nikias, Mrs. Niki C. Nikias, and a distinguished delegation of USC leadership made a special visit to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, paying homage to the military personnel lost during the WWII bombing of Pearl…Continue Reading USC welcomed by the U.S. Pacific Fleet
On Sept. 5, officials from the city, county and state met for the ceremonial signing of USC’s new lease agreement with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The governing board of the California Science Center had unanimously approved the final part of a lease agreement for the Coliseum, clearing the way for USC to operate and restore…Continue Reading Marking a Milestone in Coliseum History
In July, USC finalized its purchase of Verdugo Hills Hospital, a 158-bed hospital in Glendale, California, thereby adding the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) to Keck Medicine of USC. This new partnership significantly bolsters both organizations, and increases our ability to bring outstanding health care to residents of the Foothills, as well as throughout Southern California.
The acquisition of USC-VHH builds on a larger initiative to expand access to USC’s world-class medical care throughout our community. In recent years, we have significantly developed and beautified our Health Sciences Campus, which is home to our Keck Medical Center and its two anchor institutions: Keck Hospital of USC and the USC Norris Cancer Hospital. We also have established clinical locations throughout Southern California, and patients can now see our faculty physicians in downtown Los Angeles, La Cañada Flintridge, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, and an increasing number of locations….Continue Reading Verdugo Hills Hospital joins Keck Medicine of USC
For incoming first-year students at USC, their academic experience includes special lectures from unexpected guests—for this freshman seminar class, their year began with a lesson in classics from USC President C. L. Max Nikias. The students began their year with a study of the Greek play Antigone, exploring themes of war, moral authority, female empowerment,…Continue Reading A lesson in classics
Amid celebratory fanfare and the pageantry of an academic procession, the class of 2017 was formally inducted into the community of USC scholars by President C. L. Max Nikias, in the presence of academic leadership and the new chairman of the Board of Trustees, John Mork….Continue Reading President Nikias Inducts the Class of 2017 During Convocation Ceremony
As parents arrived with trunks full of college gear, USC President C. L. Max Nikias (center left), Mrs. Niki C. Nikias (center), and USC Board of Trustees Chairman John Mork (center right) greeted the new arrivals to the University Park campus. This year’s move-in day marks the first year that all resident undergraduates will be…Continue Reading Arrival of the Class of 2017
The celebrations and fanfare continued for the new USC Verdugo Hills Hospital as leaders from the organization welcomed more than 150 dignitaries from throughout the community at a special reception held Aug. 19 on the hospital grounds. The program featured community leaders and elected officials, including Congressman Adam Schiff and Michael Antonovich, head of the…Continue Reading Verdugo Hills Hospital joins the Trojan Family