School Receptions
Many schools offer a reception for their graduates and guests. Often they follow the school’s satellite ceremony, but some precede it.
Below is a list of all scheduled receptions. You may scroll down or use the dialog box to access any specific reception.
Please choose a School or Department:
School: Leventhal School of Accounting
Coordinator: Crystal Conley
Location: Crocker Plaza
Time: 4:00 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (AME)
Coordinator: Silvana Martinez/Elsie Reyes
Location: RRB 101 - Walkway between RRB Bldg. and LHI Bldg.
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Notes: Contact Information: 213-740-4303, smv@usc.edu
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: American Studies and Ethnicity
Coordinator: Sonia Rodriguez
Location: Birnkrant - Faculty residence
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Anthropology
Coordinator: Sandra Dymally
Location: GFS First Floor Lobby
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: School of Architecture
Coordinator: Jennifer Park
Location: Watt Hall Courtyard
Time: 12:30 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Art History
Coordinator: Jeanne Herman
Location: Lawn east of SOS
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Astronautics & Space Technology (ASTE)
Coordinator: Dell Cuason
Location: RRB 227
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Biological Sciences
Coordinator: Helga Schwarz
Location: RRI Atrium
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Coordinator: Sandra Johns
Location: DRB Lobby
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
School: Marshall School of Business (Undergraduate)
Coordinator: Marshall Undergrad Advising
Location: Breezeway (between HOH and BRI)
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Notes: Following ceremony
School: Marshall School of Business (Graduate)
There will be no reception.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Coordinator: Karen Woo
Location: HED 116
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Chemistry
Coordinator: Michele Dea
Location: SGM 414
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: School of Cinematic Arts
Coordinator: Loretta Kania
Location: The reception follows the satellite ceremony at the School of Cinematic Arts courtyard and is expected to last about two hours. The new School of Cinematic Arts complex is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
Time: 4:00 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering (CE & ENE)
Coordinator: Jennifer Tweedy
Location: Kaprelian Hall - North entrance of the building
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Classics
Coordinator: Christine Shaw
Location: THH 256
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Department: Annenberg School of Communication
Coordinator: Giovanna Carrera
Location: McCarthy Quad
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Comparative Literature
Coordinator: Lauralynn Smith
Location: THH 121
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Notes: Co-hosting with French/Italian
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Computer Science (CSCI)
Coordinator: Julietta De La Paz
Location: SAL Walkway (Breezeway)
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Distance Education Network (DEN)
Coordinator: Cami Lee
Location: OHE 100
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Notes: Contact Information: 213-821-1553, camillil@usc.edu
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: East Asian Area Studies
Coordinator: Lily Glenn / Stacy Orozco
Location: East Asian Studies Center (CLH building) 101
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
Coordinator: Sherall Preyer, Josephine Le
Location: THH 114
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Economics
Coordinator: Young Miller, Jennifer Brown
Location: KAP Patio (south side)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Rossier School of Education (Hooding Ceremony)
Coordinator: Kenae Danley
Location: Between Taper and Norris
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Notes: Thursday, May 14th
School: Rossier School of Education
Coordinator: Kenae Danley
Location: Between Taper and Norris
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Electrical Engineering (EE)
Coordinator: Gloria Halfacre
Location: EEB Courtyard
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering (Undergraduate)
Coordinator: Julie Phaneuf
Location: E-Quad
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Notes: Contact Information: 213-740-4530, phaneuf@usc.edu
School: Viterbi School of Engineering (Graduate)
Coordinator: Carolyn Suckow
Location: No reception
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: English
Coordinator: Rebecca Woods, Flora Ruiz
Location: Religious Center Courtyard
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Environmental Studies
Coordinator: Naomi Martinez
Location: Tyler Pavilion
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Roski School of Fine Arts
Coordinator:
Location: Fisher Museum Courtyard
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Notes: Following ceremony
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: French and Italian
Coordinator: Valentina Stoicescu
Location: THH 121
Time: 12:00 p.m
Notes: Co-hosting with Comparative Literature
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Gender Studies
Coordinator: Jeanne Weiss
Location: THH 420
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Geography
Coordinator: Billie Shotlow
Location: KAP Patio (northeast side)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Geology
Coordinator: Vardui Ter-Simonian / Cindy Waite
Location: Parking lot between ACB & ZHS
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Coordinator: Linda Broder
Location: Stever Courtyard (Gerontology)
Time: 12:30 p.m.
