Year: 2015

Check out these wonderful photos from this years Thanksgiving Match-Up! This long-standing OIS tradition allows Trojans all over the globe to experience a traditional Thanksgiving meal with local American families. This year we were able to connect a record number of students with wonderful families celebrating this cherished American holiday. Try not to get too hungry while…Continue Reading International Students Savor First Turkey Day with Thanksgiving Match-Up 2015

Come see us in our new location in Parking Structure D (PSD), Suite 101….Continue Reading OIS Has Moved to PSD 101

All new international students for spring 2016 are required to complete Passport Verification (PPV) upon their arrival to the United States. Visit the New Students section to learn more about the requirements for new international students and to register for a PPV session.  …Continue Reading Spring 2016 Passport Verification

Story by: Holden Slattery — Last week I joined 15 other USC students in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center for tea, lemonade, sandwiches, sweets, and most importantly, an earnest conversation with USC President C.L. Max Nikias. We each introduced ourselves and told President Nikias what we love about USC and what we would like to…Continue Reading Tea and a Conversation with President Nikias

Story by: Melinda Ballengee — Meet Svetlana Surkova, a J-1 research fellow who has come to USC to study how gene expression determines spatial organization in early development organisms. She comes to us by way of St. Petersburg Polytechnical University (SPbSPU) in Russia. Her laboratory has established a long-term collaboration with USC’s group lead by…Continue Reading Scholar Showcase: Svetlana Surkova

Korean freestyle skier and USC student Jung-Hwa Seo reflects on her experience at the Winter Olympics and why she thinks the Olympics is about more than sports. Story by: Leah Haynesworth — USC’s success at the Olympic games is undeniable: USC is home to more Olympians than any other American university, including 418 Trojans who…Continue Reading Rare USC Winter Olympian Explains Why the Olympics Isn’t about Sports