Saying Si to a New Experience

By: Stephanie Jones

November 16, 2009 10:33 AM

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• USC College sophomore Martin Hodis waits for a bullfight to begin in Madrid.

Sometimes opportunity knocks. Other times, you have to force open the door, which is exactly what Martin Hodis did.

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• USC Leads in Enrollment of International Students 11/16/09

  USC enrolled more international students than any other American institution of higher education. according to the annual Open Doors report issued today by the Institute of International Education.

• The Fall of the Wall and Its Legacy 11/10/09

  Released on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, USC College’s Mary Sarotte’s new book examines a year that forever transformed international relations — 1989.

• Planning Saved Lives in Samoan Tsunami 11/04/09

  Community-based education and awareness programs minimized the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, though there are still ways to improve the warning and evacuation process, according to a team of researchers that traveled to Samoa.

• USC Annenberg Magazine Goes Global 11/03/09

  Impact, the award-winning television newsmagazine produced at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, is going global.

• Samet Addresses International Health Concerns 11/02/09

  Jonathan Samet reached an international audience with messages about global health during two sessions at USC’s 2009 Global Conference in Taiwan.

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• China Trip Offers Wisdom on Aging 11/02/09

  Fifteen students from the USC School of Social Work traveled to China over the summer to learn how a nation that reveres its elders is taking care of its graying population.

• Fighting Malaria in Malawi 10/27/09

  USC College senior Mary Ellen Jebbia knows firsthand that the fight against malaria is more complicated than dispensing bed nets.

• Can Ed.D Program Wield Influence in Africa? 10/14/09

  Lessons from the USC Rossier School of Education’s doctorate in education program really are without borders, and knowledge from the Ed.D. program is transforming schools around the world.

• South Africa Looks to USC for Partnerships 09/30/09

  Lulu Xingwana, South Africa’s Minister of Arts and Culture, visited USC on Sept. 28 with a delegation of South African government officials to discuss possible partnerships and research projects.

• Consumer Innovators Know Few Boundaries 08/25/09

  As the world marketplace expands, a new study shows how marketers can more shrewdly channel their resources to target “consumer innovators."

• Skills, Supplies and Self-esteem 08/20/09

  As the plane flew into Phnom Penh, professor Joseph Nunes’ stomach churned with fear: He wondered how this group of first-year USC Marshall MBA students could help an organization working to prevent the exploitation of children.

• USC Viterbi Scholars Join Elite List 08/19/09

  Two USC Viterbi School of Engineering faculty members have been recognized among the world’s top innovators under the age of 35 by Technology Review magazine.

• An International LINC to Global Commerce 08/10/09

  A unique program at the USC Marshall School of Business prepares students for an era of shrinking international borders, giving them hands-on experience to develop the tools for business success.

• USC to Open Office in Shanghai 08/04/09

  Taking the next step toward doubling its office presence in Asia, USC’s Office of Globalization announced the opening of a new international office in Shanghai, China. This brings the number of USC offices in Asia to four.

• Learning From ‘On Top of the World’ 08/04/09

  A tall, mysterious edifice looms over Shanghai. The Oriental Pearl Tower, located in the Pudong district, juts out of the landscape as if from another place and time.