For the first time since the alliance formed between USC and Pacific Asia Museum one year ago, more than 550 supporters and friends of the museum gathered for the annual Festival of the Autumn Moon Gala. The event, in its 37th year, honored Dominic Ng, chairman and CEO of East West Bank, for his business and civic leadership…Continue Reading USC Pacific Asia Museum Gala honors USC Trustee Dominic Ng
Following in the pioneering vision of USC founder Judge Robert Maclay Widney, USC honored its philanthropic leaders at the 3rd annual Widney Society Gala. Benefactors who have donated $1 million or more in gifts or pledges to the university are inducted at this annual event, recognizing their extraordinary generosity and foresight in creating an enduring…Continue Reading Widney Society sets course for USC’s future
Retired Army General David Petraeus, left, and USC President C. L. Max Nikias, right, show their engraved wooden Trojan swords. The swords were presented to them by the USC Student Veterans Association for their help in opening USC Veterans Resource Center, on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. (USC Photo/ Gus Ruelas)…Continue Reading Veterans Resource Center established for USC students
USC made a historic first step in the interdisciplinary area of convergent bioscience, as campus leadership broke ground on the new USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience. Generously supported by a $50 million gift from Gary K. Michelson, a retired orthopaedic spinal surgeon whose groundbreaking work generated more than 955 issued or pending patents worldwide,…Continue Reading USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience breaks ground
USC President C. L. Max Nikias, USC Trustee Edward P. Roski, Jr., alumni, friends, family and supporters of the late Honorable Alfred Hoyun Song gathered on October 3, 2014 to unveil the Alfred Hoyun Song memorial monument. The monument is located in the plaza outside of the Metro Purple Line Wilshire/Western Station in Koreatown. Hon….Continue Reading Monument honors CA legislator, USC alumnus Alfred Song
More than 80,000 USC alumni, students, and Trojan Family members gathered during a weekend of festivities and spirit for Homecoming 2014. USC President C. L. Max Nikias and Mrs. Niki C. Nikias welcomed alumni organizations representing many facets of the more than 350,000 living alumni across the globe. Pictured here, Dr. and Mrs. Nikias celebrate…Continue Reading Welcome back to campus, fellow Trojans
The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism inaugurated a new era of digital media education, communication and production with the grand opening of the visionary Wallis Annenberg Hall on October 1, 2014. A crowd of more than 500 students, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni and friends of USC Annenberg cheered the ribbon-cutting that marked the…Continue Reading Annenberg Hall opens new era for communication and journalism
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering community celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the school’s naming gift on Sept. 30, 2014. The $52 million gift was generously bestowed by Andrew and Erna Viterbi in 2004, and the gift was a milestone for the university under the dean of that time, C. L. Max Nikias, now…Continue Reading Viterbis honored at 10th anniversary of naming gift
On the evening of Saturday September 20th, USC President Dr. C. L. Max Nikias was honored at the Los Angeles Police Museum’s 21st Annual Jack Webb Awards. The award is presented annually to individuals who make positive contributions to their communities by partnering with law enforcement.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck presented the Award to President Nikias in recognition of his and USC’s longstanding work and close cooperation.
Beck said, “President Nikias has been an extraordinary partner and exceptional friend, not only to me, but to the men and women who proudly serve the City of Los Angeles. He exemplifies the values and traditions of the Los Angeles Police Department and is deserving of the Jack Webb Award for his significant commitment to the LAPD and life-long support of the entire law enforcement community.”…Continue Reading President Nikias honored at LAPD Museum Gala
The University of Southern California made a first step toward a new building for undergraduate business education as USC President C. L. Max Nikias, Dean James Ellis, and Jill and Frank Fertitta broke ground for the new Jill and Frank Fertitta Hall on September 19, 2014. Generously supported by Jill and Frank Fertitta (Frank Fertitta is a 1984 graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business), Fertitta Hall will transform the educational environment at USC Marshall, facilitating more collaborative and technology-enabled learning experiences with state-of-the-art classrooms and expanded student areas. Standing in a prominent location on the southeast corner of the University Park Campus at the intersection of Figueroa Street and Exposition Drive, within view of the university’s main entrance, the new building will increase USC Marshall’s undergraduate student capacity by close to one-third….Continue Reading Building a new future for business education