Dear Fellow Trojan,

We wanted to share with you some recent university highlights:

USC is proud to announce that it has received a $50 million gift from the Price Family Charitable Fund to endow and name the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy (formerly the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development). This extraordinarily generous gift will cement the school's standing as one of the most progressive and prestigious American schools of public policy. The university will celebrate this gift in February, with details to come. You can read the full text of the gift announcement here. ( http://www.alumniconnections.com/links/link.cgi?l=2710701&h=1479280&e=SCA-20111129182057 )

Another highlight is our USC football team, which just completed a phenomenal 10-2 season last Saturday by beating the UCLA Bruins 50-0 at the Coliseum. The team's student-athletes and coaches celebrated their success at a formal dinner hosted by President and Mrs. Nikias. You can view photos from the dinner here.. ( http://www.alumniconnections.com/links/link.cgi?l=2710702&h=1479280&e=SCA-20111129182057 )

And hundreds of students too far from home to spend the Thanksgiving weekend with their families were able to enjoy the holiday at another dinner hosted by the Nikiases. The tradition began last year as a way to introduce international students to this unique American celebration, and has now expanded to include students from many parts of this country who weren't able to travel home. You can see photos from the event here. (http://www.alumniconnections.com/links/link.cgi?l=2710703&h=1479280&e=SCA-20111129182057 )

Fight On!