8/25- Game Day and Coliseum Update

Dear Trojan Family, I hope this note finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. We can’t wait to see you in the Coliseum for the home opener against San Jose State on September 4! It will be a truly remarkable experience as our football team, students, fans, marching band, and spirit programs come…

8/23 – Introducing Nasal Testing, and other COVID-19 Testing Updates

August 23, 2021 To:         All USC students; All Faculty; All University Staff Fr:           USC Student Health RE:         Introducing Nasal Testing, and other COVID-19 Testing Updates As of this week, USC Student Health is re-introducing nasal swab as a method for collecting samples for COVID-19 testing. Nasal swab appointments are available through MySHR (Monday-Friday until 3:30 PM)…

8/20 – New Extension Period (Friday 8/27 deadline) for Trojan Check Requirements

Students are advised of an extension period for your COVID-19 surveillance test; and for completing the “Hygiene Health and Safety” learning module in Trojan Learn (https://trojanlearn.usc.edu). If you are vaccinated and your Trojan Check is showing as “noncompliant” for either of these two reasons; you have until Friday, August 27 at 12 midnight to complete these requirements. COVID-19 Testing…

8/20- Fall 2021 semester update

 August 20, 2021  Dear USC students,  The start of the 2021 academic year is upon us, and our campuses are bustling. It’s been thrilling to see so many of you reconnecting with each other in person. Yesterday’s convocation ceremony, where we formally welcomed more than 8,000 new Trojans onto campus, was an incredible display of…

8/20 – Tech Tips for Returning to Campus

August 20, 2021 Dear USC Community, We hope that you have had a wonderful and safe summer! Over the next weeks and months, many of you may be returning to campus for the first time since March 2020. When you return to campus, you may need to change or refresh the devices and applications you…

8/19- COVID-19 Testing Reminders

August 19, 2021 To:       All USC students Cc:       USC Faculty and Staff Fr:        USC Student Health RE:       COVID-19 Testing Reminders ahead of Start of Classes on August 23 As you are preparing for the first week of the fall semester classes starting on August 23, please read the following reminders. FOR ALL…

8/13- USC Transportation: Return of Trojan Check

As detailed in the Welcome Back Guidance memo from the Provost, TrojanCheck verification will once again be required at perimeter access points, including vehicles entering the University Park Campus. Some access points (including vehicle exits from parking structures) may also be temporarily unavailable. Effective Thursday, August 19, 2021, all vehicles must come to a complete stop at screening checkpoints, and be…

8/5 – Fall semester update from President Folt

Dear Trojan Community, The University Park Campus looks amazing and is ready to welcome back more than 44,000 students and nearly 12,000 faculty and staff over the next few weeks. We are on track for a return to the full breadth of in-person academic, research, clinical, and service activities after nearly 18 months of video…

8/5 – Game Day Experience Update

Dear Trojan Family, I hope this note finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. It’s been 621 days since the Trojan Family has been together in the Coliseum, and we are thrilled to welcome you back this season!  Thank you for your support of our student-athletes and commitment to USC and our athletics…

8/2 – COVID-19 Safety Updates for In-Person Activities

DATE: August 2, 2021  TO: USC Students, Faculty and University Staff  FR: Sarah Van Orman, MD MMM FACHA, Chief Health Officer, USC Student Health,  Keck Medicine of USC; Division Chief for College Health, Keck School of Medicine of USC  RE: COVID-19 Safety Updates for In-Person Activities  As we ready ourselves for in-person programs and activities…