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The University of Southern California (USC) is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university. The university has a "very high" level of research activity, receiving $463.7 million in sponsored research between 2008 and 2009.

Below is an enumeration of USC’s programs and initiatives that support the five buckets in the NACIE sponsored university commitment letter.

'''The Center for Technology Commercialization''' (CTC) at USC Marshall School of Business has several innovation and entrepreneurship programs for students.

*CTC's academic component includes courses at the graduate level that prepare students to create new technology ventures

*In conjunction with '''''the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies''''', CTC offers a '''Certificate in Technology Commercialization'''; a four-course program open to matriculated and non-matriculated individuals in a graduate program or holding a graduate degree. This university certificate is designed to give applicants a specialty in technology commercialization

'''The Entrepreneurship and Venture Management''' concentration at USC Marshall School of Business provides students with a thorough grounding in the business skills needed to start or manage a rapidly growing business. The courses offered not only give students the skills to excel in established industry roles; they also give the students the ability to spot and take full advantage of opportunities in small firms.

'''The USC Student Innovator Showcase and Competition''' presented by the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, is a university-wide innovator showcase which gives parents and students a highly interactive glimpse into the imaginations of USC student innovators, and a sneak peek at tomorrow's world. The showcase is hosted each year during the opening day of Trojan Family weekend and is followed by an awards reception (which includes cash prizes).

'''The Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies''' develops, supports, and disseminates leading-edge interdisciplinary scholarship on entrepreneurship. Among other programs and services, the Center provides research support to faculty members for entrepreneurship-related projects through its annual '''''Faculty Research Awards'''''. In 2011, the Greif Center awarded three faculty research grants totaling $11,000. Other programs include:

*Intellectual Property (IP) evaluation and market analysis

*Comprehensive assistance to inventors with the entire process of maturing their inventions for commercialization

USC welcomes industry collaboration to commercialize research, nurture startups, attract and motivate commercialization talent, and educate and train a world-class workforce.

*Are there any unique successes (and or challenges) you may wish to highlight?

The University of Southern California (USC) is a private, not-for-profit, research university and an Association of American Universities (AAU) member school. Ms. Krisztina "Z" Holly’s comments have been instructive in better understanding USC’s various innovative entrepreneurship, research, and technology transfer programs. As well as the impact of the NACIE commitment letter in framing USC’s strategic plans and institutional culture.

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Source: "The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University: Higher Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Focus", Department of Commerce, October 2013.

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