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Competing for Federal Grant Opportunities in the Social Sciences [New Window]
Center for Excellence in Research Advancement WorkshopsLeora Rosen, director for Social Sciences at USC's D.C. Office of Research Advancement, discusses federal grant opportunities within the social sciences.The course provides an overview of the types of federal grant opportunities that exist in the social sciences, with a focus on research, but including programmatic grants. It will delve into differences in the interests, missions and goals of the main federal agencies that fund social science, and how this impacts social science research.We will review steps to take in preparing a grant proposal, including how to be responsive to the goals of solicitation, how to establish collaborations, and how the Office of Research Advancement can help. Wednesday 09/23/2009: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PMUniversity Park CampusCredit Union Building, Room 329

Liza Minnelli at the Hollywood Bowl [New Window]
USC Lambda Alumni AssociationThe USC Lambda Alumni Association presents its annual Hollywood Bowl concert and picnic, featuring Miss Liza.That's Liza with a Z! And Lambda with a B!Join USC Lambda as we see the fabulous Liza Minnelli, icon of stage and screen, queen of cabaret and winner of virtually every major award (including an Oscar, three Tonys, two Golden Globes, a Grammy and an Emmy) make her triumphant return after her sold-out Broadway show. An unstoppable force, she commands the stage with irrepressible musical style and showbiz star power. Before the concert, we'll gather for a picnic at picnic area #11, just across Highland from the Bowl. Click here to see a map of the Hollywood Bowl. The picnic is at 6:30 p.m., and the concert begins at 8:30 p.m. We'll walk over from the picnic area a bit before 8 p.m. to get our seats. Tickets are $30 and will include your admission to the concert, a comfy seat cushion, and beverages at the picnic. To purchase online, visit alumni.usc.edu/lizaminnelli. Parking is available near the Bowl, though we recommend parking at the Hollywood & Highland complex and taking a shuttle from there. For shuttle details, visit the Hollywood Bowl Web site.Saturday 08/29/2009: 6:30 PMThe Hollywood BowlPicnic Area #112301 North Highland AvenueLos AngelesCA90068

Families@Fisher [New Window]
Gather the family and join us for a day full of music, games and art-making workshops!The USC Fisher Museum of Art presents a fun-filled day for children and their families to explore art together. Activities will include a photographic portrait-making workshop, exhibition tours, face painting, prizes, live music, cotton candy, popcorn and hot dogs.All ages are welcome! Saturday 11/07/2009: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PMUniversity Park CampusUSC Fisher Museum of ArtHarris Hall

USC Fisher Museum Annual Student Party [New Window]
The Fisher Museum of Art's annual student party features a live DJ, a dance floor and an art-making workshop.Come experience the exciting activities going on at the USC Fisher Museum of Art. The museum will be open in a special engagement exclusively for USC students. Featuring food, music and interactive tours of the exhibition Victor Raphael: Travels and wanderings, 1979-2009.Photo credit: Victor Raphael, "Comet Nebula" 1997, Unique Iris on canvas with metal leaf, 29"x35 1/2"  Friday 09/18/2009: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMUniversity Park CampusUSC Fisher Museum of ArtHarris Hall

Body SCulpt [New Window]
Be Fit. Be Well.This class will cover proper form for weight lifting, stretching and body alignment.The class will also include information on basic exercise, movement, breathing and exercise form. We will chat about weight-bearing exercises, exercise routines, and how to develop and maintain core strength and bone density.Sign up online by visiting www.usc.edu/recsports and clicking on "Wellness."Thursday 07/23/2009: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMUniversity Park CampusGeneral William Lyon University CenterGroup Exercise Room

Yoga@Fisher [New Window]
Yoga practitioner Cathie Baker creates a meditative, restorative experience to enhance the visual display of the current exhibition.Join us for the premiere of Yoga@Fisher, a new monthly series incorporating spirituality and the visual arts.Additional dates to be announced.Photo credit: Victor Raphael, "Roman Man (Eyes)" 1991, metal leaf on Spectra polaroid, 4"x4", courtesy of the artist Tuesday 09/15/2009: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PMUniversity Park CampusUSC Fisher Museum of ArtHarris Hall

Inside the Building Information Modeling Revolution [New Window]
The School of Architecture and the Viterbi School host the two-day symposium BIM Con!Fab 2009.This symposium is devoted to the information technology-based techniques that are drastically improving productivity and speeding the process of building large structures."BIM is transforming the practice and the business of construction by enabling architects and builders to use industrial engineering planning and execution techniques long used in manufacturing." — Burcin Becerik-Gerber, USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, co-host"BIM is a paradigm shift in the architecture-engineering-construction profession, potentially more far-reaching than the CAD revolution 25 years ago — it impacts construction, fabrication, sustainable design, and collaboration within the building industry." — Karen Kensek, USC School of Architecture, co-hostThe event will feature leaders in the field of Building Information Modeling, including representatives of major software companies in the field: Archway Systems Inc. (Bentley), Autodesk, Beck Technology Ltd., Bobrow Consulting Group (ArchiCAD), Digital Vision Automation Inc., Nemetschek North America, Onuma Inc., Solibri, Synchro Ltd., and Optira with ESRI. Also on hand will be representatives of architecture, engineering, construction and BIM consultant companies like Gehry Technologies, View by View Inc. with Gregory P. Luth & Associates Inc. and Urban Design Group, MATT Construction with ARUP, Morley Builders, Buro Happold, Gensler, Morphosis Architects Inc., and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP with Mortenson/Power. Daily: Thursday 07/30/2009 - Friday 07/31/2009; 8:00 AM - 6:00 AMUniversity Park Campusto be determined

Welcome to Academia [New Window]
School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesIn a dark comedy, a university's faculty and administrators jockey for power in the classroom, boardroom and bedroom.The School of Cinematic Arts and MAP Productions invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of Welcome to Academia, directed by Kirk Davis. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with executive producer and screenwriter Elzbieta Szoka and producer Sam Adelman.Admission is free and open to all. About Welcome to AcademiaSex and power games go hand-in-hand in Welcome to Academia, a dark satire that uses the university as a metaphor for personal and professional relationships.An idealistic graduate student of modern history, on her journey to obtain a well deserved diploma, learns the hard way that merit and intellect are not the most important values in the corrupt and indifferent environment that she has faith in. The subject of her doctoral thesis, "Aftermath: Yalta, the 20th Century, and Beyond," symbolizes the power structures of her own reality — her doctoral committee, known as the Hydra, represents the three World War II superpowers, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union.To make matters worse, her charming but oblivious thesis adviser abandons her amidst the swirl of departmental politics. Who will be the new dean? Will the new president ruin the curriculum and get rid of tenure? And what will happen to our young, innocent student of modern history, who has to pay a high price in order to get her diploma? Will the rite of passage that she has to go through make her end up like her oppressed oppressors?Provided courtesy of MAP Productions. Unrated. Running Time: 85 minutes.To learn more about the film and to view the trailer, click here.About the School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening Series This June through August, the School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) Alumni Screening Series will host a wide array of film screenings and filmmaker Q&As, highlighting new blockbuster and independent American films, international and documentary features, and recent work by our SCA alumni. These screenings will be hosted in various SCA venues. The screenings are free to the public, but will require an electronic reservation, which can be made through the Web site for each individual screening. Many screenings will be overbooked to ensure that capacity is met in the theater. Some screenings will be run from digital sources.To view the calendar for the Alumni Screening Series, click here.About Check-In and ReservationsThe theater will be overbooked to ensure capacity, and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or printout of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your email account once you successfully make an RSVP. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.About ParkingThe USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Metered street parking is also available along West Jefferson Boulevard.Monday 07/06/2009: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PMUniversity Park CampusGeorge Lucas Instructional BuildingRoom 108

