University of Southern California

About

The central mission of the university of Southern California is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. The principal means by which our mission is accomplished are teaching, research, artistic creation, professional practice and selected forms of public service.

Our first priority as faculty and staff is the education of our students, from freshmen to post- doctorals, through a broad array of academic, professional, extracurricular and athletic pro- grams of the first rank. The integration of liberal and professional learning is one of USC’s special strengths. We strive constantly for excellence in teaching knowledge and skills to our students, while at the same time helping them to acquire wisdom and insight, love of truth and beauty, moral discernment, understanding of self, and respect and appreciation for others.

When USC first opened its doors to 53 students and 10 teachers in 1880, the “city” still lacked paved streets, electric lights, telephones and a reliable fire alarm system. Today, USC is home to more than 33,000 students and nearly 3,200 full-time faculty, and is located in the heart of one of the biggest metropolises in the world.

First kachingled on:
Mar 25, 2011

Photo Credit:
Description from homepage and mission statement
https://about.usc.edu/files/2011/07/USCRole_and_Mission_Statement_1993.pdf

Photo courtesy (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) of Flickr user jericl cat
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79761301@N00/5367218667

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