Fight On! with the Weekenders!

Looking to cheer on 'SC at our away game?  Look no further, because the Alumni Association brings you:

To purchase complete 2011 Weekender travel and event packages through our Weekender travel partner, Pleasant Holidays, CLICK HERE

For event information and to purchase a-la-carte event tickets, CLICK HERE

Fight On, 'SC!

TGJAOC WIne SCocial!

USC Town & Gown Junior Auxiliary  of Orange County cordially invites you to attend its Wine SCocial Saturday, November 5, 2011 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm OC Wine Mart 2272 Michelson Drive #100 Irvine, CA 92612 $40 per person includes wine tasting card and heavy appetizers.   All proceeds benefit the TGJAOC Scholarship Fund which provides USC scholarships to students from Orange County. RSVP today at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=bwv8jddab&et=1108128991699&s=8125&e=001ikThoGKr6MmABg4sbYGUAd-y1Z8f6ZZQYd5KavFh6s8eBFtlzzAsmbFCQNW20QI9sa548ws_qmCYNqVoESDuRLOXOwm_-vcmzlqs1sY5EQ4K7Yjmq9nnTOGJBlVMLTnvEp_s94v9UFw=.    For questions or more information, email membership@usctgjaoc.org.    USC Football plays on Friday, November 4, but college football will be on at the event. USC Town & Gown Junior Auxiliary of OC is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization.

About USCTGJAOC TGJAOC is a women's group of alumnae and supporters of USC who make a difference in the life of the university and its students through annual scholarships while forming lifelong friendships and benefitting from professional networking. TGJAOC has raised and awarded over a half-million scholarship dollars since 1969 through our annual benefit. Come to one of our great events to see what we're all about, meet our members and learn why we have such a great Trojan network! E-mail us Visit us online  Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter @USCTGJAOC Join us on LinkedIn

USCTGJAOC Wants YOU!

 
TGJAOC has been giving back to USC while bringing together OC women for over 40 years. Give back, get connected, with TGJAOC.

Here's why you want to be a part of TGJAOC:

• Give back to the university you love
• Support current and future OC students at USC
• Meet like-minded Trojan women near you in all stages of life

(new grads, just married, first-time moms, new jobs and more!)

• Network with a young group of OC professionals
• ...and have FUN doing it!

Email membership@usctgjaoc.org for more information
on joining our group.

Trojan Club of San Pedro-Peninsula Band Dinner‏

Come support the Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe, The Spirit of Troy, The University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band.

WHAT: 18th Annual Trojan Club "Beat The Bruins" Dinner

WHEN: Monday, November 21, 2011 (Monday before UCLA football game)

TIME: 6:00 p.m. Cocktails and Holiday Boutique, 7:00 p.m. Dinner

WHERE: Fort MacArthur, San Pedro

HOW MUCH: $55 per person for members of USC Athletic Support Groups ($65 for non-members)

IMPORTANT: All attendees must be pre-registered and on the admission list at the Fort MacArthur base gate.  Government issued photo ID is required for everyone entering the base, so please come prepared.

Join the Trojan Club of San Pedro-Peninsula for a night of fun and excitement as we prepare to BEAT The bRuins!!!

Once again the Trojan Club is hosting a fun filled evening in support of the Trojan Marching Band, this year in the elegant ballroom at historic Fort MacArthur in San Pedro.

Enjoy the entertainment of Art Bartner, the Spirit of Troy and the world famous USC Song Leaders as we get ready to CRUSH ucla once again on Saturday the 26th.

Our holiday boutique will feature band merchandise including Barbara Bartner's Spirit of Troy jewelry line, as well as collections from selected USC Alumnae groups.  Don't miss out on a great opportunity to get an early start on shopping for your favorite Trojans this holiday season.

Dinner proceeds will support the Trojan Marching Band and USC Athletics.

We look forward to seeing you as we get ready to BEAT the bRuins for the fifth straight year!!!

