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Located near the heart of Los Angeles, the Academic Programs Students University of Southern California is one of The University of Southern California Diversity is a hallmark of the USC student the top private research universities in the upholds a tradition of academic strength at community. USC students come from all 50 United States. all levels — from the earliest explorations of states, 12 territories and 135 countries. There the undergraduate to the advanced scholarly are 33,000 students enrolled at the university, Since its establishment in 1880, USC has con- research of the postdoctoral fellow. including 16,500 undergraduate and 16,500 ferred degrees on more than a quarter-million graduate and professional students. In fall students — leaders who have helped Southern USC offers bachelor’s degrees in 95 under- 2006, 51 percent of new freshmen were from California emerge as a national trendsetter in graduate majors as well as master’s, doctoral California. Approximately 37 percent of the public policy, economic and business affairs, and professional degrees in 134 areas of university’s total enrollment is composed of urban planning and engineering, scientific study. Hand-in-hand with this wide array of American minorities; a further 17 percent are research, health care, communications and majors, USC has developed 136 different aca- international students. For five consecutive the arts. demic and professional minors — the broad- years, USC has been at the top of American est selection of any U.S. university — to universities in terms of international enroll- Today, USC and its graduates carry forward encourage students to study subjects across ment. Among undergraduates, 50 percent are this tradition of leadership — developing widely separated fields. Students may select men and 50 percent are women. innovative opportunities for learning, explor- from a variety of degree combinations under ing new fields of scholarship and investiga- the direction of the College of Letters, Arts The average SAT score of the 2006 enrolled tion, and establishing a widening network of and Sciences, the Graduate School and the freshman class was 1372. The average GPA service and partnership among the nations of university’s 17 professional schools. was 4.07. In fall 2006, there were 253 the Pacific Rim. National Merit, National Achievement and The heart of the university’s liberal educa- National Hispanic Scholars. The traditional function of the university is tion program is the USC College of Letters, to teach students — and at USC teaching Arts and Sciences. The largest of USC’s aca- USC students consistently earn nationally takes place in the classroom, studio, laborato- demic divisions — in terms of both student competitive scholarships and fellowships ry, seminar room and on the playing field, as enrollment and faculty — the college serves including Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright and well as where students live. USC is commit- more than 6,000 undergraduates and more Truman scholarships. ted to promoting lifelong learning and to the than 1,600 graduate students, and offers some principle that education is most effectively 55 academic fields of study. In addition to Research Support carried out in a context that encourages the the undergraduate degrees offered by the Each year, USC’s distinguished faculty and creation of new knowledge. college, many of the university’s professional modern facilities attract substantial external schools also offer bachelor’s degree programs. funding for educational and scientific research. USC places a premium on research and schol- According to the most recent data available, arship and on the professional and scholarly Faculty USC ranks 12th among private universities credentials of its faculty. Since 1969, USC USC’s full-time faculty numbers nearly receiving government funding for research has been a member of the Association of 3,200. In addition, approximately 3,520 vol- and development support and 21st among American Universities, the elective body that unteer faculty members are affiliated with all universities — with a 2006 total of nearly unites the 62 premier research universities in the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and $430 million. the United States and Canada. some 430 volunteer faculty are affiliated with the USC School of Pharmacy. Research, Libraries The University of Southern California is teaching and service are supported by a staff The USC Libraries house nearly four million accredited by the Western Association of of 8,000. volumes, three million photographs, six mil- Schools and Colleges, 985 Atlantic Ave., lion microforms and subscribe to more than Suite 100, Alameda, CA 94501, (510) 748- USC’s faculty includes members of the 50,000 serials and 33,000 electronic journals. 9001. Students may review USC’s accredita- National Academy of Sciences (10), National tion documents by contacting Jerome Academy of Engineering (25), Institute of The largest of USC’s libraries is the Edward Walker, associate provost. Medicine (11) and American Academy of L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library, which con- Arts Sciences (20). More than 200 faculty tains the research collections for most of Throughout its history, USC has performed members have received prestigious academic the humanities and social sciences. Doheny a wide variety of roles in service to its con- and professional awards from organizations as Memorial Library also houses the Cinematic stituencies — contributing to the welfare of varied as the National Institutes of Health, Arts Library, the Music Library and Special its own students, faculty, staff and alumni, as the National Science Foundation, the Collections. well as to Southern California, the nation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the John Simon the world. In particular, the university’s net- Guggenheim Foundation and the Academy In addition to Doheny Library, the USC work of affiliated hospitals and its partner- of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1994, Libraries include a number of specialized ships with business and nonprofit organiza- USC Professor George A. Olah received the research libraries that serve the unique tions help to make USC’s expertise available Nobel Prize in chemistry. research needs of the campus. Three libraries to the community at large. 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also are devoted to collections for their The USC Libraries are also engaged in To access USC’s wireless technology, users respective professions: the Asa V. Call Law numerous digital initiatives, such as the USC need a wireless Ethernet card, available at Library, the Eileen and Kenneth T. Norris Digital Archive and the Shoah Foundation the University Bookstore. To learn how to Medical Library and the Jennifer Ann Wilson Institute Visual History Archives. To access set up their computer to access the USC Dental Library and Learning Center. these resources and learn about additional wireless network, students should visit services, visit www.usc.edu/libraries. www.usc.edu/its/wireless. The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Library, one of the most technologically sophisticated USC’s Ask-a-Librarian service provides The VPN allows access to USC-restricted libraries in the world, features a core collec- professional reference assistance to students, resources through a wireless connection or tion of books and journals, two electronic faculty and staff. Patrons receive expert a private Internet service provider (ISP). To information commons with nearly 200 com- answers — via phone, email, online chat ses- ensure the security of wireless connections, puter workstations, more than 50 collabora- sions or in person. Ask-a-Librarian is located Information Technology Services recom- tive workspaces, two hands-on learning class- online at www.usc.edu/libraries/services/ mends the use of the VPN client at all times. rooms, a multimedia auditorium and more ask_a_librarian. For more information about the VPN client, than 1,400 reader seats in a variety of formal visit www.usc.edu/its/vpn. and informal arrangements. Designed to Computing Resources support undergraduate learning, Leavey Students must be registered for classes or Blackboard provides faculty and students with tools to have paid their tuition deposit and certified The Blackboard Web site (blackboard.usc.edu) accomplish research using both traditional that they will be attending USC in order to is the online portal used by many USC and electronic resources. Within Leavey, access computing services. Students must professors to provide electronic copies of librarians and staff provide faculty with assis- also activate their free USC account at course materials, syllabi, reading materials tance in using technology and information www.usc.edu/firstlogin. Complete information and handouts. Blackboard allows students to resources to develop materials for instruction about the resources and services provided is participate in an online discussion or take a and scholarly research. available online at www.usc.edu/its. quiz with automatic grading and immediate feedback. The USC Libraries have noteworthy collec- Anti-Virus and Other Software tions in the areas of cinema, international The university offers a range of software, Computing Assistance and public affairs, American literature, including free anti-virus software for on- Information Technology Services regional history, marine science, philosophy, campus and home computers. Software is (www.usc.edu/its) offers online computing doc- Latin American and Korean studies, among available for use in USC’s public computing umentation on a variety of topics. Printed others. The Feuchtwanger Memorial Library centers, as well as for free download or pur- guides are available in public computing cen- features an extensive collection of Lion chase, depending on the application. To ters and the Leavey Library Information Feuchtwanger’s own works along with the learn more, visit software.usc.edu. Commons. rarest books from his library. The USC Libraries are also home to the Boeckmann Home Connection Information Center for Iberian and Latin American All the rooms in USC residence halls, as well For more information about computing Studies, as well as an extensive collection as some areas of Leavey Library and the resources, users