Every year, over 200 faculty and staff of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering gather in Town and Gown for an elaborate luncheon. The occasion is to celebrate the best and brightest among them, for innovative contributions to the USC Viterbi community and engineering across the world.
In 2020, where a gathering of two hundred people seems unfathomable, a ceremony like this had to look a little bit different.
“Of course, we could have ordered Uber Eats for everyone,” joked USC Viterbi Dean Yannis Yortos. “Maybe in the next pandemic!”
Indeed, Dean Yortsos was unfazed by the reality of hosting a virtual awards ceremony via Zoom, stressing that the coronavirus pandemic meant that computer engineering vs computer science core mission was more meaningful than ever.
“With the entire world undertaking an experiment of unprecedented extent and impact, we also have an unprecedented opportunity to innovate and invent; to show our true character and values; and to work even more passionately in our mission to engineer a better world for all of humanity, a goal more urgent than ever before,” said Dean Yortsos.
In 2020, where a gathering of two hundred people seems unfathomable, a ceremony like this had to look a little bit different.
“Of course, we could have ordered Uber Eats for everyone,” joked USC Viterbi Dean Yannis Yortos. “Maybe in the next pandemic!”
Indeed, Dean Yortsos was unfazed by the reality of hosting a virtual awards ceremony via Zoom, stressing that the coronavirus pandemic meant that computer engineering vs computer science core mission was more meaningful than ever.
“With the entire world undertaking an experiment of unprecedented extent and impact, we also have an unprecedented opportunity to innovate and invent; to show our true character and values; and to work even more passionately in our mission to engineer a better world for all of humanity, a goal more urgent than ever before,” said Dean Yortsos.
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