Campus Calendar: Oct. 20


Strategic Partnership with Impact 

USC Marshall School of Business

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 – Friday, October 21, 2011

Portofino Hotel
260 Portofino Way
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Employees of a CEO sponsor company, $2,650. General public, $3,250.

Where will talent and organization investments make the biggest difference in your strategic success?

 

Thornton Jazz Night 

USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music

Thursday, September 29, 2011; Thursday, October 6, 2011; Thursday, October 20, 2011; Thursday, October 27, 2011; Thursday, November 10, 2011; Thursday, November 17, 2011; Tuesday, November 29, 2011

University Park Campus
Ground Zero Performance Cafe

Free

This contemporary jazz series features top players from Thornton’s jazz programs, performing in a variety of student ensembles.

 

The 2011 Nobel Awards: Who/What/Why

The Dornsife Commons

Thursday, October 20, 2011 : 12:00pm to 2:00pm; Tuesday, October 25, 2011 : 12:00pm to 2:00pm

University Park Campus
Doheny Memorial Library
233

Free

Over lunch, faculty members share their collective knowledge about the Nobel Prize.

Why and What Gerontologists Need To Know About Environmental Health Hazards: An Example on Urban Air Pollution

Multidisciplinary Research Colloquium Series in Aging
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
12:00pm to 1:30pm

University Park Campus
Andrus Gerontology Center
Room 224

Free

Jiu-Chiuan Chen, associate professor of Environmental Health in the Keck School’s Department of Preventive Medicine, lectures for the Multidisciplinary Research Colloquium Series in Aging.

Water Jogging Series

USC Wellness

Thursday, October 20, 2011 : 12:00pm to 1:00pm; Thursday, October 27, 2011 : 12:00pm to 1:00pm

University Park Campus
McDonalds Olympic Swim Stadium

Free. Open to USC students, faculty and staff.

An introduction for beginners to the fun and fundamental workout offered by water jogging.

Spirit of the Law with Hedieh Mirahmadi

Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics, USC Office of Religious Life
12:30pm to 1:20pm

University Park Campus
Musick Law Building
1

Free

Learn from this USC Gould School of Law alumna who has built a practice focused on countering terrorism and violent extremism.

Thinking Outside the X Box

Graduate School Fellows Forum
12:30pm to 2:00pm

University Park Campus
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
The Forum

Free

The Graduate School Fellows Forum event brings together researchers who are looking at games from technical, artistic and social perspectives.

A Panel on Medical Informatics

Center for Excellence in Research Workshop
12:30pm to 2:00pm

University Park Campus
Tutor Hall
105

Due to limited space, RSVP is required.

Panelists discuss the challenges of storing, conveying, exchanging and interpreting medical and biometric information in the modern electronic age.

 

Jewish Homegrown History: Immigration, Identity and Intermarriage

Visions and Voices: The USC Arts & Humanities Initiative
6:00pm to 10:00pm

University Park Campus
USC School of Cinematic Arts Building

Free

Cinematic Arts Professor Marsha Kinder moderates a discussion on participatory history and the value of home movies.

Launching Your Career

Unruh Institute Political Internship Information Session
Unruh Institute of Politics
6:00pm to 8:30pm

University Park Campus
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
The Forum

Free

The Unruh Institute hosts a session designed to expose students to internship opportunities in the world of politics.