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President Nikias Confers 2012 Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award

  • Publication date April 30, 2012

The 82nd Annual USC Alumni Awards, hosted by the USC Alumni Association in downtown Los Angeles, honored nine outstanding Trojans. In his welcoming remarks, Associate Senior Vice President for Alumni Relations Patrick E. Auerbach EdD ’08 praised this year’s honorees, “whose achievements and service demonstrate how USC enriches our lives intellectually, culturally, professionally and socially.”…Continue Reading President Nikias Confers 2012 Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award

USC Information Sciences Institute 40th Anniversary

  • Publication date April 30, 2012

On April 26, 2012, USC marked the 40th anniversary of its Information Sciences Institute (ISI) during a celebratory dinner at Loews Santa Monica Hotel. Founded in 1972, ISI played a pivotal role in conceiving, designing, and implementing the Internet and its predecessor, the Department of Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) communication system known as ARPANET….Continue Reading USC Information Sciences Institute 40th Anniversary

Enhanced Safety Measures

  • Publication date April 26, 2012

In the wake of the tragic event of April 11, 2012, USC president C. L. Max Nikias met with Los Angeles chief of police Charlie Beck, Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and others at the mayor’s office in City Hall on April 25 to discuss enhanced safety measures, including a heightened presence of the USC…Continue Reading Enhanced Safety Measures

USC President’s Distinguished Lecture: Anthony Everitt on The Rise of Rome

  • Publication date April 22, 2012

On April 20, 2012 — the eve of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held for the second consecutive year on the University Park Campus — USC president C. L. Max Nikias hosted a President’s Distinguished Lecture and Visions and Voices signature event featuring Anthony Everitt, bestselling author of Cicero: The Life and Times…Continue Reading USC President’s Distinguished Lecture: Anthony Everitt on The Rise of Rome

Committee of 100 Honors USC for Advancing U.S.-China Relations

  • Publication date April 20, 2012

At a gala dinner on April 19, 2012, USC president C. L. Max Nikias accepted the Committee of 100’s Advancement of U.S.-China Relations award on behalf of the University of Southern California. The dinner marked the opening of the committee’s 21st annual conference, convened under the banner of “Common Ground” to bring together leaders from…Continue Reading Committee of 100 Honors USC for Advancing U.S.-China Relations

Speaker of the House John Boehner at 2012 USC Trustee Conference

  • Publication date April 2, 2012

John Boehner , speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, dropped by Saturday night to greet USC administrators and trustees attending the 2012 USC Trustee Conference in La Quinta, Calif. The conference, which was held March 30 to April 1, included panel presentations titled “Online Education: Beyond the Classroom,” “USC ROTC: Developing the Next Generation…Continue Reading Speaker of the House John Boehner at 2012 USC Trustee Conference

USC Pratt & Whitney Institute for Collaborative Engineering Commemorates 10th Anniversary

  • Publication date March 30, 2012

On March 30, 2012, the USC Pratt & Whitney Institute for Collaborative Engineering, a research partnership between the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Korean Air, Inha University, and the Pratt & Whitney Corporation, commemorated its 10-year anniversary during a luncheon event in La Quinta, Calif. The institute is the brainchild of USC trustee Yang Ho…Continue Reading USC Pratt & Whitney Institute for Collaborative Engineering Commemorates 10th Anniversary

President Nikias Receives Asia Society’s 2012 Education Leader of the Year Award

  • Publication date March 30, 2012

The Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) honored USC president C. L. Max Nikias with its 2012 Education Leader of the Year award at the organization’s annual gala, held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel on March 28. The award recognizes USC’s strong commitment to advancing the internationalization of education in the United States, especially with respect…Continue Reading President Nikias Receives Asia Society’s 2012 Education Leader of the Year Award

Schoens Give $10 Million to Provide Scholarships for Student Veterans at USC

  • Publication date March 28, 2012

USC trustee William J. Schoen BS ’60, MBA ’63 and his wife, Sharon, have made a new gift of $10 million to the Schoen Family Scholarship Program for Veterans, providing financial support for veterans studying at the USC Marshall School of Business as well as at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. This latest gift—which…Continue Reading Schoens Give $10 Million to Provide Scholarships for Student Veterans at USC