Newsmakers
January 15, 2009 12:24 PM
The university’s 28th annual birthday celebration in honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. will be presented by the USC Black Staff and Faculty Caucus from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 at Bovard Auditorium.
“Has the Dream Finally Come …” will feature the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, musical performances, several presentations and a keynote address.
Art Meets Athletics
USC is the only nationwide university to have two student-athletes represented at the National Collegiate Athletic Association exhibition in Washington, D.C.
USC Roski School of Fine Arts students Robin Hextrum and Dina Hegazy were featured in the exhibition, which is running Jan. 13-17 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.
Hextrum’s painting “In Contemplation of a Race” appears in the print version of NCAA Champions magazine and Hegazy’s photo series “Tanorra” can be seen in the online version of the article (www.NCAAChampionMagazine.org).
The works by Hextrum and Hegazy appeared in the USC exhibition Artletics.
“The student-athletes feel really good about this type of recognition,” said Artletics director Karen Koblitz, a lecturer at the USC Roski School. “They think, ‘Here I am being recognized for something besides athletics.’ It’s an enlightening change of pace for them.”
Dental Duties
USC School of Dentistry alumna Carol G. Summerhays ’78 has been installed as president of the California Dental Association.
In her new role, Summerhays plans to promote volunteer work in the community and raise visibility of the dental school.
After graduating with a doctorate in dental surgery, she served in the U.S. Navy. Later, she began her own practice in San Diego, where she continues to work.
Summerhays attributed part of her success to mentor Clifton Dummett, who said the appointment would help the association target its efforts toward health care in impoverished areas.
Eco Exposure
The USC Department of Business Services’ biannual Supplier Expo will be held Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Town & Gown.
The event features vendors who have negotiated agreements with USC that include price discounts, simplified ordering methods, set delivery arrangements, specialized customer service requirements and efficient billing or payment methods.
Given the emphasis on sustainable purchasing, this year’s event will be called the Supplier ecoExpo. Contract suppliers have been encouraged to showcase goods and services that are environmentally friendly.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education mentioned USC’s $6 billion fundraising campaign. The story noted that USC had already raised $1 billion in a “quiet phase,” including the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College.
The Guardian (U.K.) highlighted two major gifts to USC in a list of the 10 biggest philanthropic benefactors in America. The list included the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College, and the $110 million gift from USC Trustee and USC Viterbi School alumnus John Mork and wife Julie to create the USC Mork Family Scholars Program.
The New York Times featured the USC U.S.-China Institute documentary “Assignment: China — The Week that Changed the World.” The documentary, part of a series, examines media coverage of the 1972 Nixon trip that reshaped U.S.-China relations after a quarter century of isolation and hostility. “People look back now and take it for granted that the outcome was preordained,” said the institute’s Mike Chinoy, who produced the documentary. Voice of America also featured the story.
Los Angeles Times featured the Oscar Senti-meter, a tool developed by the USC Annenberg School, Los Angeles Times and IBM that analyzes thousands of tweets about the Academy Awards nominees. The story noted that Mexican actor Demian Bechir received an enormous boost on Twitter the day of the nominations, with a total of 6,893 tweets mentioning him, a 47-fold increase from the day before. The story noted the tool uses language-recognition technology developed in collaboration with USC Viterbi School’s Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab.
The Times of India (India) featured a three-day medical emergency training workshop organized in association with USC. At the workshop, held at GCS Medical College in India, 50 doctors and more than 100 paramedics learned how to improve emergency support systems. William Mallon of the Keck School of USC said that discussion topics included the use of portable ultrasonic devices to scan patients. “The ultrasound applications help physicians make accurate and timely decisions,” he noted. Daily News & Analysis (India) also featured the workshop.
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