3.3 Department of Public Safety 4 Academics

vers and 65 bronzes), more than any other university in the world.[12] If USC were a country, it would rank 14th in most Olympic gold medals.[12]
Contents  [hide]
1 History
2 Campus
2.1 Health Sciences campus
2.2 Former agricultural college campus
3 Organization and administration
3.1 Student government
3.2 List of university presidents
3.3 Department of Public Safety
4 Academics
4.1 University library system
4.2 Rankings
5 Student body
5.1 Admissions
6 Faculty and research
7 Alumni
8 Athletics
8.1 Men's sports
8.2 Women's sports
9 Traditions and student activities
9.1 Rivalries
9.2 Mascots
9.3 Marching band
9.4 Spirit groups
9.5 Student media
9.6 Greek life
10 Popular media
11 Notes
11.1 Footnotes
12 References and notes
13 External links
History[edit]

Read More

Affiliations AAU ACHA Pac-12

Students    38,010[3]
Undergraduates    17,414[3]
Postgraduates    20,596[3]
Location    Los Angeles, California
Campus    Urban
308 acres (1.25 km2) [4]
Nobel Laureates    5[5]
Colors    USC Cardinal & USC Gold[6]        
Athletics    NCAA Division I FBS
21 varsity teams
Nickname    Trojans
Men/Women of Troy
Mascot    Traveler
Affiliations    AAU
ACHA
Pac-12
MPSF
Website    www.usc.edu
University of Southern California Logo.svg
Location of University of Southern California
Location of University of Southern California
University of Southern California
University of Southern California (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area)
The University of Southern California (known as USC or SC[a]) is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university founded in 1880 with its main campus in Los Angeles, California. As California's oldest private research university,[7] USC has historically educated a large number of the region's business leaders and professionals. In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. Reflecting the status of Los Angeles as a global city, USC has the largest number of international students of any university in the United States.[8] In 2011, USC was named among the Top 10 Dream Colleges in the nation.[9]
As of 2011, USC enrolls 17,414 students in its four-year undergraduate program.[3] USC is also home to 20,596 graduate and professional students in a number of different programs, including business, law, social work, and medicine.[3] The university has a "very high" level of research activity and received $560.9 million in sponsored research from 2009 to 2010.[10] USC sponsors a variety of intercollegiate sports and competes in the NCAA Pacific-12 Conference. Members of the sports teams, the Trojans, have won 98 NCAA team championships, ranking them third in the nation, and 361 NCAA individual championships, ranking them second in the nation.[11] Trojan athletes have won 287 medals at the Olympic games (135 golds, 87 sil

Read More

made for 1749, when Franklin first convened the Trustees, or 1751, when the first classes were taught at the affiliated secondary school for boys, Academy of Philadelphia, or 1755, when Penn obtaine

See also[edit]

Portal icon    Philadelphia portal
Portal icon    Pennsylvania portal
Portal icon    University portal
Education in Philadelphia
Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP)
University of Pennsylvania Press
Notes[edit]

