USC Board of Trustees selects internationally recognized biologist and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor to lead the university into new era. Her appointment begins on July 1, 2019. “USC is a world-class global research university, and I am deeply grateful to the USC community and its leaders for giving me the privilege of serving as its president. The lifeblood of every great university is its faculty, students, staff, and alumni, and I am so looking forward to meeting with you and learning more about you. The opportunities and potential I see ahead for USC are extraordinary.” says Folt, “Of course, I also am aware that our community is deeply troubled by a number of immediate challenges. I assure you that we will meet these challenges together, directly, decisively and with honesty and candor. This is a moment of responsibility and opportunity, and we will seize them both.”
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New ethics and compliance leader brings a focus on values
Stacy Giwa has joined USC as vice president of ethics and compliance — with a focus on values and culture and the goal of strengthening integrity and ethical decision-making across the university. “For all the right reasons, USC is taking a step back to see what we can learn from our key stakeholders about our values,” said Giwa. “It’s a really pivotal time. There are a lot of great things happening here, so to be part of helping people engage around values as a core element of meeting our objectives of being a top research university and outstanding medical enterprise is exciting.”…
Ombuds roles established at both campuses
USC has launched a new Office of the Ombuds to provide independent, confidential and impartial support for the university community. After a national search, Katherine Greenwood (University Park Campus) and Thomas Kosakowski (Health Sciences Campus) are the university’s professional ombuds.
“The USC Office of the Ombuds will provide a safe place on both campuses for faculty, students and staff to navigate policies, issues, concerns and conflicts without fear of reprisal or judgement,” Quick and Soni wrote in an email sent to faculty, staff and students. “In doing do, the office will promote and embody an ethical, empathetic and engaged university culture committed to problem-solving, dispute resolution and workplace wellness.”…
Recommendations: Barrett Culture Values
The Task Force on Workplace Standards and Employee Wellness provided its final culture-related recommendations to the Culture Commission. Its primary recommendations were to 1) proceed with a university-wide cultural values assessment using a survey created by Barrett Values Centre, and 2) convene a working group that will help implement culture initiatives and ensure the commission is receiving input from our community. …