USC a Top Campus for LGBT Students
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The four proclamations – commending the USC LGBT Resource Center, the USC Lambda Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association, the GLBT Student Assembly and the Trojan Family as a whole – are the latest in a string of recognitions for the USC LGBT and Ally community.
In the most recent Advocate College Guide ranking of the “Top 20 Best of the Best Campuses for LGBT Students,” USC tied for the highest score nationwide.
USC also received a “five-star” rating (highest possible) by the Campus Climate Index and was named a “diversity leader” by the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition for its inclusive non-discrimination policy.
“This honor is particularly meaningful to us because it comes from our own community: the City of Los Angeles,” said Vincent E. Vigil, director of USC’s LGBT Resource Center. “The city’s recognition commemorates the hard work and dedication of the entire LGBT and Ally community. It reinforces what we already knew – that USC is a special place.”
USC offers many signature programs for LGBT students, such as a mentorship program pairing USC students with high school Gay/Straight Alliances in the Los Angeles-area and the nation’s only overnight orientation program for prospective LGBT students.
The USC LGBT Resource Center also sponsors more than 100 on-campus public events each year.
City Council members Bernard Parks and Bill Rosendahl presented Vigil and USC Lambda Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association president Vince Wong with the proclamations at the Los Angeles City LGBT Pride Heritage Month Celebration held in City Hall.
“We are truly honored and touched to receive this recognition of our accomplishments as members of the Trojan Family,” said Wong, who noted that USC Lambda is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.
“We are very fortunate to be a part of a university community like USC that cares about our well-being and supports our continued growth,” he added.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education mentioned USC’s $6 billion fundraising campaign. The story noted that USC had already raised $1 billion in a “quiet phase,” including the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College.
The Guardian (U.K.) highlighted two major gifts to USC in a list of the 10 biggest philanthropic benefactors in America. The list included the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College, and the $110 million gift from USC Trustee and USC Viterbi School alumnus John Mork and wife Julie to create the USC Mork Family Scholars Program.
The New York Times featured the USC U.S.-China Institute documentary “Assignment: China — The Week that Changed the World.” The documentary, part of a series, examines media coverage of the 1972 Nixon trip that reshaped U.S.-China relations after a quarter century of isolation and hostility. “People look back now and take it for granted that the outcome was preordained,” said the institute’s Mike Chinoy, who produced the documentary. Voice of America also featured the story.
Los Angeles Times featured the Oscar Senti-meter, a tool developed by the USC Annenberg School, Los Angeles Times and IBM that analyzes thousands of tweets about the Academy Awards nominees. The story noted that Mexican actor Demian Bechir received an enormous boost on Twitter the day of the nominations, with a total of 6,893 tweets mentioning him, a 47-fold increase from the day before. The story noted the tool uses language-recognition technology developed in collaboration with USC Viterbi School’s Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab.
The Times of India (India) featured a three-day medical emergency training workshop organized in association with USC. At the workshop, held at GCS Medical College in India, 50 doctors and more than 100 paramedics learned how to improve emergency support systems. William Mallon of the Keck School of USC said that discussion topics included the use of portable ultrasonic devices to scan patients. “The ultrasound applications help physicians make accurate and timely decisions,” he noted. Daily News & Analysis (India) also featured the workshop.
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