Bliss!

More than 20 TJA ladies invaded Bliss Spa Hollywood Tuesday for an evening of pampering. Although no one opted for a cardinal and gold look, the $10 mini manicures were a hit. Almost every spot for the $10 massages was filled and the complimentary oxygen blasts and skin care consultations were also popular.

Champagne, infused water, and an assortment of goodies including cheese and crackers and the famous Bliss brownies helped make the evening a real treat. More than one member walked out with product or an appointment to come back for another service.

Bliss Spa Hollywood is located at the W Hotel in Hollywood and includes more than 6,000 square feet of treatment and boutique space.

Thanks to Social Chair Dawn for organizing a wonderful event! To see more photos check out TJA on Facebook!

The Campaign for USC

For those of you who missed the Celebration for the Campaign for the University of Southern Califonira, you can view a video of the presentation right here!

The Campaign for the University of Southern California is a multi-year effort to secure $6 billion or more in private support from individual donors, foundations and corporations. This campaign is the largest and most important in USC's history—one that will touch and transform every aspect of the university. Achieving our ambitious goals will require unprecedented support from donors at all levels throughout the entire Trojan Family.

Learn more about the campaign: http://campaign.usc.edu/

Game Watching with SGV

Hi gang!  In advance of tonight's game watching party with the USC Alumni Club of San Gabriel Valley, here are some photos from last week's game against Syracuse.

Over 60 people came to watch the game at El Cholo's Cafe in Paseo Colorado (that's Pasadena, btw).  We took over one of the patios and the inside room, both equipped with large flat screen TVs.  The special margaritas were a hit, too!

TJA was fortune enough to have a products display table and we sold a few items during the game!  Thanks to Randyn and the SGV club for letting us sell there, and thanks to El Cholo's for letting 'SC take over their restaurant for a couple of hours.

 

Check out tonight's game watching party at El Cholo's Cafe with our USC Trojans versus the ASU Sun Devils!  More information in the post below and we hope to see you there!

USC vs ASU Game Watching Party!

This will be the first game watching party where the USC Trojans will be playing away from home. We expect to see everyone not traveling to Tempe to come out to El Cholo for our game watching party! teh USC Alumni Club of San Gabriel Valley be there starting at 6:30 p.m. Seating is first come, first served, but TJA members will have reserved seating with a response on the Evite. We've got two large areas reserved, so there should be plenty of space for everyone.

As usual, El Cholo will graciously be donating10% of proceeds from dinner and drinks to our SCholarship Fund! We will also be selling some of our products to raise additional funds. Grab a mug, koozie, keychain or grocery tote! Trojan Junior Auxiliary will also be there selling items such as their ever-popular garden gnomes, dog bandanas and infant onesies!  So cute!

Located in the Paseo Colorado
260 East Colorado Blvd., Suite 203
Pasadena, CA 91101

Try the Trojan Margarita created by El Cholo specially for us!
Half mango, half strawberry-- only $5.50 (regular $8.50)

RSVP not necessary, but very much appreciated so we can reserve enough space. Those who RSVP will have guaranteed seating. Let us know how many are in your party!

TJA members can RSVP on the Evite that was sent out earlier.  For all other RSVP's: via phone/text (626) 872-5184 or e-mail fighton@uscclubsgv.org

Innovation at USC

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TWO MORE TEDxUSC TALKS AVAILABLE NOW!  

Sleeper: Video Jockey Extraordinaire
DJ Sleeper, Video Jockey Extraordinaire, combines new visuals and classic movie scenes to his original rhythms and beats to create an incredibly unique performance. Sleeper was named one of the Top 8 DJs on the planet in the 2006 World Turntable Championship for his ability to remix live and incorporate turntablism into his music. Watch Sleeper TEDxUSC performance here.

Dr. Jill Tarter: The Search for Cosmic Company
Dr. Jill Tarter, Astronomer and Director of the Center for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, explains the technology and significance of NASA's Kepler, which detects when stars "blink" or a planet passes in front of it, and her role in SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. With the use of Kepler, Tarter tells us that there are probably about 50 billion planets in the Milky Way galaxy, of which 500 million are potentially habitable. So, she asks, are we alone? Tarter explains her research with SETI involving new ways to search for biosignatures around these planets that indicate extraterrestrial life. Watch Dr. Tarter's talk here.