may contact the ITS of photographs chronicling the history of Marshall School of Business, are connected Customer Support Center by calling Southern California. A complete list of all to ResNet, a high-speed computer network. (213) 740-5555 or emailing [email protected]. libraries and updated hours is available online The ResNet connection allows students to Additional assistance also is available at the at www.usc.edu/libraries. bypass their modem and enjoy free, high- service desk of any public computing center. speed (10-megabit-per-second) Internet access. The USC Libraries are the administrative Hospitals and Patient Care hub of the Southern California Electronic USC has more than 1,000 modems that off- The schools of medicine, dentistry and phar- Libraries Consortium. USC is a member campus students may dial into for Internet macy, together with the divisions of biokine- of the Research Libraries Group, an inter- access. USC’s Virtual Private Network siology and physical therapy and of occupa- national association of major universities (VPN) is available to enable access to tional science and occupational therapy, train and research institutions. In addition, USC restricted USC resources for students who professionals in the health care fields, con- maintains borrowing agreements with connect to the USC network from off cam- duct original research in all aspects of bio- Hebrew Union College and the Los Angeles pus. This application can be downloaded at medicine and health care and provide high County Museum of Natural History Library. software.usc.edu. For more information on the quality patient care to the Southern For more information about the libraries’ VPN, visit www.usc.edu/its/vpn. Information California community. lending policies, visit the Web site at on connecting to USC can be found at www.usc.edu/libraries/about/lending_policies. www.usc.edu/its/connect. Health care facilities on the Health Sciences campus include the USC/Norris Compre- USC’s digital library resources, available USC Wireless hensive Cancer Center and Hospital, USC online at was.usc.edu/eresources/isd, include a Most common areas at USC — including University Hospital, USC Healthcare collection of article indexes, catalogues, dic- libraries, auditoriums and eateries — are Consultation Centers I and II and the tionaries, encyclopedias, electronic journals configured for wireless technology. New Doheny Eye Institute. The 269-bed Univer- and visual materials. USC’s online library locations are being added continuously. An sity Hospital is an ultra-modern facility offer- catalogue, HOMER, provides a list of books, updated list of wireless locations is available ing many specialized services and procedures periodicals, government documents and dis- at www.usc.edu/its/wireless. that are beyond the scope of most communi- sertations held in libraries on the University ty hospitals. Park campus. The Scholars Portal enables simultaneous searching of selected research databases, including HOMER and core bibliographic tools in all major subject areas. 16 About USC

The Keck School of Medicine of USC also volunteers contribute more than 1.2 million athletes have been awarded NCAA postgrad- provides medical staffing for the nearby Los volunteer hours. Areas of activity include arts uate scholarships. Angeles County+USC Medical Center, and culture, athletics and recreation, child which is one of the largest academic medical care, children and family, business and eco- In Olympic competition, USC has fielded centers in the country and the largest single nomic development, communication and more athletes than any other institution. Since provider of health care in Los Angeles media, criminal justice and legal education, 1904, 362 Trojan athletes have participated in County. Owned and operated by Los employment, environmental, health, housing, the Olympic games, accumulating a total of Angeles County, the medical center treats human relations, legal, literacy, older adult, 112 gold, 66 silver and 58 bronze medals. over 28 percent of the region’s trauma vic- public safety, scholarships and awards, tech- tims. In addition, it operates one of only nology, service learning, and volunteer and At least one USC athlete has won a gold three burn centers in the county and one of community service. medal in every summer Olympiad since the few Level III neo-natal intensive care 1912, making USC the only university in the units in Southern Calfornia. Model programs such as the USC Family of world with this distinction. At LAC+USC, Keck School faculty direct the Schools, the USC Joint Educational Project, care for half of the AIDS patients and half of Kid Watch, USC Mission Science, USC USC Alumni Association the sickle cell anemia patients in Southern After School Sports Connection, USC Com- All USC graduates are members of the USC California. They also provide special clinical munity Health Fair, FUENTE Initiative, Alumni Association, which is dedicated to care programs for patients with multiple scle- USC Health Science Expo, USC Community serving the university’s close to 300,000 rosis, diabetes and other diseases. Education Academy, Community Based alumni, lifelong and worldwide. Trojan alum- Learning Collaborative and the Neighbor- ni span all 50 states and virtually every region Community Relations hood Academic Initiative are a few of the of the world and are leaders in their chosen USC is an active partner in efforts to enhance innovative university-community partner- fields. Distinguished alumni include former the social, economic, physical and cultural ships that are making a real difference in the U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, aspects of the neighborhoods adjacent to lives of the university’s neighbors. astronaut Neil Armstrong, architect Frank both the University Park and Health Sci- Gehry, opera singer Marilyn Horne, sympho- ences campuses. From 1994 to 2006, USC faculty and staff ny conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, film contributed more than $8 million through the director George Lucas, baseball legend Mark To carry out these efforts, USC Civic and USC Good Neighbors Campaign, of which McGwire and comedian Will Ferrell. Community Relations (USC CCR) assists more than $6.2 million has benefited 248 the university’s academic and administrative USC-community partnership projects. The USC Alumni Association offers a broad units in implementing five major university- portfolio of programs and services to help community initiatives in partnership with Information about these community service alumni stay connected to USC and one community agencies, leaders and public offi- programs and data about the USC neigh- another. These include a worldwide network cials. These initiatives encourage more entre- borhoods can be obtained at www.usc.edu/ of alumni clubs, career assistance, a searchable preneurs to establish businesses in the imme- community, www.usc.edu/ext-relations/ccr and online alumni directory, free lifetime email diate vicinity of the two campuses; provide www.usc.edu/neighborhoods/community/programs. forwarding, organized volunteer opportunities, special educational, cultural and develop- alumni travel programs and class reunions. mental opportunities for children who live USC is committed to working in partnership in the immediate neighborhoods; work with with its neighbors to build a thriving and safe The association, founded in 1923, is head- neighbors, city and county officials, and the social and physical environment. quartered in Widney Alumni House, the old- Los Angeles Police Department to provide est university building in Southern California. safer streets in the areas surrounding the two Cultural Life For more information, call (213) 740-2300 or campuses; encourage more USC employees USC and its graduates play an important role visit the USC Alumni Association online at to own and occupy housing in the immediate in making Los Angeles one of the world’s alumni.usc.edu. vicinity of the two campuses; and strive to great centers for the arts. The schools of employ at USC more persons who live in the music and theatre produce a regular series of Environment immediate neighborhoods. concerts, operas, musicals, plays and other University Park Campus events. There are three major music, drama Located at the same site since USC’s estab- USC CCR provides and helps facilitate and cinema theatres on campus. For up-to- lishment in 1880 on eight acres of land in resources that strengthen the communities date information about cultural events at the city of Los Angeles, the University Park around USC’s campuses, deepen USC’s ties USC, call the University Ticket Office at campus has grown to its present size of 226 to these diverse communities and foster posi- (213) 740-7111 or visit the arts and events acres. Situated three miles south of the Los tive relations between USC and those people Web site (www.usc.edu/calendar). Angeles Civic Center, the campus is adjacent who are most directly affected by USC’s to the museums and recreational facilities of presence in these neighborhoods. USC CCR Athletics Exposition Park and is served by a network also administers the USC School for Early USC sponsors nine varsity sports for men and of freeways that provides access to most Childhood Education, the USC Educational 10 for women, involving more than 500 of the cultural, business and recreational areas of Opportunity Programs Center and the Los nation’s top-ranked athletes. In their pursuit Southern California. Angeles Metro Minority Business Enterprise of athletic and academic excellence, USC Center. varsity teams have won more national cham- The University Park campus consists of 193 pionships than all but two NCAA member buildings and residence halls totaling approx- More than 250 community service programs institutions: 20 women’s team titles and 86 imately 8.4 million gross square feet, not sponsored by or affiliated with USC and part- men’s team titles — including 11 unofficial including a new residential college slated to ner institutions serve more than 430,000 per- football titles. USC is one of only three uni- open in fall 2007. Additional university build- sons and provide volunteer opportunities versities in intercollegiate athletic history to ings are located off campus, in the immediate for more than 40,000 USC students, faculty, win at least five national championships in vicinity. staff, alumni and friends each year. These one year (1962-63 and 1976-77). 