Estudiantes de kínder a quinto grado asisten a USC como parte de un programa de alfabetización que los prepara para emprender su camino hacia una educación superior por Jorge Morales Almada Gerardo, Alondra, Jordan, Nathan, Eric y Katelyn tienen entre 5 y 10 años de edad, son estudiantes de kínder a quinto grado…Continue Reading Niños aprenden a codificar su futuro en la universidad
Viviana Padilla inició sus esfuerzos escolares de la mano de su padre hace 17 años; el ya no vivió para verla terminar sus estudios por Araceli Martinez Ortega Viviana Padilla le tiene un gran regalo a sus padres, su graduación de su maestría en terapia ocupacional por la Universidad del Sur de California (USC). El…Continue Reading Obtiene la maestría en USC con el apoyo de la Iniciativa Vecinal para niños del sur Los Ángeles
More than 1,000 students have now gone through the USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative, a seven-year-long pre-college program that helps prepare local students for higher education. BY Saul Garcia and Chandrea Miller MAY 6, 2019 University leaders, fellow Trojans and friends of USC came together Thursday night to honor and celebrate the graduating high school seniors of the USC…Continue Reading Promising young scholars honored as USC high-school initiative celebrates its latest graduates
A year ago, Kimberly Cuellar was struggling with injuries from a hit-and-run. On May 10, she will make history for her family, becoming the first to graduate from college. [4 min read] By Emily Gersema – May 1, 2019 Around 9 p.m. on March 29, 2018, Kimberly Cuellar drove two of her friends to buy snacks in the neighborhood…Continue Reading A hit-and-run survivor earns her USC Dornsife degree
Four commemorative posters reflect the theme of social justice and change Ffor the second year, USC has partnered with local nonprofit LA Commons to celebrate the African-American experience. Four commemorative posters were unveiled last week at the California African American Museum reflecting the collective theme of social justice and change. The four art posters are…Continue Reading USC partners with nonprofit to sponsor African-American youth art project
The spring semester is a crucial semester for Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative Scholars, for scholars entering their senior year of high school, it is a time where they get to make one of the biggest decisions of their life. On hand to motivate those scholars to stay focused and to not fall…Continue Reading Neighborhood Academic Initiative 2019 Spring Kickoff
by Lila Jones With donor support, USC Viterbi’s Robotics and Coding Academy provides computer science education to local elementary schools One day a week, Kyle, a fourth grade student, leaves his school uniform at home. Instead, he dons a gray Robotics and Coding Academy T-shirt, printed with colorful cartoon robots. It might be his favorite day of…Continue Reading A Star Is Born…With C Programming And Robots.
by Greta Harrison USC Viterbi students joined forces with Google engineers to inspire the coders of the future. With a clatter of keys and excited whispers, a sixth-grade class of future computer scientists was busily programming interactive animated stories, weaving tales of mythical forest creatures, rocket ships and surprising discoveries. The group from Florence Nightingale…Continue Reading Fledgling Programmers Join Global Coding Celebration