The USC Mork Family Scholars were hosted by the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies during a weekend-long excursion to Catalina Island from Oct. 5-7, 2012. While there, the students were welcomed by USC Trustee John Mork and his wife, Julie Mork, and USC President C. L. Max Nikias and his wife, Mrs. Niki C….Continue Reading Mork Scholars Retreat on Catalina Island
Members of the Trojan Family gathered in Bovard Auditorium on Oct. 3, 2012, to celebrate the life of the late USC trustee Kenneth Leventhal, namesake of the USC Elaine and Kenneth Leventhal School of Accounting. President Nikias presented a eulogy at the event and also read aloud a special citation from the university to the…Continue Reading USC Celebrates the Life of Kenneth Leventhal
In his remarks at USC’s 2012 New Student Convocation on Aug. 23, 2012, President C. L. Max Nikias urged students to use their time at the university to become literate in imagination, the world, the arts, the great literary works, digital media, and ethics. Read the full speech….Continue Reading New Student Convocation
On August 22, 2012, in the team meeting room of the university’s newly opened John McKay Center, USC president C. L. Max Nikias addressed members of the Trojan football team. Referring to Trojan athletics as the glue that binds the Trojan Family together, Nikias noted that there is no better place in America than USC…Continue Reading President Nikias Speaks to the Trojan Football Team
On August 21, 2012, USC president C. L. Max Nikias presided over the opening of the 110,000-square-foot John McKay Center. Blending USC’s storied athletic legacy with the latest amenities and technology, the new building houses state-of-the art athletic training facilities, classrooms, coaches’ offices, locker rooms, weight rooms and even an indoor football field, all dedicated…Continue Reading John McKay Center Opens
At USC’s 129th Commencement on May 11, 2012, President C. L. Max Nikias recalled the Roman poet Virgil, telling the crowd that “to be a Trojan is to be an adventurer.” He said: “The Trojans always seized destiny. That is the adventure, the great journey that now calls you by name. But here is the…Continue Reading USC’s 129th Commencement
On May 12, 2012, President C. L. Max Nikias addressed the crowd at a gala dinner, held at the Galen Center, honoring the 10th class of USC’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Seventeen Trojan luminaries were inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, including life trustee B. Wayne Hughes Sr. ’57, who received a Spirit…Continue Reading USC Athletic Hall of Fame
During an afternoon ceremony on May 10, 2012, USC president C. L. Max Nikias joined honorees, family members, and friends to personally congratulate the exceptional students whose names have been added to the USC Wall of Scholars. Housed in the Weingart Reading Room of Leavey Library, the Wall of Scholars was created in 1994 by…Continue Reading President Nikias Congratulates Honor Students and Their Families
USC President C. L. Max Nikias (center) meets with the USC student leaders Monish Tyagi (2011-2012 SGA president, right) and Mike Geragos (2012-2013 SGA president, left) as they transition the responsibilities of student government….Continue Reading Student Leaders Pass the Torch
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