A Tribute to Paul Mazursky [New Window]
A two-day retrospective of Mazursky films, capped off by a Q&A with the Academy-nominated writer/director/producer/actor.The USC School of Cinematic Arts Summer Program invites you to a special weekend tribute to filmmaker Paul Mazursky, including a Q&A with the five-time Academy Award nomineeAdmission is free and open to all.About Paul MazurskyPaul Mazursky was born Irwin Mazursky in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1951 and made his film debut as an actor in Stanley Kubrick's first feature, Fear and Desire. He soon became a writer, and worked on The Danny Kaye Show in 1963. In 1965, he collaborated with Larry Tucker in crafting the script of the original pilot for The Monkees television series.Mazursky's acting career has continued for several decades, starting with television work in episodes of The Twilight Zone and The Rifleman. He played supporting roles in A Star is Born (1976), History of the World Part I (1981), Into the Night (1985), Punchline (1988), Man Trouble (1992), Carlito's Way (1993), Love Affair (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996) and Crazy in Alabama (1999). He also performed the voice of the Psychologist in Antz (1998).Mazursky's debut as a feature film screenwriter was the Peter Sellers comedy I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968). The following year, he directed his first film, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Over the next two decades, Mazursky would direct an impressive string of quirky, dramatic and critically popular films, including the autobiographical Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), An Umarried Woman (1978), Tempest (1982), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Moon Over Parador (1988) and Scenes from a Mall (1991).Mazursky recently published his autobiography, in which he recounts his experiences in filmmaking and with several well known screen personalities, including Peter Sellers. In recent years, Mazursky had a small part in five episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as Mel Brooks' associate Norm.Mazursky has received five Academy Award nominations, four for his screenwriting and one for producing.Calendar of ScreeningsSaturday, July 115 p.m. Harry and Tonto (1974)Rated R. Running time: 115 minutes.Art Carney shines in this poignant drama about an aging widower's determined search for a better life. Harry (Carney), who lives in New York with his pet cat, Tonto, is having a rough time of it. Not only does he keep getting mugged, but the huge wrecking ball outside his window is about to demolish his apartment. So Harry bids farewell to the city and sets out for life in the suburbs with his son's family. But son Burt is too stuffy and his wife is too bossy. When a stay with Harry's single daughter doesn't work out either, man and cat head West in a secondhand car, meeting bizarre characters along the way. Finally they reach L.A., where Harry moves in with his other son, Eddie (Larry Hagman). But by now Harry's realized he likes being on the road and hasn't yet had his fill of adventure.7:30 p.m. An Unmarried Woman (1978)Rated R. Running time: 124 minutes.Erica (Jill Clayburgh) seems to have it all — a comfortable home, an interesting job in a Manhattan art galley, a bright teenage daughter and a loving, successful husband. Then, suddenly, her life is shattered. Her "perfect" husband walks out, and she is left frightened and alone to face the chancy singles world. How does a vital, contemporary woman pick up the pieces and start over?Sunday, July 125 p.m. Moon Over Parador (1988)Rated PG-13. Running time: 103 minutes.Richard Dreyfuss stars as an underemployed actor who is offered a great acting role, though outside of New York. Still, beggars can't be choosers, and he accepts... only to discover that the part involves impersonating the dictator of Parador, a troubled Central American country on the verge of revolution. The dictator has died, but his chief adviser (Raul Julia) doesn't want that news to come out; he'd rather continue the charade that the big guy is still in charge. And to his surprise, the actor discovers that he enjoys the acting challenge, until he figures out that Julia is positioning himself to take over as the country's true strongman.7 p.m. Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)Rated R. Running time: 111 minutes.Larry Lapinsky (Lenny Baker) is a young man seeking fame and discovering independence in Paul Mazursky's bittersweet comedy set in the 1950s. His mother (Shelley Winters) is distraught when he leaves his traditional family home in Brooklyn and moves to bohemian Greenwich Vilage. As a struggling actor, he gets entangled with a group of free spirits, discovers adult romance and, hardest of all, copes with his overbearing Jewish mother.Post-Screening. Mazursky participates in a Q&A on his long career. About Check-In and ReservationsThe theater will be overbooked to ensure capacity, and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or printout of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your email account once you successfully make an RSVP. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to each showtime.About ParkingThe USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Metered street parking is also available along West Jefferson Boulevard.Dates: 07/11/2009, 07/12/2009: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PMUniversity Park CampusEileen Norris Cinema Theatre

Humpday [New Window]
School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesActor Mark Duplass gives a Q&A after a screening of his film, winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The USC School of Cinematic Arts and Magnolia Pictures invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of Humpday, written and directed by Lynn Shelton, and starring Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard. The movie will be followed by a Q&A with Duplass.Admission is free and open to all.About HumpdayIt's been a decade since Ben (Duplass) and Andrew (Leonard) were the bad boys of their college campus. Ben has settled down and found a job, wife and home. Andrew took the alternate route, becoming a vagabond artist, skipping the globe from Chiapas to Cambodia. When Andrew shows up unannounced on Ben's doorstep, they easily fall back into their old dynamic of macho one-upmanship. Late into the night at a wild party, the two find themselves locked in a mutual dare: to enter an amateur porn contest together. But what kind of boundary-breaking, envelope pushing porn can two straight dudes make? After the booze and "big talk" run out, only one idea remains: they will have sex together... on camera. It's not gay; it's beyond gay. It's not porn; it's art. But how exactly will it work? And more importantly, who will tell Anna (Delmore), Ben's wife?Writer/director Lynn Shelton, director of My Effortless Brilliance and recipient of the Someone to Watch Award at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards, expertly mines the biggest ironies of the male ego to hilarious effect. Humpday is a buddy movie gone wild.35mm print provided courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Not Rated. Running time: 95 minutes.Opens in Los Angeles on Friday, July 17.To learn more about the film and to view the trailer, click here.About the School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesThis June through August, the School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) Alumni Screening Series will host a wide array of film screenings and filmmaker Q&As, highlighting new blockbuster and independent American films, international and documentary features, and recent work by our SCA alumni. These screenings will be hosted in various SCA venues. The screenings are free to the public, but will require an electronic reservation, which can be made through the Web site for each individual screening. Many screenings will be overbooked to ensure that capacity is met in the theater. Some screenings will be run from digital sources.To view the calendar for the Alumni Screening Series, click here.About Check-In and ReservationsThe theater will be overbooked to ensure capacity, and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or printout of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your email account once you successfully make an RSVP. Doors will open at 7 p.m.About ParkingThe USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Metered street parking is also available along West Jefferson Boulevard.Thursday 07/16/2009: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PMUniversity Park CampusEileen Norris Cinema Theatre

