Dear Trojans, Looking out from the platform during USC’s 140th Commencement ceremony last week gave me a bird’s-eye view of our Trojan Family’s incredible cohesion and momentum. A celebration of that magnitude — with 13 pre-commencement events, graduation exercises across our campuses at our 22 schools and the main ceremony at UPC, and 20,521 degrees…
Category: Students
Active shooter drill on May 18 at HSC
To: USC Students, Faculty and Staff From: David Wright, Senior Vice President, Administration Date: May 15, 2023 Subject: Active shooter drill on Mat 18 at the Health Sciences Campus The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) regularly partners with other first responder agencies in drills to help law enforcement officials practice working together in response…
Launching USC’s Frontiers of Computing
May 4, 2023 Dear USC Community, I’m excited to announce a giant leap forward with one of USC’s Presidential Moonshots for the future: Frontiers of Computing. Planning for this $1 billion-plus, 10-year initiative began in 2019 with a lead gift of $260 million to USC thanks to the generosity of the Lord Foundation of California. With historic ties…
Updates to COVID-19 Protocols
April 05, 2023 To: USC Students, Faculty, University Staff From: Sarah Van Orman, MD, MMM, FACHA, Chief Health Officer, USC Student Health, Division Chief for College Health, Keck School of Medicine of USC Deona Willes, MPH, CLS, Executive Director, USC Environmental Health and Safety RE: Updates to COVID-19 Protocols We are sharing with our community recent updates…
ONE USC Safety Vision
April 5, 2023 Dear USC Community, Over these past few weeks since I joined USC, I’ve found the university to be a place that offers boundless opportunity and support for our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. You can’t help feeling inspired on the bustling, creative, and spirited campuses here. I also recognize that I joined…
Announcing USC’s new Provost
April 4, 2023 Dear USC Community, It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Andrew Guzman as USC’s next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, starting July 1, 2023. Dr. Guzman is a renowned legal scholar and economist, and an innovative academic leader with decades of experience building programs across multiple disciplines. In his…
A Message to USC and CHLA Communities
April 3, 2023 Dear USC and CHLA Communities, We are writing to share wonderful news that USC is establishing a new research collaboration with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to improve biomedical research and innovation. It will be funded by the annual proceeds from a $40 million legacy gift from USC’s endowment dedicated to this…
3/29- Earth Month 2023
Key issues covered in below communication: Happy Earth Month, Trojans! Earth Day is April 22, but with over 30 sustainability activities and events happening, we’ll be celebrating all month long! As many of you know, sustainability is a presidential priority and for all Trojans, Earth Month offers us a terrific opportunity to learn more about USC’s sustainability framework, Assignment:…
3/23- Announcing USC’s first Vice Provost for the Arts
March 23, 2023 Dear USC Community, The arts at USC are central to our special mission – from performing, literary, and visual arts to design, music, architecture, and cinematic arts, they touch every part of our university. The arts challenge us to see our communities through different lenses, shifting our perspectives in unique ways. On…
2/15- Message to the Community
February 15, 2023 Dear Trojan community, Over the past week-and-a-half, USC and the world have watched as the devastation in Turkey and Syria unfolded following a series of deadly earthquakes on February 6. We invite our Trojan community to participate in a vigil for the lives lost and for the families impacted. We will gather…