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C. L. Max Nikias

USC’s 11th president, C. L. Max Nikias is an accomplished scholar and innovator whose 21 years at USC have been characterized by vision and a talent for seeing and seizing opportunities. From his creation of a multimedia research center and his energetic tenure as dean of engineering, to the pacesetting initiatives he set in motion as USC’s provost, he has helped propel USC toward its goal of becoming one of the most productive and influential research universities in the world.
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Mrs. Niki C. Nikias, center, accompanied by USC Alumni Association President Ramona Capello, center left.
USC Trustee Edward P. Roski, Jr.; Gayle Garner Roski; Julie Mork; USC Trustee John Mork (chairman); Niki C. Nikias; USC President C. L. Max Nikias.
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From the Office of the President

USC Pacific Asia Museum announced, newest partner in the arts

Topics: News

Elizabeth Short, Mayor William “Bill” Bogaard, Niki C. Nikias, USC President C. L. Max Nikias, and Katherine Murray-Morse.

Elizabeth Short, Mayor William “Bill” Bogaard, Niki C. Nikias, USC President C. L. Max Nikias, and Katherine Murray-Morse.

USC and Pacific Asia Museum of Pasadena, Calif., one of the few U.S. museums dedicated to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands, announced an affiliation today. The alliance between the museum and the university presents a wealth of collaborative opportunities for both institutions.

President Nikias addresses friends and supporters iof the Pacific Asia Museum.

President Nikias addresses friends and supporters of the Pacific Asia Museum.

The new partnership will preserve the museum’s 1924 Chinese Qing Dynasty-inspired mansion in downtown Pasadena as an art museum and will enhance the scholarship of the creative faculty and students at USC’s six arts schools and those in the departments of art history, East Asian language and cultures, religion and archaeology. In addition, the alliance will provide a foundation for a renewed museum studies and curatorial training program at USC.

The new name of the museum will be the USC Pacific Asia Museum.

Ming Hsieh, Eva Hsieh, Niki C. Nikias, C. L. Max Nikias

USC Trustee Ming Hsieh and Eva Hsieh with Niki C. Nikias and C. L. Max Nikias.

“With its rich history and inspiring works of art, Pacific Asia Museum will be the perfect complement to many academic endeavors at USC. Both of our organizations work to enrich the educational experience, advance art history and preserve the past for future generations,” said USC President C. L. Max Nikias.

“USC is very proud to form a powerful partnership with a local organization that has international appeal and an enduring devotion to promoting the arts.”

Read the complete article at USC News.

 

Trojan Family comes together at Homecoming 2013

Topics: News, Uncategorized

Niki C. Nikias and C. L. Max Nikias greet alumni volunteer.

USC President C. L. Max Nikias and Mrs. Niki C. Nikias greet the many alumni volunteers and visitors who came to campus for Homecoming weekend.

Homecoming weekend on the USC campus was filled with excitement—not only was it the site of a thrilling College Game Day live broadcast, tens of thousands of loyal Trojans came to renew connections, cheer on the Trojan football team, and enjoy the camaraderie created by The Trojan Family.

National Medal recipients on the Coliseum football field.

USC’s esteemed National Medal recipients were honored on the field of the 2013 USC-Stanford homecoming game at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. Left to right: USC Provost Elizabeth Garrett, USC Professor Kevin Starr, USC Trustee and alumnus Andrew Viterbi, USC Professor Morten Lauridsen, USC Professor Solomon Golomb, and USC President C. L. Max Nikias.

A special tribute was made to some of the academic champions of the university, as National Award winners Kevin Starr, Andrew Viterbi, Morten Lauridsen, and Solomon Golomb were honored in front of more than 90,000 cheering Trojan fans.

The sold-out game brought Trojans to their feet as the weekend closed with an upset win against the 4th-ranked Stanford team. Fight on!

 

Homecoming eve, with a special guest

Topics: News

C. L. Max Nikias, Dr. Dre, Ed OrgeronUSC President C. L. Max Nikias delivered a special guest to motivate the USC Trojan football team on the eve of their homecoming game against Stanford—music industry legend and philanthropist Dr. Dre (Andre Young.) In this photo: President Nikias, Interim Head Coach Ed Orgeron, and Dr. Dre.

Presidential priorities

  • Transforming USC into a major hub of the emerging Age of the Pacific—by creating trans-Pacific alliances, by fully utilizing Los Angeles as a laboratory for trans-Pacific research, education and culture, and by building the foremost network of Pacific leaders.

  • Ensuring that the USC academic community serves as a key engine of intellectual, economic and cultural progress for the nation, and allowing its vast array of disciplines to be combined creatively in order to catalyze new knowledge and innovation.

  • Ensuring that USC promotes imagination and invention by creating a living and learning environment in which the university’s undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty are fluent in a wide variety of intellectual areas, ranging from classical literary works to the latest digital technologies.

  • Serving the neighborhoods around our two campuses through job creation and quality k-12 education. Further strengthening the legendary traditions of the Trojan Family.

  • Leading USC during the most ambitious fundraising campaign ever announced by an American university. This historic endeavor will raise $6 billion to support USC's faculty and students, as well as its academic priorities, capital projects, and essential infrastructure.