USC Commencement: Satellite Ceremony Speakers

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is just one of the dynamic speakers at graduation ceremonies at the University of Southern California this year.

Speakers at USC satellite ceremonies following the main commencement on Friday, May 12, 2006 include:

USC School of Cinema-Television
John Singleton, Oscar-nominated writer, producer and director. 2:30 p.m., Shrine Auditorium.

USC Annenberg School for Communication
Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist.com. 10:30 a.m., McCarthy Quad.

USC Rossier School of Education
Kent M. Keith, author of “The Paradoxical Commandments.” 10:30 a.m., Founders Park.

USC Thornton School of Music
Ernest Fleischmann, former managing director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl. 10:30 a.m., lawn south of Ramo Hall.

USC Annenberg School of Journalism
Farai Chideya, National Public Radio correspondent and founder of PopandPolitics.com. 10:30 a.m., on the Argue Plaza lawn.

USC Marshall School of Business
Undergraduate Ceremony: Mike Singer, chairman and CEO of Strategic Partners Inc. 11 a.m., Shrine Auditorium.

Graduate Ceremony: Larry Tashjian, founder, president and CEO of CAM Capital Advisors. 6 p.m., Shrine Auditorium.

USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Sharon Allen, chairman of the board of Deloitte & Touche. 2:30 p.m., Alumni Park.

USC School of Theatre
Amy Brenneman, actor (“Judging Amy”). 10:30 a.m., Bing Theater.

USC Roski School of Fine Arts
Barbara McCarren, L.A.-based artist. 11 a.m., lawn south of Harris Hall.

USC Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Sharon K. Lee, a licensed registered occupational therapist and certified hand therapist. 10:30 a.m., lawn west of Leavey Library.

USC School of Social Work
Fabian Nunez, speaker, California State Assembly. 11 a.m., Lyon Center.

USC Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Jackie Speier, California State Senator. 11 a.m., Bovard Auditorium.

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Group 1: Peter Starr, USC College dean of undergraduate programs. 10:30 a.m., Lot K-2.

Group 2: Michael Quick, USC College dean of research. 10:30 a.m., Lot MCB.

Group 3: Jennifer Wolch, USC College dean of graduate programs. 10:30 a.m., Intramural Field.

Group 4: Joseph Aoun, dean of the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. 10:30 a.m., Howard Jones Field.

USC School of Architecture
James M. Steele Jr., USC Professor of Architecture. 10:30 a.m., West Hall patio.

USC School of Dentistry
Dushanka Kleinman, Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, and Deputy Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. 11 a.m., Alumni Memorial Park.

USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Undergraduate: Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of the USC Viterbi School. 10:30 a.m., Archimedes Plaza.

Graduate: Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of the USC Viterbi School. 2:30 p.m., Archimedes Plaza.

USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Elizabeth Zelinski, dean of the USC Davis School. 11 a.m., Gerontology Courtyard.

USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Jack Knott, dean of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development. 10:30 a.m., Pardee Way.

Sunday, May 14 Commencement Events

Keck School of Medicine of USC
Robert K. Ross, president and CEO of the California Endowment. 3 p.m., Shrine Auditorium.

USC Gould School of Law
George Herbert King, alumnus, judge for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. 3 p.m., Alumni Park.

For more information about USC’s commencement activities, please visit https://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/specialevents/commencement/.

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