FIGHT ON!!!

The Third Annual TJA Pumpkin Carving 2011

Hi ladies!  It's that time again when the weather goes slightly insane and the ladies of TJA get together to carve pumpkins!!  Lucky for us we had plenty of sunshine and cool weather to get our pumpkin on.

Nine lovely ladies (plus one cute pup) got together at Roxbury Park in Beverly Hills, snacked on Halloween-themed Oreos and cupcakes (and some fruit to be healthy, of course) and carved some pumpkins!

Member Meredith and Secretary Charlotte got there early thanks to carpooling (way to save the Earth, ladies!) and promptly started on their pumpkins.

Charlotte proceeds to Vaseline her pumpkin in an effort to stave off the rotting process.

Members Janel and Stephanie also carpooled with Parliamentarian Janine to the event, also helping in saving the Earth.  They had a great time carving spooky and/or cute pumpkins.  With jagged teeth, which was a big theme this year, by the way.  That and the classic jack-o-lantern shape was very popular with the ladies.

Obligatory pumpkin portraits:

 

 

A few girls showed up a little later, but still got in on the fun with the cutest, tiniest pumpkins ever!  We were all having flashbacks to the First Annual Pumpkin carving, with Dawn's petit pumpkin amongst the rest of our monster-sized ones.  We've wised up since then.

 New Member Christina free-handed stars all over her pumpkin.

 More pumpkin portraits (and Dawn in her signature orange apron)!

And, don't worry, we wouldn't leave you without the infamous line-up! 

Patrons Chair Logielyn art directing the scene, making sure all pumpkins look their best.

The triumphant ladies with their perfect pumpkins!

Beat the Ducks Rally

Personalizing Breast Cancer Care

USC Norris Women’s Cancer Event:

Personalizing Breast Cancer Care

Saturday, October 22, 2011

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

USC Health Sciences Campus - Mayer Auditorium

1975 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033

This special day will begin with a breakfast reception and end with tours of screening, patient care and research facilities.  Please join the USC Norris family of cancer survivors and friends, women committed to the cancer cause, physicians and staff for an exciting day of education and fellowship. 

This multi-disciplinary half-day conference will update you on personalized approaches for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. USC experts will discuss:

Topic	Presenter
Patient Experience	Diana Chingos; Patient Advocate and Breast Cancer Survivor
Personalized Screening	Pulin Sheth, MD; Director of Breast Imaging
I have Cancer:  What is Next?	Stephen Sener, MD; Chief of Surgical Oncology
State-of-the-Art Tailored Genetic Risk Assessment, Prevention and Medical Treatment	Debu Tripathy, MD; Co-Leader of the Women’s Cancer Research Program
Survivorship – What are the Best Surveillance, Nutrition, and Exercise Approaches	Christy Russell, MD; Co-Director of Norris Breast Center / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research:  Contributions to Current and Future Breast Cancer Treatments	Michael Press, MD, PhD; Co-Leader of the Women’s Cancer Research Program

Hosted parking available at the Biggy Lot at Zonal Avenue and Biggy Street.

Networking Madness

At the October meeting it was all about networking. Programs Chair Mary Jayne organized a speed networking exercise that was all about encouraging the ladies of TJA to practice networking by getting to know each other.  Girls sat around the large board meeting table at the USC Widney Alumni House and proceeded to ask each other questions carefully prepared by our Programs Chair.  After three minutes, every other person rotated around the room.  Ladies were encouraged to bring and share business cards to help us get to know each other.

Here are some photos and a few top networking tips:

5 Networking Tips

• Ask open-ended questions
• Follow up with contacts by connecting on LinkedIn
• Write thank you notes!
• Remember that networking is a 2-way street. It's about what you can do for those you meet, as much as it is about what they can do for you.
• Pay attention to body language and make eye contact.

