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: Sylvania 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)
Coordinator: Jordan Wilson
Location: Town and Gown
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Notes: Prior to the ceremony
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: SCA Carson and Lloyd Sound Stages
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
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 / Vivian Hsu-Tran
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 ceremony
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
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: 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: TBD
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Mathematics
Coordinator: Arnold Deal
Location: KAP 116
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, Faye Cameron
Location: RGL Patio
Time: Following ceremony
School: Policy, Planning, and Development (Graduate)
Coordinator: Christine Wilson, Faye Cameron
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: Vivian Hsu-Tran / 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: Air Force ROTC
Coordinator:
Location: PED Interior Patio
Time: Following ceremony
School: Army ROTC
Coordinator:
Location: Associates Park
Time: Following ceremony
School: Navy ROTC
Coordinator:
Location: Steps of PED
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
Coordinator: Leticia Delgado
Location: Howard Jones Field
Time: 11:00 p.m., Thursday, May 14th
African American Cultural Celebration
Coordinator: Corliss Bennett
Location: California African American Museum
Time: 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13th
Asian/Pacific Graduate Celebration
Coordinator: Alex Chang
Location:
Time:
Reception Updates
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