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Health Sciences Campus Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, State Capital Center (916) 442-6911, 1201 J Located three miles from downtown Los USC University Hospital and Doheny Eye Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, Policy, Angeles, the USC Health Sciences campus is Institute. Activities of USC faculty, residents Planning, and Development and Education. a focal point for students, patients and scien- and students also extend beyond the cam- tists from around the world. Here a blend of pus — to affiliated hospitals and health care Philip K. Wrigley Marine Science Center on clinical, classroom and laboratory resources providers throughout Southern California, Catalina Island (310) 510-1364, Wrigley combines to form a dynamic, interactive and to the USC University Park campus, a Marine Science Center, P.O. Box 5069, environment that is shaping the future of collaborative partner in numerous health sci- Avalon, CA 90704. health care. ences-related programs. In addition, the USC Office of Federal The 61-acre Health Sciences campus is home Other Locations Relations, located in Washington, D.C., to the region’s first and oldest medical and Other teaching facilities include the Orange serves as the liaison between USC and the pharmacy schools, as well as to acclaimed County Center, State Capital Center and the federal government. programs in biokinesiology and physical ther- Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina apy and in occupational science and occupa- Island. USC Federal Relations (202) 824-5860, 701 tional therapy. In addition to Los Angeles Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 540, County+USC Medical Center, the primary Orange County Center (949) 437-0000, Washington D.C., 20004 teaching hospital for the Keck School of 2300 Michelson, Irvine, CA 92612, Business, Medicine for more than a century, the cam- Education, Pharmacy and Social Work. pus includes several state-of-the-art patient- care facilities, among them USC/Norris

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Los Angeles was little more than a frontier while sales of the remaining lots would create The man who took on the task of leading town in the 1870s, when a group of public- an endowment to provide the seeds of finan- the university through the impending finan- spirited citizens with a reverence for learning cial support for the institution. More than an cial crisis was Joseph P. Widney, brother of first sought to establish a university in the act of generosity, the gift of land was an Robert Maclay Widney and the first dean of region. Although the “city” still lacked paved expression of assuredness about the future. USC’s medical school (founded in 1885). streets, electric lights, telephones and a reli- Widney served as president for three years, able fire alarm system, the effort to create an In a similar vote of confidence, not to men- accepting no salary and paying most of his institution of higher education, led by mem- tion a display of audacity, the Board of own expenses. In 1895, he stepped down bers of the Southern California Conference of Trustees named the nascent institution, from his post to resume his medical practice. the Methodist Episcopal Church, found an rather grandiosely, the University of enthusiastic reception among the more far- Southern California. During the presidency of George W. White, sighted residents, who were eager to advance USC continued to progress both financially their community. The Era of the Founders (1880-1921) and educationally. Although White returned On September 4, 1880 — 99 years to the day to the Methodist ministry in 1899, the Among the founders of USC, the prime after the founding of El Pueblo Nuestra Senora momentum built during his administration mover was Judge Robert Maclay Widney, a la Reina de los Angeles — nearly a tenth of the sustained the university throughout a four- leading Los Angeles businessman who had city’s poplulation braved the late summer heat year interregnum during which the Board of come to the area to practice law and develop and dust to witness the laying of the corner- Trustees sought a suitable replacement. real estate. It was Widney who, after 11 years, stone for the university’s first building. Just succeeded in forming the future university’s days after the construction was completed on George Finley Bovard, younger brother of Board of Trustees and took up the challenge October 6, 1880, USC opened its doors to wel- USC’s first president, took the helm of the of securing a donation of property for the come 53 students. young university in 1903. Dedicated to fledgling enterprise. keeping up with the demands of Southern Marion McKinley Bovard became USC’s first California’s rapidly expanding population — In 1879, three civic leaders — Ozro W. president, under an initial agreement that which grew from 11,000 in 1880 to 319,000 in Childs, a Protestant horticulturist; former put him in charge of the internal organization 1910 — USC began to evolve from a small, California governor John G. Downey, an of the university as well as its educational struggling institution into one of the principal Irish-Catholic businessman; and Isaias W. program for a period of five years. Bovard seats of learning on the Pacific Coast. Hellman, a German-Jewish banker and presided over seven boom years prior to 1887 philanthropist — deeded to the Board of and then over an extended peiord of fiscal Trustees 308 lots located in an area desig- uncertainty and near collapse, until his nated as “West Los Angeles,” near the inter- untimely death in December 1891. section of today’s Vermont Avenue and Exposition Boulevard. A portion of the land was to be reserved for the actual campus, 18 About USC

While, elsewhere in the country, the During World War II, military units took Although American higher education in the Carnegies, Cornells, Rockefellers, over several university buildings and the 1970s was characterized by lowered enroll- Vanderbilts and Stanfords had been heavily curriculum was reconfigured to include a ments and a drop-off in funding, USC rose endowing universities during the late 19th wartime emphasis on aerospace science, to new heights during this time. Ten major century, USC forged ahead largely on the geography, international relations, lan- buildings were begun or completed; USC’s energies of its faculty, deans, presidents and guages, photography and the like. total number of endowed chairs and profes- trustees. Likewise, as challenging as the years sorships rose to 67; applications for admission of World War I proved to be, they demon- After the war, USC faced yet another chal- soared from 4,100 in 1970 to more than strated — as did the financial panic of the lenge as the G.I. Bill brought former service- 11,000 in 1979; and the mean grade point 1890s — that USC was vulnerable to eco- men to campus for study. Enrollment soared average for admitted freshmen rose to 3.4 on nomic cycles but nevertheless resilient in dif- from 8,500 in 1945 to more than 24,000 in a 4.0 scale. ficult times. 1947. Von KleinSmid, now 70 years old, announced that he would step down and The Hubbard administration also brought a During the era of the founders, the forerun- become chancellor of the university for life. renewed dedication to USC’s urban commu- ners to today’s schools or departments of nity. As an outward sign of this commitment, architecture, business, dentistry, education, The Era of Maturity (1946-1980) the university’s Joint Educational Project was engineering, fine arts, journalism, law, marine As support for higher education increased founded in 1972. biology, music, pharmacy, philosophy, reli- during the post-War years, USC entered a gion and sociology were all added to the uni- new, modern era that brought increased sig- Great Expectations (1980-1991) versity. nificance both nationally and internationally. James H. Zumberge was inaugurated as President Fred D. Fagg, Jr. began the USC’s ninth president on May 10, 1981, dur- USC marked another high point when Los process by instituting modern cost-account- ing a ceremony that was the capstone of a Angeles Times sportswriter Owen R. Bird ing practices, purchasing land near the Los year of celebrations marking the centennial dubbed the university’s spirited athletic Angeles County Hospital for a health sci- of the university. teams the “Trojans” in 1912. ences campus, and establishing a develop- ment office. Fagg also initiated the construc- Building on an academic planning process The von KleinSmid Era (1921-1947) tion of six buildings, set in motion an aggres- that began early in his tenure, Zumberge Rufus Bernhard von KleinSmid — or “Dr. sive program of land acquisition and aug- focused on strengthening undergraduate Von” as he was affectionately known — mented the library collection by two-thirds. education; expanding key doctoral, research, became USC’s fifth president in 1921. By the professional and health sciences programs; end of his first decade in office, USC had In 1958, Norman Topping succeeded Fagg as and forging stronger community connections. attained full national accreditation, established president of USC, embarking on one of the The Zumberge years also saw USC’s highly a graduate school to unify graduate work most dynamic periods in the university’s his- successful participation in the 1984 Olympics. across the university and become a large non- tory. Topping established a comprehensive denominational institution. Additionally, the planning commission that produced, in May In addition, Zumberge launched “The university implemented a number of pioneer- 1961, the “Master Plan for Enterprise and Campaign for USC,” which at the time was ing academic initiatives. Excellence in Education.” This courageous the biggest fund-raising program in the uni- and forward-looking academic blueprint set versity’s history. When it concluded in June Von KleinSmid created an extension division a goal of raising $106,675,000 in new funds. 