In the Loop [New Window]
School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesIn this political satire, a bumbling government minister makes a verbal snafu, inadvertently backing a war in the Middle East.The School of Cinematic Arts and IFC Films invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of In the Loop, directed by Armando Iannucci, and starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee and James Gandolfini.Admission is free and open to all.About In the Loop"Scathingly funny... a smart sophisticated comedy" — Manohla Dargis, The New York TimesOfficial Selection: Sundance Film Festival 2009, Tribeca Film Festival 2009,Los Angeles International Film Festival 2009A British government minister (Tom Hollander) makes a verbal stumble during a TV interview, inadvertently backing a U.S. war in the Middle East. The prime minister's venomous communications chief (Peter Capaldi) attempts damage control, as tensions quickly escalate on both sides of the pond. Soon the Brits are in Washington, where a U.S. general (James Gandolfini) thinks war is a crazy idea, and the beleaguered U.S. Assistant Secretary for Diplomacy (Mimi Kennedy) scrambles to infiltrate the elusive and very hawkish War Committee. The hapless minister responsible for the mess fuels the flames by attempting to gatecrash various corridors of power, while his well connected young spin doctor (Chris Addison) sleeps his way into diplomatic hijinks with a sexy young intern (Anna Chlumsky). The situation culminates in a feverish United Nations Security Council vote that makes war seem as "unforseeable" as the slip of the tongue that ignites this crackling, fast-talking political satire showcasing some of the most rollicking wordplay since the heyday of screwball comedy.From writer and director Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It; The Day Today; Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge). The team of Iannucci, Capaldi, Addison, producer Adam Tandy plus other cast and crew on In the Loop previously collaborated on the award-winning BBC television series The Thick of It, which ran for six episodes and two specials from 2005 to 2007.35mm print provided courtesy of IFC Films. Not Rated. Running time: 106 minutes.Opening in theaters on Friday, July 24.To learn more about the film and to view the trailer, click here.About the School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesThis June through August, the School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) Alumni Screening Series will host a wide array of film screenings and filmmaker Q&As, highlighting new blockbuster and independent American films, international and documentary features, and recent work by our SCA alumni. These screenings will be hosted in various SCA venues. The screenings are free to the public, but will require an electronic reservation, which can be made through the Web site for each individual screening. Many screenings will be overbooked to ensure that capacity is met in the theater. Some screenings will be run from digital sources.To view the calendar for the Alumni Screening Series, click here.About Check-In and ReservationsThe theater will be overbooked to ensure capacity, and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or printout of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your email account once you successfully make an RSVP. Doors will open at 7 p.m.About ParkingThe USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Metered street parking is also available along West Jefferson Boulevard. Sunday 07/19/2009: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PMUniversity Park CampusEileen Norris Cinema Theatre

(500) Days of Summer [New Window]
School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesJoseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel star in the funny, true-to-life tale of one young man's love affair.The School of Cinematic Arts Summer Program and 20th Century Fox invite you and a guest to a free campus screening of (500) Days of Summer, directed by Marc Webb.Please note that this is a post-release screening.Admission is free and open to all. The RSVP list will begin accepting reservations on Friday, July 10 at 12 p.m.About (500) Days of Summer"This is a story of boy meets girl," begins the wry, probing narrator of (500) Days of Summer. With that, the film takes off at breakneck speed into a unique dissection of the unruly, unpredictable year-and-a-half-long love affair.Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the boy, still believes — even in this cynical modern world — in the motion of a transforming, cosmically destined, lightning-strikes-once kind of love. Summer (Zooey Deschanel), the girl, doesn't; not at all. But that doesn't stop Tom from going after her, again and again, like a modern Don Quixote, with all his might and courage. Suddenly, Tom is in love not just with a lovely, witty, intelligent woman — not that he minds any of that — but with the very idea of Summer, the very idea of a love that still has the power to shock the heart and stop the world.35mm print provided courtesy of 20th Century Fox. Rated PG-13. Running time: 95 minutes.Opens in theaters on Friday, July 17.To learn more about the film and to view the trailer, click here.About the School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesThis June through August, the School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) Alumni Screening Series will host a wide array of film screenings and filmmaker Q&As, highlighting new blockbuster and independent American films, international and documentary features, and recent work by our SCA alumni. These screenings will be hosted in various SCA venues. The screenings are free to the public, but will require an electronic reservation, which can be made through the Web site for each individual screening. Many screenings will be overbooked to ensure that capacity is met in the theater. Some screenings will be run from digital sources.To view the calendar for the Alumni Screening Series, click here.About Check-In and ReservationsThe theater will be overbooked to ensure capacity, and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or printout of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your email account once you successfully make an RSVP. Doors will open at 7 p.m.About ParkingThe USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Metered street parking is also available along West Jefferson Boulevard.Friday 07/24/2009: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PMUniversity Park CampusEileen Norris Cinema Theatre

Taxidermia [New Window]
School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesThree stories. Three ages. Three men. Grandfather, father, son. One is an orderly, one is a sportsman, and one is a master taxidermist.The School of Cinematic Arts and Regent Releasing invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of Taxidermia, a film by György Pálfi.Admission is free and open to all.About TaxidermiaOfficial Selection, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film FestivalTaxidermia contains three generational stories, about a grandfather, a father and a son, linked together by recurring motifs. The dim grandfather, an orderly during World War II, lives in his bizarre fantasies; he desires love. The huge father seeks success as a top athlete — a speed eater — in the post-war pro-Soviet era. The grandson, a meek, small-boned taxidermist, yearns for something greater: immortality. He wants to create the most perfect work of art of all time by stuffing his own torso.Historical facts and surrealism become intertwined as magical realism, as in the works of Gabriel García Marquez or the Hungarian writer Lajos Parti Nagy; the script is based on two of the latter's stories. Palfi added the third story, that of the grandson the taxidermist.35mm print provided courtesy of Regent Releasing. Running time: 91 minutes. In Hungarian with English subtitles.To learn more about the film and to view the trailer, click here.About the School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesThis June through August, the School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) Alumni Screening Series will host a wide array of film screenings and filmmaker Q&As, highlighting new blockbuster and independent American films, international and documentary features, and recent work by our SCA alumni. These screenings will be hosted in various SCA venues. The screenings are free to the public, but will require an electronic reservation, which can be made through the Web site for each individual screening. Many screenings will be overbooked to ensure that capacity is met in the theater. Some screenings will be run from digital sources.To view the calendar for the Alumni Screening Series, click here.About Check-In and ReservationsThe theater will be overbooked to ensure capacity, and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or printout of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your email account once you successfully make an RSVP. Doors will open at 7 p.m.About ParkingThe USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Metered street parking is also available along West Jefferson Boulevard.Thursday 07/30/2009: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PMUniversity Park CampusEileen Norris Cinema Theatre

