Monday, March 19, 2007 | 03.19.2007
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The GPSS Weekly Newsletter is a weekly email that is sent to USC graduate & professional students to highlight upcoming activities, programs, events, and other information important to the graduate student body. This newsletter is by subscription only (opt-in); if you would like to subscribe (or unsubscribe), please visit the GPSS website. All USC graduate & professional students are also encouraged to stay informed by visitng the GPSS home page, the Graduate School, USC's home page, and their various department web pages. Please forward this newsletter to your classmates and friends.
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GPSS HSC Events & Announcements Headlines Details
GPSS Funded Events Headlines Details
USC Campus Events Headlines Details
Other Information Headlines Details

HEADLINES:
GPSS Events & Announcements
NEW:
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  • UPDATE on Football tickets for graduate students
  • 3.22 Women's Concerns Committee meeting at noon in Topping
  • 3.28 GPSS and the Women's Concerns Committee present the third in our noontime series: Managing Sexism in the Workplace
  • 4.5 Women's Concerns Committee is sponsoring a free trip to WACK!
  • 4.7 Spend at Day with GPSS at the Santa Anita races!
  • 4.9 GPSS Elections will be held at the next Senate meeting
  • 4.13 - Friday, April 13th - Inaugural GPSS Formal!
  • BALLY's $200 deal ends SOON (March 31st)!
REMINDERS:

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  • NEW Childbirth and Adoption Accommodation Program for Ph.D. students!
  • USC Graduate Student Parent Network - electronic forum
  • Senate meeting schedule
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HSC GPSS Events & Announcements
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  • 3.21 - Student Seminar Series "Recombinant Fusion Protein Consisting of Transferrin (Tf) and Human growth hormone (hGH) as an Oral Drug.”
  • 3.26 - PGA is hosting a movie night at 5:30 pm
  • Please fill out the HSC Gym Survey, it takes less than a minute. We need as many responses as possible. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=340743308297
REMINDERS:

[go to previous newsletter for details]

  • Bally's Deal is back until March!
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GPSS Funded Events
NEW:
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  • 3.25 CSGO Spring Dance Fest
  • 3.28 Judge and Lawyers Night - La Raza Law Students Association
  • 3.29 Female Leadership in the Courtroom - Women's Law Association
  • 3.31 15th Annual Pilipino-American Culture Night - USC Troy Philippines
  • 4.4 Culture Show: Changing Time, Changing Journey - SC Indo-Americans
  • 4.13 & 4.21 End-of-Year-Dances - USC Dance Club
  • 4.20 Industry Day - Graduate Civil & Environmental Engineering Association
  • 4.27 MPL End-of-the-year Banquet - Assoicated Students of Planning & Development
  • 4.27 GPAC Spring Banquet - Graduate Policy Administration Community
  • 5.7 Graduation Banquet - Master of Public Health Student Association
  • 5.8 Old Hollywood - School of Phamacy, Class of 2008
REMINDERS:

[go to previous newsletter for details]

