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Annual Fund Wish List

You can make a difference at USC Annenberg today by choosing one of the following items from "Wish Lists" prepared by USC Annenberg, its Schools of Journalism and Communication, and the Trojan Debate Squad. If you'd like to help fund one of these items, please contact Joshua Larsen at (213) 821-4033 or joshuala@usc.edu.

USC ANNENBERG SCHOOL

Take a Professor to Lunch Fund/
Take Students to Lunch Fund
$150 +
Encourage personal and informal interactions between students and faculty by providing funds for students to host faculty for lunch and vice versa

Annenberg Resource Center Collections Fund $250 +
Help purchase journals, books, videos, historic newspaper databases and computer research resources that are used daily by students, staff and faculty

Last Mile Fund $1,000 +
Helps faculty to publish their research results.

Seminar Room Furnishings $2,500–5,000
Provide new tables and chairs for the School's seminar rooms

Recruitment/Admissions $6,000
Help our faculty and staff participate in USC's national freshman recruitment programs by contributing toward their travel expenses

Career Development Services $8,000
Purchase a new database that will enable the Career Development Office to better serve students by tracking their interests, career goals and internship locations, as well as their interactions with Career Development staff and services 

A/V Equipment $25,000
Purchase audio-visual equipment for the Dean's Conference Room

Auditorium Renovation $25,000
Renovate and upgrade the stage in the main Annenberg Auditorium


SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM

Equipment for the Radio Program $750–8,000
We need state-of-the-art equipment for our new program in radio journalism, including digital recorders, studio microphones, booth and auxiliary mixers, control boards, monitor speakers and software

Student Travel to Professional Conferences $1,000
We would love to be able to pay the way for students to attend professional journalism and public relations conferences to give them invaluable new information and contacts

Faculty Travel $1,000–2,500
Enable a member of the faculty to take advantage of special opportunities to travel in the U.S. and abroad to attend professional conferences or conduct research

Scholarships for Overseas Internships $1,000–10,000
Help graduate students participate in our outstanding international journalism summer program

Student Workshops $2,500 each
Help to fund instructors and software for special workshops in all areas of journalism, such as Public Relations, Voice and workshops that teach students in the online journalism program how to use advanced software

Upgrade Broadcasting Equipment $10,000 each
Purchase upgraded high-definition cameras so that students can become familiar with this technology by using it for their "Annenberg Television News" and "Impact" field reports. Price includes required accessories.

Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence $7,500–10,000
Help us invite a distinguished journalist to campus for several days or a week to teach and talk to students


SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION

Student Research/Travel Fund $1,000 +
Give students the financial help they need to pursue special research projects and attend academic conference

Seed Funding for Faculty Research $1,000 +
Help faculty initiate innovative research projects

Visiting Speakers $1,000 +
Help students meet great thinkers and professional mentors by supporting our impressive visiting speaker program

Distinguished Visiting Scholar-in-Residence $7,500–10,000 +
Enrich the academic atmosphere by helping us bring an industry or academic leader to campus, to interact with students and give talks on topics of interest and importance


TROJAN DEBATE SQUAD

Help the Team Compete at Tournaments
Portable printers for debate team members to use while on the road (3 needed)   $100

Underwrite the tournament registration fee for one tournament (up to 6 tournaments)
 
$250

Pay for video recording equipment to tape debates for later review
 
$500

Underwrite travel costs for a regional tournament (up to 4 tournaments)
 
$3,000

Underwrite travel costs for a national tournament (up to 4 tournaments)
 
$5,000

Technology $1,000
Help us purchase a new laptop for use by members of the Trojan Debate Squad (4 needed)

Financial Support for Team Members
Provide a partial scholarship to help cover the rising cost of tuition and room & board   $10,000

Fund a Debate Squad Scholarship (one semester)
 
$17,000

Underwrite a teaching assistant position for one year to enable graduate students to work with the squad
 
$25,925

Your support really matters. Thank you!