Campus Calendar: Oct. 27


Octobre 61 a 50 Ans: The Paris Massacre, Then and Now

Fiftieth Anniversary of the Paris Massacre
USC School of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, USC Libraries
8:00am to 5:00pm

University Park Campus
Multiple Locations

Free

The USC Department of French and Italian presents a one-day symposium marking the 50th anniversary of the fatal crackdown on Algerian protesters.

Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon: Lois Banner

Friends of the USC Libraries
11:30am to 2:00pm

University Park Campus
Doheny Memorial Library
Friends of USC Libraries Lecture Hall

Admission including lunch, lecture and parking: Friends of the USC Libraries members, $50; general public, $65. Admission to 1 p.m. lecture only: free. To RSVP, go to www.usc.edu/esvp and enter the code “Marilyn”.

Banner, USC professor of history and gender studies, examines the enduring legend of a cinematic icon in her book M-M Personal — From the Private Archive of Marilyn Monroe.

The Future of USC Dornsife

The Dornsife Commons

Thursday, September 22, 2011 : 12:00pm to 2:00pm; Thursday, October 27, 2011 : 12:00pm to 2:00pm

University Park Campus
University Club
Banquet Room

Free

Join USC Dornsife College colleagues in self-selected group discussions over lunch.

Water Jogging Series

USC Wellness

Thursday, October 13, 2011 : 12:00pm to 1:00pm; 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.

How Individual Macronutrients Influence Fatty Liver Disease

USC Research Center for Liver Diseases
12:00pm to 1:00pm

Health Sciences Campus
Hoffman Hall, Hastings Auditorium

Free

A lecture by Dr. Jacquelyn Maher, professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, UC San Francisco.

A New Mouse Model of Human Hepatitis B To Identify and Test Therapeutic Targets 

USC Research Center for Liver Diseases
12:00pm to 1:00pm

Health Sciences Campus
Hoffman Hall, Hastings Auditorium

Free

A lecture by Dr. Jody Baron, assistant professor of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, UC San Francisco.

Journalism Director’s Forum: Dean Baquet

Journalism Directors Forum
12:00pm to 1:00pm

University Park Campus
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Geoffrey Cowan Forum, Room 207

Free

USC Annenberg School of Journalism Director Geneva Overholser talks with Dean Baquet, who was recently named managing editor of The New York Times.

Health Policy Seminar Series: Matthew Neidell

2:00pm to 3:00pm

University Park Campus
University Gateway, Schaeffer Ctr., 100B

A talk by Matthew Neidell, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

General Education Faculty-Student Meet and Greet 

Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET), USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
3:00pm to 4:30pm

University Park Campus
Argue Plaza

An opportunity for students to meet general education (GE) faculty in a causal atmosphere to learn about GEs before registering for classes.

Writing Persuasive Proposals

Center for Excellence in Research Advancement Workshops
Office of Research
Thursday, October 27, 2011 : 4:00pm to 6:00pm; Thursday, November 3, 2011 : 4:00pm to 6:00pm; Thursday, November 10, 2011 : 4:00pm to 6:00pm

University Park Campus
CUB 329

Due to limited space, RSVP is required.

A hands-on workshop (consisting of 3 sessions) on directly and effectively meeting the requirements of RFPs and grant program applications.

Specific Plan Community Open House 

USC Government and Civic Engagement
6:00pm to 7:30pm

University Park Campus
Galen Center
Founders Room

An opportunity to learn more about USC’s Specific Plan process and the redevelopment of University Village into The Village at USC.

The Mobile Voices of L.A.’s Immigrants

Visions and Voices: The USC Arts & Humanities Initiative
7:00pm

University Park Campus
Harris Hall
Gin D. Wong Conference Center

Free

A provocative night of performance, media art and rebel devices highlights three extraordinary projects that use cell phones to support L.A. immigrant communities.

Writing the Memoir

7:00pm to 9:00pm

University Park Campus
University Club
Banquet Room

Free and open to the public.

Dinah Lenney moderates a talk with memoirists Bernard Cooper, M.G. Lord and Mark Richard, about the risks and rewards of writing and revising the stories of their lives.