TEDxManhattanBeach: September Social September 15
"Ideas worth sharing" is the theme for TEDxMB on September 15th from 6pm to 9pm.   Find out how to be more innovative and creative, hear from top innovation thinkers and share your perspective in this fun and inspiring evening.  Paul Stromgen, EdD, a retired educator and corporate trainer, Leadership Manhattan Beach alum and TEDxMB volunteer will curate the event.  Find out more and sign up here.
 

TEDxYOUTH Santa Monica September 24
TEDxSantaMonica is partnering with Santa Monica High School to create a TED-like experience for local high school students and adults in the community.  The theme of the day is "Define Yourself".

TEDxSAArtists Village in Santa Ana October 1
Santa Ana will host the TEDxSAArtists Village at the historic Yost Theater on October 1 from 9am to 5pm.  Curated and produced by Creative Orange County, TEDxAArtistsVillage will examine the meaning and interpretation of "EXTRAordinary," be it unusual, remarkable, common, ordinary, or other.  Click here to purchase tickets.

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Below is a selection of grants and other opportunities for USC innovators. To find more programs, check out: http://stevens.usc.edu/be_opportunities.php

2011 USC Student Innovator Showcase - Call for Applications Open Deadline to Apply - October 11
Experience cutting-edge innovation at the 2011 USC Student Innovator Showcase and Competition! Hosted each year on the opening day of Trojan Family Weekend, this celebration of creativity gives parents and students alike a highly interactive glimpse into the imaginations of USC student innovators and a sneak peak at tomorrow's world. Apply today! 

 

Startup Weekend September 23-25
Startup Weekend is an intense 54-hour event, which focuses on building a web or mobile application that could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skill sets - primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people - to build applications and develop a commercial case around them.

New Film Competition to Link Arts and Sciences at USC
Clifford Johnson, a USC professor of physics and astronomy, developed a new film competition to promote student collaboration across disciplines in order to communicate complex science concepts through different means.  With the National Science Foundation grant Johnson received in 2008, the competition will launch this Fall, and the final screening and awards will take place in January.  Teams must include one student from a science department, or the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, or the USC Keck School of Medicine, and at least one student from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Small Business Development Center Offers Workshops on Business Skills Next Event - September 22
The Small Business Development Center, hosted by the College of the Canyons, helps prospective and existing small business owners start new businesses, tackle current business challenges, and develop tools and methodologies to successfully manage and grow their business.  This month, the SBDC is offering a hands-on workshop to help business owners increase their sales and implement a powerful selling program.  Learn more about the Effective Selling workshop and SBDC events here.

Enter the AWS Start-Up Challenge Applications Due - October 2
The annual Amazon Web Services (AWS) Start-Up Challenge is currently accepting entries until October 2, 2011.  Eligible start-ups that are using the AWS cloud computing platform can submit an entry which describes their business plan and use of AWS paid services, and could potentially win up to $100,000 in cash and AWS credits.  Learn more about the AWS Start-Up Challenge here.

Startup America Announces Launch of New Platform Applications Available Now
Startup America, an organization working to help young companies grow in order to create jobs in America, announced that young companies can now register to become verified Startup American Firms and gain access to resources from more than 35 leading companies.  Fourteen new partners, including Dell and LeadMaster, have added another $330 million of private-sector commitments offered by the Partnership.  Find out how to become a Startup American Firm here. 

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For more innovation events, check out the USC Stevens' event calendar: http://stevens.usc.edu/calendar.php

USC Body Computing Conference September 23
The Conference will be held on September 23rd, 2011 at the Town & Gown banquet hall on the main USC campus and features the most influential figures in wireless health. The conference is run by USC's Center for Body Computing, a leading center for wireless medicine.  The CBC's initiatives include working with the Institute for Communication Technology Management at the USC Marshall School of Business to study how mobile phones can be used in the prevention of illnesses and epidemics; studying the role of social media in healthcare; medical research (the CBC recently authored a study which followed more than 100,000 patients across the United States which found increased survival rates among remotely monitored patients with wireless-enabled devices); and sports (the National Football League has given an award to the Center for Body Computing to study the dynamic heart rate in NFL players).

Lunch & Learn: USC Marshall Society and Business Lab September 27
USC Marshall Society and Business Lab welcomes Mr. Shaheen Sadeghi, CEO of LAB Holding and developer of The Camp, to discuss the business model behind Alternative Retail Development. The meeting is from 12:30p.m. to 1:50p.m. at USC. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP for the event.