1990, the campaign had raised $641.6 million, at USC in 1922, offering classes in locations Although Topping predicted that it might contributing over $188 million to USC’s ranging from Glendale to San Diego; in 1924, take 20 years to accomplish this goal, it was endowment and boosting annual support of he founded the first school of international reached and surpassed in little more than university programs to unprecedented levels. relations in the United States; in 1929, the five. All told, the campaign doubled USC’s nation’s second school of public administra- endowment and added 30 new buildings to USC made major strides in funding for tion was established at USC; and also in 1929, the university’s two campuses. research during the Zumberge years as well. USC initiated the country’s first college-level Sponsored research grew from $71.5 million program in cinematography. The first Ph.D. The crowning achievement of the Topping in 1981 to $174.5 million in 1990 — a 144 per- degree conferred in Southern California was years was USC’s election to the Association cent increase. Major research efforts, such as awarded at USC in 1923. of American Universities, an organization the USC-based National Center for Inte- today made up of 62 leading public and pri- grated Photonic Technology and the Whereas the first priority of von KleinSmid’s vate universities. The AAU bases member- Southern California Earthquake Center, con- administration was to expand professional ship on general excellence with an emphasis tributed significantly to USC’s emergence as training programs, the Great Depression on graduate and research programs. one of the nation’s premier research universi- arrived at decade’s end, and, once again, ties. USC was forced to retrench. Non-essential When Topping stepped down in 1970, the courses were eliminated, and USC debuted mantle of leadership passed to John R. Among the more than a dozen major new the “University of the Air,” an educational Hubbard, who charted his priority as bringing buildings completed during Zumberge’s outreach program broadcast on radio. Thanks USC to even higher levels of academic dis- tenure were the Hedco Neurosciences to donors, von KleinSmid was able to pro- tinction. Toward this end, Hubbard launched Building, General William Lyon University ceed with an ambitious plan of capital expan- the “Toward Century II” campaign, an over- Center, the Cinematic Arts Complex, sion that added several major buildings to the whelmingly successful fund-raising effort that Pertusati University Bookstore and Kaprielian campus, including Edward L. Doheny Jr. brought in more than $309 million. Hall, as well as major additions to the architec- Memorial Library. ture and fine arts library and the law school building. Plans for a new teaching library also got under way. A Brief History 19

USC’s Health Sciences campus, too, under- the USC Good Neighbors Campaign, which Pressing upward toward increasingly lofty went dramatic transformations during the channels faculty and staff giving into support goals, Sample spearheaded the development Zumberge decade, nearly doubling in size of USC-community partnerships, and the of a second strategic plan that was adopted with the acquisition of land and existing Family of Schools, an alliance between the by the Board of Trustees in 2004. This plan buildings from Los Angeles County. As university and local schools that provides outlines a vision for the future in which USC Zumberge stepped down, the USC/Norris educational, cultural and development oppor- reinvents the research university of the 21st Comprehensive Cancer Center, which tunities for neighborhood schoolchildren. century, and becomes “one of the most influ- opened in 1983, was in the final stages of This approach to community service became ential and productive universities in the fund-raising for a major building addition. a national mark of distinction when the edi- world.” Additionally, construction was nearing com- tors of Time magazine and The Princeton pletion on Richard K. Eamer Medical Plaza, Review named USC “College of the Year President Sample’s distinguished career a cooperative project of the university and 2000” in recognition of its ambitious social- spans academic administration, as well as National Medical Enterprises that included outreach programs. teaching, research and its practical applica- the 284-bed USC University Hospital and tion. A graduate of the University of Illinois USC Healthcare Consultation Center I. Sample also has steered USC to new at Urbana-Champaign, Sample was on the fundraising heights. Under the banner of faculty at Purdue University, held adminis- Redefining the Research University “Building on Excellence,” the university trative posts with the Illinois Board of Higher (1991-present) mounted a $2.85 billion fundraising drive Education and at the University of Nebraska, Steven B. Sample, the 10th president of the that concluded in 2002 as the most successful and served as president of the State University University of Southern California, inaugurated campaign in the history of American higher of New York at Buffalo before joining USC. his tenure by calling upon USC to strengthen education. USC is the only university to He has published numerous articles in the undergraduate education, develop the Health receive five nine-figure gifts — $120 million fields of science, engineering and higher edu- Sciences campus into an international center from the Annenberg Foundation to create cation, and he invented a digital electronic of excellence, aggressively recruit a larger the USC Annenberg Center for control system that has been installed behind number of the very best doctoral and post- Communication; $113 million (later increased the touch panels in more than 500 million doctoral students, expand USC’s tradition of to $163 million) from Alfred Mann to estab- microwave ovens and other home appliances public service, and improve programs and ser- lish the Mann Institute for Biomedical around the world. Sample was elected to the vices while conserving resources. Above all, Engineering; $110 million from the W. M. National Academy of Engineering in 1998 however, he cautioned USC to avoid compla- Keck Foundation for the Keck School of and to the American Academy of Arts and cency and to fiercely maintain its focus on Medicine of USC; a second gift from the Sciences in 2003. The recipient of numerous improving in every measure. Annenberg Foundation of $100 million; and awards for his service and leadership, he also $175 million from the Lucasfilm Foundation holds eight honorary degrees. Despite a first year fraught with earthquakes, to endow the USC School of Cinematic Arts riots and fiscal difficulties, Sample personally and construct a new building for the school. Throughout his career, Sample has contin- drafted USC’s Role and Mission Statement ued to teach. During his first year at USC, and set in motion a strategic planning process Among the major campus facilities opened he co-taught a freshman seminar, “Science that identified four initiatives — undergradu- during the Sample administration are the and Technology in Human Culture,” and he ate education; interdisciplinary research and Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Library, Jane has since taught junior-level classes in elec- education; programs building upon the Hoffman Popovich and J. Kristoffer Popovich trical engineering. Since 1996, Sample and resources of Southern California and Los Hall, the International Residential College University Professor Warren Bennis have Angeles; and internationalization — for guid- at Parkside, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, co-taught the course “The Art and Adventure ing USC to new heights throughout the Ronald Tutor Hall, the Molecular and of Leadership.” Largely growing out of his 1990s. Computational Biology Building, USC experience in teaching this course, Sample Healthcare Consultation Center II and the wrote a best-selling book, The Contrarian’s Under Sample’s leadership, the university Galen Center. Guide to Leadership, which was chosen by the developed a distinctive core curriculum as Toronto Globe as one of the 10 best business well as a broad array of academic and profes- Sample also has overseen a dramatic gain in books of 2001 and has been translated into sional minors that have made “breadth with USC’s academic prowess. In 1994, George five languages. He has also chaired a number depth” the hallmark of undergraduate edu- Olah, director of the USC Loker Hydrocarbon of statewide and national groups examining cation at USC. Thanks to these and other Research Institute, won the Nobel Prize in the state of elementary, secondary and high- enhancements, USC has become regarded chemistry, and the faculty now includes 43 er education. nationally as a pacesetter in undergraduate members of the three national academies education and has enrolled one of the most recognized by the AAU. USC has become academically talented freshman classes in the world-renowned in the fields of communica- country. tion and multimedia technologies as well as in cross-disciplinary teaching and research. Challenging USC to redouble its time- Likewise, sponsored research by USC inves- honored tradition of service to community, tigators nearly doubled in the 1990s. Today, Sample sharpened the university’s focus on USC brings in some $430 million a year in improving schools and promoting safe streets contract and grant funds and has solidified its in the neighborhoods immediately surround- status as one of the leading research universi- ing its two campuses. Among the flagship ties in the United States. programs developed to meet these goals are 20 About USC

Student Life