  • 1.18-4.26 Turkish Movie Series, Turkish Student Association
    - Next movie: 3.22 "Borrowed Bride "
  • 3.24 Senior Prom - Skull and Mortar Pharmacy Service Fraternity
  • 3.24 Norooz Night - Iranian Graduate Student Association
  • 3.31 Grodins Symposium - Biomedical Engineering
  • 3.31 SGA Alumni Dinner - Student Gerontology Association
  • 4.5 Be Ignited - Annenberg School of Communication Master's Student Association
  • 4.11 Mini Medical School Field Trip - Student National Medical Association
  • 4.15 Genocide Awareness Concert - Armenian Student Association
  • 4.20-21 LMSA Regional Conference
  • 4.27 Art for Heart - Skull & Mortar Pharmacy Service Fraternity
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USC Campus Events & Announcements
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  • JEP House needs a graduate student to be the science coordinator!
  • 3.20 The Brain Society Event
  • 3.20 Lecture: Taking Stock of Human Rights in the 21st century
  • 3.21 When Art and Medicine Converge at USC Fisher Gallery
  • The USC LGBT community celebrates Pridefest - starts 3.22!
  • 3.22 screening: Cinematheque 108 Screening: Short Films by Su Friedrich
  • Cast your vote! Student Choice Awards-The Tommy's
  • 3.29 There will be a FREE screening of the recent documentary WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?
  • 4.7 Want to go rock climbing with USC LEAD?
  • Center for Women and Men weekly update
  • Upcoming Athletics Home Games
  • RecSports announcements:
    - Hiring for Summer 2007!
  • Program Board events
    - 3.20 LSA's Empowering Women of al cultures
    - 3.21 PSA's letter writing campaign -----Women in Politics Series: Cecillia Estolano
    - 3.22 LSA's Enjoying Latino culture through music
    -----LSA's Samba under the Stars
    -----GLBTA's Angels in America
    -----WSA's Women & Activism featuring Vivian Stromberg
    - 3.24 Trojan Pride's Land & Sea
    ----- Vietnamese Student Association's Annual Culture show
    - 3.26 GLBTA presents Ellis at Ground Zero
  • USC Spectrum
  • Visions & Voices
REMINDERS:

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  • Upward Bound Math/Science Summer Job Opportunities
  • Office of International Services needs Orientation Leaders!
  • The Fisher Center for the Study of Women and Men at Hobart and William Smith Colleges is seeking a Pre-doctoral Fellow for the academic year 2007-2008
  • (3) job announcements for Summer Positions with the McNair Scholars Program
  • Design USC's first Rose Parade Float!
  • Dissertation Support group
  • New student group: Minority Engineering Graduate Association (MEGA)
  • Do you want to give feedback to USC regarding housing in the surrounding area and what student needs are? Then come to one of two Community Forum discussions to have your voice heard.From the Provost: The Role of Ph.D. Fellowships in USC's Ascent as a Research University
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Other Information
NEW:
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  • LA Trade Tech is hiring students
REMINDERS:

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  • California Capital Fellows Program
  • The Grant Institute workshop at USC in March
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DETAILS:
GPSS Events & Announcements
NEW:

UPDATE on football tickets for graduate students!
Another official announcement will be coming out soon.
The original PDFs will be on the GPSS website soon, attached are the Word versions of both Provost Nikias Memorandum and the GPSS President's Ammendum for clarification.

3.22 Women's Concerns Committee Meeting at noon
The next committee meeting will be this Thursday at noon in the Topping Student Center. We will be discussing upcoming events and Committee Chair elections. Come join us! Questions? gpsswcc@gmail.com

3.28 GPSS and the Women's Concerns Committee present the third in our noontime series: Managing Sexism in the Workplace
12 to 1:30 pm in Doheny Intellectual Commons
Have you ever found yourself in an uncomfortable or even hostile situation and wondered how you got there? Or wondered what to do? Come to our noontime panel about how to navigate sexism in the workplace. The panel will focus specifically on situations that graduate students might face, including encountering sexism in the classroom, in the lab, and in other work environments. Speakers from various offices on campus will provide strategies for navigating these situations and describe campus resources that exist to help.
Although the focus of the session is on graduate students, all in the campus community are welcome. Food will be served. Questions? Contact Margaret, the Women's Concerns Committee Chair, at gpsswcc@gmail.com

4.5 Women's Concerns Committee is sponsoring a FREE trip to WACK!
Free Entry and Tour of WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution at MOCA 6-8 pm
The Women's Concerns Committee is sponsoring a trip to see the new exhibit WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution at MOCA. Those interested in attending will get free admission as well as a guided tour. To get in for free, please e-mail Margaret, Women's Concerns Committee Chair at gpsswcc@gmail.com. Respond soon as we can only accommodate 30 students! Please indicate whether you would like transportation from USC to the exhibit or if you will meet us there. Further information will be sent out to all who respond as the date gets closer.
For more information about the exhibit, visit www.moca.org

4.7 Spend at Day with GPSS at the Santa Anita races!
-Saturday, April 7th, 2007
-KROQ Microbrew Festival will be on location as well.
-Transportation to and from event.
-Space is limited so RSVP to gpsssoc@usc.edu today!

