About Us
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.

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
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
Affiliated Organizations
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.