The Student Affairs Division has as its funda- by federal, state or local law. The University should access the online job listing service mental purpose the provision of services and of Southern California complies with Title VI available 24 hours a day by visiting the CPPC resources to students which will assist them in of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of Web site and registering for MonsterTRAK their total development: physical, social, emo- the Education Amendments of 1972, Section at careers.usc.edu. tional, cultural, moral and intellectual. As 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the such, the division complements and serves Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 which Center for Academic Support the educational, research and service objec- respectively prohibit discrimination. Students The Center for Academic Support (CAS) is tives of faculty and students by designing pro- who wish to file a complaint or have an inquiry the location of the central resource and referral grams that are an extension of the academic regarding these issues may contact the Equity agency for learning enrichment at USC. CAS experience. Consistent with this charge, the and Diversity Office, Figueroa Building, staff work with USC faculty, staff and stu- division has adopted the following statement Room 202, (213) 740-5086. The university’s dents to complement and enhance optimal that informs and guides its policies and Title IX coordinator is the Director of the use of the educational resources of the univer- actions regarding the USC community. Office of Equity and Diversity. Students who sity. The goals of this program are to facilitate wish to inquire about these issues may also independent learning, critical thinking, inte- Principles of Community contact the Office of the Vice President, grative understanding and responsible action. USC is a multicultural community of people Student Affairs, Student Union 201, from diverse racial, ethnic, and class back- (213) 740-2421. CAS contributes to a collaborative approach grounds, national origins, religious and polit- to learning in USC’s academic community. ical beliefs, physical abilities and sexual ori- Academic Support The staff at CAS works to meet individual entations. Our activities, programs, classes, As the university admits a student body student needs as they relate to learning workshops/lectures and everyday interactions increasingly qualified and motivated academ- enrichment. Services available include: tutor- are enriched by our acceptance of one anoth- ically, Student Affairs is providing increased ing and assistance in learning strategies and er, and we strive to learn from each other in levels of support for the coordination of hon- study skills. CAS offers weekly learning an atmosphere of positive engagement and ors programs, development of residential enrichment workshops in goal setting, time mutual respect. hall study space, tutorial support, linkage of management, study skills and concentration career guidance with academic advising, and and memory, writing skills, test-taking anxi- We want to make explicit our expectations involvement of faculty in student residence ety and note taking. Students can also sched- regarding the behavior of each member of halls and all campus community activities. ule private workshops for small groups. our community. As adults, we are responsible Such programs are described in the sections Services are free to all USC students. A list of for our behavior and are fully accountable for which follow. The thematic nature of the learning enrichment workshops is available in our actions. We each must take responsibility individual programs is captured by the guid- the Schedule of Classes. for our awareness of racism, sexism, ageism, ing principle of “academic community.” xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of CAS is located on the third floor of the oppression. Career Planning and Placement Center Student Union Building, Room 301, (213) The USC Career Planning and Placement 740-0776. The center’s email address is Bigotry will not go unchallenged within this Center (CPPC) provides information and [email protected]. The hours are 8:30 a.m. to community. No one has the right to denigrate advising to help students explore career 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. another human being on the basis of race, sex, options including internships, full-time sexual orientation, nation origin, etc. We will employment and networking opportunities. Ethnic Student Programs not tolerate verbal or written abuse, threats, The CPPC offers assistance in resume writ- USC is strongly committed to enhancing the harassment, intimidation or violence against ing, interviewing techniques and sponsors quality of life for all students attending the person or property. In this context, we do not such programs as the Career Fair, Internship university. Unusual efforts have been made accept alcohol or substance abuse as an excuse, Week, numerous “diversity in the workplace” to build on the cultural diversity present in reason or for such abuse, harassment, intimida- events and the Trojan Network. In addition, our student body. These efforts are coordi- tion or violence. Ignorance or “it was just a the center offers comprehensive career assess- nated through departments within the joke” is also not an excuse for such behavior. ments. The CPPC is located on the first floor Division of Student Affairs. This focus pro- of the Student Union Building, Room 110, vides opportunities for cross-cultural experi- All who work, live, study and teach in the and is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. ences for all students and a chance to identify USC community are here by choice, and as to 5:00 p.m. For more information, call a broad range of support services to these part of that choice should be committed to (213) 740-9111 or visit careers.usc.edu. specific ethnic minority groups. these principles which are an integral part of USC’s focus, goals and mission. Job Opportunities El Centro Chicano Through USC MonsterTRAK, the Career A department within Student Affairs, El Non-Discrimination Policy Planning and Placement Center has intern- Centro Chicano (El Centro) serves as a University of Southern California does not ships and part- and full-time job postings. resource center for all Latina/o and USC stu- discriminate on the basis of race, religion, This includes both on- and off-campus dents. Founded in 1972, the center provides national origin, gender, age, Vietnam veteran opportunities, as well as Work Study posi- status, disability, sexual orientation or any tions. Students interested in obtaining a job, other characteristics which may be specified Student Life 21

academic support, social and cultural pro- APASS programs include leadership develop- university and throughout the local commu- gramming, student advocacy, personal sup- ment, orientation, community resources and nity. On campus, OIS aims to provide oppor- port, assistance for Latina/o student groups, information, career and peer mentoring, cul- tunities for interaction among international transitional/beyond USC programming and tural and educational programs, academic and domestic students, scholars, faculty and community outreach that fosters and pro- collaborations, and individual and collective staff through programs and activities with an motes the academic and personal success of advocacy. international and intercultural focus. Latina/o students. In addition, they strive to educate the campus about Latina/o issues and APASS is located in the Student Union These programs include: the ethnic diversity represented within the Building, Room 410, (213) 740-4999. For community (i.e., Central and South America, more information, email [email protected] or International Student Orientation – a compre- Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico and visit www.usc.edu/apass. hensive program of information sessions and Puerto Rico) by serving as a resource to the social opportunities offered in fall and spring entire USC family. Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs semesters. The mission of the Center for Black Cultural Through the Latino Resource Handbook, hand- and Student Affairs (CBCSA) is to create an State of the World Seminars – held once each ed out to all new Latina/o students, and the afro-centric and holistic learning environment semester featuring panels of international weekly El Centro E-newsletter, they inform stu- for academic, social and professional develop- students and faculty experts speaking on top- dents about information such as scholarship ment as well as to provide civic engagement ics of current world political, social and eco- opportunities, internships, cultural events and opportunities for all members of the USC nomic interest. student organizations that will help improve community. their university experience. El Centro serves International Diners’ Club – monthly excur- as headquarters for approximately 16 Chicano/ CBCSA’s goal is to create an environment sions to a wide variety of Los Angeles ethnic Latino student organizations as well as the that encourages the intellectual, professional restaurants. Latino Parent Association. All students, as well as social and cultural growth of including commuter, transfer and graduate African-American students entering and com- LA Today – several outings each semester to students, are welcome to use the student pleting degree programs. places in Los Angeles not included on the lounge, kitchenette and study room. typical tourist path. CBCSA meets its goal by targeting five major Programs and services offered include the areas of focus: cultural and community devel- World Café – monthly coffee hours highlight- Unity through Community: Black and Latino opment, leadership, professional develop- ing a particular country or region of the world New Student Welcome, the Latin American ment, retention and social enrichment. All and featuring regional refreshments. Independences Celebration, Latino Floors CBCSA services and programs are initiated in (special interest housing program), Latino accordance with the five targets. English Language Program – English Language Honor Society, POWERTRIPS, La Posada, instruction, field trips and social activities for Latino Parent Association and the Chicano/ CBCSA maintains various programs and ser- spouses, relatives and friends of the USC Latino Graduation. Programs and services vices include: the African-American Resource international community. consider gender, class, religion/spirituality, Handbook, African American Honor Society, bi/monolingual, continuing generations, sexu- African-Centered Leadership Academy, Thanksgiving Match-up – host families invite al orientation, disabilites and biracial/ethnic Black Family Weekend, Black Graduation, international students into their homes to cel- identities. Black History Month, Diversity Career ebrate Thanksgiving and help students learn Workshop Series, Howard University more about American culture in general. El Centro Chicano is located on the third Exchange Program, Marcus Garvey Service floor of the United University Church (UUC). Learning Project, pre-college and community For more information about any of OIS’ For more information, contact (213) 740-1480 outreach, Somerville Place and Welcome services or programs, refer to the Web site or visit www.usc.edu/student-affairs/elcentro. Week activities. www.usc.edu/student-affairs/OIS.