USC Fisher Museum of Art and Visions and Voices Present: Songs in the Earth and Air [New Window]
Victor Raphael inspires a concert of vocal improvisations that fill the Fisher Museum's acoustical space.Pianist Victoria Kirsch and baritone Nmon Ford celebrate the artistic vision of Victor Raphael through art songs, operatic excerpts and readings based on themes of the sun, moon, stars, planets, earth and water. Also featured on the program will be compositions that combine acoustic and electronic sounds, as well as vocal improvisations that explore the USC Fisher Museum's live acoustical space. Victoria Kirsch is a popular teaching artist for LA Opera’s Education and Community Programs Department, participating in Opera for Educators and LA Opera 90012 programs, in addition to ongoing exhibit-based musical presentations at local museums. An active recitalist, she collaborates frequently with other USC alumni. She is the pianist and music director of the Los Angeles-based Operetta Foundation, which presents staged concerts of rare operetta gems, and she performs on numerous chamber music series, including Sundays Live at LACMA, Grand Performances at California Plaza, Jacaranda in Santa Monica and the Brand Library Music Series in Glendale. She served on the vocal faculty of the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara from 1987-1992, playing in the studio of renowned baritone and master teacher Martial Singher.Photo credit: Victor Raphael, "Mazarin Venus" 1991, gold leaf on Spectra Polaroid, 4'x4, courtesy of the artist  Thursday 10/15/2009: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PMUniversity Park CampusUSC Fisher Museum of ArtHarris Hall

SAS Enterprise Guide: SAS Statistical Analysis Without Programming [New Window]
Adventures in TechnologyA hands-on workshop for those who want to use SAS software's data management and statistical analysis without learning a programming language.It is also recommended for experienced SAS users who would like, with minimal effort, to produce reports and graphics with a more professional appearance.Participants will learn to use SAS and Excel data sets to create summary reports, graphs, and descriptive and inferential statistics.No previous SAS or programming experience is required.Two sessions are offered. July 6, 1-4 p.m.University Park Campus, Waite Phillips Hall, Room B36To RSVP, click here.July 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Health Sciences Campus, Norris Medical Library, Computer ClassroomTo RSVP, click here.Monday 07/06/2009: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PMMultiple LocationsWaite Phillips Hall

The Journey: From Despair to Hope [New Window]
Photographs by Victor Dyck, Prose by G. Blair FranksPhotos of animals in the wild and people in cities serve as allegory for a cancer patient's journey from diagnosis to acceptance. "The Journey: From Despair to Hope" will be on display weekdays from July 11 to October 30 at the USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery on the Health Sciences Campus. An invitation-only reception on Saturday, July 11, will provide an opportunity to meet the artist, photographer Victor Dyck, and writer, G. Blair Franks, who serves as president of the Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Support Group. This pictorial narrative of photographer Dyck's international journey, with accompanying prose by Franks, takes the viewer on a virtual, symbolic journey of physical, mental and spiritual revival. Similar to all journeys into the unknown, this journey starts with a patient receiving a diagnosis of head and neck cancer. The viewer walks with the protagonist through many moods, on the journey through realization, decision-making, surgery, survival and coming to terms with a new physical, mental and spiritual presence. As with any enforced journey, the cancer process involves initial shock and disbelief, anger and resolution, equanimity and, finally, an inner spiritual acceptance, a state of personal peace. Dyck, a caregiver for a head and neck cancer survivor, has used his photographs and the prose of Franks, himself a head and neck cancer survivor, to interpret the cancer surgery survivor's thought fragments — obvious on one level, but complex, metaphoric and cryptic on other levels.  The truth of these two journeys — one a physical, international journey in real time; the second, a journey of the mind and spirit — speaks to the truths of all enforced journeys. All important art inspires thought and emotion. This exhibit provides an opportunity for the intent and expression of the artist, those of the viewer, and the substance of the art itself to interact in an open-minded dialog. The artist and writer hope each viewer will draw on personal experience, memories and reflections from their journeys to come to conclusions of renewal, resurgence and spiritual renaissance. Several organizations will partner on events during the exhibit, including the USC Keck School of Medicine's Department of Otolaryngology, the Head and Neck Cancer Support Program; the L.A. Area Nuclear Disarmament Coalition; Americans for Informed Democracy; and the event committees of the L.A. Mumbai, L.A. St. Petersburg and L.A. Nagoya Sister Cities Affiliations. Weekly: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 07/11/2009 - 10/30/2009; 8:30 AM - 5:30 PMHealth Sciences CampusInstitute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery

Crash Course in SPSS [New Window]
Adventures in TechnologyMaster everything from entering data to analysis of variance, in exactly three hours.In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to enter data into SPSS, import data from other packages (e.g., Excel), create a simple report, perform basic statistics and create a simple graph.Using data sets from current research, participants will also have the opportunity to practice computing simple inferential statistics (linear regression, one-way analysis of variance and chi-square). Repeated measures analysis of variance, logistic regression and multiple regression will all be demonstrated.No prior knowledge of SPSS is required. Monday 08/03/2009: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PMHealth Sciences CampusNorris Medical LibraryComputer Classroom

Sipping in Silverlake [New Window]
benefitting USC Lambda ScholarshipsThe USC Lambda Alumni Association pairs wine with cheese with fundraising. Lambda invites you to an intimate wine tasting evening at Silverlake Wine, nestled in the quiet Silverlake area. Mix and mingle with fellow Trojans as you taste California’s finest, and help raise money for our scholarship fund. Complementing the wine will be a selection of cheeses and a raffle with fantastic prizes. All proceeds will go towards USC Lambda's scholarship fund. To purchase tickets, visit alumni.usc.edu/lambdawine. Street parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood. Sunday 07/19/2009: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PMSilverlake Wine2395 Glendale BoulevardLos AngelesCA90039