Career Management Webinar

Innovation at USC

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NEWSBITES 

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USC Innovation was Featured on the Cover of Los Angeles Business Journal
The LA Business Journal published a special report on Innovation and Technology Transfer, featuring USC, Caltech, and UCLA.  The article highlighted the history of USC Stevens Institute for Innovation and featured three USC startups: Guide Vest, Cred.fm and Ninja Metrics.

USC Joins Universities in Southern California to Produce Cleantech Businesses
USC, Caltech and UCLA partnered to receive a $360,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a national business plan competition for young cleantech entrepreneurs.  The winning proposal is one of six awarded regionally as part of a three-year, $2 million program.  First Look West (FLoW) will also include Chapman University, the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego, energy company OnGreen, Inc. and student leaders from campus groups to introduce research and innovation to investors.  FLoW will engage student groups in all aspects of the business plan competition, from creating, managing and participating in the competition to potentially screening and assessing future opportunities.

USC Represented at LA Cleantech Incubator Launch
Six professors from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering represented USC at the LA Cleantech Incubator Launch early this month.  The Cleantech Incubator Launch was created to accelerate the development of cleantech start-ups and to help build a stronger green economy in Los Angeles.  Find out more about the LA CleanTech Incubator Launch here.

USC Student Wins Biggest Scholarship in Science and Engineering
Simca Bouma, a USC senior majoring in mathematics and physics, won the Astronaut Scholarship, the biggest monetary award given in the United States to science and engineering undergraduates merely on merit.  Simca was presented with the award by USC alumus and US Astronaut Hall of Fame inductee, Jerry Carr.

USC Dornsife Professor Nominated as Candidate for the Nobel Prize
Richard Easterlin of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Scienes is a candidate for the Nobel Prize based on his economics of happiness.  Easterlin is a pioneer in this new type of economics, having discovered what is known as the "Easterlin paradox," that when examined over a period of time an increase in income does not bring an increase in happiness.

Obama Administration Announced Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Winners
The Obama administration announced the winners of the $37 million Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a multi-agency competition launched in May to support the advancement of 20 high-growth regional industry clusters.  These partnerships are expected to create more than 4,800 jobs and 300 new businesses.  Learn more here. 

Research at USC Studies the Competitve Natures of Groups
Giorgio Coricelli of the USC Dornsife College featured his research which monitored brain activitiy as test subjects won and lost lotteries.  The research showed more activity when a subject beat a peer than when they won on their own, showing that social reasoning causes people to take more risks when in groups and fewer when alone.

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KEEP UP WITH TEDxUSC

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TWO MORE TEDxUSC TALKS AVAILABLE NOW!

 

Dale Dougherty - Do-it-Yourself
Make is one of the simplest verbs.  Dale Dougherty, the editor and publisher of MAKE magazine, demonstrates just how basic creations can be and encourages the viewers to "do-it-yourself" by walking them through basic innovations.  Watch Dales' talk from TEDxUSC here.

Andrew McGregor - Citizen Journalism
Andrew McGregor talks about his not-for-profit The Tiziano Project, which brings teachers into developing countries to teach citizens basic journalism skills.  The Tiziano Project has encouraged these people to become reporters for news sources such as Reuters and share their stories from a grassroots level.  The Tiziano Project was recently awarded the 2011 Online Journalism Award for Community Collaboration.  Watch the video here.

USC Alum's Tiziano Project Chosen Over CNN and NPR For Excellence Community Collaboration
The Tiziano Project, started by USC Alum Andrew McGregor, won the 2011 Online Journalism Award for "Community Collaboration," over CNN Digital and NPR's Andy Carvin.  The Tiziano Project is an all-volunteer organization that strives to develop and encourage collaborative journalism on a global scale. Learn more about the Tiziano Project here.

TEDxUSC 2011 Speaker Selected as TEDxTalks Editor's Pick
Jose Antonio Rosa, who presented in TEDxUSC 2011, was selected as one of the TEDxTalks Editor's Pick for a week.  Rosa explains his experiences living with communities that live on less than $2 a day and the innovative practices these communities use to survive.  Watch the video here.

