USC 125th Commencement: Speakers at Satellite Ceremonies

Developer Rick Caruso is one of many speakers who will address the graduation ceremonies at the University of Southern California this year. A schedule of these ceremonies and their keynote speakers is provided below.

Wednesday, May 14

Keck School of Medicine of USC
M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D. ceremony
Dr. Kary Mullis, Nobel Prize winner
4 p.m., Norris Library Quad, Health Sciences Campus

Thursday, May 15

USC Rossier School of Education
Education, Ph.D.
3:00 p.m., Founders Park

Friday, May 16

Air Force ROTC
Congressman John Campbell (R-Calif.), M.S.T. ’77
2 p.m., steps of Heritage Hall

Army ROTC
1 p.m., North Associates Park

Naval ROTC
2 p.m., Physical Education steps

USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Brent Stevens, executive vice president, Jeffries & Co.
2:30 p.m., Alumni Park

USC School of Architecture
Eui-Sung Yi, architect
10:30 a.m., south end of Trousdale

USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
John Siciliano, M.F.A. ’01, disability advocate, amputee, triathlete
11 a.m., Bovard Auditorium

USC Marshall School of Business
Undergraduate ceremony
Robert Rodriguez, B.S. ’71, M.B.A. ’75, CEO, First Pacific Advisors LLC
11 a.m., Galen Center

USC Marshall School of Business
Graduate ceremony
Alexander Cappello, B.S. ’77, Chairman and CEO, Cappello Group Inc.
6 p.m., Galen Center

USC School of Cinematic Arts
Robert Iger, President and CEO, Walt Disney Co.
Brian Grazer, Oscar and Emmy Award-winning film and television producer, B.A. ’74
2:30 p.m., Shrine Auditorium

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Group 1 (Humanities)
Vice Dean for Research Advancement Dani Byrd, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs Ed McCann
10:45 a.m., Howard Jones Field

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Group 2 (Sciences)
Executive Vice Dean Michael Quick
10:45 a.m., Lot 6

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Group 3 (Political Science, International Relations, History)
Vice Dean for Graduate Affairs Elinor Accampo, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Programs Steve Lamy
11:00 a.m., Shrine Auditorium

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Group 4 (Social Sciences)
Howard Gillman, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
11:00 a.m., Alumni Memorial Park

USC Annenberg School for Communication
Communication ceremony
Geena Davis, Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning actress; founder, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
10:30 a.m., McCarthy Quad

USC Annenberg School for Communication
Journalism and Public Relations ceremony
Arianna Huffington, political commentator and editor-in-chief, The Huffington Post
10:30 a.m., Argue Plaza

USC School of Dentistry
11:30 a.m., Intramural Field

USC Rossier School of Education
Undergraduate, masters, M.A.T. ceremony
Blair Taylor, CEO, L.A. Urban League
10:30 a.m., Founders Park

USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Undergraduate ceremony
Ken Klein, B.M.E.E. ’82, chairman and CEO, Wind River; founder, Klein Institute for Undergraduate Engineering Life
10:30 a.m., Archimedes Plaza

USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Graduate ceremony
Fariborz Maseeh, managing principal, Picoco LLC
2:30 p.m., Galen Center

USC Roski School of Fine Arts
Putter Pence, B.S. ’81, Co-chair, USC Roski Board of Councilors
11 a.m., lawn south of Harris Hall

USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
11 a.m., Gerontology Courtyard

USC Gould School of Law
Erwin Chemerinsky, inaugural dean, University of California, Irvine, Donald Bren School of Law
3:30 p.m., McCarthy Quad

Keck School of Medicine of USC
Health Promotion, Public Health ceremony
Elahe Nezami, director of USC undergraduate Health Promotion program, and Thomas Valente, director of the USC M.P.H. program, respectively
11 a.m., Town and Gown

Keck School of Medicine of USC
Physician Assistant Program
Dr. Paul Holtorn, assistant professor of Medicine
10:30 a.m., lawn southwest of Hancock Foundation Building

USC Thornton School of Music
Grant Gershon, M.P.P.I. ’85, director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale
10:30 a.m., south lawn of Ramo Hall

USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Richard McCauley, M.A., O.T.R. ’53, fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association
10:30 a.m., lawn west of Leavey Library

USC School of Pharmacy
Melvin Baron, Pharm.D. ’57, M.P.A. ’73, assistant dean for Programmatic Advancement
3 p.m., Norris Library Quad, Health Sciences Campus

USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Undergraduate ceremony
Robert Hertzberg, former speaker of the California legislature; chairman, G24 Innovations
10:30 a.m., Pardee Way

USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Graduate ceremony
Rick Caruso, B.S. ’80, founder and CEO, Caruso Affiliated
2 p.m., Pardee Way

USC School of Social Work
Dr. Marleen Wong, M.S.W. ’71, director, LAUSD Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services; director, LAUSD/RAND/UCLA Trauma Services Adaptation Center for Schools
11 a.m., Lyon Center

USC School of Theatre
Christine Lahti, Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning actress
10:30 a.m., Bing Theatre

Sunday, May 18

Keck School of Medicine of USC
M.D./Ph.D., M.D. ceremony
3 p.m., Shrine Auditorium

For more information, visit www.usc.edu/commencement.

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