Intro to Belly Dancing [New Window]
Beginners and novices, here's your entree to the world of belly dancing — a fun and fundamental class.Belly dancing is a Middle Eastern dance form that can build up your aerobic capacity and physical stamina. This is an excellent alternative activity for people who don't normally like going to the gym. Learn a new workout style, strengthen your core, and have fun!Wear loose clothing. You will be asked to lift your arms and legs, bend, sit and lie down. Appropriate clothing options include yoga pants and running shorts. Hip scarves are optional (ones without coins, please). Bare feet, socks, ballet slippers and dance sandals are acceptable. Register online at www.usc.edu/recsports. Sign up for one class, or all three. Open to USC students, faculty and staff. Dates: 06/25/2009, 07/02/2009, 07/16/2009: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMUniversity Park CampusGeneral William Lyon University CenterGroup Exercise Room

Summer Workout Classes [New Window]
Group ExerciseStudents, faculty and staff can keep in shape this lazy summer session with yoga, muscle conditioning and SCycling.Weekly: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 06/29/2009 - 07/31/2009; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMUniversity Park CampusGeneral William Lyon University CenterGroup Exercise/SCycling Rooms

Afghan Star [New Window]
School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesIn Afghanistan, you risk your life to sing. After decades of war and Taliban rule, pop culture rises again, American Idol style.The School of Cinematic Arts and Zeitgeist Films invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of Afghan Star, directed by Havana Marking.Admission is free and open to all.About Afghan StarWinner of the Directing and Audience Awards, 2009 Sundance Festival World DocumentaryIn Afghanistan, you risk your life to sing. After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, pop culture has returned to the country — and since 2005, millions have tuned in to Tolo TV's wildly popular American Idol-style series Afghan Star. Like its Western predecessors, the show features ordinary people competing for a cash prize and record deal. Surprisingly, the contest is open to everyone across the country, regardless of gender, ethnicity or age. Two thousand people audition, including three extremely brave women. And when viewers vote for their favorites via cell phone, it is, for many, their first encounter with the democratic process.Havana Marking's timely and moving film follows the dramatic stories of four young finalists — two men and two women — as they hazard everything to become the nation's favorite performer. By observing the Afghani people's relationship to pop culture, Afghan Star is the perfect window into a country's tenuous, ongoing struggle for modernity. What Americans consider frivolous entertainment is downright revolutionary — and more human — in this troubled part of the world.Provided courtesy of Zeitgeist Films. Unrated. Running time: 88 minutes. U.K./Afghanistan, 2009. In Dari, Pashtun and English, with English subtitles.Opens at the Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles for one week only, on Friday, July 24.To learn more about the film and to view the trailer, click here.About the School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesThis June through August, the School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) Alumni Screening Series will host a wide array of film screenings and filmmaker Q&As, highlighting new blockbuster and independent American films, international and documentary features, and recent work by our SCA alumni. These screenings will be hosted in various SCA venues. The screenings are free to the public, but will require an electronic reservation, which can be made through the Web site for each individual screening. Many screenings will be overbooked to ensure that capacity is met in the theater. Some screenings will be run from digital sources.To view the calendar for the Alumni Screening Series, click here.About Check-In and ReservationsThe theater will be overbooked to ensure capacity, and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or printout of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your email account once you successfully make an RSVP. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m.About ParkingThe USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Metered street parking is also available along West Jefferson Boulevard.Sunday 07/19/2009: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMUniversity Park CampusGeorge Lucas Instructional BuildingRoom 108

Waltz with Bashir [New Window]
Director Ari Folman documents his quest to explore the memory gaps surrounding his service with the Israeli army.Utilizing vivid black-and-white animation, this Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign Language Film probes Folman's military service in the Lebanese war of the early 1980s. In several story vignettes based on recorded interviews with colleagues and friends, Folman explores the horrors of war and the curious coping mechanisms that mankind uses to survive and function under brutal circumstances.The film will be followed by a conversation with Ari Folman, the maker of the film and Academy Award nominee.  Parking is $8. Please enter the USC campus through Gate 4 on Jefferson Boulevard. Related EventWho Decides Where Fiction Begins: The Truth and Lies of Documentary Filmmaking, October 26, 4:45 p.m., Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Midtown at USC Sunday 10/25/2009: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PMUniversity Park CampusEileen Norris Cinema Theatre

Megan Is Missing [New Window]
School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesA film tracks the disappearance of a 14-year-old after a blind date, and her best friend's efforts to find her.The School of Cinematic Arts and Trio Pictures invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of Megan Is Missing, written and directed by Michael Goi. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Goi and actors Rachel Quinn ("Megan Stewart"), Amber Perkins ("Amy Herman") and Dean Waite ("Josh") .Admission is free and open to all.About Megan Is MissingEndorsed by Marc Klaas and the KlaasKids Foundation, a child safety advocacy group in the U.S., Megan Is Missing is a fictional drama that follows two young girls, Megan Stewart, 14, and her best friend, Amy Herman, 13. Though opposites in personality, they forge a deep friendship as they grow up fast in a world of rave parties, casual drug use and indiscriminate sex. Using the Internet as a lifeline for social interaction, Megan meets a 17-year-old boy named Josh in a Web chat room. Megan disappears after arranging to meet him in person. Amy launches a concentrated effort to find her friend, but instead finds a truth more terrifying than she could have ever imagined. As the media swirls around the story of Megan Stewart's disappearance, Amy Herman suddenly vanishes as well.An original screenplay, derived from research into seven actual cases of child abduction, Megan Is Missing explores the varied and creative ways in which kids use technology, the myth of invincibility, the deadly anonymity of the Internet, the power of manipulation, and the horror of ordinary kids walking in the midst of extraordinary evil. It is an uncompromising view of the world children are in today, so harrowing in its realism that it will make your blood run cold. Megan Is Missing will leave an indelible mark on its viewers, if they are brave enough to see it through to the gut-wrenching finish.35mm print provided courtesy of Trio Pictures. Unrated. Running time: 86 minutes.To learn more about the film and to view the trailer, click here.About the School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening SeriesThis June through August, the School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) Alumni Screening Series will host a wide array of film screenings and filmmaker Q&As, highlighting new blockbuster and independent American films, international and documentary features, and recent work by our SCA alumni. These screenings will be hosted in various SCA venues. The screenings are free to the public, but will require an electronic reservation, which can be made through the Web site for each individual screening. Many screenings will be overbooked to ensure that capacity is met in the theater. Some screenings will be run from digital sources.To view the calendar for the Alumni Screening Series, click here.About Check-In and ReservationsThe theater will be overbooked to ensure capacity, and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or printout of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your email account once you successfully make an RSVP. Doors will open at 7 p.m.About ParkingThe USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Metered street parking is also available along West Jefferson Boulevard.Tuesday 07/14/2009: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PMUniversity Park CampusGeorge Lucas Instructional BuildingRoom 108