TEDxManhattan Beach "Transforming Learning" October 22
TEDxMB will host a conference on "Transforming Learning" to explore the future, explain the need for installing updated laboratories in middle schools, and present the case for a hybrid high school that is open 7 days a week.  There will also be sixteen breakout activities focused on innovative ideas in education.  Buy your tickets here.

TEDxLAMiracleMile "Fabric As a Medium For Beauty" October 22
TEDxLAMiracleMile will take place in Venice, CA on October 22.  It will examine the way we express beauty in different ways, through different fabrics.  Click here for tickets.

TEDxSummit to Take Place in Qatar in April
TEDxWWW is now TEDxSummit, a week-long event exclusively for TEDx Organizers, and will take place April 16-20, 2012 in Doha, Qatar.  TEDxSummit will consist of workshops, TEDTalks, brainstorming, special events, collaborative projects and more!  Learn more here.

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INNOVATOR OPPORTUNITIES

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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 16 at 11:59PM
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! 

 

Kauffman Foundation Expands Global Scholars Program Deadline Oct 17
Do you have an innovative business idea in a science, technology or engineering field?  The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is expanding its Global Scholars Program to include up to 10 recent graduates from US colleges and universities.  Apply here!

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INNOVATION EVENTS

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

CRUNCH Workshop October 13
CRUNCH workshops, hosted by the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, are collaborative, interactive, and fun events designed to inspire you!  This month's CRUNCH workshop is "Buring the Midnight Oil."  Learn how to develop in iOS for iPhone and iPad apps.  Find out more about CRUNCH here.

Los Angeles Premeire of Short Film Written and Directed By USC Alumnus October 16
USC alumnus Andrew McGregor is premiering the short film "Playing with Dolls," that he wrote and directed, at the Silent Movie Theatre in Hollywood.  Join the cast and crew, including Daniel Franzese of "Mean Girls, for a BBQ and film festivity!  "Mean Girls" and "Bully" will also be screened.

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.

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.

Mindshare Los Angeles Movie Screening October 26
Join Mindshare LA for a screening of Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place by Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood.  The film will reveal real life footage of Ken Kesey's legendary cross-country trip on the Magic Bus in 1964, which inspired the novel The Eclectic Kool-Aid Acid Trip by Tom Wolfe.

USC Student Innovator Showcase October 28
The annual USC Student Innovator Showcase, hosted by the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, demonstrates the creative thinking and pragmatic solutions to everyday issues that students are creating at USC.  The showcase has featured students from 16 different schools at USC, from cinematic arts to engineering. Find out more about the USC Student Innovator Showcase here.

Sustainability & the Global Clean-Tech November 3
Join the Los Angeles World Affairs Council Young Professionals in a riveting panel discussion with many of clean tech industry's leaders.  Sarah Backhouse, the TV host of Future 360, will moderate the event.  Find out more and purchase tickets here.

Apply Now for Trojan Hack – The First 24 Hour Hackathon At USC February 4
Students from any university in the Los Angeles area can team up and compete to see which school really has the best programmers and entrepreneurs at the first ever Trojan Hackathon!  The event is hosted by the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation.  Find out more here.

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FEATURED INNOVATORS

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USC Stevens Ideas Empowered Member Selected by Innovator Corps
Ellis Meng of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering was selected as one of 21 teams by the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps to receive $50,000 to assess the commercial readiness of their technology concepts.  Meng's research focuses on "Establishing an innovation ecosystem for technology transition of MEMS-based drug infusion pumps."  Meng was a member of the Class of 2010 of the Ideas Empowered program by the USC Stevens Institute of Innovation. Learn more about Ellis Meng here.

