<span id= Overview – Building an Innovation Community "docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><supspan style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10The 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 [http://about.usc.edu/facts/ $691 million in sponsored research between 2014 and 2015].</supspan></span> =
The University of Southern California <span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(USC0, 0, 0) is a private, not; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-forspace: pre-profit, nonsectarian, research university located wrap;">Dr. C. L. Max Nikias became the University of Southern California’s eleventh president in Los Angeles, CaliforniaAugust 2010. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research universityDr. The university has a "very high" level Nikias is the holder of research activitythe Robert C. Packard President’s Chair and the Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities, receiving $463and also chairs the USC Hospital’s Governing Board.7 million He holds faculty appointments in sponsored research between 2008 both electrical engineering and 2009the classics.</span></span>
Dr<span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="font-size: 14. C6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not surprisingly, culture and community are important drivers of innovation at USC. L. Max Nikias became the University Since innovation and entrepreneurship is ultimately about cultural change, university leadership works hard to drive community awareness of Southern California’s eleventh president in August 2010USC as an innovation “magnet. Dr. Nikias ” At USC, innovation is the holder not an exclusive preserve of any school or center; a culture of the Robert C. Packard President’s Chair innovation and the Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology entrepreneurship is promoted and the Humanities, and also chairs the USC Hospital’s Governing Boardcelebrated campus wide without bias. He holds faculty appointments in both electrical engineering Centers and the classicsinstitutes are not innovation silos but instead function as parts of a cohesive university community.</span></span>
Not surprisingly<span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, culture and community are important drivers of innovation 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The [https://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty/centers/greif Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies] at the USCMarshall School of Business is the nation's oldest integrated entrepreneurship program. Since innovation Consistently ranked among the top programs in the United States and entrepreneurship is ultimately about cultural changeabroad, the Greif Center was named #3 by US News & World Report in its Best Business Schools 2016 rankings, university leadership works hard to drive community awareness of USC as an innovation “magnetand #4 worldwide by the Financial Times in 2015.” At USCWith more than 68 courses taught by 27 professors and clinical practitioners, innovation the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies is not an exclusive preserve of any school or center; a culture of innovation and leader in entrepreneurship is promoted and celebrated campus wide without bias. Centers education and institutes are not innovation silos but instead function as parts of a cohesive university communityresearch.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisztinaholly Ms. Krisztina “Z” Holly is ], previous vice provost for innovation at USC, and executive director of the '''''[https://stevens.usc.edu/ USC Stevens Institute for Innovation'''''], where she works with academic units across USC to identify promising innovations and innovators, helping faculty and students make societal impact with their ideas. Z, a member of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE), oversees a diverse staff with expertise spanning business, marketing, financial and intellectual property management, technology licensing, and new venture creation.Together with the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, her mission is to maximize the translation of USC research into products for public benefit through licenses, collaborations, and the promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation.</span></span>
In addition to being dispersed campus wide, innovation at USC is top<span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-down/bottom2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="font-up agnosticsize: 14. Innovative “garage” and “scalable” businesses alike are encouraged6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, especially among the student community. Consistent with USC’s bottom-up approach0, two USC seniors (Nathan Doctor and Reuben Fine0) are helping entrepreneurially minded students connect with innovative companies who are seeking “out; background-color: transparent; vertical-ofalign: baseline; white-thespace: pre-box” thinkers. With support from entrepreneurial wrap;">To further drive research and engineering campus organizations, the seniors hosted a special event called the Entrepreneur Recruit innovation at USC , Mark and Mary Stevens donated $50 million in April 20122015 to endow the [http://www. Another student driven innovation event is the recently concluded the ini.usc.edu/ USC Gamers Network presents: GAME ON 3, a semi-annual video game tournamentMark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute].</span></span>
