School of Social Work by the Numbers
Social Work
City of Angels,
then & now
Trojan Facts
Victory
100
Year that the school of social work was founded
What is 1920
100
Century in which Social Work originated as a profession
What is The 19th Century
100
One of the oldest print publications in history this paper debuted in 1881
What is The Los Angeles Times
100
Year that USC was founded
What is 1880
100
The winningest coach in USC football history who has a popular campus eatery named after him
Who is John McKay
200
Approximate student body population
What is 3000
200
He was the first professional social worker hired in the United States
Who is Garnet Pelton
200
in 1897 500 of these "black gold" producers operated in the city of Los Angeles
What is Oil Wells
200
This campus landmark was built in 1880 and housed the first incoming class in school history
What is Widney House
200
This "Nittany Lion" BIG 10 school faced USC football in it's first bowl appearance
What is Penn State University
300
Year that the San Diego Academic Center first opened it's doors
What is 2009
300
Born in 1860, she is widely considered as one of the earliest most influential social workers of all time
Who is Jane Adams
300
This most famous of all Los Angeles cemeteries opens in 1917
What is Forest lawn
300
Original "worship worthy" Name of the "Tommy Trojan" statue unveiled in 1921
What is Tommy Shrine
300
Year the USC Trojans won the BCS national championship
What is 2005
400
Month and Year in which the inaugural cohort of Virtual Academic Center (VAC) began classes
What is October 2010
400
The alternate "medical type" profession that most of the earliest social workers were trained in
What is Nursing
400
in 1973 he became the 1st African American mayor in the history of Los Angeles and only the 2nd in any major United States city
What is Tom Bradley
400
In 1929 USC launched this school (the first of it's kind in the nation) with special guests Greta Garbo and Douglas fairbanks
What is The School of Cinematography
400
with 83 mens "team" national titles USC leads the nation and leads this 2nd place "ursine" school by 11
What is UCLA
500
Approximate population of the Skirball Academic Center
What is 40-60
500
He founded the "Almshouses" for the poor in Philadelphia in 1713
Who is William Penn
500
Population of Los Angeles according to the 2010 U.S. Census (within 200,000)
What is 12.8 million
500
USC Alum and Academy Award winning director of Forest Gump and the Back to the Future trilogy was originally denied admission to USC based on poor academic transcripts.
What is Robert Zemeckis
500
This Olympic Gold Medalist and basketball Hall of fame inductee unlike her younger brother opted for USC over UCLA
Who is Cheryl Miller
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