JEP in the News

• Is Service Learning the Hidden Gem of Education-Reform?

  A fantastic article authored by our own Megan Rilkoff exploring the possibilities that service learning offers for education reform, read more.

  By Megan Rilkoff

   

  October 10, 2012

• Nikias Returns to the USC Family of Schools

  USC president C.L. Max Nikias often has said, “The ties between USC and its surrounding communities are both profound and deep, and long ago the Trojan Family realized that USC’s strength as a great university depends on its ability to be a good neighbor.” read more

  By Alan House

  February 2, 2012 5:24 PM
• Tears of Joy

  Los Angeles high school students celebrate their success at meeting the application deadline to USC during an emotional ceremony. Their USC Dornsife mentors in the JEP-NAI freshman seminar cheer them on. read more

  By Pamela J. Johnson
  December 23, 2011
• Double Duty

  Experiential education changes lives. Just ask the 68,000 student volunteers from USC College’s Joint Educational Project (JEP) since 1972. Katherine Schwarzenegger, Paul Krekorian and the Vidana twins included. And don’t forget Yvette. read more

   

   

  By Pamela J. Johnson

  December 21, 2010
• Volunteering benefits students, community

  USC is generally known for being a school that maintains a commitment to giving back to its surrounding community. read more

   

   

  By Jared Servantez
  

  Posted November 4, 2010 at 8:44 pm in Opinion

   
• JEP program joins USC students with local youth

  After joining forces with the Neighborhood Academic Initiative to mentor local high school students in writing and college preparedness, USC’s Joint Education Project is continuing to expand its programs. read more

   

  By Rebecca Marshall
  

  Posted October 27, 2010 at 10:53 pm in News
• Obstetrician Delivered Flourishing Program

  USC College alumnus Daniel Potter speaks to students more than two decades after he established Trojan Health Volunteers (THV), run by the Joint Educational Project (JEP). read more

   

   

  By Pamela J. Johnson

  March 30, 2010
• Good Neighbors Campaign Reaches Goal

  USC College also doubles its participation rate, meeting a donor’s $1 million challenge for the Joint Educational Project. read more

   

  By Susan Andrews and Katherine A. Diaz
  

  January 7. 2009
• USC Hailed as Nation's 'Best Neighbor'

  University heads a roster of 25 academic institutions that have made a positive impact on urban communities. read more

  August 22, 2006
• Building the Student in 'Student-Athlete'

  Although exhausted after her graveyard shift, Judy Jefferson was determined to attend the closing ceremonies of the NFL Impact Program at USC. read more

   

  By Pamela J. Johnson

  August 1, 2006
• U.S. News Ranks USC's JEP Program

  A new set of college rankings released this month from U.S. News & World Report featured USC on its list of Top College Academic Programs in Service Learning. read more

  July 12, 2006
• Mentoring Those Who Made Mistakes

  USC College students counsel juvenile offenders whose lives are taking a turn for the better. read more

  By Pamela J. Johnson

  July 10, 2006
• The Heart and Soul of Medicine

  Trojan Health Volunteers put their dream of becoming doctors to the test while helping the ill and injured. read more

  By Pamela J. Johnson
  July 1, 2006
• Alum Uses E-magination to Help Pupils

  Oliver Sicat, the Program Assistant Coordinator at JEP in his senior year at 'SC takes his experience to the East Coast. Running in the Boston Marathon allows a teacher to raise money for laptops as part of his after-school program aimed at college bound students. read more

  By Norm Schneider

  June 28, 2006
• Trojans Bid Farewell to Joseph Aoun

  The outgoing USC College dean is honored as an administrator with high standards who brought people together across disciplines, says President Sample. read more

  By Pamela J. Johnson

  June 22, 2006
• Read All About It

  Volunteers make a difference in the USC Literacy Project, a program that improves the reading abilities of children in the community. The results are encouraging - 63 percent of tutored youngsters show substantial improvement. read more

  By Eva Emerson

  January 06, 2004
• JEP Marks 30 Years as a Pioneering Service-Learning Program

  Organization that enrolls 2,000 students a year in community projects draws praise from its cohorts. read more

  by Sharon Stewart

  January 28 2002
• The College: Joint Educational Project marks 30 years

  One of the oldest service-learning programs in the nation, it will celebrate with a special reception March 1. Tammara Seabrook Anderson stays on as director after 25-year veteran Dick Cone retires (see story at end). read more

  by Sharon Stewart

  January 31, 2002
• Public Service Guru Dick Cone Bids JEP Adieu

  Dick Cone is leaving USC at the end of this month, 25 years after the Peace Corps veteran took a job with the university's Joint Educational Project. read more

  by Melissa Payton

  January 28, 2002
• JEP: Peace begins right down the street at Norwood Elementary

  $325,000 state grant funds Peace Games, a comprehensive violence prevention program read more

  May 25 2001
• Honors: USC named 'Leadership Institution' by Assoc. of American Colleges and Universities

  The Association of American Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C., has named USC a "Leadership Institution," recognizing it for providing stimulating educational experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. read more

  January 11, 2001
• Time/Princeton Review

  The University of Southern California has been named "College of the Year" by the 2000 edition of the Time/Princeton Review College Guide. read more

  September 24, 1999
• Service to Learning

  For 25 years, USC's Joint Educational Project has worked to connect students' academic life to the world outside the gates. read more

  by Carol Tucker

  August 01, 1997
• A Bridge to the Community, JEP Celebrates Its 25th

  Martin Galindo, principal of Vermont Avenue Elementary School, gets déjà vu every time he sees USC's Joint Educational Project students working with Vermont school kids. read more

  by Carol Tucker

  April 07 1997
• Dick Cone Honored for His Dedication to JEP's Educational Mission

  As a teacher in the Peace Corps, Dick Cone was the kind of educator who liked to tackle a problem school in some distant country, such as Iran or Jamaica, make a quick fix, then go somewhere new, carting his wife and small kids with him. read more

  by Carol Tucker

  April 07 1997