Asian Pacific American Student Services CBCSA is located in the Student Union Parking and Transportation The Asian Pacific American Student Services Building, Room 415, (213) 740-8257. For Parking (APASS) department assists students in their more information, email [email protected] or The university maintains more than 5,500 cultural and personal development during visit www.usc.edu/cbcsa. on-campus parking spaces and approximately their years at USC. The department links 4,500 off-campus spaces at University Park. students to various opportunities both in and International Services Approximately 3,000 campus parking spaces out of the university and to Asian Pacific The Office of International Services (OIS), are available at the Health Sciences campus. American communities. located in the Student Union Building, Room Specific information on available parking 300, assists more than 6,500 non-immigrant facilities, as well as parking permits, com- APASS’ mission is to enable students to com- students, scholars, faculty and staff associated mute/rideshare information, Campus Cruiser plete their academic studies more success- with USC in achieving their educational, pro- and tram services can be obtained in the fully; to participate fully in university life fessional and personal objectives. In addition, TrojanTransportation Office, Childs Way through activities and programs; to develop academic departments and research units Building. Transportation information can also leadership, communication and interpersonal receive assistance from OIS in completing be accessed at www.usc.edu/parking or by call- skills; and to become knowledgeable about the immigration formalities for hiring foreign ing (213) 740-3575. and involved with the Asian Pacific American nationals for both short-term and career community and identity. appointments. OIS recognizes the many ben- efits of international educational exchange, and promotes these benefits both within the 22 About USC

Recreational Sports recreational sports Web site at www.usc.edu/ Housing assignments for incoming non- Recreational sports (a.k.a. Rec Sports) wel- recsports. freshman students for the fall semester are comes all members of the university commu- made throughout the summer. Assignments nity to participate in its extensive services and Residential Choices are made on a first-come, first served basis sports programs. The office provides students, USC provides attractive residence opportu- and subject to space availability. faculty, staff and guests with numerous oppor- nities which complement its educational tunities for sports and recreational activities. objectives. The university believes that the Housing Services Office Rec Sports educates individuals in the mean- living experiences in residential colleges, res- TrojanHousing is responsible for processing ingful use of leisure time through its various idence halls and university apartments offer a the housing applications for students for programs and services. desirable and important part of the total edu- the academic year and summer sessions. cational experience. University housing pro- TrojanHousing and each on-site Customer Recreational Facilities vides the setting for students, faculty and Service Center may issue housing contracts, The University Park campus offers recre- staff to come together and create an academic assignments and reassignments. ational facility choices including: the Lyon residential community. The goal is to com- University Center, McDonalds Swim Stadium, bine a high degree of informal contact and a Applications for student housing for new stu- Cromwell Field, Loker Track Stadium, intra- strong desire to explore the world of ideas in dents are mailed with the admissions accep- mural field, Marks Tennis Stadium, a stu- the development of an intellectually stimu- tance letter. Students may apply online at dent tennis court complex, and the Physical lating environment. USC recommends that housing.usc.edu. Questions may be directed Education Building, which houses an indoor students consider the advantages of these to TrojanHousing, Parking Structure X, swimming pool, basketball court and aerobic/ programs and live on campus in one of these (213) 740-2546 or (800) 872-4632; Fax (213) dance studios. facilities for at least a portion of the time in 740-8488, email [email protected]. Or visit which they are enrolled. Fraternities and the TrojanHousing Web site at The Lyon University Center, the largest sororities also offer a residential experience housing.usc.edu. recreational facility on campus, includes for student members. the McDonalds Swim Stadium, sauna and Residential Education jacuzzi; group exercise fitness studio; the new USC TrojanHousing Residential Education supervises the univer- Robinson Exercise Room, Klug Family fit- USC’s academic residential community reflects sity programs and live-in staff in the USC ness center (weight room); gymnasium space a conscious attempt on the part of the universi- housing system. Special interest housing and for basketball and volleyball, racquetball and ty to bring students, faculty and staff together faculty-student programs, including residen- squash courts; climbing wall; and a cardio- in a setting where friendships and intellectual tial colleges, are coordinated by this office. vascular center equipped with new audio- life can flourish at many levels of contact. visual equipment. The equipment includes USC houses over 6,500 students in over 40 Residential Colleges stationary bicycles, stair climbers, elliptical university-owned housing facilities. The resi- USC established its first comprehensive resi- machines, rowing machines, and cross train- dence hall style of living is available on a dential college in 1987 and currently offers ing equipment. There is no fee for currently semester payment plan. The rooms are fur- five such programs on campus. Being a part registered students, however, all students nished and are designed to accommodate two of the community of students, scholars and must complete a general recreational facility students each. In residence halls, bathrooms faculty at Birnkrant Residential College is waiver available online at www.usc.edu/ are usually communal and dining services are available to freshman and returning residents. recsports. A summer student membership is in close proximity. The apartment style of liv- available. ing requires more independence. The apart- North Residential College and New Resi- ment units are furnished, with most having dential College are especially attractive to Programs standard kitchens, bathroom facilities and liv- students with an interest in business, multicul- The staff directs more than 100 sporting pro- ing areas. Units are designed to house two, tural interaction and cinema. Like Birnkrant grams that attract 9,800 students, staff and three, four or five students per apartment, Residential College, New and North Residen- faculty participants and 900 club sport mem- depending on the number and size of bed- tial College are available to freshmen and bers. Intramural sports offers a wide array of rooms. Limited furnished apartments for stu- returning students. activities including: flag football, basketball, dents with families are also available. soccer, racquet sports and softball. Club The International Residential College at sports includes teams such as badminton, The goal of the university is to offer appli- Parkside provides a venue where undergrad- lacrosse, soccer, golf, ice hockey, hiking, cants housing in a variety of living alterna- uate and graduate students as well as live-in dance, surfing and water skiing. tives. First-year students who apply by the USC faculty and visiting professors come freshman housing application deadline are together to promote stimulating cultural and Services assured of receiving university housing dur- intellectual exchanges among individuals Leisure classes and wellness programs such ing their first two years at USC. Freshmen from many countries. A supplemental appli- as aerobics, yoga, personal trainers, Masters who apply after the deadline will be housed cation is required for residents of this facility. Swim and massage therapy are available. as space permits, but everything possible is Locker rental and towel service are provided done to provide them with freshman housing. The new Arts and Humanities Residential for a fee. Guests, alumni and emeriti faculty College at Parkside, which opened in the fall, are welcome to become members of the cen- Once a student is in university housing, he or connects students to the cultural offerings of ter and participate in its programs. A Pro she may continue in housing by participating USC and Los Angeles. Shop in the Lyon Center provides limited in the priority period assignment process equipment rental and sales of sports items. each winter. Incoming Fall 2007 freshmen Special Interest Housing are guaranteed housing for their sophomore Other residential faculty programs include For information regarding student employ- year. After that, student housing assignments Annenberg House, Hillview apartments, ment and volunteer opportunities, guest will be based on a lottery process. Honors House, Founders and Sierra apart- policies, conferences, recreational services, ments, which bring together highly motivat- summer youth sports programs and facility ed students and interested faculty to increase reservations, call (213) 740-5127 or visit the faculty-student interaction. Student Life 23