Who Decides Where Fiction Begins: The Truth and Lies of Documentary Filmmaking [New Window]
29th Annual Jerome Nemer LectureHear from Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman, emerged from the 1982 Lebanon War with only vague memories of the horrors he witnessed.After nearly a decade as one of the top writers and directors for Israeli television, Folman began to reconstruct his experience when speaking with a fellow veteran about recurring nightmares he was having about the war. The conversation led to interviews with other vets, as well as intensive therapy on the part of Folman — all of this led to the creation of Waltz with Bashir (2008), Folman's documentary about the violence that swept though a generation of young Israeli soldiers as a result of the war.Following the lecture, there will be commentary by:Michael Renov, professor of Critical Studies and associate dean of the USC School if Cinematic Arts. Renov is a documentary expert specializing in contemporary documentary filmmaking. His teaching and research interests include documentary theory, autobiography in film and video, video art and activism, and representations of the Holocaust.Janet Walker, professor of Film Studies at UC Santa Barbara. Her areas of specialization are documentary film, women and film, historiography, and the representation of catastrophic past events. Her most recent book is titled Trauma Cinema: Documenting Incest and the Holocaust.Related EventWaltz with Bashir screening, October 25, 6:30 p.m., Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre Monday 10/26/2009: 4:45 PM - 7:00 PMRadisson Hotel Los Angeles Midtown at USCCenter Ballroom3540 S Figueroa StreetLos AngelesCA90007

Involvement Fair [New Window]
Visit the Involvement Fair to check out USC-based activities, including the dozens of club sports offered on campus.During the first week of the fall and spring semesters, Campus Activities sponsors an Involvement Fair at which all recognized student organizations and departments are invited to showcase their organization, activities and events, and recruit new members.More than 200 organizations and departments participate each year.Featured offerings from Club Sports include kung fu, dragon boat racing, ballroom dance, fencing, triathlon, marathon, golf, lacrosse, futsal and ping-pong posse. Wednesday 08/26/2009: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PMUniversity Park CampusTrousdale Parkway

New Student Orientation [New Window]
The entire university community comes together to support students’ success and assist as the newest Trojans transition to college life.USC Orientation is designed to meet the needs of our incoming students — freshman, transfer and graduate. Orientation has several primary goals:To help students succeed academically by providing wide-ranging resources and information on academic requirements, course offerings and USC’s academic climate To assist students in making valuable connections with faculty, staff and fellow students To support students in their personal and social development, introducing them to a host of involvement opportunities, cultural experiences and campus services To welcome parents and other family members, encouraging their important role as partners in students’ success and active members of the Trojan FamilyFor details on individual sessions catering to freshman, transfer, international and graduate students, visit sait.usc.edu/orientation. Dates: 05/30/2009, 06/04/2009, 06/11/2009, 06/18/2009, 06/25/2009, 07/01/2009, 07/07/2009, 07/10/2009, 07/14/2009, 07/17/2009, 07/21/2009, 08/01/2009, 08/17/2009, 08/20/2009: All dayUniversity Park CampusBovard Auditorium

Lyon Center Open House [New Window]
Welcome WeekWelcome to USC! Recreational Sports opens its doors to introduce new and returning students to the Lyon Center and McDonald's Pool.Before the scheduled Dive-In Movie, students, staff and faculty are invited to walk through the Lyon Center, and learn about intramural deadlines, personal trainers, wellness programs, club sports schedules, student involvement, employment opportunities and more. Thursday 08/20/2009: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMUniversity Park CampusGeneral William Lyon University Center

Introductory Workout Classes [New Window]
USC Workout invites students, faculty and staff to try the popular group exercise classes for free. Remember, "free" often means "full," so get to class early.Once the introductory period is over, fees for USC Workout are as follows: Students, $65 per semester Staff and Lyon Center faculty members, $20 per semesterOne-day, one-class, $10Dates: 08/25/2009, 08/26/2009, 08/27/2009, 09/01/2009, 09/02/2009, 09/03/2009: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMUniversity Park CampusGeneral William Lyon University CenterGroup Exercise and SCycling Room

Spark! Visions and Voices Multimedia Showcase [New Window]
Visions and Voices: The USC Arts & Humanities InitiativeThe annual arts extravaganza glitters with hip-hop by SickStep, Bollywood dance by Karmagraphy, enchanting multimedia music and more.Don’t miss Visions and Voices’ annual arts fest. We will kick off the year with this dynamic multimedia event — the most popular of the Visions and Voices season — featuring music, dance, performance art and spoken word.Presented during Welcome Week, the event will include an introduction by Provost C.L. Max Nikias; exhilarating dance performances by hip hop dance crew SickStep and Bollywood dance company Karmagraphy; the enchanting musical stylings of multimedia artist/musician Ariana Delawari; moving and evocative performances by internationally acclaimed solo performers Jude Narita and Tim Miller; and a presentation by Tara McPherson, associate professor of Critical Studies and Gender Studies in the USC School of Cinematic Arts.Following the event, join us for a reception featuring live music by the Derik Nelson Band. Attendees will receive free Visions and Voices T-shirts and bags featuring a brand new design!About the ArtistsAriana Delawari is a multimedia artist — a musician, actress, photographer and filmmaker. As a musician, she has played shows with the likes of Bat for Lashes and Ben Lee. Most recently, she worked with filmmaker/artist David Lynch on her debut album, Lion of Panjshir. Delawari has been traveling to Afghanistan since 2002, when her parents moved there to be part of the reconstruction of the country. A USC alum, she made her first trip to Kabul after graduating from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Her debut album, due out this summer, was partially recorded in Afghanistan with three Afghan elder master musicians (or Ustads) and was finished in Los Angeles with several guest musicians. Lynch produced a few tracks on the album and will be releasing it on his new label, David Lynch Records. Delawari is also co-directing a documentary about her travels and her family’s involvement in Afghanistan with Emily Stofle Lynch.  Karmagraphy fuses Bollywood and Western dance styles. The choreographic duo of Karmagraphy, Sapna Rohra and Kavita Rao, like guest choreographer Shivani Thakkar, have been immersed in Indian culture and dance since they were young, while simultaneously training in hip-hop, jazz, tap, ballet and many other styles. Karmagraphy hopes to inspire a fusion of Bollywood and Western cultures in the entertainment industry.  Tim Miller is an internationally acclaimed performance artist and writer. His work explores the artistic, spiritual and political topography of his identity as a gay man. Hailed for his humor and passion, Miller has performed all over North America, Australia and Europe in such prestigious venues as Yale Repertory Theatre, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis) and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He is the author of the books Shirts & Skin, Body Blows and 1001 Beds (which won the 2007 Lambda Literary Award for Best Book in Drama/Theatre). His solo theater works have been published in the play collections O Solo Homo and Sharing the Delirium. Miller has taught performance at UCLA, NYU, the School of Theology at Claremont and universities all over the United States. He is a co-founder of two of the most influential performance spaces in the United States: Performance Space 122 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, and Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica.Jude Narita has written award-winning one-woman plays about Asian and Asian American women for 20 years, celebrating our differences, while illuminating the universal humanity of us all. Her plays explore the lives of different Asian and Asian American women on a journey of emotions, memories and dreams — culminating in the final embracing of one’s own heritage. Specifically, she has produced work looking at racism and the mysteries of love; the effects of the Japanese American internment camps during World War II on three generations of Japanese American women; and the humanization of Vietnamese women during and after the American war in Vietnam. Narita has taught free acting/writing workshops to encourage other Asian actresses to create their own original material, both here and in Singapore. She has also taught workshops on truth telling in theater, breaking down stereotypes and exposing racism in art.Derik Nelson Band is an upbeat pop music group inspired by an eclectic mix of jazz, funk and rock. Formed in December 2008 at USC, the band features Jack Kovacs (guitar), Bert Gay (bass), Ben Rose (drums), Brian Hargrove (keyboards) and Derik Nelson (voice, piano, guitar). After receiving widespread acclaim from the USC community and beyond for performances on campus and in the greater Los Angeles area (including a sold-out headlined show at the Troubadour in Hollywood), the band will focus next on the studio, where it will record its first album.Before MTV and million-dollar recording contracts, there was rhymin’ in the park. Before professional hip-hop choreographers and hip-hop dance classes, there was breakin’ on the sidewalk. SickStep is a hip-hop dance crew that focuses as much on where hip-hop has been as on where it is going. SickStep dancers have performed in music videos for Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Dream and the A-Teens, and have toured with such artists as Aaron Carter, Vina Morales and American Idol’s Jasmine Trias. In addition, the crew’s members have been featured in numerous commercials and have performed on such television shows as So You Think You Can Dance, Dance 360 and Mad TV and films including Groove, Austin Powers in Goldmember and Jamie Kennedy’s Kickin’ It Old Skool. Most recently, SickStep was one of 15 finalists on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Thursday 08/20/2009: 4:30 PMUniversity Park CampusBovard Auditorium