4.9 GPSS Elections will be held at the next Senate meeting
Please visit the GPSS Elections page to learn more about the candidates.

4.13 - Inaugural GPSS Formal!
The first annual GPSS Formal will be at the Science Center across the street from campus on Friday evening from 9:00 pm - 1:00 am. Black tie optional. More details and ticket information to come. Click here for the flyer. Tickets on sale soon.

BALLY's $200 deal ends SOON (March 31st)
This amazing deal is coming to a close. Take advantage while you still can! Follow this link for further instructions.
REMINDERS:
To manage the size of the growing GPSS newsletteer, Reminders (events listed as new in previous newsletters) can be found on the GPSS website where we archive the newsletter both in .html and .pdf formats. Click here to go to last week's newsletter.
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HSC GPSS Events & Announcements
NEW: 3.21 - Student Seminar Series "Recombinant Fusion Protein Consisting of Transferrin (Tf) and Human growth hormone (hGH) as an Oral Drug.”
Please join for Nur's student seminar and lunch!
Student Seminar Series - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Speaker: Nurmamet Amet, Ph.D. Candidate. "Recombinant Fusion Protein Consisting of Transferrin (Tf) and Human growth hormone (hGH) as an Oral Drug.” 12:00PM Noon. PSC 104.

3.26 - PGA is hosting a movie night at 5:30 pm
We will be holding a movie night on the 26th of March in room PSC 104 from 5:30pm-7:30pm. We will be having great food. Come and find out what dinner will be. The movie will be one of the following: 1) Casino Royale 2) Eragon 3) Blood Diamond 4) Babel 5) Dumb and Dumber (As requested by a graduate student at our last movie night)

Please fill out the HSC Gym Survey, it takes less than a minute.
Can you believe the Health Sciences Campus doesn't have a workout/gym facility?!?!
They need as many responses as possible. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=340743308297
REMINDERS: To manage the size of the growing GPSS newsletteer, Reminders (events listed as new in previous newsletters) can be found on the GPSS website where we archive the newsletter both in .html and .pdf formats. Click here to go to last week's newsletter.
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GPSS Funded Events
NEW:

3.25 CGSO Spring Dance Fest
When: Sunday, Mar 25th, 2007 (5:30 PM to 11PM), Where: Ground Zero, University Park Campus
Take a break from your busy schedule. Wind off after the midterms and party hard till you drop. Dance your night out making friends and socializing. We will have performances by several oncampus student groups including: * Anubhavam group * E-Idol's * Vidushak, the Indian Improv group @ USC * Mimicry * DJ Kar * Singers * and lots of games, prizes and food!
Event is free and open to all USC Students and their eligible dependents. Free event pass required. RSVP to csgo@usc.edu to reserve your event pass with subject "I want to dance". We have limited number of passes and food coupons which will be given out on a first-come-first-serve basis. CoHost - AIS, TSA, IGSA and ASHA for Education Special Thanks to International Students Assembly (ISA), Program Board, Engineering Graduate Student Association, PALM and Graduate And Professional Student Senate(GPSS) for their support.

3.28 Judge and Lawyers Night - La Raza Law Students Association
Judges and Lawyers Night, Contact: Victor Elias, @ Town & Gown, 6-9pm

3.29 Female Leadership in the Courtroom - Women's Law Association
Thursday, March 29th, 5:30PM, The Law School, Room 7
Meet and speak with five prominent California judges, including the first African-American Superior Court judge in the United States, at the Women's Law Association's judges panel: Female Leadership in the Courtroom. The judges will speak to students about their ascent to the bench and the choices that they made along the way. The panel will be followed by a wine reception in the cafe foyer. Contact info: Patricia Eberwine, eberwine@usc.edu

