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
On June 20, 2012, President C. L. Max Nikias spoke at the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) Board of Governors meeting. His address focused on the shared interest of the LAEDC and USC in making Los Angeles a vibrant environment for business and opportunity, and provided an overview of USC’s positive economic impact on…Continue Reading President Nikias Addresses the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation Board of Governors Meeting
USC president C. L. Max Nikias and first lady Niki C. Nikias received a special honor at the 2012 USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI) graduation dinner on April 30, 2012. Following remarks and a toast by USC Board of Trustees chairman Edward P. Roski Jr., USC senior vice president for university relations Thomas S. Sayles…Continue Reading Nikiases Honored at 2012 USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative Graduation Celebration
“All of you here this morning should take great pride in the fact that we are part of the largest public literary festival in America.” With those words, USC president C. L. Max Nikias kicked off the 17th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on April 21, 2012. In its second year at USC,…Continue Reading Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
In a tour organized by USC Civic Engagement and participating schools, USC president C. L. Max Nikias visited the 32nd Street/USC Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Norwood Street Elementary School on January 30, 2011, to get a firsthand look at the impact the university’s programs are having on children, teachers and families. Nikias now…Continue Reading President Nikias Visits the USC Family of Schools
On Friday, April 29, 2011, the Los Angeles City Council honored USC and the Los Angeles Times by officially proclaiming the weekend of April 30-May 1 as “Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC weekend in the City of Los Angeles.” USC president C. L. Max Nikias attended the presentation and delivered remarks on…Continue Reading LA City Council Honors L.A. Times Festival of Books at USC
After 15 years on the UCLA campus, the renowned Los Angeles Times Festival of books is moving to USC’s University Park campus in spring 2010. The move was spearheaded by President C. L. Max Nikias and Times publisher and CEO Eddy Hartenstein.Read the full story….Continue Reading President Nikias and L.A. Times Publisher Relocate Festival of Books to USC