Jump up ^ The University officially uses 1740 as its founding date and has since 1899. The ideas and intellectual inspiration for the academic institution stem from 1749, with a pamphlet published by Benjamin Franklin. When Franklin's institution was established, it inhabited a schoolhouse built in 1740 for another school, which never came to practical fruition. Penn archivist Mark Frazier Lloyd [1] notes: “In 1899, Penn’s Trustees adopted a resolution that established 1740 as the founding date, but good cases may be made for 1749, when Franklin first convened the Trustees, or 1751, when the first classes were taught at the affiliated secondary school for boys, Academy of Philadelphia, or 1755, when Penn obtained its collegiate charter to add a post-secondary institution, the College of Philadelphia." Princeton's library [2] presents another, diplomatically phrased view.
Jump up ^ Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution. Penn, Princeton and Columbia originated within a few years of each other. Penn considered 1749 to be its founding date for more than a century, including at the centennial celebration in 1849. In 1895, elite universities in the United States convened in New York City as the "Intercollegiate Commission" at the invitation of John J. McCook, a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and member of Princeton's board of trustees who chaired its Committee on Academic Dress. The primary purpose of the conference was to standardize American academic regalia, which was accomplished through the adoption of the Intercollegiate Code on Academic Costume. This formalized protocol included a provision that henceforth academic processions would place visiting dignitaries and other officials in the order of their institution's founding dates. The following year, Penn's "The Alumni Register" magazine, published by the General Alumni Society, began a campaign to retroactively revise the university's founding date to 1740, in order to become older than Princeton, which had been chartered in 1746. Three years later in 1899, Penn's board of trustees acceded to this alumni initiative and officially changed its founding date from 1749 to 1740, affecting its rank in academic processions as well as the informal bragging rights that come with the age-based hierarchy in academia generally. See Building Penn's Brand for more details on why Penn did this. Princeton University implicitly challenges this rationale, [3] also considering itself to be the nation's fourth oldest institution of higher learning. [4] To further complicate the comparison, a University of Edinburgh-educated Presbyterian minister named William Tennent and his son Gilbert Tennent operated a "Log College" in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, from 1726 until 1746; some have suggested a connection between it and the College of New Jersey (later Princeton) because five members of Princeton's first Board of Trustees were affiliated with the Log College, including Gilbert Tennent, William Tennent, Jr., and Samuel Finley, the latter o

Read More

In total, 28 Penn affiliates have won Nobel Prizes, of whom four are current faculty members and nine are alumni. Nine of the Nobel laureates have won the prize in the last decade. Penn also counts 115 members of the United States Nationa

 CBS), Warren Buffett[note 4] (CEO of Berkshire Hathaway), Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump, Safra Catz (President and CFO of Oracle Corporation), Leonard Lauder (Chairman Emeritus of Estée Lauder Companies and son of founder Estée Lauder), Steven A. Cohen (founder of SAC Capital Advisors), Robert Kapito (president of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager), and P. Roy Vagelos (former president and CEO of multinational pharmaceutical company Merck & Co.).
Among other distinguished alumni are the current presidents of Harvard University, Drew Gilpin Faust; the University of California, Mark Yudof; and Northwestern University, Morton O. Schapiro; poets William Augustus Muhlenberg, Ezra Pound, and William Carlos Williams, linguist and political theorist Noam Chomsky, starchitect Louis Kahn, cartoonist Charles Addams, theatrical producer Harold Prince, counter-terrorism expert and author Richard A. Clarke, pollster Frank Luntz, attorney Gloria Allred, journalist Joe Klein, fashion designer Tory Burch, recording artist John Legend, and football athlete and coach John Heisman.
Within the ranks of Penn's most historic graduates are also eight signers of the Declaration of Independence and nine signers of the Constitution. These include George Clymer, Francis Hopkinson, Thomas McKean, Robert Morris, William Paca, George Ross, Benjamin Rush, James Wilson, Thomas Fitzsimons, Jared Ingersoll, Rufus King, Thomas Mifflin, Gouverneur Morris, and Hugh Williamson.
In total, 28 Penn affiliates have won Nobel Prizes, of whom four are current faculty members and nine are alumni. Nine of the Nobel laureates have won the prize in the last decade. Penn also counts 115 members of the United States National Academies, 79 members of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, eight National Medal of Science laureates, 108 Sloan Fellows, 30 members of the American Philosophical Society, and 170 Guggenheim Fellowships.
Controversies[edit]

From 1930 to 1966 there were 54 documented Rowbottom riots, a student tradition of rioting which included everything from car smashing to panty raids.[108] After 1966, there were five more instances of "Rowbottoms", the latest occurring in 1980.[108]
In 1965, Penn students learned that the University was sponsoring research projects for the United States' chemical and biological weapons program.[109] According to Herman and Rutman, the revelation that "CB Projects Spicerack and Summit were directly connected with U.S. military activities in Southeast Asia", caused students to petition Penn president Gaylord Harnwell to halt the program, citing the project as being, "immoral, inhuman, illegal, and unbefitting of an academic institution."[109] Members of the faculty believed that an academic university should not be performing classified research and voted to re-examine the University agency which was responsible for the project on November 4, 1965.[109]
In 1984, the Head Lab at the University of Pennsylvania was raided by members of the Animal Liberation Front.[110] 60 hours worth of video footage depicting animal cruelty was stolen from the lab.[111] The video footage was released to PETA who edited the tapes and created the documentary Unnecessary Fuss.[111] As a result of an investigation called by the Office for Protection from Research Risks, the chief veterinarian was fired and the Head Lab was closed.[111]
The school gained notoriety in 1993 for the water buffalo incident in which a student who told a noisy group of black students to "shut up, you water buffalo" was charged with violating the University's racial harassment policy.[112]