NOBE Networking Event October 10
The USC National Organization for Business and Engineering are hosting a networking event on October 10th at the University of Southern California in TCC Room 450 (The Forum).  The event will include a 45-minute networking session followed by a 25 minute discussion panel with venture capitalists, Bill Edwards and Pitch Johnson.  The event will end with an 80 minute screening of the documentary film, "Something Ventured," which focuses on the venture capital industry in the 1960's and 70's.

Accelerate Global Cleantech Coference October 11-12
Be a part of the two-day conference on October 11-12, the Accelerate Global Cleantech Conference which will inspire entrepreneurs, captivate policymakers, and attract the eyes of the venture capital industry and some of the largest companies in the world. Join the USC Stevens Institute at the world-renowned California Academy of Sciences for two days of entrepreneur showcases, dynamic panels, and keynotes addressing energy, water, food, smart grid, transportation, and waste management at the Accelerate Global CleanTech Conference. Click here to register.

The Atlantic Meets the Pacific: At the Horizon of Technology, Energy and Health October 17-19
This three-day forum in La Jolla at the Scripps Seaside Forum focuses on cutting-edge ideas shaping our future with a special emphasis on three topic terrains: technology in the globalizing world, energy, and health. The event features interaction between business and thought leaders, exclusive visits to groundbreaking research labs and interactive laboratories at the Salk Institute, the Scripps Research Institute, the Sanford-Burnham Institute,  UC San Diego's Moores Cancer Center, and new media and science centers at CalIT2 and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. To register, click here.

 

LES 2011 Annual Meeting October 16-19
The Licensing Executive Society will host their annual event at the Grand Hyatt in San Diego to exchange best practices and hands-on experience with thought leaders and professionals.  Over 1,000 intellectual property, licensing, strategy, technology transfer and business development professionals will attend from all industries to discuss LES's 2011 theme of creating opportunities in turbulent business and legal environments.

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Two USC Students Launch TrueRSVP.com
TrueRSVP,  started by two USC undergraduate students, launched this month at DEMO, one of the most noted innovation conferences. Anna Sergeeva and Fei Xiao created this new reservation platform that gives event planners the most accurate estimate of potential attendees. trueRSVP helps event planners save money, find  and reward loyal attendees, and decrease stress on the event date.  Find out more about the founders of trueRSVP here.

Vote for USC Alumna in the Pepsi Refresh Challenge
Cardborigami, Inc., a non-profit start-up headed by USC Alumna Tina Hovsepian is a finalist in the Pepsi Refresh Challenge. Hovsepian was the 2nd place winner of the 2009 Undergraduate Research Symposium presented by the USC Stevens Institute,  Cardborigami, Inc. aims to provide portable shelter for the homeless and disaster victims with treated cardboard that is both water and fire-proof.  The Pepsi Refresh Challenge allows innovators to submit their ideas with a complete budget and plan in Arts & Music, Communities or Education for a chance to win a grant to fund their innovation.  Click here to see Hovsepian's Innovator Profile.

 

Sanguine Biosciences Started by Two USC Alums
Sanguine Biosciences, started by USC alums Brian Neman and Sascha Hasan, is developing a proprietary DNA database providing researchers with immediate access to DNA sequences and associated medical records through a web-based, pay-to-access DNA and health record library. The company also provides high quality patient biospecimens that are collected through a new, multifaceted collection platform, used to develop biomarkers and biological drugs. Learn more about Sanguine Biosciences and its founders here.

Alumni Leadership Conference Recap (part one)

This year, the Alumni Leadership Conference featured fellow USC volunteers and alumni group leaders, when hundreds from across the nation and around the world return to campus to fortify their leadership skills, exchange ideas and strengthen their Trojan Family ties.  The USC Alumni Association again welcomes volunteer leaders and staff from the university's alumni organizations -- including regional clubs; women's, generational and multicultural groups; school-based organizations; and athletic groups.

Trojan Junior Auxiliary was lucky enough to have remarkable representation at the Conference this year.  Current President Ashley lead a group including Past-Presidents Carina and Janine, Special Project Chair Randyn (also attending as the President of the USC Alumni Club of San Gabriel Valley) and new member Megan!

After introductions and presentations by Elizabeth Garrett, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and Albert R. Checcio, senior vice president for university advancement, the whole conference headed to Bovard Auditorium to celebrate the University Campaign announcement of six billion dollars!  

