{"id":15028,"date":"2023-05-02T05:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=15028"},"modified":"2023-05-05T17:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T00:46:33","slug":"sherwin-initiative-for-environmental-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/sherwin-initiative-for-environmental-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"$50 million gift commitment establishes The Ronald and Leslie\u00a0Sherwin Initiative for environmental protection at USC Dornsife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                          \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/sherwin_announcement_newsite-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/sherwin_announcement_newsite-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/sherwin_announcement_newsite-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/sherwin_announcement_newsite-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A photo of Leslie Sherwin and Ronald Sherwin\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  USC Dornsife alumnus and third-generation Trojan Ronald Sherwin, right, and Leslie Sherwin establish an eponymous environmental initiative with their transformative gift. (Photo: Michael Blum.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>$50 million gift commitment establishes The Ronald and Leslie\u00a0Sherwin Initiative for environmental protection at USC Dornsife<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Pioneering initiative aims to unite diverse academic disciplines for ecosystem conservation.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Jim Key<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span 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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and\u00a0Sciences today announced\u00a0a landmark $50 million gift commitment by Ronald and Leslie Sherwin. When funded, the gift will establish the Ronald and Leslie Sherwin Initiative, which will focus on protecting the environment through research, education, and practice. It\u2019s the largest single commitment to date to support USC\u2019s environmental initiatives, a top priority for USC President Carol L. Folt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to Ron and Leslie Sherwin for their commitment to environmental sustainability efforts at USC,\u201d Folt said. \u201cOur Assignment Earth initiatives are having tangible results, including eliminating single-use plastic bottles and moving 25% of our electricity to renewable energy sources. This transformative gift ensures USC Dornsife will attract innovative leaders dedicated to creating a sustainable future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ron and Leslie Sherwin, native Angelenos, are nature lovers who believe in the promise of research across academic disciplines to help protect the planet. Their previous gifts to USC Dornsife include a $1 million student research support fund.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat\u2019s important to me is that this gift will promote interdisciplinary research tied to environmental issues,\u201d said Ron Sherwin, president of Sherwin Inc. \u201cIt\u2019s going to take many academic disciplines working together to help protect our environment, including psychology, spatial sciences, political science \u2026 even philosophy. So, giving to USC Dornsife, which includes all of those as well as the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, just makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When fully funded, the Sherwin Initiative will be the second largest gift to USC Dornsife after the naming gift from Dana and David Dornsife in 2011. It will fund 10 USC Dornsife faculty chairs focused on ecosystem conservation, half of whom will have research expertise related to ecosystem diversity and species preservation, including everything from coral reef restoration to the development of alternative fuels. The other half will have expertise in the many human factors associated with environmental protection, including environmental economics, behavorial science and political science.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This initiative will also fund research, educational programs, graduate fellowships, conferences and related activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis\u00a0generous\u00a0gift will have a profound and lasting impact on USC Dornsife\u2019s ability to address the critical challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss,\u201d said USC Dornsife Dean Amber D. Miller.\u00a0\u201cBy supporting endowed faculty chairs, research, and educational programming, the Sherwin Initiative will not only establish Dornsife as a leader in ecosystem conservation, but also\u00a0inspire the next generation of environmental champions who will shape a sustainable future for our planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USC Dornsife, home to USC\u2019s renowned environmental studies program, has longstanding strengths in materials chemistry, biophysics and microbiology with researchers who are at the cutting edge of developing renewable sources of energy. It\u2019s also home to the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability and its marine science center on Catalina Island. Nestled in a pristine natural environment yet connected to one of the world\u2019s largest and busiest urban areas, it\u2019s a coastal campus that\u2019s ideal for testing sustainable solutions and renowned for its environmental research. Wrigley Institute scholars are working on research ranging from solutions for plastic waste to saving pollinators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, because the future of the planet depends not just on innovation but on the choices that humans make, Dean Miller launched USC Dornsife\u2019s Human Factors Initiative five years ago. Experts in economics, politics, and human behavior collaborate with scholars of history, culture, writing and more to learn how society can implement available technology more quickly, equitably, and at scale. Together with USC Dornsife\u2019s Center for the Political Future and Public Exchange, they\u2019re also learning how to overcome mindsets that inhibit environmental progress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sherwin Initiative will not only add significant faculty expertise to USC Dornsife\u2019s environmental conservation efforts, it will also provide meaningful support for research and student programming \u2014 all of which are particularly important to Leslie Sherwin, who serves on the board of directors of the Shelter Art Foundation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want to see some positive science and research come out of this donation,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to see people get excited about the changes we can make to improve the environment and avoid climate catastrophes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ron Sherwin, a third-generation USC Trojan, earned a master\u2019s and PhD from USC Dornsife in international relations. \u201cIt will take more than money for these initiatives to be successful and self-perpetuating,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we\u2019re confident the USC Dornsife faculty, staff and students have what it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sherwins\u2019 personal connection to the environment and to USC also plays a role in their decision to give. \u201cWhile in high school I spent a lot of time surfing, sailing and playing beach volleyball,\u201d Ron Sherwin said. \u201cSo, preserving and restoring nature is very personal for me. I\u2019m glad society has largely awakened to the fact that we need to take big action to protect our environment. We hope our gift will inspire others to say, \u2018Hey, I want to make a difference, too!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gift is personally meaningful in other ways. \u201cWhen I wanted to go to grad school, USC helped me with financial aid,\u201d Ron Sherwin said. \u201cI\u2019m happy to be able to give back now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-related-stories \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-related-stories\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Related News\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n                  <article>\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a 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