January 29, 2025
Dear Trojan Community,
As USC’s AI Strategy Committee continues the discussion to guide its forthcoming recommendations on how AI can be leveraged to enhance the university’s mission, we are reminded that the strategy will only be as strong, creative, and inclusive as the community that defines it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts in our survey. The survey results can be viewed here.
Please join us as we convene new opportunities to share your voice.
- Staff Assembly: Dean Geoffrey Garrett will join the Staff Assembly on January 30 to provide an update of ongoing efforts and gain insights.
- Discussion Sessions: Members of the AI Strategy Committee will host small Zoom discussion sessions for students, staff, and faculty. These sessions are designed to surface your priorities, questions, and ideas about how USC should lead in teaching, research, operations, and community engagement related to AI.
- Please register for one of the following sessions:
- February 5 /1:00 – 2:00 pm (moderated by Professors Stephen Aguilar and Pete Cardon)
- February 9 / 10:00 – 11:00 am (moderated by Professor Morteza Dehghani)
- February 10 / 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (moderated by Dean Hassy Cohen and Professor Jen Bankard)
- February 12 / 1:00 – 2:00 pm (moderated by Dean Emily Roxworthy and Professor Jen Bankard)
- Academic Senate: Dean Garrett, chair of the AI Strategy Committee, joined the Academic Senate on January 21. Meeting minutes will be available here once approved.
As a reminder, you can also visit the AI@USC website, which brings together information about ongoing initiatives, events, and opportunities to engage with AI across the university. The site will continue to be updated as new programs, tools, and learning opportunities launch in the months ahead.
If you are planning an event, course activity, research project, or other activation related to AI, or if you have an idea you’d like to explore, please reach out to the committee at AIUSC@usc.edu.
Thank you for your continued partnership in building a thoughtful, ethical, and ambitious AI future for USC.
With gratitude,
Geoff Garrett
Dean, USC Marshall School of Business
Chair, President’s AI Strategy Committee