Other competitions <span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most recently conceived as a collaborative environment that brings exceptional students together with visionary faculty and events with industry partners aboundprofessional mentors, the </span>[http://iovine-young.usc. With assistance from innovation partneredu/ USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, PricewaterhouseCoopers Technology and the Business of Innovation] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(PwC)0, TEDxUSC 2012 will deliver an intellectual journey filled with brilliant speakers0, captivating performances, amazing new technology, and thought0); font-family: Arial; font-provoking short filmssize: 14. 6667px; white-space: pre-wrap; The theme for this year’s event ">is “A Journey Through Spheres a transformational presence on one of Influencethe nation’s most dynamic university campuses.” Another industry sponsored eventThis Bachelor of Science in Arts, Red Bull North America’s Game & Demo LoungeTechnology and the Business of Innovation degree offers a highly select group of students an integrated, four-year course of study that provides in-depth learning in three areas: art and design, will feature interactive tech demosengineering and computer science, next generation video gamesand business and venture management. Throughout the program, students are taught to think seamlessly across multiple disciplines and to apply a digital media art galleryvast array of relevant technologies and techniques toward innovative problem solving.</span>
TEDx<span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, launched by 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to being dispersed campus wide, innovation at USC in 2009is top-down/bottom-up agnostic. Innovative “garage” and “scalable” businesses alike are encouraged, has become a global phenomenonespecially among the student community. It has resulted in over 3Consistent with USC’s bottom-up approach,200 TEDx events in more than 90 countries two USC seniors (Nathan Doctor and 40 different languagesReuben Fine) are helping entrepreneurially minded students connect with innovative companies who are seeking “out-of-the-box” thinkers. TEDxUSC is produced With support from entrepreneurial and managed by engineering campus organizations, the seniors hosted a special event called the Entrepreneur Recruit at USC Stevens Institute for Innovationin April 2012. These and several other Another student driven innovation event is the recently concluded the USC innovation and entrepreneurship events have been invaluable in securing external stakeholder buyGamers Network presents: GAME ON 3, a semi-in, as well as in enhancing USC’s reputation as an innovation communityannual video game tournament.</span></span>
Institutional agnosticism or at least recognition/accommodation of the tradeoffs<span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, between top or bottom0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-driven wrap;">Other competitions and events with industry partners abound. With assistance from innovationpartner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), TEDxUSC 2012 delivered an intellectual journey filled with brilliant speakers, captivating performances, amazing new technology, and “garage” or “scalable” entrepreneurship have all been helpful in building USC’s vibrant innovation culturethought-provoking short films. The theme for that year’s event was “A Journey Through Spheres of Influence. But ultimately” Another industry sponsored event, USC’s success is attributable to university leadership’s commitment to promoting an innovation culture within the universityRed Bull North America’s Game & Demo Lounge, featured interactive tech demos, next generation video games, while also establishing a reputation for the university as and a “magnet” for innovation and entrepreneurship with the “right people” in the community. Otherwise innovation may just become brute forcedigital media art gallery.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TEDx, launched by USC in 2009, has become a global phenomenon. It has resulted in over 3,200 TEDx events in more than 90 countries and 40 different languages. TEDxUSC is produced and managed by the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation. These and several other USC innovation and entrepreneurship events have been invaluable in securing external stakeholder buy-in, as well as in enhancing USC’s reputation as an innovation community.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Institutional agnosticism or at least recognition/accommodation of the tradeoffs, between top or bottom-driven innovation, and “garage” or “scalable” entrepreneurship have all been helpful in building USC’s vibrant innovation culture. But ultimately, USC’s success is attributable to university leadership’s commitment to promoting an innovation culture within the university, while also establishing a reputation for the university as a “magnet” for innovation and entrepreneurship with the “right people” in the community. Otherwise innovation may just become brute force.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below is an enumeration of USC’s programs and initiatives that support the five buckets in the NACIE sponsored university commitment letter.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-36ae871c-edac-6031-3ccc-2eb3706d3bb3"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://docs.google.com/a/usc.edu/spreadsheets/d/1QOede1P4px-iEC4ShzUfBhgLk6wNZuYiorLfaLl6VfA/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/a/usc.edu/spreadsheets/d/1QOede1P4px-iEC4ShzUfBhgLk6wNZuYiorLfaLl6VfA/edit?usp=sharing]</span></span><div><br/></div>
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