USC Global Conference [New Window]
Taipei 2009The USC Global Conference heads to Taipei for a look at the emerging trends that will shape tomorrow’s world.The 2009 USC Global Conference promises to be our most exciting conference to date, with participants from around Asia and the world sharing and discussing opportunities and challenges facing the Pacific Rim. Formal presentations, keynote addresses, panel discussions, networking events and formal receptions will provide participants with invaluable opportunities to connect with leaders, learn about trends that will affect business, discover new technologies that will change the way we live, and explore the business impact of social changes.Join USC trustees, alumni, friends and business leaders from around the globe at the USC Global Conference. For more information, visit the conference Web site. Daily: Thursday 10/29/2009 - Saturday 10/31/2009; All dayGrand Hyatt Taipei2 Song Shou RoadTaipei11051tw

Advanced Topics in Organization Design [New Window]
This workshop entails pre-reading, a project requiring participant design case preparation, and peer and faculty consultation about company projects. Organization design is a critical organizational capability in today's dynamic global economy. For those interested in acquiring this important competency, we are offering this three-and-a-half day workshop. This session is open only to individuals who have already attended "Part I: Strategic Organization Design Workshop" (or other CEO Organization Design Workshop). (In 2009, that seminar is offered in April and June.) This program includes deeper exposure to the following: Design TopicsThe global organizationDesigning for innovation and growthThe knowledge organizationSupport servicesMergers and acquisitions Design Processes and ImplementationOrganizational design processes/frameworksImplementation of new designs Participant Case Analyses and Peer Consulting FacultySusan A. Mohrman, Christopher G. Worley and Edward E. Lawler. These individuals are faculty members and researchers at the Marshall School of Business in the Center for Effective Organizations. They are authors of many books and articles on organization design and effectiveness, including current work on designing for knowledge leadership, designing the strategic human resource function, building strategic change capabilities, and organization development. Dates: 10/27/2009, 10/28/2009, 10/29/2009, 10/30/2009: All dayPortofino Hotel260 Portofino WayRedondo BeachCA90277

Intervention Research in Social Work Conference [New Window]
A conference looks at the strides made in the advancement of evidence-based practice and the increasing implementation of translational research.Presenters will elaborate on the importance and impact of their research results in the context of social work practice.Intervention research in social work is the study of social, mental health and health services interventions, which aim to improve the conditions of individuals, groups and communities. Outcomes of intervention research and the process of evidence-based social work practice are the backbone of evidence-based interventions/treatments. With the amazing advancement of evidence-based practice and the implementation of translational research taking place nationally and internationally, it seems timely to explore the state of science in social work intervention research, specifically to summarize achievements and formulate future challenges. The conference format includes presentations, comments from discussants, and audience participation. A post-conference workshop will be offered on Friday afternoon for doctoral students and early career researchers.Participants can expect:Expert presentations of recent intervention research in social work Comments by leading experts Detailed discussion on the promises and challenges of intervention research in social work Inspiration for their own research SpeakersConcepcion Barrio, Ph.D.University of Southern California Gary Bond, Ph.D.Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisKathleen Ell, D.S.W.University of Southern California  Mark Fraser, Ph.D.University of North Carolina- Chapel HillJ. David Hawkins, Ph.D.University of WashingtonDaniel Herman, Ph.D.Columbia UniversityJeff Jenson, Ph.D.University of DenverSheryl Kubiak, Ph.D.Michigan State UniversityMary McKay, Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineAmy Watson, Ph.D.University of Illinois at Chicago For more information, please contact Haluk Soydan, director of the Hamovitch Center for Science in the Human Services, at hrc@usc.edu. To register, please visit the event registration site at: http://sowkweb.usc.edu/research/events/registration.htmlPlease print and submit completed registration form and payment to: USC School of Social WorkHamovitch Center for Science in the Human ServicesAttn: Judy Luk669 West 34th StreetLos Angeles, California 90089-0411The deadline to register is October 12, 2009.Dates: 10/22/2009, 10/23/2009: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PMUniversity Park CampusDavidson Conference Center

Public Space, Public Art & Public Life [New Window]
Martin Kaplan moderates a panel on the innovative ways in which technology is being used to enliven civic life.Architects, landscape architects and urban planners design at the level of the building or plaza; they rarely can get down to the scale of the pedestrian. With advances in technology, it is now possible to permanently design elements into public spaces that can engage the public to interact with one another and the surrounding buildings using light and sound, thus bringing "life" to public spaces in new and unique ways.Featuring Sonic Forest creator Christopher Janney and other notable artists, architects and planners, the panel will be moderated by the USC Annenberg School's Martin Kaplan, director of the Norman Lear Center. Monday 10/12/2009: 7:00 PMUniversity Park CampusAnnenberg Auditorium