Other programs bring together students with Student Athlete Academic Services prevention programs to assist students in a special common interest. These include The SAAS program was established to pro- assuming responsibility for their personal the Wellness Floor, SChalom (Jewish religion vide student athletes with the academic well-being. For more information, contact the and culture) Housing, Quiet Community support necessary for them to achieve their center at (213) 740-8742 (UPHC) or consult Floor, Great Outdoor Floors, Law Program goal of a USC degree. By providing services the center’s Web site (www.usc.edu/uphc). (law students only), Occupational Therapy through the Athletic Department such as Program (majors only), and the Muslim, general counseling, advisement and problem University Park Health Center Medical Latino, African-American, Business, Women solving along with orientation, registration Services is located at 849 West 34th Street. in Science and Engineering, Rainbow assistance, grade monitoring, study table and During the fall and spring semesters, the cen- (LGBT), Music, Arts and Architecture, and tutoring, SAAS helps student athletes fulfill ter is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Cinema floors. Information on these special the university’s academic expectations for from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday from interest housing programs is available in them and also helps each of them to achieve 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday from 9:30 a.m. the Living at USC brochure which students their own personal academic goals. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In receive with their acceptance packet, and the addition to Sundays and holidays, the health housing Web site. Call Residential Education Student Judicial Affairs and Community center is closed on Saturdays and evenings at (213) 740-2080 for details about these Standards (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.) during holiday weeks and programs. Procedural and advisory matters, as well as university recess periods. Please note that the integrity of the student conduct system, hours of operation are subject to change. All Contact are the responsibility of the Office of Student changes will be posted one week in advance. Residential Education is located in the Judicial Affairs and Community Standards. You may also call (213) 740-8742 (UPHC) for Student Union, Suite 200. Call (213) current hours. 740-2080 or visit our Web site at www.usc.edu/ The Office of Student Judicial Affairs and student-affairs/ResEd. Community Standards reviews student con- Eligibility for Services duct and academic integrity matters. A com- All students taking six or more units during Fraternities and Sororities plete description of the student conduct fall or spring semester pay the student health The majority of USC fraternities and sorori- system is printed in SCampus, USC’s student fee and are eligible for services. Students ties have houses on or near 28th Street, “The guidebook. Additional information can also with less than six units and spouses of stu- Row.” The cost to members living in one of be found on the Web site at www.usc.edu/ dents may choose to pay the fee and receive these houses is comparable to the cost of liv- student-affairs/SJACS. services. Students enrolled in the USC stu- ing in the residence halls. Those members dent health insurance plan are required to pay not living in the fraternity or sorority houses Students with Disabilities the student health fee. Most services are pay a fee which provides them with most Disability Services and Programs (DSP) is available at no additional charge. Moderate privileges other than rooms. Housing in most dedicated to maintaining an environment fees are charged for selected services such fraternities and sororities is limited; students that ensures all students with documented as laboratory tests, prescriptions, orthopedic who plan to participate in Rush (member- disabilities at USC equal access to its edu- appliances, copies of X-rays and medical ship recruitment) should not plan on immedi- cational programs, activities and facilities. records. Students may use the services of ate occupancy in the house. Joining a frater- Accommodations are designed to level the the University Park Health Center through- nity or sorority is not sufficient reason to be playing field for students with disabilities, out the semester, as well as during breaks released from a university housing contract. while maintaining the integrity and standards between academic sessions, as long as they Further information regarding housing and of each of our academic programs. are continuing students and are registered for activities in fraternities or sororities may be the following semester. obtained from the Fraternity and Sorority Accommodations are determined on a case- Leadership Development Office, Student by-case basis, but some examples of typical During the summer months, students may Union Building, Room 200, (213) 740-2080, accommodations include: assistance in pro- use the services of the University Park www.usc.edu/student-affairs/greeklife/faq. viding note-takers, sign language interpreters, Health Center if they are continuing students readers, scribes, advocacy with faculty, modi- and pay the summer fee. Family Housing fied exam proctoring, assistance with archi- Students with families wishing university tectural barriers, accessible seating at USC Note: Students enrolled in classes on the housing should apply to the Housing Services sporting events, alternative text formats, University Park campus will receive their Office, Parking Structure X, (213) 740-2546. adaptive technology, referrals to community health care service at the University Park Limited family housing is located north of resources, support groups and other support Health Center. Students enrolled in classes on campus and has furnished one-bedroom services for individual needs that are unique the Health Sciences campus will receive their and a very limited number of two-bedroom to a student’s disability. health care service at the Eric Cohen Student apartments. Health Center on the Health Sciences campus. The office is located in Student Union Child Care Building, Room 301, and is open Monday Primary Care Students with families can apply to enroll their through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., (213) For the treatment of most acute illnesses and children in the Anna Bing Arnold Child Care 740-0776 (voice), (213) 740-6948 (TDD only) injuries, a primary care appointment can be Center. The program operates in three sites or email [email protected]. scheduled Monday through Friday. Students located on the University Park and Health can call (213) 740-2778 (APPT) or come to Sciences campuses. There are programs for Student Health and Counseling Centers the Health Center and make an appointment infants, toddlers, pre-school and after school At USC every effort is made to help students to see the practitioner of their choice. care. The focus is on personal and social achieve and maintain good physical, mental growth, developing motor coordination and and social health. The University Park positive self-image and providing a good first Health Center (UPHC) offers direct medical school experience. Full- and part-time enroll- care and psychological counseling, as well as ment is available and a monthly fee is charged. 24 About USC

Specialty Care Sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, Further information is available by call- Dermatology, allergy, internal medicine, can be prevented. Outreach programs and ing (213) 740-7711 or by visiting the orthopedics, acupuncture, chiropractic ser- workshops focus on stopping transmission. Student Counseling Services’ Web site at vices and physical therapy appointments are An anonymous HIV antibody testing program www.usc.edu/scs. For evening or weekend made by a referral from a primary care prac- with pre- and post-test counseling is available emergencies, please call (213) 740-7711 and titioner only. Routine gynecology appoint- for a small fee. follow the recorded directions for after-hour ments may be made without a referral. A assistance. specialty appointment may be scheduled by The HPPS department is available to sched- calling (213) 740-2778 (APPT). ule a healthy lifestyle workshop presentation Student Involvement in residence halls, Greek houses or student USC offers broad and diverse opportunities Urgent and Emergency Services organizations on a wide variety of topics for student involvement and leadership For students who have an illness or injury, such as low risk drinking, stress, choosing development, ranging from formal and highly which requires urgent medical attention, the contraception, nutrition and HIV disease. organized elective offices to very informal University Park Health Center Acute Care For information on these services call sharing of common interests and enthusiasms. Clinic is open during regular clinic hours. (213) 740-4777 (HPPS) or visit the Health For more information, visit the Web site at If a student’s medical condition requires Promotion and Prevention Services’ Web site www.usc.edu/ca. attention during the hours the University at www.usc.edu/hpps. Park Health Center is closed, he or she Undergraduate Student Government may speak to a registered nurse by calling Immunizations The campus-wide Undergraduate Student (213) 740-9355 and following the directions The USC University Park Health Center Government consists of legislative, program- on the recorded message. In the event of a strongly recommends that all incoming fresh- ming, judicial and executive branches, whose life-threatening medical emergency on or men receive the meningococcal meningitis collective purpose is to provide comprehen- near the USC campus, call the Department vaccination before coming to campus, or as sive representation which fosters maximum of Public Safety at (213) 740-4321. For an off- soon as possible after arrival. student participation. It exists to represent campus emergency, contact emergency ser- the interests of the students to the adminis- vices by dialing 911. Meningococcal meningitis is a serious illness tration on campus issues through an exten- that can lead to brain damage, disability and sive programming and committee structure. Ancillary Services death. College freshmen, particularly those A clinical laboratory and a radiology unit sup- who live in residence halls, have a modestly Opportunities for involvement and leader- port the practitioners’ services. Students must increased risk of getting this disease. ship can be found in several committees pay any charges incurred for diagnostic tests Presently, there are two vaccines available such as campus affairs, political affairs, and occasionally may be referred to outside that provide protection against four of the minority affairs, and academic affairs to name facilities. five most common strains. For more informa- a few. Offices are located in the Student tion on this disease, refer to www.usc.edu/uphc. Union Building, Room 106. Or visit the Web Prescriptions may be filled, for a charge, site at usg.usc.edu. at the campus pharmacy located in the Student Counseling Services Student Union Building on the University Counseling services are available on the Program Board Park campus. University Park campus at the Student Major student events and activities at USC Counseling Center located in the YWCA are sponsored by the Program Board which Health Promotion and Prevention Services Building. represents a diverse group of student inter- Part of the mission of the Health Center is to ests and organizations. The assemblies and promote health and prevent disease. By par- Services are provided to help enhance stu- programming committees are student-run ticipating in the programs Health Promotion dents’ skills and attitudes in adapting to col- groups that promote diversity and entertain- and Prevention Services (HPPS) offers, stu- lege life, creatively handling stresses and ment through progressive and innovative dents can get involved in the maintenance of challenges, relating to new and different peo- event programming. The student program- their health and work to create an environ- ple and making their USC experience satisfy- ming fee allows Program Board to plan a ment to support a healthy lifestyle. ing and productive. Eligible students may be multitude of social, political and educational seen in a group, as a couple or individually, events for the USC community. These Alcohol and drug education programs