USC Alumnus Launches MyCourthouse
USC Gould alumnus, Mitch Spierer, is launching MyCourthouse, a professional network for law schools & students.  MyCourthouse provides a number of tools specifically for the legal profession – document sharing, event scheduling, and secure messaging – so that law students can leverage the benefits of social networking in a professional environment with tools made specifically for them. Learn more about MyCourthouse here.

Ready, Set, Pink!

Meet the Doctors of the Lee Breast Center of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Debasish Tripathy, MD Co-Leader, Women's Cancer Program Christy A. Russell, MD Director of USC Norris Breast Center Stephen F. Sener, MD Chief, Breast & Soft Tissue Surgery Division, Department of Surgery This Thursday, October 20 10:00 am – 11:00 am Bloomingdale’s in Century City 59th & Lex Restaurant on 2 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard Please RSVP to: deriane@usc.edu or (323) 865-0700

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Enjoy a breakfast reception with our special guest doctors followed by an exclusive presentation by jewelry designer Coralia Leets featuring a preview of her Fall-Holiday Collection Trunk Show.

Through this event Bloomingdale’s is celebrating the work of breast cancer researcher, Michael Press, MD, PhD of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center who was selected as the recipient of a grant made possible by the generosity of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Bloomingdale’s customers nationwide.

USC Global Conference

 

The 2011 USC Global Conference in Hong Kong starts tomorrow. This sold-out event from October 13-15, will gather leading experts from USC and throughout Asia to examine global challenges and potential opportunities due to our increasingly interconnected world. Conference themes include global technology, the economy, health and the environment. It promises to be an exciting, relevant and thought-provoking meeting.

Click here to follow news and events from the USC Global Conference.

Work It

The USC Career Center, in partnership with the USC Alumni Association, is offering a number of professional development opportunities this fall. Here's a look at what's coming up. MyWorkster Multi-University Career Fair October 14, 2011 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount University, University Hall, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045 For more information and to register, please visit the following website: http://www.myworkster.com/myworkster/ Orange County Alumni Employer Mixer November 9, 2011 6:00- 8:00 p.m. USC Orange County Center, Irvine, CA For more information and to register, please visit the following website: http://careers.usc.edu/alumni Leveraging Your Skills as a Consultant November 17, 2011 6:00-8:00 p.m USC University Park Campus Student Union Room B3 http://careers.usc.edu/eventcalendar/events/index.php RSVP today! For more info contact the USC Career Center at 213.740-9111.

Welcome ladies!

TJA welcomes more than 15 new members for the 2011-2012 year and we've gotten a chance to know several ladies at our fall meetings. Some of the new members (pictured above) include:

Leslie, '08, an amateur cake decorator with a degree in architecture

Heather, '07, who graduated with an MA in architecture and is a proud member of the Trojan Family and Red Sox nation

Danielle, '07, a BFA Theater grad who recently returned from a trip to Fiji

Emily, '10, who holds a BA in communication and has lived in more than 10 cities

Christina, '04, a former ballet dancer with a BA in IR/business

Sadef, '08, who recently took the California Bar Exam and graduated with degrees in English and biology

Mei, '08/'09, who holds both a BS and an MA in mechanical engineering from USC

Megan, '08, a graduate of the cinematic arts program who spent time last year in Africa caring for injured animals.

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Celebrating the enduring legacies of more than 160 musical genres, the GRAMMY Museum has partnered with the USC Alumni Association to offer Trojans a backstage pass to a world of intimate performances, fascinating lectures and special events — at 20% off select membership packages. Enjoy a range of great benefits, including free admission to the GRAMMY Museum for one year; preferred ticketing to museum-hosted programs, events and performances; a free subscription to the member e-zine On The Record; and much more! Click here for details!

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	USC Norris Cancer Hospital celebrates breast cancer awareness month in October. Join us by purchasing specially designed t-shirts to support breast cancer research at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. You can also make a donation here. For a breast cancer cure – Fight On!
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