Alumni SCene Featuring Olympians, football fans, alumni leaders and new students
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1. Olympic Overture The USC Alumni Club of London rolled out the red carpet when the 2012 Olympic Games arrived in its hometown. On July 25, the club held a special welcome for USC athletes and coaches at London’s stately Oxford and Cambridge Club. Pictured with Duane Solomon ’10, right, of the U.S. track and field team (800 meters), is László Tábori, USC distance coach and the third man to run a mile in less than four minutes (3:59 in 1955).
2. Occupy Times ’SCuare Trojans took over New York’s Times Square on Sept. 7 to cheer for the Men of Troy during the USC Alumni Association’s Syracuse Football Weekender pep rally. The next day,
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1,400 Trojans braved a summer lightning storm to attend a tailgate at MetLife Stadium before watching the Trojans defeat the Syracuse Orange 42-29.
’04 (pictured) — the co-founder and president of Global Brigades, the world’s largest student-led sustainable development organization — spoke about “Motivating and Maximizing Millennials.”
3. Volunteer Leaders Hit Refresh The annual USC Alumni Leadership Conference on Sept. 20-21 gathered hundreds of USC alumni and volunteers from around the world to hear about the latest university developments from USC administration, including President C. L. Max Nikias. Elizabeth Garrett, USC provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, hosted a panel on “Why We’re Here,” introducing five students who “exemplify USC’s commitment to scholarship with consequence.” USCAA CEO Scott M. Mory and Steven Atamian
4. Rites of Passage Throughout July and August each year, members of the USC alumni community from around the world host SCend Off receptions to welcome new and current students and their parents to USC. This year, USC alumni clubs and regional representatives hosted SCend Offs in nearly half of the 50 states and in 10 nations across Asia, Europe and Latin America. Pictured are students at the USC Alumni Club of San Diego SCend Off held in Del Mar on Aug. 5. ●
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