are a and all personal information discussed in events include concerts, speakers, cultural multifaceted effort to provide educational counseling is kept confidential. events and various other activities. programs, referral and information about alco- hol and other drugs to the campus communi- The professional staff of the Counseling Recreation Club Council ty. The focus is on informed choice, positive Center is an ethnically and educationally The Recreation Club Council (RCC) is a col- peer influence and early intervention. The diverse group which includes psychologists, lective organization of over 50 club teams rec- Drug Education Course provides basic infor- social workers and staff psychiatrists. They ognized by Recreational Sports and the Office mation to students experiencing trouble. are highly trained and experienced in help- of Campus Activities. The RCC provides ing students successfully cope with a variety organizational development, leadership Health Promotion and Prevention Services of issues and concerns that are common dur- opportunities, program coordination and offers a health resource room that provides ing their college experience. Additionally, administrative support by offering sport students a place to work on a paper, speech, advanced graduate interns in clinical and opportunities not necessarily met through find personal health information, check out counseling psychology and social work train- existing academic, recreational, intramural or books and pamphlets, access online health ees provide a variety of services to students. varsity programming. Club lists and RCC Web sites, screen a video, take a computer- information is available online at ized health risk assessment or pick up con- www.usc.edu/recsports. doms. The resource room is located in Room 206 of the University Park Health Center. Student Life 25

Graduate and Professional Student Senate information regarding funding sources and Student Media Organizations The Graduate and Professional Student procedures, promotion techniques, event A number of on-campus media facilities Senate (GPSS) is recognized as the official planning, university facilities, resources and are operated by students, allowing them to voice of the graduate student body. Repre- leadership skills. develop their journalistic talents and air their sentatives to the senate are elected by their opinions while providing a service to the peers according to academic departments For more information about Topping campus community. and meet regularly to address the issues and Student Center, please visit www.usc.edu/ concerns of the graduate student popula- student-affairs/campuscenter/topping.php or call Campus Newspaper tion. GPSS allocates graduate student pro- (213) 740-5693. The Daily Trojan is the official student cam- gramming fee monies to academic-based pus newspaper. Its coverage includes campus student organizations as well as to students Spectrum news, editorials, sports, features about cam- traveling to present papers at professional USC Spectrum, a program of the Division of pus activities and events, an entertainment conferences. GPSS appoints graduate and Student Affairs, presents an annual season of section, and letters to the editor. Published professional students to university commit- arts and lecture programs by nationally and Monday through Friday, the paper is distrib- tees, and maintains three funding boards internationally known attractions for the edu- uted free in kiosks located in various parts of to encourage cross-disciplinary programs, cation and entertainment of the USC commu- the campus and in the Student Publications social and recreational activities and com- nity and its neighbors in Los Angeles. Office, Student Union Building, Room 404, munity service. (213) 740-2707. Spectrum also co-produces the annual College An executive committee oversees the daily of Letters, Arts and Sciences Lecture Series USC Yearbook operations of the senate and offers graduate and the President’s Distinguished Artist and El Rodeo, USC’s yearbook, highlights events students an opportunity to become involved Lecture Series. of the year. Students may pre-order copies of in the university community outside their El Rodeo during the fall semester by visiting academic discipline. The GPSS office is For more information about Spectrum, please www.uscelrodeo.com. The yearbook is distrib- located in the Student Union Building, Room visit www.usc.edu/student-affairs/spectrum or call uted in the late spring. The El Rodeo office is 106. Graduate and professional students (213) 740-2167. located in the Student Union Building, Room wishing to become involved should call 405, (213) 740-2707. (213) 740-5649 or visit www.usc.edu/gpss for Facilities more information. Student programs at USC are accommodated Radio Station by a number of indoor and outdoor facilities KSCRadio is the official campus radio station Student Organizations including Bovard Auditorium, the Topping broadcasting live at 1560 AM. KSCR is also More than 600 clubs and organizations exist Student Center, academic classrooms, available live via the Internet and can be with new ones added each year. Participation Hahn Plaza, Alumni Park, Founders Park, accessed at kscr.org. It is the student source for affords new experiences, new friendships Associates Park, E.F. Hutton Park, McCarthy music, news, sports and information. Located and the opportunity to pursue an interest to Quad, Norris and Bing theatres. on the first floor of Marks Hall, the station higher levels of understanding and accom- broadcasts seven days a week. Students may plishment. These organizations address a Immediately adjoining the campus is work in sales, engineering, public relations wide range of political, academic, religious, Exposition Park with its extensive complex and programming. Call 740-KSCR (740-5727) social service and recreational interests. For of museums, gardens and athletic facilities. for music requests and additional information. more information, visit www.usc.edu/stuorgs. Each represents an important educational and recreational adjunct to the campus itself. Trojan Marching Band Honor Societies The Los Angeles Coliseum is home to At 250 members strong, the Trojan Marching Most departments and schools have an aca- Trojan football, as is the Sports Arena to bas- Band is the largest student spirit group on demic organization oriented toward a specific ketball. The grounds of Exposition Park are campus and a highly visible ambassador rep- discipline. Honor societies have a selective used by students for picnics, games and other resenting USC in the local community, the membership process which is usually based informal events. nation and the world. The band’s history on one or more of the following requirements: dates back to 1881. Since that time, the band area of study, grade point average, university USC Volunteer Center (UVC) has developed into one of the most innova- involvement, leadership and community ser- The Volunteer Center organizes several com- tive marching bands in the country. vice. A comprehensive list of academic honor munity service projects, identifies volunteer societies is included in SCampus. opportunities for USC students, faculty and Nicknamed The Spirit of Troy, the band pre- staff, and houses an extensive database of sents a new, energetic halftime show at every Topping Student Center over 100 entries of service agencies that pro- home football game and sends a portion of Topping Student Center serves as the com- vide volunteer opportunities to the USC fam- the band to each away football game — with munity center for USC. It provides meeting ily. Programs include CAST (Community the full band traveling annually to the Bay spaces, lounges, computers, phones and the Action Short-term Team), Friends and Area and biennially to South Bend, Indiana campus information desk. Neighbors Service Days, Alternative Break for the game against Notre Dame. programs during winter and spring breaks, Topping Student Center staff provides infor- mentoring opportunities and more. Individ- The Spirit of Troy is busy year-round support- mation about upcoming events and assist uals wishing to volunteer may visit the USC ing the USC athletic teams as well as appear- with scheduling facilities for the university Volunteer Center, located in Student Union ing in movies, on television and at special community. Peer Leadership Consultants are Building 202, Monday through Friday from events throughout the world. In 2003, the available at the center to advise student orga- 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or call 740-7012. For more band was the first marching band from the nizations, suggest program ideas and offer information, please visit www.usc.edu/volunteer United States to appear at the internationally- advice on ways to improve an organization’s or email [email protected]. televised Chinese New Year Parade in Hong effectiveness. The consultants also provide Kong. The band has also performed at Super Bowls, the World Cup and the Olympics. 26 About USC

The band is also frequently referred to as Travel Service STA Travel is the world’s largest student “Hollywood’s Band” because of its many STA Travel is USC’s designated student travel agency, operating over 200 travel appearances on the silver and small screen. travel agency. STA is located in the agencies on or near university campuses The Spirit of Troy has appeared in such feature University Village and provides a complete around the world. Visit STA Travel in the films as Forrest Gump and The Naked Gun and range of travel services to the entire USC University Village (across from Burger King has performed at two Academy Awards tele- community, particularly to the cost-conscious and near Gate #1) or call (213) 743-4782 casts and at the 2004 Grammy Awards. student consumer. (4STA). STA Travel is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. and 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. on The Trojan Marching Band is the only colle- For family and friends visiting the campus for Saturday. Further information is available at giate marching band to possess two platinum special events such as graduation, orientation www.statravel.com. albums for its collaboration with the rock and Trojan Family weekend, STA offers dis- group Fleetwood Mac on the hit single counted airfare rates, discounted rental cars “Tusk.” The band also recorded the single and special rates at nearby hotels. “Hit That” for the punk band The Offspring in 2003. The Spirit of Troy has traveled to STA is involved in developing a wide variety five continents for such events as the 50th of travel products for students traveling, Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy and studying and/or working abroad. STA works the World Expositions in Australia, Spain, closely with USC’s Overseas Study program Portugal and Japan. For more information and can coordinate travel arrangements for about the Trojan Marching Band, please visit those planning to study abroad. its Web site www.uscband.com.