3.31 15th Annual Pilipino-American Culture Night - USC Troy Philippines
15 th Annual Pilipino-American Culture Night. Contact: Erika Lim, erikaval@usc.edu. @ Bovard, 5-9:30 pm

4.4 Culture Show: Changing Time, Changing Journey - SC Indo-Americans
Contact: Chintan Sutaria, csutaria@usc.edu @ Los Angeles Orpheum, 6-10 pm

4.13 & 4.21 End-of-Year-Dances - USC Dance Club
Contact: Lorenzo Rossi, lrossi@usc.edu. @ Café 84, 8-12pm

4.20 Industry Day - Graduate Civil & Environmental Engineering Association
Rene Morkos, gceea@usc.edu. 4.20.2007 @ Radisson and EQuad, 2-9 pm

4.27 MPL End-of-the-year Banquet - Assoicated Students of Planning & Development
Contact: Jenny Capone, jennycapone@gmail.com. @ San Antonio Winery, 6:30-9:30 pm

4.27 GPAC Spring Banquet - Graduate Policy Administration Community
Yuliya Guzman, yguzman@usc.edu. @ University Club, time TBD

5.7 Graduation Banquet - Master of Public Health Student Association
The annual MPH banquet is an event which recognizes MPH graduates and brings together students, staff, faculty, and friends for an end of the year celebration. This year the MPH banquet will be held at The Granada in Alhambra on Monday, May 7, 2007. For more information contact: uscmaphsa@gmail.com

5.8 Old Hollywood - School of Phamacy, Class of 2008
Contact: Ashley Thompson. @ Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 6pm-12am
REMINDERS: To manage the size of the growing GPSS newsletteer, Reminders (events listed as new in previous newsletters) can be found on the GPSS website where we archive the newsletter both in .html and .pdf formats. Click here to go to last week's newsletter.
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USC Campus Events & Announcements
NEW:

JEP House needs a graduate student to be the science coordinator!
There is a job opening for a graduate student who would be able to serve as the science coordinator at JEP. Click here for a copy of the job announcement and also the job application. Contact: Tina Koneazny the director of USC Readers Plus. koneazny@usc.edu.

3.20 The Brain Society Event
The International Brain Mapping and Intra-operative Surgical Planning Society-USC Chapter (also known as the Brain Society) is holding an event featuring Dr. James Weiland and the Doheny Vision Research Center. Dr. Weiland is the Retinal Prosthesis Testbed Leader at the Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems Engineering Research Center at the USC Health Sciences Campus. This is a great opportunity to hear about the prosthesis first-hand and to see the center where such eye-opening (pun intended) research takes place! Time: 4-6 PM Location: DVRC Auditorium, HSC. FREE FOOD! There are a couple of options for transportation to HSC and back. Easiest would be to take the intercampus shuttle that leaves every half hour from UPC to HSC and back. It departs from the 1) JEP house and 2) 34th Street and McClintock and will drop you off right opposite DVRC itself. I would suggest taking the 3:45 PM tram. On the return trip, the tram departs HSC at 6:15 PM. We are also providing limited transportation by carpool. If you would like to do this, please email me back ASAP since spots are limited. Contact Info: Raj Khalsa (President, IBMISPS-USC). E-mail: bkhalsa@usc.edu

3.20 Lecture: Taking Stock of Human Rights in the 21st century
A public lecture by Mary Robinson, President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, former president of Ireland, and former United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights. 6:00 p.m. USC Davidson Conference Center, Embassy Room. Reservations requested: crcc@usc.edu or 213.740.8562. Join the Center for Religion and Civic Culture and the Pacific Council on International Policy for a special lecture by Mary Robinson on critical human rights issues. Sponsoring Organizations: USC Provost Initiative on Immigration and Integration, and is co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies, Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, Peace and Conflict Studies Program, School of International Relations, and the Religion, Identity & Global Governance Program. For more information, visit www.usc.edu/crcc.

