March news

Join us for SAAMLAND activities on April 10 from 12 noon – 3 PM in Alumni Park! This event engages in topics around consent, healthy relationships, and community building to create safer, more supportive environments for all. Giveaways and prizes for participants! Read other spring event news.

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Student Facilitators for Consent and Healthy Relationships

On-Campus Non-work-study (student employment) Graduate Assistant Facilitator: ID: 382227 Undergraduate Facilitator: ID: 382230 LGBTQ+ Program Specialist:  ID: 383798 Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Services provides prevention and intervention services to the USC campus to reduce incidents of sexual and relationship violence and to support students. RSVP is looking for students with an interest in gender equity issues, reducing gender-based violence,…Continue Reading Student Facilitators for Consent and Healthy Relationships

Graduate Assistant Positions (Counseling and Mental Health)

 Counseling and Mental Health (CMH) Graduate Program Assistant Position  Description: USC Counseling and Mental Health (CMH) is looking to hire a graduate student worker. CMH provides psychological services to USC students. This includes a wide spectrum of services from prevention to direct therapy services. The graduate assistant will play a vital role in the success…Continue Reading Graduate Assistant Positions (Counseling and Mental Health)

January Newsletter

New Year, New Ideas — Welcome to 2024! Our spring semester “Great Read” explores trauma-informed practices, and helping students build resilience to pursue their best lives. We’ll be using “What Happened to You” by Dr. Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey as a discussion framework. Save the date for monthly blood drives, “All of Us” study participation, the upcoming Student Well-being Index Survey, and other programs this semester.

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Meet Dakari Quimby: Champion of Change in USC’s Mental Health Outreach Team

Meet Dakari Quimby, PhD, newly appointed as Assistant Director of Outreach and Prevention Services at USC Student Health’s Counseling and Mental Health unit. Most people on campus who know him call him by the more informal title, Dr. Dakari. As one of the newest members of the team, his goal is to make mental health support on campus as common as a coffee run.

Originally from Maryland, Dr. Dakari completed his undergraduate degree at Washington University and earned his Ph.D. from Loyola University of Chicago. After working at Children’s Hospital in L.A. for three years, he served as the embedded counselor at the Black Student Cultural Center at USC for three years….Continue Reading Meet Dakari Quimby: Champion of Change in USC’s Mental Health Outreach Team

Spring Immu-Fest!

If you are a new USC student this spring semester and have not yet completed your required immunizations (including a TB screening, if you are an international student), please plan on attending the immunizations fair from January 8-12, 2024. This will be your opportunity to complete all the requirements for vaccinations. You are strongly advised…Continue Reading Spring Immu-Fest!

A look back: 2022-2023 Annual Report

We are pleased to share with you a December update of activities from 2022-2023. We continuously strive for best-in-class care for you, and to advance the health and wholeness of all of our students and campus communities. This has been another gratifying year of service, ongoing quality improvement projects, and working with our student populations….Continue Reading A look back: 2022-2023 Annual Report

Regional Health Advisory: Recent travel to Tecate, Mexico

The Department of Public Health (Public Health) is asking for assistance with sharing this advisory information with families. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a health advisory on December 8, 2023, to notify clinicians and the public about an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) among people in the United States with recent…Continue Reading Regional Health Advisory: Recent travel to Tecate, Mexico

Health Advisory: Reminder of hygiene to prevent illness

Health Advisory As we are entering the peak season for respiratory illness and the end of semester study period and finals, we advise taking extra care in exercising hygiene precautions to avoid illness. Current campus public health surveillance indicators indicate elevated prevalence of flu (influenza virus) and COVID-19 among students (respiratory symptoms), and well as…Continue Reading Health Advisory: Reminder of hygiene to prevent illness