Southern California

xecutive Report: University of Southern California (USC) Summer Bridge Program Overview The Academic Counseling Services (ACS) is a unit of the Undergraduate Programs in the Office of the Provost. The purpose of the ACS is to identify and assist specific populations in an effort to increase retention and graduation rates of undergraduate students at the University of Southern California (USC). In collaboration with academic partners, ACS offers general academic advising, tutoring services,…

Riverside, CA—General Plan Analysis and 30-Year Strategy Context Riverside City is located in Southern California. It was founded during the mission days under Spanish rule in the early 1800s, when ranchos (land grands) were offered to citizens of high standing. The downtown design was a grid iron pattern borrowed from the design of downtown Philadelphia . The city benefitted from the “second gold rush” of California; navel oranges were a cash crop in the area. The citrus industry assisted in…

USC’s purchase of Verdugo Hills Hospital Located in the heart of Los Angeles in Southern California lies the home of the USC Trojans. In the year eighteen eighty the city of Los Angeles opened the doors of its first university to a total of fifty three students. USC began its journey in a city just as underdeveloped as the university itself. Since then they have blossomed into a nationally known institution and have graduated hundreds of thousands of students who have gone on to make a huge…

California attracted people because it represented a place where dreams were made into reality. Its glittering reputation has regressed throughout the years between 1986 and 2015. James J. Rawls described California as a place of promise and paradox; however, it is no longer thought of as a place of promise. Areas of California like Los Angeles and Hollywood have helped develop the ideology of California as creating fame, success, and fortune, but current economic and environmental instability…

Environment California has different types of land including mountains, farmland, deserts, and forests. California has two mountain ranges which are the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade. California’s farmland includes fruits, vegetable, dairy products, and livestock. Most of the dairy products come from California. Northern California forests are occupied with sequoias and redwoods. California is by the Pacific Ocean, so fisherman can catch salmon, swordfish, shrimp, and squid. Grapes are a very…

My paper will contain information about Northern California and all of the amenities that it has to offer and why it is a better choice than visiting Southern California. The reason I have decided to research California and learn about all of the beautiful cities, wonderful scenery, and the various other things that I will get to experience, is because I am planning a trip to go in September. I have never been to the west coast, but I have heard about how beautiful it is. It wasn’t easy to…

animals is the California grizzly bear, but this animal has been extinct since 1922. This animal has been associated with California since people began moving to the west coast of the United States. As people began to move to California hoping to strike it rich during the gold rush, the bears stood their ground and lived around the advancing civilizations. The bears wreaked havoc for the new settlers, eating their livestock and stopping human expansion. The scientific name of the California…

Delano is a town that is located in the southern part of California. This area had a high population of Mexican immigrants working on farms. A lot of Mexicans pick fruits like grapes on the plantations. The Mexican workers went on strike in September 8th 1965 in Delano California. The main people that started the movement was Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and Gilbert Padilla. These three guys form an organization in Delano that is called National Farm Workers Association. Some of the people…

Originally born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, my family moved to Southern California when I was three. I initially studied music in primary and middle school, playing trumpet and percussion in jazz band and orchestra. Music ended up being the vehicle for me to attend and eventually graduate from Interlochen Arts Academy in northern Michigan. By this time, I started shifting focus to the visual and liberal arts and was accepted to the Visual Arts department. This was an early opportunity to…

Southern California attractions vary from the relaxing to the extreme, and the Golden State has something for everyone in the family. You can conceivably take surf lessons, ski down a mountain, see your child's eyes light up when he sees Mickey Mouse for the first time, and even meet celebrities all in the same week. The only problem is figuring out how to budget your time and money, this guide will help you do both. Surf, sand and fun await beach goers in Coronado. Famous for the beautiful…