Family Weekend 2024 is September 19-21, and we’re excited to host parents of students in the College of Arts and Sciences.
We’re planning a variety of events including a panel about careers, a blacksmithing
demonstration and, as always our stargazing at Melton Observatory.
A full slate of events by our college will be shared here in early September. All events are on Friday, Sept. 20, unless otherwise noted.
Explore, Learn, and Connect with the College of Arts and Sciences!
Family Weekend Memories
From Major to Career: The Value of an Arts & Sciences Degree
2:30 – 4:00 p.m., Petigru 108 Both students and parents /family members are welcome to attend this event!
Join Christy Friend, senior associate dean for undergraduate studies, and other leaders
from the College of Arts & Sciences and the USC Career Center for a discussion about
how an education in the liberal arts and sciences prepares students with the skills
employers are looking for in today’s evolving, global economy. Hear about the exciting
range of career paths recent graduates are pursuing and learn about what your student
can do in and outside the classroom to enhance their academic and job market success.
Afterwards, join us for a meet-and-greet session where you will have an opportunity
to talk with the dean and associate deans, career readiness staff, and our Arts and
Sciences student ambassadors.
View unique, imaginative drawings in “The Dog Show: Time Traveler Umeyama's Drawings
from the 21st Century,” an imaginative art exhibition by Hiromi Stringer. The art
imagines modern dog breeds through the eyes of a fictional time traveler from 1850s
Japan.
Join Professor Thomas Bosse to learn how SVAD students use the blacksmithing yard
to create unique works of art. Bosse and students will offer fun demonstrations as
they forge hooks and tools.
Get a rare glimpse of southern history with a behind-the-scenes tour of items in the
McKissick Museum collection, ranging from clothing and toys to furniture and tools.
While you're there, feel free to tour exhibitions on the evolution of USC's mascot,
artifacts from Cameroon and the protest art of Shepard Fairey.
Counting to Infinity: An Introduction to Math at USC
Learn about novel research in mathematics and the research opportunities available
to students. Faculty and students also will share how USC is developing programs in
mathematics and data science.
Meet faculty and students from the School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment as you
tour active research projects and laboratories where we study a variety of environmental
issues.
Lecture on Cameroonian Art
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., McKissick Museum Theatre, First Floor
Abbe Schriber, an art history professor in the Department of African American Studies
and School of Visual Art and Design, will present a contemporary perspective on the
Cameroonian art in the McKissick Museum's collection and discuss how contemporary
artists are reclaiming and embracing African arts as part of their ancestral heritage.
Come and test your knowledge of women's history with answers and questions in the
format of the popular quiz show "Jeopardy!" Prizes will be available!
Join the Department of History in a fun-but-fierce trivia battle to test your knowledge
of pop culture throughout the ages! We’ll ask questions about celebrities, sports,
movies, music, books, art, television and more, including events and trends familiar
to both students and parents. Teams and individual trivia fans welcome!
Line up for one of the college's most popular Family Weekend events. Faculty and students
from the Department of Physics and Astronomy will set up telescopes for visitors to
enjoy.
