College Launches New Associates Program
Alumni, parents and friends who support USC College will receive
customized courtesies when the new Associates Program launches in
spring 2004. A sampling includes free on-campus parking, private
seminars with leading authors and art historians, receptions at the
Faculty Center restaurant, accessibility to the USC library system and
pre-football game picnics to cheer on the Trojans.
The program’s intent is to increase philanthropic support and awareness
of the College by working in conjunction with the USC Associates, the
University’s premier group. Gifts raised through the new program are
designated specifically to USC College.
“Among the most rewarding advantages of joining the USC College
Associates is the opportunity to connect with alumni and faculty who
are recognized leaders in their profession and community,” says Tamara
Baringer, the development officer who directs the program for the
College.
Most importantly, membership in the program presents an unparalleled
opportunity to support the intellectual heart of the University.
Disciplines honed within College corridors are central to all of the
University’s professional schools—from gerontology to law—from
communication to business. Today, every USC undergraduate takes classes
in the College, with top professors teaching many of these
undergraduate courses.
Whether your intellectual passion is letters, arts or sciences, or the
burgeoning intersection of all three, membership provides the
opportunity to directly support specific programs and disciplinary
fields. Support can also target the College’s priority areas, such as
graduate programs, life sciences, the senior faculty hiring initiative
and undergraduate education.
A specialized division of the program called the International
Associates will offer special benefits such as advisement to assist
with course selection and invitations to events in the U.S. and abroad.
The Parents Associates program will offer similar customized courtesies.
Membership, at various levels, is open to anyone who wants to support the College:
• Junior level (age 35 and under) $1,500 annually
• Annual level (age 36 and over) $2,500 annually
• Membership level (5 year pledge) $25,000
• Provost’s level (5 year pledge) $50,000
• Presidential level (5 year pledge) $100,000
For more information contact Tamara Baringer, (213) 740-4990, or e-mail baringer@usc.edu.
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