Membership Programs at the USC University Club


2013 Spring Semester - Member Events

 
  • Wednesday, January 23: Meet-4-Lunch with Michael Quick
  • Thursday, January 24: Fund for Innovative Undergraduate Teaching Information Session
  • Wednesday, February 27: Meet-4-Lunch with Elyn Saks
  • Monday, February 25: Fisher Museum Docent Tour and Lunch
  • Monday, March 11: Meet-4-Lunch with John Gaspari
  • Wednesday, March 27: Farmer's Market Dinner
  • Friday, April 5: Spring Musical Dinner
  • Friday, April 26: "Night at the Opera"
Login with your Member Account Number and reserve your space today for any of these events. 
    
Learn more about these exciting events below.
 
Meet-4-Lunch with Execuitve Vice Provost Michael Quick
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Room: Laurentian
Time: 12:00 p.m.
At Meet-4-Lunch, members get the opportunity to dine with campus stars in an intimate setting that encourages easy conversation. Executive Vice Provost Michael Quick will lead a discussion about transformative faculty — how we support the ones we have, how we create them, and how we recruit them.  Price is $15.50 per person, includes service and tax. Email Kristen Todd for a space.
 
Fund for Innovative Undergraduate Teaching
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Room TBA
Time: 7:30 a.m.
The USC Fund for Innovative Undergraduate Teaching (FIUT) supports the innovative educational initiatives of faculty who teach undergraduate courses in all disciplines at USC. All full-time faculty (tenure-track and non-tenure-track) are eligible to apply. Awards range up to $15,000. Proposals are due February 4, 2013 for funds becoming available in mid-May 2013.
 
Meet-4-Lunch with Professor Elyn Saks
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
 Room: Laurentian
Time: 12:00 p.m.

"Meet-4-Lunch" was designed as a way to bring together junior and senior faculty/staff together in small groups of 10-12 over lunch, as well as to provide more opportunities for informal interdisciplinary discussions at USC.
Professor Elyn Saks will discuss her experience with schizophrenia and the policy implications surrounding her experience in our second Meet-4-Lunch of the spring semester.

Read her bio here and her recent Op-Ed in the New York Times here.

 
Fisher Museum Tour and Buffet Lunch
Monday, February 25, 2013
Fisher Museum
Join us for a docent-led tour of the Fisher Museum's spring installation "The Collecting Continues 1939-2013", followed by a buffet lunch at the gallery. This is a truly unique opportunity to spend your lunch-hour taking in the collection and enjoying a stimulating conversation about the provocative pieces afterward over lunch. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now. Price is $15.50 per person, includes service and tax. Email Kristen Todd for a space.
 
Meet-4-Lunch with John Gaspari
 Monday, March 11, 2013
Room: Laurentian
Time: 12:00 p.m.
"Meet-4-Lunch" was designed as a way to bring together junior and senior faculty/staff together in small groups of 10-12 over lunch, as well as to provide more opportunities for informal interdisciplinary discussions at USC.
John Gaspari, Executive Director of the USC Center for Work and Family Life, will speak about Psychological and Social Health in the "Work-More" Economy, in our final Meet-4-Lunch of the spring semester.
 
 
Farmer's Market Dinner
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Room: Main Dining Room
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Executive Chef Blake Clevenger has created a fabulous dinner featuring Farm-to-Table produce from local growers. The dinner will be paired with amazing wines and Chef Blake will speak on how the food was selected and prepared. The four-course meal is $50 per person.
Menu:
 
Caramelized Rhubarb with a Blood Orange Syrup
Paul Dolan Sauvignon Blanc 2007, Mendocino County

Roasted Tomato Tart with Soledad Farms Goat Cheese,
Spinach, Caramelized Garlic and Spring Onions
Greg Norman Chardonnay 2010, Santa Barbara County

Seared Halibut with Chrysanthemum Greens
Pineapple Broth
Camelot Syrah 2003, California

Harry's Berries Early Spring Gaviota Strawberries with Sabayon
Rotari Reserva Brut
The University Club has a 48-hour cancelation policy for this event.
 
Spring Musical Dinner
Friday, April 5, 2013 starting at 4:30 p.m.
Room: Main Dining Room
Members wait all year for our Spring Musical Dinner, in conjunction with the USC School of Theatre. and this year promises to be another exciting evening. Enjoy an appetizer reception, private performance from the cast, an amazing dinner and tickets to this year's musical, "The Most Happy Fella" with friends and colleagues at the University Club.
$48.50 per person - includes cocktail reception, buffet dinner, tickets to the show, tax and gratuity. Email Kristen Todd for a space.
The University Club has a 48-hour cancelation policy for this event.
 
"Night at the Opera"
Friday, April 26, 2013
Room: Scriptorium
Don't miss our extremely popular "Night at the Opera" event, in conjunction with the USC Thornton School of Music. The opera this spring is Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc (in English), Libretto by Francis Poulenc, Based on the play by Georges Bernanos.
$42.50 per person - includes cocktail reception, prix fixe dinner, tickets to the Opera, tax and gratuity. Email Kristen Todd for a space.
The University Club has a 48-hour cancelation policy for this event.