Read More

unding date to be 1749 for almost a century. However, it was changed with good reason, and prima

f whom later became President of Princeton. (All twelve members of Princeton's first Board of Trustees were leaders from the "New Side" or "New Light" wing of the Presbyterian Church in the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania area.[5]) This antecedent relationship, if considered a formal lineage with institutional continuity, would justify pushing Princeton's founding date back to 1726, earlier than Penn's 1740. However, Princeton has not done so, and a Princeton historian says that "the facts do not warrant" such an interpretation. [6] Columbia University also implicitly challenges Penn's use of either 1740 or 1749, as it claims to be the fifth oldest institution of higher learning in the United States (after Harvard, William & Mary, Yale and Princeton), based upon its charter date of 1754 and Penn's charter date of 1755. [7] Academic histories of American higher education generally list Penn as fifth or sixth, after Princeton and immediately before or after Columbia. [8] [9] [10] Even Penn's own account of its early history agrees that the Academy of Philadelphia did not add an institution of higher learning until 1755, but university officials continue to make it their practice to assert their fourth-oldest place in academic processions. Other American universities which began as colonial era secondary schools such as St. John's College in 1696 and the University of Delaware in 1743 choose to march based upon the date they became institutions of higher learning. According to sometime Penn History Professor Edgar Potts Cheyney, the University did indeed consider its founding date to be 1749 for almost a century. However, it was changed with good reason, and primarily due to a publication about the University issued by the U.S. Commissioner of Education. The year 1740 is the date of the establishment of the first educational trust that the University had taken upon itself. Cheyney states further that, "it might be considered a lawyer's date; it is a familiar legal practice in considering the date of any institution to seek out the oldest trust it administers." He also points out that Harvard's founding date is *also* the year in which the Massachusetts General Court resolved to establish a fund in a year's time for a "School or College". As well, Princeton claims its founding date as 1746--the date of its first charter. However, the exact words of the charter are unknown, the number and names of the trustees in the charter are unknown, and no known original is extant. With the exception of Columbia University, the majority of the American Colonial Colleges do not have clear-cut dates of foundation. (Edgar Potts Cheyney, "History of the University of Pennsylvania: 1740-1940", Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1940: pp. 45-52.)
Jump up ^ In 1790, the first lecture on law was given by James Wilson; however, a full time program was not offered until 1850.[39]
Jump up ^ Buffett studied at Penn for 3 years before he transferred to the University of Nebraska.University of Southern California
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
University of Southern California
USC Shield.svg
Motto    Palmam qui meruit ferat (Latin)
Motto in English    Let whoever earns the palm bear it
Established    October 6, 1880
Type    Private
Endowment    $3.489 billion [1]
President    C. L. Max Nikias
Academic staff    4,735[2]
Admin. staff    10,774

Read More

Rohl ISE10082 Satin Nickel Extended Flange - ISE10082

Rohl ISE10082 Satin Nickel Extended Flange - ISE10082

The ROHL Accessories Collection includes the Super Soaper Lotion Dispenser Remote Pop - up Drain Baskets Coverplates Sink Hole Covers and Air Gaps - everything required to ...

Reviews bathroom sink hole cover

• Type : DrainsSinks, Basins, Bidets, Pedestals

Read More

Price Pfister Single Handle Lavatory Faucet GT42YP0U

Price Pfister Single Handle Lavatory Faucet GT42YP0U

Ashfield single-handle centerset faucetThis item is Lead Free - approved for California s No-Lead Law (AB1953) One- or three-hole optional deck plate to cover 4" centersMetal pop ...

