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The USC Thornton School of Music was founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999. It was named in honor of philanthropist Flora L. Thornton following a $25 million gift from her foundation. [4] At the time, this was the largest donation to a school of music in the United States. In 2006, she donated an additional $5 million to support the facility ...
The University of Southern California ( USC, SC, Southern Cal [a]) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert Maclay Widney, it is the oldest private research university in California, [ 11][ 12] with an enrollment of more than 49,000 students. [ 5]
Morten Johannes Lauridsen (born February 27, 1943) is an American composer and academic teacher. A National Medal of Arts recipient (2007), he was composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1994 to 2001, and is the distinguished professor emeritus of composition at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he taught for fifty-two years until his ...
Ann Shaw(M.S.W. 1968) – social worker and civic leader in Los Angeles, California. Daniel Seddiqui(B.A. 2005) – author and adventurer of 50 Jobs in 50 States. Lorenzo Bini Smaghi(M.A. 1980) – member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank. Charles Tillman(M.A. 1962), Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.
Watts is a neighborhood in southern Los Angeles, California. It is located within the South Los Angeles region, bordering the cities of Lynwood, Huntington Park and South Gate to the east and southeast, respectively, and the unincorporated community of Willowbrook to the south. Founded in the late nineteenth century as a ranching community, the ...
The Spirit of Troy's Tunnel Run. The USC Trojan Marching Band, also known as the Spirit of Troy and nicknamed The Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe, Ever (TGMBITHOTUE), represents the University of Southern California (USC) at various collegiate sports, broadcast, popular music recording, and national public appearance ...
The school's association with Children's Hospital Los Angeles began in 1932. In 1970, it formed the first academic Department of Emergency Medicine in the United States. By 1983, the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center was opened. Robert E. Tranquada was dean from 1986 to 1991.
The Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center is the primary facility of the USC Kaufman School of Dance, located in the University of Southern California's University Park Campus. The $46 million building opened on October 5, 2016, a year after the school opened to students. It is a two-story, 54,000-square-foot building designed for just 80 ...