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. (Please note the dates are not finalized at this time.) 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: Marimas Hosan
Location: Crocker Plaza
Time: 4:00 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (AME)
Coordinator: Silvana Martinez (smv@usc.edu) and Samantha Graves (smgraves@usc.edu)
Location: Courtyard between SLH, SLS and RRB
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: American Studies and Ethnicity
Coordinator: Sonia Rodriguez
Location: DRB southeast patio
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife 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: Dornsife 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: Astronautical Engineering
Coordinator: Dell Cuason (cuason@usc.edu) and Marrietta Penoliar (marriett@usc.edu)
Location: Stabler Hall Courtyard
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife 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 (scaldero@usc.edu)
Location: DRB Lobby/DRB Front
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)
Location: Town & Gown
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Notes: Preceding ceremony
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Coordinator: Karen Woo (karenwoo@usc.edu)
Location: HED 116
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Chemistry
Coordinator: Michele Dea
Location: SGM 414
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: School of Cinematic Arts
Location: The reception follows the satellite ceremony at the School of Cinematic Arts courtyard and is expected to last about two hours. The School of Cinematic Arts complex is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, California 90089.
Time: 4:15 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Coordinator: Jennifer Gerson (jgerson@usc.edu) and Emily Caviglia (caviglia@usc.edu)
Location: Radisson Hotel
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
School: Dornsife 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: Helen Harbour
Location: McCarthy Quad
Time: 12:30 p.m.
School: Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Department: Annenberg School of Journalism
Coordinator: Helen Harbour
Location: Argue Plaza lawn
Time: 12:30 p.m.
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Comparative Literature
Coordinator: Katherine Guevarra
Location: THH 121
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Notes: Co-hosting with French/Italian
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Computer Science (CSCI)
Coordinator: Michael Archuleta (marchule@usc.edu)
Location: SAL Walkway (Breezeway)
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
School: Ostrow School of Dentistry
Contact: Antolette Dalnay
Location: Intramural Field
Time: Following the ceremony (the ceremony is expected to last two to three hours)
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Distance Education Network (DEN)
Coordinator: Meghan McKenna Balding
Location: OHE 100
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Notes: Contact Information: 213-821-1836, meghanmc@usc.edu
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: East Asian Area Studies
Coordinator: Eva Luc/ Stacy Orozco
Location: East Asian Studies Center (CLH building) 101
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife 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: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Economics
Coordinator: Young Miller
Location: KAP Patio (south side)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Rossier School of Education (Doctoral Hooding Ceremony)
Coordinator: Kenae Danley
Location: Between Taper and Norris
Time: 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 10th
School: Rossier School of Education
Coordinator: Kenae Danley
Location: Howard Jones Field
Time: 12:00 p.m., Friday, May 11th
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
Coordinator: eeparty@ee.usc.edu
Location: EEB Courtyard (between EEB and RTH)
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 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: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: English
Coordinator: Rebecca Woods, Flora Ruiz
Location: Religious Center Courtyard
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Environmental Studies
Coordinator: Naomi Martinez
Location: Tyler Prize Pavilion
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Roski School of Fine Arts
Coordinator: Nazeli Hosik
Location: Fisher Museum Courtyard
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Notes: Following ceremony
School: Dornsife 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: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Gender Studies
Coordinator: Jeanne Weiss
Location: THH 420
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Geography
Coordinator: Kate Kelsey
Location: Allan Hancock Building, Spatial Sciences Institute
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife 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: Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Grand Ballroom
Time: 12:30 p.m.
School: Graduate School
Coordinator: Alison Beck (alisonrb@usc.edu)
Location: Associates Park
Time: 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 10th
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: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: History
Coordinator: Lori Rogers / LaVerne Hughes
Location: SOS West Lobby
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Master of Human Behavior
Coordinator: Shannon Tarnutzer
Location: Davidson Conference Center, Board Room
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Viterbi School of Engineering
Department: Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Coordinator: Evelyn Felina (efelina@usc.edu)
Location: Gerontology Courtyard
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife 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: Dornsife 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: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Kinesiology
Coordinator: Laura Ames, Elsie Reyes
Location: Associates Park
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Gould School of Law
Coordinator: Marie Cleaves
Location: McCarthy Quad
Time: 5:00 p.m. (follows ceremony)
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Master of Liberal Studies
Coordinator: Kim Allen
Location: Jefferson Building Conference Room (JEF)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Linguistics
Coordinator: Karma Dolma, Joyce Perez
Location: West Lobby, GFS
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Master of Professional Writing
Coordinator: Howard Ho / Natalie Kaylor
Location: Torrey Webb Room, Hancock Building (AHF)
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Mathematics
Coordinator: Alma Hernandez
Location: Kaprelian Hall (KAP) northeast entrance
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Thornton School of Music
Coordinator: Nashira Thomas, DIana Jaramillo
Location: Booth Hall Courtyard
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Neuroscience
Coordinator: Gloria Wan
Location: PED front lawn
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Coordinator: Jackie Mardirossian
Location: Davidson Conference Center, Embassy Room
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: School of Pharmacy
Coordinator: Kathi Horgan
Location: HSC Upper and Lower Quad
Time: 3:00 p.m.
School: Dornsife 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: Gregory Turner, 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: Price School of Public Policy (Award Ceremony)
Coordinator: Christine Wilson
Location: Tutor Campus Center, Grand Ballroom
Time: 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 10th
School: Price School of Public Policy (Undergraduate)
Coordinator: Christine Wilson
Location: RGL Patio
Time: Following ceremony
School: Price School of Public Policy (Graduate)
Coordinator: Christine Wilson
Location: RGL Patio
Time: Following ceremony
School: Dornsife 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: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Psychology
Coordinator: Maria Nehlsen
Location: Human Relations Center (HRC) Patio
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: Keck School of Medicine
Department: Public Health
Coordinator: Nemesia Kelly
Location: Wednesday, May 9th
Time: Following ceremony
School: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Department: Religion
Coordinator: Linda Wooton
Location: ACB 330
Time: 12:00 p.m.
School: ROTC
Coordinator: Pam Wallace-Thompson
Location:
* Air Force - PED Courtyard
* Army - Associates Park
* Naval - Associates Park
Time: Following ceremony
School: Dornsife 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: Malinda Sampson
Location: SWC Gabilan Courtyard
Time: Following ceremony, Thursday, May 10th
School: School of Social Work
Coordinator: Hillary Chisum
Brunch Location: Lawn north of Leavey Library
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Reception Location: Lawn north of Leavey Library
Time: Following ceremony (4:00 p.m.)
School: Dornsife 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: Dornsife 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: 12:30 p.m.
Chicano/Latino Graduate Celebration - reception
Coordinator: Leticia Delgado
Location: Heritage Hall rear patio
Time: 10:00 p.m., Thursday, May 10th
African American Cultural Celebration - reception
Coordinator: Corliss Bennett
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Grand Ballroom
Time: 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 9th
Asian/Pacific Graduate Celebration - reception
Coordinator: Alex Chang
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Grand Ballroom
Time: 8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Thursday, May 9th
Important Updates
Information on this page is valid for Commencement 2012.
Find out more more information about the satellite ceremonies' times and locations.