University of Southern California

Office of the President

C. L. Max Nikias

USC Ambassadors

Message to USC Ambassadors
May 31, 2013
Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI) moves to USC,
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books,
University Professor Kevin Starr receives the Robert Kirsch Award, and
USC’s philosophy program skyrockets in the rankings

Message to USC Ambassadors
April 30, 2013
General David Patraeus visits USC, tribute to Trojan veterans and ROTC students;
USC delegation visits Brazil, opens international office in São Paulo; and
World Bachelor in Business, with a piece by
Distinguished University Professor Warren Bennis

Message to USC Ambassadors
March 29, 2013
University Professor Mark Humayun’s pioneering work;
USC’s excellence in digital media and communication;
Los Angeles Times pieces on Thornton Professor Alice Schoenfeld,
Dramatic Arts Professors Gordon Davidson and Eric Trules,
and Cinematic Arts Dean Elizabeth Daley

Message to USC Ambassadors
February 28, 2013
Annual Address to the Faculty, Professor Solomon Golomb receives the National Medal of
Science, The Chronicle of Higher Education profile of Professor Scott Fraser,
USC Viterbi School tops list of online graduate engineering programs

Message to USC Ambassadors
January 31, 2013
USC Village, USC’s new AAAS Fellows, Marshall Scholar and Astronaut Scholar,
The Wall Street Journal piece on Dr. Arthur Bartner, men’s water polo national title

Message to USC Ambassadors
December 19, 2012
Los Angeles Times profile of Glorya Kaufman,
groundbreakings and gift announcements from fall 2012

Message to USC Ambassadors
November 30, 2012
USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance

Message to USC Ambassadors
October 31, 2012
Distinguished visitors to USC, launch of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute,
Global Conversation in London, and 2012 Trojan Olympians

Message to USC Ambassadors
September 14, 2012
Appointments of Professors Dicterow and Dreyfus, Dr. Vaughn Starnes’ lifesaving work,
USC School of Dramatic Arts, and an op-ed by USC scholar Rob Asghar

Message to USC Ambassadors
August 27, 2012
Online Education—Hype and Reality

Message to USC Ambassadors
June 29, 2012
University Park Campus Development, USC Civic Engagement programs,
men’s tennis team national title, 2012 USC Global Conversation in London

Message to USC Ambassadors
May 31, 2012
Honorary degree recipients, recent academic honors,
and appointments of Drs. Andrew P. McMahon and Steve A. Kay

Message to USC Ambassadors
April 30, 2012
USC delegation visits Israel, Piatigorsky International Cello Festival,
Los Angeles Times piece on Professor Thomas Lyon,
and USC’s top-ranked video games program

Message to USC Ambassadors
March 29, 2012
Annual Address to the Faculty, excellence among USC’s students,
and President Nikias’ op-ed, “You Can’t Export American Universities”

Message to USC Ambassadors
February 21, 2012
Keck Medicine of USC, recent faculty achievements,
and a Los Angeles Times article on the Campaign for USC

Message to USC Ambassadors
January 10, 2012
Naming of the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy,
Strategic Vision, and Athletics update

Message to USC Ambassadors
December 9, 2011
2011 Global Conference in Hong Kong, new graphic identity,
and an op-ed by President C. L. Max Nikias and University Professor William Tierney