3.21 When Art and Medicine Converge at USC Fisher Gallery
What do medicine and art have in common? What is an artist doing in a medical school? Why are medical students encouraged to cultivate their creative and artistic side? Why do physicians-to-be create and exhibit art? Artist Joyce Cutler-Shaw, Pamela Schaff, MD, and Robert Tager, MD will address the convergence of medicine and art in a discussion moderated by KCRW's art critic Edward Goldman. http://www.fishergallery.org/index.php?page=programs&action=viewEvent&eventID=59, Contact: merighi@usc.edu

The USC LGBT community celebrates Pridefest - starts 3.22!
Pridefest '07: SuperQueeroes. The USC LGBT community celebrates Pridefest – a week filled with guest speakers, entertainers, educational discussions, social gatherings, and a provocative film. Starts Thursday, March 22. Everyone is invited to attend. You are highly encouraged to attend the Pridefest Kickoff Luncheon on Monday, March 26 at 11:30 am in Alumni Park - free food. Click here for a list of the events: http://usc.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2250247317 or visit www.usc.edu/lgbt

3.22 screening: Cinematheque 108 Screening: Short Films by Su Friedrich
7:00 PM @ George Lucas Building, Rm 108. Screening includes: Seeing Red (2005, 27 min.), The Head of a Pin (2004, 21 min.), Rules of the Road (1993, 31 min.), Q&A with the filmmaker after the screening. Moderated by Associate Dean, Michael Renov.

Cast your vote! Student Choice Awards-The Tommy's
For the Tommy's this year, the Office of Campus Activities and Trojan Pride have teamed up to introduce the 1st annual 'Student Choice Awards'. Two awards, Most Spirited Organization & Organization of the Year, will be voted on by you-the student body. For each award, there are 3 finalists. Visit the following website to vote! Voting concludes Wednesday, March 28th! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=469233494281

3.29 There will be a FREE screening of the recent documentary WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?
There will be a discussion to follow with Professor Michael Renov, whose specialty is documentary film, and Visiting Professor Mark Bernstein, who is a specialist in environmental policy. The event will be held in LUC 108 @ 7pm Thursday, March 29 FREE

4.7 Want to go rock climbing with USC LEAD?
USC LEAD is going rock climbing in Joshua Tree on Saturday, April 7. USC students - $50.00 includes rock climbing guides with gear and a boxed lunch. Limited Space available – first come basis. Come by TSC front desk to register for the trip.

Center for Women & Men Weekly Update
The Center for Women and Men has a weekly update! If you're not signed up, click here to read the latest edition.
Also, check out the Spring issue of Feminista here: http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/cwm/NewsSpring07.pdf

Upcoming Athletics home games:
Athletics home page
- 3.21 Women's Tennis vs. Fresno State, 1:30 pm
- 3.22 Men's Volleyball @ Long Beach, 7:30 pm
- 3.23 Baseball vs. Arizona State, 7:00 pm
- 3.23 Men's Tennis vs. UNLV, 2:00 pm
- 3.23-24 Track - Trojan Invitational, all day
- 3.24 Baseball vs. Arizona State, 1:30 pm
- 3.24 Women's Water Polo vs. Arizona State, 12:00 pm
- 3.24 Women's Rowing vs. LMU, TBA
- 3.25 Baseball vs. Arizona State, 1:00 pm

RecSports announcements:
Hiring for Summer 2007! Work-study student preferred. Guest Services. Building Staff. Lifeguards. Aerobic Instructors. Personal Trainers. Office Staff. Please apply online at www.usc.edu/recsports

