Welcome to the Party!
11:00 AM - KickOff Celebration
Hear from Senior Associate Dean Kelly Goulis and Executive Vice Dean Garuave Sukhatme as they send their congratulations to all Viterbi grads12:00 PM - Faculty Scavenger Hunt
Watch your faculty go head-to-head as they scramble to gather all of the items on their list the fastest3:00 PM - Alumni Panel
Hear from grads about going from Viterbi into a full-time engineering position and get advice on how to make the most of your first professional experience.4:00 PM - Profs Read Rate My Professor
If you enjoy Jimmy Kimmel’s “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets”, come watch your professors read funny comments from their Rate My Professor Page.5:00 PM - All Grad Raffle
All grads are automatically entered to win Amazon gift cards. Join to see who are the lucky winners!
Share Your Celebration!
Join us in celebrating the Class of 2020 and all of their accomplishments on May 15th! Use items from our Celebration Toolkit during events and when posting on social media. Don’t forget to use the hashtags #ViterbiGrad, #USCGrad and #2020Trojan!
What Are Your Favorite Memories?
What were some of your favorite memories from your time at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering? Awkward move-in day photos? Your student organizations biggest accomplishment? Exploring LA and making your own personal history?
Submit your photos and a short description so we can add it to the memory book!
Your Last Assignment
Are you pursuing your dream career, heading to graduate school, or creating your own unique path?
Fill out the 5-minute First Destination Survey and tell us where you’re going!
The Celebration Schedule
We’ve got a full day of activities scheduled for you.
Games, prizes, panels, discussions… If we can’t be together in-person, at the very least we can plan some amazing virtual events. Prizes will be given via a live drawing for all grads in attendance.
Book your calendar for each of the events below and we will see you then!
Faculty Scavenger Hunt
Watch your faculty go head-to-head as they scramble to gather all of the items on their list the fastest. Featuring:
Matthew Gilpin, AME
Trina Gregory, ITP
Mark Redekopp, ECE
Charles Radovich, AME
Amy Rechenmacher, CEE
All attendees will be entered into a raffle for prizes. Winners will be drawn at the end of the event.
Thursday, May 14 – 12:00PM (PDT)
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92716432377
Profs Read “Rate My Professor”
If you enjoy Jimmy Kimmel’s “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets”, come watch your professors read funny comments from their Rate My Professor Page. Featuring:Matthew Gilpin, AME
Andrew Goodney, CSCI
Trina Gregory, ITP
Charles Radovich, AME
Amy Rechenmacher, CEE
All attendees will be entered into a raffle for prizes. Winners will be drawn at the end of the event.
Thursday, May 14 – 4:00PM (PDT)
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/98325108577
Alumni Panel Q&A
Hear from grads about going from Viterbi into a full-time engineering position and get advice on how to make the most of your first professional experience.
Shira Bernard
Clinical Specialist, Abbott
BS Biomedical Engineering, 2016
Rhea Choudhury
TDP Engineer, Edwards LifeSciences
BS Biomedical Engineering, 2019
Tracy Dooley
Chair, Emerging Leaders Board (Viterbi)
Partner, Avestria Ventures
BS Biomedical Engineering (Molecular), 2002
Ali Fakhari
Former Chair of the Emerging Leaders Board (1st chair of ELB)
Managing Director, August Venture Partners
BS Chemical Engineering, 2002
Lydia Froemelt
iPad Operations Product Development, Apple
BS Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2012
Betty Stearns
Senior Product Manager, Whistle Labs
BS Aerospace Engineering, 2017
Warren Tichenor II
Flight Test Engineer, Boeing
BS Aerospace Engineering, 2013
BA Economics, 2013
All attendees will be entered into a raffle for prizes. Winners will be drawn at the end of the event.
Thursday, May 14 – 3:00PM (PDT)
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97175275450
All Grad Raffle
All grads are automatically entered to win Amazon gift cards. Join to see who are the lucky winners!
Thursday, May 14 – 5:00PM (PDT)
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99162309951
Social Media Challenge Prize Winners
Enter the social media contests and check back on Friday to see if your post won.
Friday, May 15 – 4:00PM (PDT)
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95910541351
Social Media Challenges
#ViterbiGrad
Prizes will be chosen from those using the hashtag #ViterbiGrad. All posts must be made by May 15, 1:00PM (PDT).
- Most Unique Graduation Announcement
- Best Example of Social Distancing Celebration
- Funniest
- Proudest Trojan
#ViterbiGradFightSong
Winner will be chosen from those using the hashtag #ViterbiGradFightSong. All posts must be made by May 15, 1:00PM (PDT).
- Post your best rendition of the Fight Song!
What Advice Would You Give To New Students?
Pass on the knowledge you’ve gained to future Trojans!
Each USC Viterbi academic department will be hosting activities for their undergraduate students.
Check out your department’s page and see how they are celebrating the Class of 2020!
Published on September 22nd, 2020
Last updated on September 22nd, 2020