The celebration featured a convocation with USC President C. L. Max Nikias, a message from campaign volunteer leadership, and student and faculty presentations and performances, which were wonderful and awe-inspiring.  Musical interludes were performed by the USC Big Band, featuring the significant other of one of our own TJAers!  It is a great time to be a Trojan!

For a special treat to cap off the celebration, the Trojan Marching Band entertained the crowd.  Then it was time for a picnic lunch in Alumni Park.

The lines of course were very long, but people were eager to get to the hamburgers, greek salad, macaroni and beans provided by USC.  There were even ice cream freezers scattered about so everyone could enjoy a treat after lunch!

Finally, the Alumni Leadership Conference continued it's programming with afternoon breakout sessions.  Members of TJA split up to experience different ones to report back- those reports will be added later to this blog.  They included:

• Personalizing Communications in the Internet Era
• Events Showcase: Learn How Events Can Maximize Your Mission
• Sustaining Success:  How to Keep Successful Events and Organizations Fresh and Interesting Year after Year
• Leveraging Social Media to enhance Your Communications Strategy

 Finally, the afternoon concluded with a Leadership Master Class before guests were excused to leave or join the USC Alumni Association at the Volunteer Recognition Dinner Cocktail Reception located in Town and Gown.

The conference was a great chance to meet other leaders from across the country and see how they handled common problems such as membership retention, fundraising and social events.  The members of TJA had a wonderful and informative time and hopefully will be able to implement much of the information we received!

Innovation NewsBites from USC

Two Professors from USC Viterbi School of Engineering Featured on 2011 List of the World's Top Young Innovators
Associate Professor Jernej Barbic and Assistant Professor Bhaskar Krishnamachari  of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering were named as two of the World's Top 35 Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review Magazine. USC is one of the only universities with more than one professor featured.  Barnic has developed computer simulations that allow users to literally feel what is happening in the virtual world, and Krishnamachari is currently creating smarter wireless networks that can handle mobile devices and interference more efficiently than today's Wi-Fi and cellular networks.  Learn more about these top innovators here. 

USC Partners with Johnson & Johnson on New Innovation Program
The Johnson & Johnson - USC Translational Innovation Program is kicking off this Fall!  This new program was designed to rapidly develop early stage health science and medical technologies through collaborations between academic and industry peers.  Johnson & Johnson's Corporate Office of Science and Technology will provide $250,000 over two years to a chosen program developed by USC faculty.

USC Innovation Spurs Economic Growth and Prepares Next Generation of Scientists, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs
The Obama administration's commitment to cross-sector innovation supports USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, a university - wide resource that promotes the development of unique relationships with industry, government, and nonprofits to spur economic development and encourage innovation.  During his speech announcing the America Invents Act, President Obama recognized USC as one of the top innovative universities.  Through numerous events, grants and programs, USC Stevens is paving the way for innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of research in a wide array of industries, both on and off campus and for students and professors.

USC Launches Unprecedented Fundraising Campaign
USC President C.L. Max Nikias announced August 28 the university's fundraising campaign, aimed at $5 billion in donations by 2018, on top of the $1 billion given to the school in the last year.  The campaign is said to be the largest fundraising goal in American academia.  The donations will be used to increase the university's endowment for faculty hiring and student financial aid as well as the construction and improvement of buildings, labs, and research projects.

Impact of US Patent Reform on USC Innovation
President Obama signed into law the most expansive patent reform legislation since 1952. To help clarify how this legislation might affect you, the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation prepared the following summary of highlights of the new law. To read the summary, click here.

Audio Firm Founded by USC Professor Uses Psychoacoustics to Increase Sound Quality
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Professor, and founder and chief technical officer of Audyssey Laboratories, Dr. Chris Kyriakakis, is shaping the sound of music to conform to the space in which it is played.  Using psychoacoustics, the study of sound perception by the human auditory system, Dr. Kyriakakis is creating an amplified music experience.  Learn more about Audyssey Laboratories here.

Opportunity for Public Comment: NIST Releases Request for Information on AMTech Program Structure COMMENTS DUE September 20
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting input from the research community through a Request for Information (RFI) on structural recommendations for a new program, the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia Program (AMTech).  AMTech is a new public-private initiative proposal intended to increase investments in manufacturing research and development.  AMTech aims to address long-term industrial manufacturing needs by supporting industry-led consortia focused on early stage technology development in manufacturing and more efficient technology transfer methods. The Administration requested $12.3 million for AMTech for FY 2012.  Learn more and submit comments here.

