SCampus 2011-12 Exploring Los Angeles Student Activities Outside the classroom, there is a lot to see and do at USC. Students told us SCampus needed a list of clubs – you will find hundreds listed in this section. Information about sports, arts and volunteer opportunities is also included. Activities, Campus Arts at USC Activities, Campus (213) 740-5693 Ronald Tutor Campus Center 330 sait.usc.edu/ca The Office of Campus Activities believes the unique Trojan experience is enhanced by activities and programs outside of the classroom. Our role is to provide a link between students’ class- room experiences to activities beyond the classroom. The Office of Campus Activities sponsors services, programs and events to educate, advocate, enter- tain and challenge students. Campus Activities provides students the neces- sary tools and resources for their indi- vidual and student organization success as well as supports student advocacy in student governance through the For reservations, contact the efforts. This office exists to create a stu- Undergraduate Student Government, Bovard production managers at dent life experience exclusive to USC. Graduate and Professional Student [email protected]. The Office of Campus Activities Senate, University Residential Student comprises several offices/departments Community and building governments. including: Arts at USC Program Board is a good opportunity for • Campus Traditions students who like to program events or Los Angeles is a dynamic center for - CONQUEST are interested in bringing educational, the creative arts. This excitement is - Homecoming social and cultural events to campus. reflected at USC through diverse oppor- - Spirit Bags (For more information on student tunities for involvement in the arts as a - Student organization awards governance opportunities, see Student participant or observer. • Center for Student Involvement Governance on page 76.) USC also has - USCLEAD an active greek community as well as USC FISHER MUSEUM OF ART - Peer Leadership Consultants cultural centers that both welcome and (213) 740-4561 - Student Organizations educate students about different cul- Harris Hall • Graduate and Professional Student tures and ethnicities. fisher.usc.edu Senate If you need help finding your niche, • Program Board visit the Peer Leadership Consultants In 1937, USC accepted a gift from • Undergraduate Student in TCC 330. Elizabeth Holmes Fisher, the first Government woman to serve on the USC Board of SCHEDULING OFFICE Trustees, to construct the Elizabeth HOW TO GET INVOLVED Holmes Fisher Gallery. Dedicated on (213) 740-6728 November 14, 1939, it was renamed the Student organizations are a great way Ronald Tutor Campus Center 330 USC Fisher Museum of Art in 2008. to get involved on campus. Belonging Email: [email protected] In addition, Mrs. Fisher, between 1939 to a group that shares your interests www.usc.edu/scheduling and 1951, donated a total of 74 paint- can enrich your college experience. The SCheduling Office oversees sched- ings, drawings, and sculptures by Euro- Academic interest groups, honor societ- uling of Bovard Auditorium, the Ronald pean and American artists. ies, sports clubs, religious organizations, Tutor Campus Center, Ground Zero The Fisher Museum also maintains groups with a focus on political or Coffeehouse, most outdoor parks and a collection of some 1,800 individual social issues, service organizations and plazas, as well as student advertising works of art in a wide range of media, clubs with primarily social purposes are spaces. mostly painting, from old master works among the official student organiza- by Dutch, Flemish, British, French tions at USC. For an up-to-date list of BOVARD AUDITORIUM and Italian painters to contemporary organizations and contact information, Latin American and Mexican art. Fisher visit the student organization Website at (213) 740-4211 Museum is thrilled to collaborate with www.usc.edu/stuorgs or refer to “Student Email: [email protected] the Ronald Tutor Campus Center SCampus 2011-12 SCampus Organizations” on page 78. www.usc.edu/bovard through the long-term loan of works of Once you decide to join a particular Bovard Auditorium is the largest lec- art from the permanent collection so 72 student organization, you can call or ture and performing space on the USC that they may be viewed and enjoyed email the president, go to their meet- campus. It is one of the oldest and busi- by thousands of our students and visi- ings or put a note in one of the orga- est performance venues in Southern tors to campus throughout the year. nization mailboxes. Involvement fairs California. Staffed with an all-student The Fisher Museum of Art is are held twice a year to give you the technical and house team, it serves as also home to the USC International opportunity to meet student organiza- home for the President’s Distinguished Museum Institute, or IMI. Created in tion representatives and learn how to Lecture and Performance Series, the 2006, IMI is a think tank for museum join a group. Thornton Symphony, USC Spectrum professionals, offering a wide variety