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Multigenerational, Multidisciplinary, Multicultural

Since its founding in 1978, the USC Emeriti Center has served the university’s retirees and pre-retirees in living healthy and purposeful lives by providing essential information, resources, services, advocacy, privileges, and support. Part of the Office of the Provost, the Emeriti Center offers most of its services and programs free of charge and is open to campus and community. We are an inclusive community celebrating our diverse population and offer many intergenerational learning programs throughout the year.

Mission & Vision

The USC Emeriti Center supports USC faculty and staff in living healthy and purposeful lives throughout their lifecycle by providing opportunities for service, teaching and research.

Our inclusive Center is the intergenerational bridge across the university employee lifespan. We partner with USC schools for multidisciplinary, multigenerational and multicultural initiatives benefitting the university community and beyond. Through this model, we support USC faculty research and teaching while engaging USC students in experiential learning and practice outside the classroom.

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Administration

Assistant Vice Provost, USC Emeriti Center
Adjunct Faculty, USC Davis School of Gerontology
Executive Director Emerita, AROHE.org
jcbrown@usc.edu
(213)740-7121

Co-Director, USC Emeriti Center
Instructional Associate Professor, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Director, USC Age-Friendly University Initiative
cicero@usc.edu
(213)740-7121

President, Retired Faculty Association
Emeriti College Senior Adviser, Retired Associate Provost
jbwalker@usc.edu
(213)740-8921

 

President, Staff Retirement Association
scthetamom@gmail.com
(213)740-8921

Executive Leadership Board

The Emeriti Center’s Executive Leadership Board includes retired faculty and staff leaders who provide strategic vision for the Center and its initiatives.

Janette Brown

Assistant Vice Provost, USC Emeriti Center & Emeriti College
jcbrown@usc.edu

Karen Koblitz

Community Volunteers Outreach Coordinator, Caldwell Scholarship Co-Chair
koblitz@usc.edu

Mike Klineman

Past President, Staff Retirement Association (SRA)
mkline50@aol.com

Donna Simmons

Staff/Faculty SRA Liaison
dsimmons@usc.edu

Debbie Wong

President, Staff Retirement Association (SRA)
scthetamom@gmail.com

Jerome B. Walker

President, Retired Faculty Association (RFA), Immediate Past Director, Emeriti College
jbwalker@usc.edu

Student Staff

Partnerships

The USC Emeriti Center, as part of the Office of the Provost, collaborates with colleague organizations across the university and throughout the greater community. In particular, we wish to acknowledge those institutions with which we partner most frequently.