Program Board
3.20 LSA's Empowering Women of al cultures
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:00-9:00 pm @ Upstairs Commons
Come join the Latina/o Student Assembly for an evening of networking, stories from women of diverse cultural backgrounds, and entertainment by a Samba group.Free dinner will be provided! Sponsored by the Latina/o Student Assembly and co- hosted by Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc, Lambda Upsilon Lambda: La Unidad Latina Fraternity Inc., and Omega Phi Beta Sorority Inc.
3.21 PSA's letter writing campaign
Darfur Letter-writing campaign. 12-1pm Trousdale Pkwy
Come join PSA & send letters to Congress urging them to advocate for Darfur!
3.21 Women in Politics Series: Cecillia Estolano
The Political Student Assembly Presents…The Women in Politics Series: featuring Cecilia Estolano 11:45am-1:00pm VKC 300A
This event will feature Cecilia Estolano, the new director of the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, who is also an acclaimed environmental lawyer. She will be speaking about her experience as a lesbian Latina woman in politics.
3.22 LSA's Enjoying Latino culture through music
Thursday March 22nd @ Tommy Trojan 12-1pm. Stop by Tommy Trojan and join LSA for an afternoon of Latino music, culture and dancing.
3.22 LSA's Samba under the Stars
Thursday March 22nd 6pm-9pm @ VKC Courtyard
Come join the Latina/o Student Assembly for an evening of music, Samba dancers, USC Capoeira performers, and free food! Samba under the Stars is being sponsored by the Latina/o Student Assembly and co-hosted by Hermanas Unidas, L.A.T.I.N.A.S., Latino Floors and Lambda Theta Phi Fraternity, Inc.
3.22 GLBTA's Angels in America
GLBTA presents a student directed and performed presentation of…Angels in America, Thursday @ 7pm. Massman Theatre.
3.22 WSA's Women & Activism featuring Vivian Stromberg
Confronting Gender Based Violence. SLH 200 6-8pm. Free Bistango. Come hear Vivian Stromberg, founder of nonprofit MADRE, tell all! Get more info at wsausc@usc.edu or Facebook WSA!
3.24 Trojan Pride's Land & Sea
2pm on McCarthy Quad. Come celebrate Trojan Spirit at Trojan Pride’s Spring Sports Festival. There will be carnival style games and performances by various student groups Instant Groove, Commedus Interruptus, Break Through, SoCal VoCals and more! Check the event out on Facebook! http://usc.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2252046674
3.26 GLBTA presents Ellis at Ground Zero
Evidence of Joy: a night of folk/indie rock music. 7pm. www.myspace.com/ellismusic

If you have questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to email prgbrd@usc.edu! Check out the Program Board Website at www.usc.edu/programboard

Spectrum
http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/spectrum/
- City of Angels: An Evening with Ozomatli, Arts Performance | 3.27

Visions & Voices
Check out their weekly events at: http://www.usc.edu/visionsandvoices.
- 3.21 When Art and Medicine Converge, 12:00pm

REMINDERS: To manage the size of the growing GPSS newsletteer, Reminders (events listed as new in previous newsletters) can be found on the GPSS website where we archive the newsletter both in .html and .pdf formats. Click here to go to last week's newsletter.
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Other Information
NEW: LA Trade Tech is hiring
Los Angeles Trade Tech College Position Available: Counseling Guidance & Counseling Assistants. The rate per hour is $14.45. Hours: TBA. Interested students should contact Sheila Tishler, EOPS Director: 213.763.7099. Send resume and cover letter to tishlesd@lattc.edu
REMINDERS: To manage the size of the growing GPSS newsletteer, Reminders (events listed as new in previous newsletters) can be found on the GPSS website where we archive the newsletter both in .html and .pdf formats. Click here to go to last week's newsletter.
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University of Southern California
Graduate & Professional Student Senate
University Park Campus (UPC)
3601 Trousdale Parkway
Student Union Building (STU), Room 106
Los Angeles, CA 90089-4896
p.213.740.5649 | f. 213.740.9381
gpss@usc.edu		 Health Sciences Campus (HSC)
1969 Zonal Avenue
Seaver Residence Hall 101A
Los Angeles, CA 90033, Mail Code: 1963
p. 323.442.1257 | f. 323.442.1259
gpsshsc@usc.edu, gpsshsccc@gmail.com