School: Graduate School
Coordinator: Randa Issa
Location: Associates Park
Time: 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 14th
School: Keck School of Medicine
Department: Health Promotion
Coordinator: Angela Turk
Location: Town and Gown
Time: Following the main ceremony (roughly 10:30 a.m.)
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: History
Coordinator: Lori Rogers / LaVerne Hughes
Location: SOS West Lobby
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Coordinator: Georiga Lum
Location: No Reception
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
Coordinator: Marsha Chavarria-Winbush
Location: MHP Courtyard
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Notes: Included with Philosophy
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: International Relations
Coordinator: Elisa Chavarria / Katrina Miranda
Location: McCarthy Quad, near PSX
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Department: Annenberg School of Journalism
Coordinator: Giovanna Carrera
Location: Lawn west of Argue plaza (behind Doheny)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Kinesiology
Coordinator: Kalin Briggs
Location: PED Interior Patio
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Gould School of Law
Coordinator: Marie Cleaves
Location: McCarthy Quad
Time: 5:00 p.m. (follows ceremony)
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Master of Liberal Studies
Coordinator: Ebony Cunningham / Natalie Kaylor
Location: Torey Webb Room, Hancock Building (AHF)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Linguistics
Coordinator: Karma Dolma / Frankie Hayduk
Location: West Lobby, GFS
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Master of Professional Writing
Coordinator: Ebony Cunningham / Natalie Kaylor
Location: Torrey Webb Room, Hancock Building (AHF)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Mathematics
Coordinator: Arnold Deal
Location: TBD
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Thornton School of Music
Coordinator: Debora Huffman, Jennifer Griffin
Location: Booth Hall Courtyard
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Neuroscience
Coordinator: Gloria Wan
Location: PIC Lawn
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Coordinator: Jackie Mardirossian
Location: Lawn west of Leavey Library
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: School of Pharmacy
Coordinator: Kathi Horgan
Location: HSC Upper and Lower Quad
Time: 3:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Philosophy
Coordinator: Valerie Hunt, Tomiko Higuchi
Location: MHP Courtyard
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Keck School of Medicine
Department: Physician Assistant Program
Coordinator: Janice Tramel, Janneth Ecal
Location: Lawn southwest of Hancock (AHF)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Keck School of Medicine
Department: Physiology
Coordinator: Beverly Ferguson
Location: SSL 150
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Policy, Planning, and Development (Award Ceremony)
Coordinator: Christine Wilson
Location: Argue Plaza
Time: 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 14
School: Policy, Planning, and Development (Undergraduate)
Coordinator: Christine Wilson
Location: RGL Patio
Time: Following ceremony
School: Policy, Planning, and Development (Graduate)
Coordinator: Christine Wilson
Location: RGL Patio
Time: Following ceremony
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Political Science
Coordinator: Catherine Ballard / Aurora Ramirez
Location: VKC Patio (north side)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Psychology
Coordinator: Maria Nehlsen
Location: SGM 501
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Keck School of Medicine
Department: Public Health
Coordinator: Nemesia Kelly
Location: Town and Gown
Time: Following ceremony
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Religion
Coordinator: Linda Wootton
Location: University Club, Room B
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: ROTC - Air Force, Army, Naval
Coordinator: Pam Wallace-Thompson
Location: Associates Park
Time: Following ceremony
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Slavic Languages and Literatures / German
Coordinator: Susan Keckekian
Location: THH 271
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: School of Social Work (Doctoral Hooding)
Coordinator: Hillary Chisum
Location: SWC Gabilan Courtyard
Time: Following ceremony, Thursday, May 14th
School: School of Social Work
Coordinator: Hillary Chisum
Location: North Leavey Lawn & SWC Gabilan Courtyard
Time: 1:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Sociology
Coordinator: Lisa Rayburn-Parks
Location: South side of Drama Center (DRC)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Spanish and Portuguese
Coordinator: Martha Galvan
Location: THH 116
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: School of Theatre
Coordinator:
Location: Queens Court
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Chicano/Latino Graduate Celebration - reception
Coordinator: Leticia Delgado
Location: Heritage Hall rear patio
Time: 10:00 p.m., Thursday, May 14th
African American Cultural Celebration - reception
Coordinator: Corliss Bennett
Location: California African American Museum
Time: 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13th
Asian/Pacific Graduate Celebration - reception
Coordinator: Alex Chang
Location:
Time:
Reception Updates
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