Latest USC Dornsife News in the Category Community Engagement http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/categories/19/community-engagement/ Introducing the 2013 Dornsife Scholars. The six winners will each receive $10,000 to be used for graduate or professional school studies.]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 15:05:00 -0500 At a recent Los Angeles City Council meeting, Councilman and USC Dornsife alumnus Paul Krekorian presented a resolution passed by the council honoring USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project (JEP).]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 10:15:00 -0500 Congratulations to the 10 USC Dornsife students who won 2013 Fulbright Scholarships. The award will take them to India, Laos, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland and Mexico.]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 15:45:00 -0500 In a university-wide effort, USC Dornsife undergraduates teach civic engagement and entrepreneurship to elementary schoolchildren — who learn that every penny counts.]]> Tue, 7 May 2013 17:55:00 -0500 The USC-Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies has been renovated and officially reopened with an open house and exciting plans for the future.]]> Wed, 1 May 2013 17:00:00 -0500 During the recent 2013 USC Community Service Awards Dinner, 13 schools and academic units across both campuses recognized the service of students and community partners making a positive impact throughout Los Angeles.]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:35:00 -0500 Tens of thousands of people fed their appetites for the written word during the recent annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Among USC Dornsife authors speaking at the two-day event, University Professor Kevin Starr, the John Muir of our times, shared some of his own history.]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:30:00 -0500 For the 13th consecutive year, professor Steven Lamy, vice dean for academic programs in USC Dornsife, led the Center for Active Learning in International Studies (CALIS) High School Leadership Conference.]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500 Six elementary schools near USC participate in a new Joint Educational Project (JEP)/USC ReadersPlus program combining yoga and literature.]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:15:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Otana Jakpor ’14, a dedicated advocate for environmental health, was named among Glamour magazine’s 2013 “Top 10 College Women.”]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500 Gov. George Deukmejian encourages students and broaches serious topics during an event organized by the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, housed in USC Dornsife.]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project (JEP) teams with Boeing to hold workshops for LAUSD educators, inspiring them to teach STEM subjects in new and exciting ways.]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:45:00 -0500 The library at USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project (JEP) is now named after the Tesoriero family in recognition of their philanthropic support.]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:15:00 -0500 Housed in USC Dornsife, the USC Shoah Foundation — The Institute for Visual History and Education has launched the IWitness Video Challenge in which middle and high school students take action in their communities based on inspiration from Holocaust survivor testimonies.]]> Fri, 8 Mar 2013 13:25:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Kaya Press publishes the first-ever English translation of two works by long-lost author Shoson Nagahara, who wrote about the dark underbelly of 1920s Japanese immigrant life in L.A.’s Little Tokyo.]]> Fri, 1 Mar 2013 08:40:00 -0500 USC Dornsife takes a leadership role in finding solutions to human trafficking, beginning with an international conference that drew 200 participants.]]> Wed, 6 Feb 2013 10:00:00 -0500 Tory Holland, now a senior in USC Dornsife, did the research and nabbed several lucrative scholarships that went toward her tuition, some from the USC Alumni Association. The application deadline for the 2013-14 academic year is Feb. 1.]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:55:00 -0500 USC Dornsife international relations alumna Brittany Berns '08 has led an effort in Benin, Africa, to fund and construct a school building in the village of Toucountouna. She also launched a scholarship program called Rising Stars to help young women there achieve their education goals. She’s just getting started.]]> Thu, 6 Dec 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Robert English, new director of USC Dornsife’s School of International Relations, believes that visiting various countries can enhance classroom learning. He’s done quite a bit of globetrotting himself.]]> Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:15:00 -0500 The lead gift for the Brain and Creativity Institute Building, which officially opened Nov. 6, came from longtime university supporters Dana and David Dornsife. Joyce Cammilleri donated funds for the performance hall.]]> Wed, 7 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0500 In a course taught by Sarah Portnoy, USC Dornsife students learn Spanish via the lens of L.A.’s food truck revolution – including a gastronomic tour through the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles.]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:50:00 -0500 The Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray of USC Dornsife is honored for his passionate community engagement and new book in an event hosted by USC President C. L. Max Nikias.]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:25:00 -0500 Whether it’s acing an exam or breaking into the fashion industry, USC Dornsife students teach local middle schoolers how to accomplish what they set out to do.]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:40:00 -0500 Seventy-two percent of undocumented youth involved in community organizations strongly believe they can make a difference, compared to 41 percent of youth overall.]]> Mon, 6 Aug 2012 08:55:00 -0500 During Manchester Avenue Elementary School’s sixth annual science fair, USC Dornsife’s Sean Curran shares with students exciting scientific research with an example of his study on aging worms.]]> Fri, 8 Jun 2012 10:20:00 -0500