USC Scientists Probe Connection Between Sight and Touch in the Brain
USC scientists Antonio and Hanna Damasio have discovered that as you look at an object, your brain not only processes what the object looks like, but remembers what it feels like to touch it as well.  This connection is so strong that a computer examining data coming only from the part of your brain that processes touch can predict the object at which you are actually looking.  Using their research group at the USC Dornsife Brain and Creativity Institute, the Damasios used magnetic resonance brain scans and specially programmed computers to explore how memory and sense interact.

USC Scientists Generate First Detailed Map of Human Neuroreceptor
Making a scientific breakthrough, USC scientists have mapped out the first high-resolution neuroreceptor with the ability to revolutionize the engineering of drugs used to treat ailments such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.  The neuroreceptor image shows signals between neurons, particularly in regions of the brain believed to be associated with learning and memory.  The images will allow scientists to design specific pharmaceuticals to interact with the receptor instead of using trial-and-error.

USC Marshall's Theresa Welbourne Named New Entrepreneurship Director
Theresa Welbourne, of USC Marshall School's Center for Effective Organizations, was named the Director of the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration.

 

Graphation Film Festival Inspired by Event Hosted By USC Alums
The Graphation Film Festival in Oakland, CA was inspired by a similar event held by USC Alums Andrew McGregor and Josiah Golojuh.  The idea of the film festival is to promote new filmmakers and adapt their films into comic books.  Find out more about the film festival here.

USC Alumni Association Volunteer Talking Points

Launch of the Campaign for the University of Southern California

On September 15, USC President C. L. Max Nikias launched the largest fundraising campaign in the history of American higher education.  The Campaign for the University of Southern California seeks to raise $6 billion: $3 billion to augment USC's endowment in support of faculty and students and $3 billion to provide immediate support for academic priorities, capital projects and infrastructure.

During his first year as president, C. L. Nikias worked with the Trojan Family to raise a total of $1 billion for the university, including three transformative gifts of more than $100 million each: $200 million from Dana and David Dornsife for the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences; $110 million from Julie and John Mork to create the USC Mork Family Scholars Program; and $150 million from the W. M. Keck Foundation to accelerate medical research and education.

General University News

In U.S. News and World Report's 2012 edition of America's Best Colleges, USC is ranked No. 23 overall- up three places from 2009.  Several of USC's 18 schools are ranked nationally, like the Rossier School of Education, which just received its highest ranking ever from U.S. News and World Report (14th among best graduate schools), and the Viterbi School of Engineering, which U.S. News and World Report named the 11th best graduate school in engineering.

USC is among the top one percent of all colleges and universities in terms of selectivity- and is becoming increasingly more selective every year.  For the fall 2011 semester, USC received nearly 38,000 freshman applications- only 8,450 were admitted.  USC enrolls more international students than any other American university.

For the third time in four years (beginning in 2008), USC was named one of 10 "dream colleges" in a Princeton Review survey of students and parents.

Our scholar athletes continue to excel- the USC men's tennis team won the 2011 NCAA championship and our men's water polo team won it's third consecutive national title.

USC Alumni Association News

The USC Alumni Association supports the overall advancement of the university by engaging all alumni for life, building a culture of philanthropy among the Trojan Family, and being the representative voice for all USC alumni.

The USC Alumni Association has made a major investment in reunions programming, adding two more class reunions- 30th year and 40th year- and hiring four dedicated reunion staff to ensure the success of this initiative.

For information on all the programs, benefits and services offered by USC and the USC Alumni Association, please visit http://alumni.usc.edu.

The next installment of Talking Points will be updated November 14th, 2011.

Spirit of Troy Special Events

The 300 Club

Join The Spirit of Troy  this Saturday for a special tailgate celebrating the band's 300th consecutive Trojan Football game attended. To mark the occasion, there will be a special menu and each guest will receive a commemorative pin.  This week, the tailgate will be in Associates Park.

RSVP | More Information

To RSVP, download the attached form and fax it to 213.740.7209 or email it to tmb@usc.edu.

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Up Close and Personal with Dr. Bartner

Friday, September 23, 2011
The Clayton on the Park
7343 Scottsdale Mall
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
6:30 - 9:00 p.m. 