Victor Raphael: Travels and Wanderings, 1979-2009 [New Window]
The artist's work from the last 30 years encompasses paintings, Polaroids, video, and interactive technologies.The exhibition will include pieces from the ongoing Space Field series, as well as work from Japan, Paris, Turkey, Mexico and Alaska. It will also feature work from several collaborations between Raphael and other artists. Victor Raphael (born 1950) works in a wide range of media, spanning painting, photography, filmmaking, printmaking and digital technology. He creates complex and beautiful images that expand conventional views of time and space. For the past three decades, Raphael has produced a unique body of work by merging traditional media such as painting, photography and printmaking with modern electronic media, including video, digital printing and interactive technologies. In addition to his central themes of the exploration of the cosmos and aspects of travel — through space or time — and their visual records, the artist has developed an important body of paintings, in which water and its protean and timeless qualities form an important part.Raphael's photography process of digitally manipulating NASA photographs of planets and other natural celestial phenomena into Polaroid prints, and next altering them by hand with metallic paints and gold and metal leaf, earned his work inclusion among the 50 best examples of Polaroid photography in Polaroid 50: Art and Technology, a 1996 international touring exhibition that commemorated the company's 50th anniversary.Artist TalkFriday, October 23, 2:30-3:30 p.m.Raphael will discuss his body of work. Refreshments will be served. Weekly: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 09/09/2009 - 12/19/2009; 12:00 PM - 5:00 PMUniversity Park CampusUSC Fisher Museum of ArtHarris Hall

USC Youth Impact Program [New Window]
USC helps at-risk middle school boys, leveraging their interest in football to enhance academic performance and build character.The Youth Impact Program serves at-risk 6th grade and 7th grade boys at select schools in L.A. Through the program, they get off the streets for four weeks during the summer, getting the chance to improve their academic performance, develop character and build long-term mentoring relationships with established and local inner-city community leaders and teachers. Weekly: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 06/29/2009 - 07/31/2009; 8:00 AM - 4:45 PMUniversity Park CampusIntramural Field

Summer Intramural Leagues and Tournaments [New Window]
Summer intramurals start an exciting season with dodgeball, and move on to sports like softball, golf and soccer.Leagues and tournaments will include softball, tennis, golf, racquetball, basketball and three-on-three soccer.Register online at www.usc.edu/recsports. Open to USC students, faculty, staff and alumni. Dates: 05/26/2009, 06/05/2009, 06/10/2009, 06/15/2009, 06/19/2009, 07/01/2009, 07/10/2009, 07/14/2009, 07/20/2009, 08/03/2009: 6:00 AM - 8:00 PMUniversity Park CampusGeneral William Lyon University Center

Thornton Summer Guitar Seminar [New Window]
An intensive four-week class prepares 11th and 12th grade guitarists for successful entry into Thornton's studio/jazz guitar program.The class meets July 6-31, five days a week for six hours a day (three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon). Students study theory improvisation, technique and sight reading. Along with classroom study, there will be master classes with the distinguished USC Thornton studio/jazz guitar faculty, field trips to renowned Los Angeles jazz venues, and numerous student performances. The director of the program is Shea Welsh (M.M. '02, studio/jazz guitar). All instructors are from the USC Thornton studio/jazz guitar doctoral or masters programs. Students will receive three college credits upon completion.To find out more about the USC Thornton School of Music studio/jazz guitar program, please visit www.usc.edu/schools/music.Admission Students are accepted into the seminar through an audition CD or tape. Performances can be either solos or group arrangements. The recording (CD or tape) should be no longer than five minutes. It needs to include the following two items:The student's version of the jazz standard Autumn Leaves by Joseph Kosma. Students should demonstrate their ability to play the melody, to accompany with chords and to improvise a solo. A selection of the applicant's choice, in any style, that best demonstrates his or her playing abilities.Please mail recordings to:USC Office of Continuing Education and Summer Programs3415 South Figueroa Street, Suite 107Los Angeles, California 90089-0874Please include the applicant's name on the CD or tape. Recordings will not be returned.Daily: Monday 07/06/2009 - Friday 07/31/2009; All dayUniversity Park CampusThornton School of Music

National Youth Sports Program Trojan KidSCamp [New Window]
USC Recreational Sports -- Youth SportsUSC is proud to announce the return of Trojan KidSCamp for its 42nd year of service to the Los Angeles community.The USC Trojan KidSCamp Program is designed for economically disadvantaged youth living around the USC campus. The program provides an opportunity to promote a healthy and active lifestyle to young people ages 9-15. USC NYSP Trojan KidSCampThis summer sports program (formerly federally funded) provides instructional sports opportunities for youngsters. The NYSP Trojan KidSCamp is open to boys and girls from the surrounding community. Hours of operation for NYSP are 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. Weekly: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 07/06/2009 - 07/24/2009; 9:00 AM - 4:00 PMUniversity Park Campus

Kevin Starr Literary Luncheon [New Window]
Following a gourmet luncheon, University Professor and State Librarian Emeritus Kevin Starr discusses his latest book, Golden Dreams.In Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963, Starr details the dominant economic, social and cultural forces in post-World War II California. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m., with the lecture following at 1 p.m.  Tuesday 09/29/2009: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PMUniversity Park CampusDoheny Memorial LibraryIntellectual Commons

Lisa See Literary Luncheon [New Window]
After a gourmet luncheon, best-selling and award-winning author Lisa See discusses her most recent novel, Shanghai Girls.See’s book tells the compelling story of two sisters forced from their privileged lives in China and sold into the unfamiliar world of mid-20th century Los Angeles.With vivid descriptions of Asia and sagas based upon close, familial bonds, See’s novels are evocative of works by Amy Tan and Maxine Hong Kingston. Similarly, critics frequently enthuse that See’s Red Princess mystery series evokes the writings of Dashiell Hammett, Upton Sinclair and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.See’s other books include On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), Flower Net (1997), The Interior (1999), Dragon Bones (2003), Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005) and Peony in Love (2008).In addition to writing novels, See was the Publishers Weekly West Coast correspondent for more than a decade. Her freelance articles have appeared in Vogue, Self and More. Thursday 10/22/2009: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PMUniversity Park CampusDoheny Memorial Library

From Nietzsche to Star Wars [New Window]
The Wagnerian Power of The RingScholars, musicians and musicologists describe how Wagner's Ring Cycle influences the way we think, feel and imagine the 21st century world.How have The Ring themes and symbols permeated literature, philosophy, psychology, and even movies and cartoons? A panel of USC scholars, musicians and musicologists takes on the idea of the hero, violence and the cult of masculinity, "the mythic," the development of fascist theories (and governments), the power of the unconscious, the allure of death, and the mob.No singing required. Mind-opening insights guaranteed. The panel will be preceded at 6:30 p.m. by a USC Master of Liberal Studies Program admissions open house. ModeratorJames R. Kincaid, USC Aerol Arnold Professor of EnglishSpeakersJudith Halberstam, USC professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity, and Gender StudiesEdwin McCann, USC professor of PhilosophyJohn P. Nuckols, vice president, Advancement, L.A. OperaPaul Stein, violinist, Los Angeles PhilharmonicSpeakers are subject to change.Registration will open in Spring 2010.Tuesday 04/06/2010: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PMUniversity Park Campus

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