of In addition to student organizations, Performing Arts Series, Visions and workshops and lectures broadening the USC has a variety of other ways for you Voices events and large-scale student- discussion of museums, their impact on to be active. Students can get involved sponsored events. society and their future. Student Activities Accredited by the American Association CINEMATIC ARTS The Thornton School presents a free of Museums (AAM), the USC Fisher weekly recital series, “Music at Noon,” Eileen Norris Cinema Museum of Art is an institution of on Wednesdays at the United Uni- Theatre Complex intellectual inquiry and aesthetic enjoy- versity Church. The series showcases cinema.usc.edu ment not only for USC, but also for the some of the school’s finest soloists local community and the greater Los Various divisions within the School of and ensembles performing varied and Angeles area. During each exhibition, Cinematic Arts conduct special seminars interesting programs. The school also the museum offers a number of cultural and screenings featuring distinguished presents a free “Thornton Jazz Night” activities to enhance the experience of artists and scholars from film, television at Ground Zero, showcasing the school’s the current show. Some program series and interactive media. Recent events jazz studies program. include: open to all audiences included a major Thornton Center Stage, a weekly music James Bond film retrospective, special magazine of performances from the • Yoga with Fisher@USC: yoga screenings for classics like Akira Kuro- Thornton School of Music, is broadcast instructors use the paintings on dis- sawa’s Seven Samurai and John Huston’s Sundays at 8 p.m. on classical KUSC- play for inspiration and meditation. African Queen, current films like the FM (91.5). Hosted by KUSC radio per- • Concerts with Fisher@USC: musical Academy Award-nominated The Secret of sonality Alan Chapman, each edition of events utilizing the museum’s ideal Kells, The Crazies, District 13: Ultimatum, Thornton Center Stage features the most acoustic space. Capitalism: A Love Story and many oth- • Films with Fisher@USC: regular film ers. Recent guests included Judd Apa- screenings in the galleries. tow, Ron Howard and Jason Reitman, • Families with Fisher@USC: commu- as well as the cast and creators of Men of nity events held for families. a Certain Age. Admission to the museum and related The Outside the Box film series is a events and programs is free. Group tours weekly showcase for upcoming releases are also available by appointment. Please highlighting world cinema, documen- Sarah Patellos, visit Fisher’s Website and the USC Arts tary and independent film titles. The Communication major, and Events Calendar for information on weekly screenings are on Wednesday business minor, current exhibitions and events. The Fish- nights and other select nights, as Marstons Mills, MA er Museum is open Tuesdays through they arise, in the Cinematic Arts Fridays, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., and Saturdays Complex, George Lucas Building. 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. It is closed on university The screenings are free of charge holidays and during the summer. and open to all USC students, faculty, staff and alumni. HELEN LINDHURST Open screenings and displays of ARCHITECTURE GALLERY advanced student productions, including narrative, documentary, (213) 740-2723 interactive, animated and experi- Watt Hall mental, will take place at vari- www.usc.edu/about/visit/upc/event_venues/ ous locations around campus. lindhurst.html See cinema.usc.edu for details. The USC Helen Lindhurst Archi- The Summer Program tecture Gallery features the work of offers intensive film and renowned architects and faculty mem- video production, enter- bers, students and alumni of the USC tainment business, visual School of Architecture. The gallery effects, computer graph- hosts juried exhibits of architectural ics, gaming and screen- works, from the classic to the futuristic, writing courses. For with drawings, photographs, models and more information, visit three-dimensional installations that blur cinema.usc.edu/summer the line between architecture and art. or call (213) 740-3327. Recent shows have featured such lead- ing architects as Renzo Piano, Santiago MUSIC Calatrava, Alvaro Siza, Carlos Diniz and PERFORMANCES Herman Hertzberger. (213) 740-2584 (concert information) HELEN LINDHURST FINE 2011-12 SCampus (213) 740-2167 (tickets) ARTS GALLERY www.usc.edu/music 73 (213) 740-2787 The USC Thornton School of Music, Watt Hall 104 which celebrated its 125th anniver- roski.usc.edu/lindhurst sary in 2009, presents more than The Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery 500 student and faculty perfor- offers the best in traditional and experi- mances throughout the year, mental arts. Weekly exhibits of artwork both on and off campus. by fine arts students, faculty and guest Ensembles present a vari- artists span all media from sculpture and ety of vocal and instru- painting to graphic design and digital mental music in a broad media.