You're invited to meet the man behind "The Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe," Dr. Art Bartner. With a career spanning more than four decades, this USC legend will share some of the greatest moments in The Spirit of Troy's history.

Featuring a special performance by a select group from the Trojan Marching Band, this musical tribute to Dr. Bartner's career will highlight some of the band's most memorable moments.

$35 admission includes presentation and hosted hors d'oeuvres (cash bar will be available) 

RSVP Here

See you soon!

Valley Girls Tupperware Party!

Trojan League Associates of the Valleys presents for one night only the one and only 

DEE W. Ieye 

The only drag queen Tupperware Specialist

Direct from her white trailer trash community in Tennessee

Join us for an evening of laughter til you fall off your seat!

Yes, this is a Tupperware party but not your Grandmother’s Tupperware party!

It’s ladies night!! 

Monday, October 17th

6:00p.m. General Membership Meeting/Light fare and dessert

7:00p.m. A rip roaring good time at a Tupperware party 

Proceeds from the evening sales will benefit our scholarship program (this is a fundraising event so buy buy buy!!). Evening includes 50/50 opportunity drawing and other surprises.

Who to invite? Everyone you have ever known (ex. Mother, daughter, grandmother, daughter in law, sister, neighbor, friend, business associate, prospective new members, anyone else you can think of).

This is not for the blushing bride or the faint of heart (0k it’s not PG-13).  But! If you miss this meeting you’ll be sorry, because we’ll be talking about it for the next ten years or more (I’m not kidding!!!!) 

Where: Viole Residence 16466 Refugio Rd., Encino 91436 

RSVP a must, girl, we need to know how many seats and tasty treats we need! Karen Schiffman E-mail Schiffamily@usa.com or (818) 996-4130 by Oct. 10th

USC Family Day at the Muth

 

Click Here to Download PDF and Register

Countdown to Kickoff!

Raise your 'fight on" if you're ready for Trojan football season. The fun begins this weekend and there will some exciting changes to make game days even better this year. Here's what USC Athletic Director Pat Haden had to say about what's new:

1.  Transportation

We have worked to improve traffic flow around Exposition Park and the USC campus on game day. In conjunction with city leaders, the Department of Transportation and a professional traffic consultant, we have developed an integrated traffic plan that will improve traffic flow and ease entry and exit from Coliseum parking lots.   You will see more traffic control officers in the streets, improved and increased signage, and a united approach to traffic management. 

2.  Parking

All parking around the Coliseum is now reserved on a lot-by-lot basis. Each of our support group members have been assigned to a specific lot for the entire season. You will notice more visible parking permits, improved training of parking lot attendants and new lighting and re-surfacing in many of the Coliseum parking lots. 

For those fans without an assigned parking lot, we encourage you to park in any USC campus lot or structure.

3.  Security

We want your experience at USC football games to be safe and enjoyable. We ask that all of our patrons follow the Trojan Spirit Code, which is based on the simple principle of treating all fans with respect. We will be increasing security patrols in Exposition Park, on campus and in the surrounding community. We also have improved integration between law enforcement agencies, and this year the Coliseum has installed cameras that allow security officers to better monitor the entire venue.

4.  Guest Services

We have instituted a new staff training program for our ushers and ticket takers, purchased new uniforms for staff, added guest service booths around the Coliseum, and launched a program that will have game day Ambassadors in Exposition Park.   There will be food vendor maps and new gate signs.

5.  iPhone App

Prior to the first game we will launch a free iPhone game day application that will provide live stats, traffic feeds and updates, maps, concession information,  and other great features. Look for it in the App Store before you head in for the first game. 

6.  Ticket Transfer

We know sometimes you have schedule conflicts that preclude you from attending every game. When that happens, we want to make it as easy as possible for you to get your tickets to friends or family. Our new Trojan Ticket Transfer program will allow you to electronically send your tickets to whomever will be using your seats that game. They print out new tickets, your old tickets are automatically canceled, and all with no fee. We want all our sold seats used to help create a better home field advantage.

7.  Reduced Ticketing Fees and Improved Online Purchasing

We have reduced or eliminated many ticketing fees. Printing tickets at home has been reduced 50% to only $1.50 to encourage you to skip the will call lines. Our ticketing website has been improved with better seat maps, easier navigation, and personalized content based on your ticket purchasing history.