Campus Calendar: Nov. 2


Strategic Organization Design Workshop

USC Marshall School of Business

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 – Friday, November 4, 2011

Dallas/Plano, TX

Employees of a CEO sponsor company, $3,500. General public, $4,600.

Sue Mohrman, Chris Worley, Ed Lawler and Becky Spears lead a course on organizational design, a cornerstone of competitive advantage and performance.

Natural Beauty

Art in the Village

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 – Friday, December 9, 2011

University Park Campus
University Village, Food Court

Free

An exhibition asks grade school students to portray the beautiful designs, patterns and shapes found in nature.

Developing NIH Grant Applications

Center for Excellence in Research Advancement Workshops
12:00pm to 2:00pm

University Park Campus
Tutor Hall
Room 526

Due to limited space, RSVP is required.

Steve Moldin, currently executive director of USC’s D.C. Research Advancement Office and formerly of the NIH, leads a workshop on preparing successful NIH research grant proposals.

I Just Can’t Focus: Managing Habits

USC Wellness
Student Affairs: Recreational Sports
12:00pm to 1:00pm

University Park Campus
General William Lyon University Center
Conference Room

Free

Having trouble focusing on tasks? Join USC students, staff and faculty to discuss ways of eliminating distractions and efficiently managing time.

What Matters To Me and Why: Paul Frommer

USC Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics, USC Office of Religious Life
12:00pm to 12:50pm

University Park Campus
Ground Zero Performance Cafe

Free

What is important to someone who can create an entirely new language? Get a peek inside the mind of linguist Paul Frommer.

A Wounded Warrior’s Experience and Physical Rehabilitation

A Colloquium with Medal of Honor Recipient SFC Petry and His Physician, Dr. Ficke
USC Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, USC School of Social Work
12:00pm to 1:15pm

University Park Campus
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
Ballroom, Section A

Free

A colloquium with Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry and Dr. James Ficke, the orthopedic surgeon whose treatment allowed Petry to return to duty after losing his hand in combat.

Projections of Immigrant Generations, Growing Settlement, and Socioeconomic Progress

12:00pm to 1:00pm

University Park Campus
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
350

Free

Professor Dowell Myers highlights newly released findings by the USC Population Dynamics Research Group, in conjunction with the Center for American Progress.

The Marine Sublime

4:00pm to 5:30pm

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

Free

Science writer Margaret Wertheim moderates a talk on the intersections of art, science, nature and culture with filmmaker David Lebrun and independent curator Marina McDougall.

Motopia: A New Age for Modular Construction

Visions and Voices: The USC Arts & Humanities Initiative
5:00pm

University Park Campus
USC Gin D. Wong, FAIA Conference Center
Harris Hall, Room 101

Free

Images: Michael Webb and Office of Mobile Design

A range of creative forces behind mobile architecture come together to examine solutions to current economic, social and environmental concerns in the housing industry.

Dreaming Out Loud! Youth Activists, Social Justice, Media and Art

5:00pm to 7:00pm

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

Free

Youth activists and engaged scholars address how youth are using social media and networked forms of communication to mobilize and sustain youth-led movements for social justice.

Investment 101

USC Wellness
Student Affairs: Recreational Sports
5:15pm to 6:00pm

University Park Campus
General William Lyon University Center
Conference Room

Free

It’s never too early to learn when, where and how to invest your money.

USC Wellness

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 : 5:15pm to 6:00pm; Wednesday, November 2, 2011 : 5:15pm to 6:00pm; Wednesday, November 9, 2011 : 5:15pm to 6:00pm; Wednesday, November 16, 2011 : 5:15pm to 6:00pm

University Park Campus
General William Lyon University Center
Conference Room

Free to all USC students, staff and faculty.

Finances can be difficult to deal with; don’t let them affect your health. Stay well with the help of these interactive financial management discussions.

The Mexican Suitcase

Outside the Box (Office)
USC Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics, USC Shoah Foundation Institute, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, USC School of Cinematic Arts
7:00pm to 10:00pm

University Park Campus
George Lucas Instructional Building
Ray Stark Family Theatre, Room 108

Free

The Mexican Suitcase tells the story of three lost boxes that were recovered by the film’s director, Trisha Ziff, from a closet in Mexico City in 2007.

Thornton Jazz Orchestra

USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music
7:30pm

University Park Campus
Alfred Newman Recital Hall

Free

The TJO, winner of Downbeat’s 2011 Student Music Awards for Large Jazz Ensemble, celebrates faculty composers Vince Mendoza and TJO director Bob Mintzer.