A Community of Honor
The world has never relied more than we do now on engineering and technology’s ability to solve the grand challenges of our time and to improve the human condition. Even so, extraordinary advances in technology can also have unforeseen impacts. The role of engineers will be crucial in shaping a world in which future generations will live in by solving grand challenge problems in sustainability, health, security, and enriching life along with shouldering great responsibility in preventing and addressing unintended consequences.
It is for this reason that we aim to educate trustworthy engineers — engineers who have exceptional technical competence and exceptional character. We need leaders who can be trusted in today’s times when our world changes exponentially fast and when technology and humanity are intertwined as never before. This vision determines our actions as an academic community at USC Viterbi and in our goal to help engineer a better world for all humanity. HONOR CODE Engineering enables and empowers our ambitions and is integral to our identities. In the Viterbi community, accountability is reflected in all our endeavors. Engineering+ Integrity Engineering+ Responsibility Engineering+ Community Think good. Do better. Be great. These are the pillars we stand upon as we address the challenges of society and enrich lives. In this pursuit, “excellence in all our endeavors” becomes part of our vision and the combined excellence in competence and in character shapes our shared endeavors as students and faculty. It encompasses how we conduct ourselves in the classroom, in the lab, and outside the curriculum. Being a vibrant cross-section of academic and social cultures, our school provides an ecosystem characterized by two common principles: high ethics and human values. These principles govern our education, research, innovation, and impact. In this endeavor, the Viterbi School aspires to always be a “Community of Trust” and a “Community of Honor”, where the actions of one represent us all. With a lifelong commitment to excellence in all our endeavors, we aspire to outstanding competence and outstanding character, to act ethically, and to be trustworthy in a world of constant change. And as members of the Viterbi academic community, we hold ourselves up to the highest standard of academic integrity.
Let this vision guide us.
Dean Yannis C. Yortsos
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UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK 2023-2024
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