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
On June 12, 2013, three of the most influential thinkers in entertainment media, filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg and Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, came to the USC campus to discuss the entertainment landscape of the future tackled this question at an event hosted by the USC School of Cinematic Arts…Continue Reading USC School of Cinematic Arts opens Interactive Media Building
President C. L. Max Nikias delivered a commencement address to the Class of 2013 of Santa Monica College on June 11, 2013. His remarks acknowledged the solemnity of the occasion, as students and faculty gathered in the wake of a tragic shooting during the previous week. “It is a mark of our times that milestones…Continue Reading Commencement Remarks at Santa Monica College
During the USC Global Conference in Seoul, USC leadership had the opportunity to hold meetings with several prominent members of the higher education and business sectors of Korea. President C. L. Max Nikias visited Seoul National University and met with the university’s president, Yeon-Cheon Oh. Seoul National University has a number of educational partnerships with…Continue Reading 2013 Global Conference in Seoul, South Korea
Drawing a crowd of more than 60,000 to the University Park Campus, USC celebrated its 130th commencement ceremony on May 17, 2013. The 13,284 new graduates respresented all 50 states and more than 100 countries around the world with over half earning master’s or doctorate degrees. USC President C. L. Max Nikias told the graduating…Continue Reading USC Celebrates 130th Commencement
With a launch celebration that connected the high-tech hub of Silicon Beach in Santa Monica, CA to the pre-commencement USC campus via livestream, the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation officially kicked off a new program for the digital generation. President C. L. Max Nikias noted…Continue Reading Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre Launch Innovative Academy at USC
President Nikias recently recently met with the members of the Trojan Knights. The Trojan Knights are a spirit and service oriented organization and constitute one of the oldest traditions on campus….Continue Reading Trojan Knights
The USC Marshall School of Business kicked off the USC Marshall Initiative, a $400 million fundraising drive, with a gala on May 8 that drew some 300 donors, friends, faculty, administrators and students to Warner Bros. Studio, where they were welcomed by Kevin Tsujihara ’86, CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment and host of the event….Continue Reading USC Marshall School of Business Launches $400 Million Fundraising Initiative