Guaranteed Sale bathroom sink hole cover

• Type : DrainsFaucets

Shop online for thousands of faucets, sinks, bathroom, kitchen and shower fixtures. FREE SHIPPING on most items. Same day shipping on in stock items.,Visit The Home Depot to buy Pfister Pasadena 1-Handle High-Arc 4 in. Centerset Bathroom Faucet in Brushed Nickel F-042-PDKKat The Home Depot,Price Pfister was founded by Emil Price in 1910 with quality, design, and innovation at its core. With over a century under their belt, Pfister is an obvious winner ,Find great deals on eBay for Price Pfister Avalon in Bathroom and Kitchen Water Faucets. Shop with confidence.,Online shopping for Pfister Bathroom Faucets at everyday low prices. Free Shipping on orders over $99.00.,The Pfister Vega single-control centerset lavatory faucet combines ultra-chic looks with clean design to create a bathroom faucet collection perfect for any ,The Price Pfister parisa single-handle centerset bathroom faucet combines sleek curves with the solid practicality of a high-arc spout and ceramic disc valving to ,Yahoo! Shopping is the best place to comparison shop for F 042 Yp0y Tuscan Bronze Ashfield Ashfield Collection Single Handle Lavatory Faucet With Metal Pump Style ,Single Handle Bathroom Faucets are easy to use and are inexpensive compared to other styles of bathroom faucets. FaucetDepot.com has a large selection of lavatory ,Buy the Price Pfister GT42-DF0K Kenzo Single Handle Lavatory Faucet Brushed Nickel for $225.00 and save 40% OFF the retail price at Faucet Depot.com. The Pfister GT42

Price Pfister GT42-DF0K Kenzo Single Handle Lavatory Faucet ...
Buy the Price Pfister GT42-DF0K Kenzo Single Handle Lavatory Faucet Brushed Nickel for $225.00 and save 40% OFF the retail price at Faucet Depot.com. The Pfister GT42

Single Handle Bathroom Faucets: American Standard, Moen, Price ...
Single Handle Bathroom Faucets are easy to use and are inexpensive compared to other styles of bathroom faucets. FaucetDepot.com has a large selection of lavatory

Price Pfister F-042-YP0Y Tuscan Bronze Ashfield Ashfield ...
Yahoo! Shopping is the best place to comparison shop for F 042 Yp0y Tuscan Bronze Ashfield Ashfield Collection Single Handle Lavatory Faucet With Metal Pump Style

Pfister 8A2VK00 Parisa Single-Handle Centerset Lavatory Faucet ...
The Price Pfister parisa single-handle centerset bathroom faucet combines sleek curves with the solid practicality of a high-arc spout and ceramic disc valving to

Pfister F042VGKK Vega Single Control 4-Inch Centerset Lavatory ...
The Pfister Vega single-control centerset lavatory faucet combines ultra-chic looks with clean design to create a bathroom faucet collection perfect for any

Pfister Bathroom Faucets, Pfister Shower Faucets | FaucetDirect.com
Online shopping for Pfister Bathroom Faucets at everyday low prices. Free Shipping on orders over $99.00.

Price Pfister Avalon: Faucets | eBay - Electronics, Cars, Fashion ...
Find great deals on eBay for Price Pfister Avalon in Bathroom and Kitchen Water Faucets. Shop with confidence.

Pfister Kitchen & Bathroom Faucets - FaucetDirect.com
Price Pfister was founded by Emil Price in 1910 with quality, design, and innovation at its core. With over a century under their belt, Pfister is an obvious winner

Pfister Pasadena 4 in. Single-Handle High-Arc Bathroom Faucet in ...
Visit The Home Depot to buy Pfister Pasadena 1-Handle High-Arc 4 in. Centerset Bathroom Faucet in Brushed Nickel F-042-PDKKat The Home Depot

Faucet.com - Faucets, Kitchen Faucets, Bathroom Faucets, Sinks and ...
Shop online for thousands of faucets, sinks, bathroom, kitchen and shower fixtures. FREE SHIPPING on most items. Same day shipping on in stock items.

Read More