USC Residential Education

10/18/2020

10/02/2020

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09/25/2020

🎈Introducing...Hector!🎈

🔘Name: Hector Solis-Ortiz
🔘RCC for: Cluster #10
🔘What’re you watching, reading, or listening to lately: I love listening to podcasts. The ones that I regularly listen to are and 🎧

[Image 1 Description] A white and grey background. A cardinal colored box at the top with “Introducing” and an arrow pointing to an image of Hector. “Hector - Cluster 10 RCC, he/him/his.” The virtual cluster logo in the bottom left and ResEd logo in the bottom right.

[Image 2 Description] A white and grey background. The logo for virtual cluster 10 at the top. 2 cardinal rectangles and a gold rectangle contain facts about Hector.
Role: I supervise your fellow VPMs and help manage the VPM program while providing support and resources to first-year students.
Time at USC: 8 months
Fun fact: I was a contestant on “Let’s Make A Deal” and won a trip to Hawaii while wearing my lucky penguin costume!
The virtual cluster logo in the bottom left and ResEd logo in the bottom right.

09/24/2020

❤️💛 Beat the Bruins! 🏆❤️💛
Will you represent USC in the 2020 We Run The City Virtual event? 👟 Remember to register at the link www.werunthecity.com. You don't want to miss this!

[Image 1 Description] A light grey background. 4 individuals running in the center of the image. At the bottom, a yellow banner with werunthecity.com
Top left: logos for Special Olympics of Southern California and We Run The City.
Top right: 5K/10K Virtual Walk/Run. UCLA Bruins vs. USC Trojans. The timer starts September 26.

[Image 2 Description] A light grey background.
Top left: logos for Special Olympics of Southern California and We Run The City.
5K/10K Virtual Race/Run. Sept 26 - Oct 10, 2020. Sign up today for the virtual premium option and receive:
•completion medal
•face mask
•torch run t-shirt
Images of a black torch run t-shirt, multicolor, medal, and multicolor face mask.

09/17/2020

📮 USC Votes! 📮
The election is less than 50 days away...are you registered? National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday 9/22 and we want as many Trojans as possible to register! Join and various student orgs to celebrate. Link below to the event 💻
[Image Description] Half cardinal background, half gold background with stars. A white rectangle with a hand putting a ballot in a box and USC VOTES! in the middle. The “O” in VOTES is the ballot box. National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 22!

09/09/2020

Join us for our very first Campus Activities Virtual Book Club! Meet new people and discuss your favorite books with us!
Book: Chemistry by Weike Wang. First 10 people to rsvp get a free ebook!! RSVP at bit.ly/lnscbooks

Event link: bit.ly/uscbook

*Please use USC Zoom account to join these events.

*Please note that links are case sensitive.

If you require any accommodation for effective communication or
mobility, or other feature to fully participate in this event, please
contact us at [email protected] with as much advance
notice as possible.

09/08/2020

Presenting...Cluster Connections! 🤗 Events for all first-year clusters on Tuesdays at 4:00 PM PST. Check out these September events! 🗓

Today’s event is ⏱ SPEED FRIENDING ⏱ Meet people through a random matching system and get to know them with provided questions. Who knows...they could be your new BFF 🙂

Link to the event page below! 💻
[Image description] A gold background with large white dots and multiple small black dots throughout. The title - CLUSTER CONNECTIONS. -Events for all first-year clusters on Tuesday’s at 4:00 PM PST.- The word September in a cardinal cursive font above 4 white squares showing the events for this month, each with a title and small black image.
8th = Speed Friending. The image of a timer.
15th = Singing Bee. The image of music notes.
22nd = Rock Your Resume. The image of a piece of lined paper.
29th = Gamers & Geeks (GG). The image of a game controller.

09/08/2020

🛡 Virtual Clusters are here!! 🛡
All first-year Trojans will have the chance to get to know other first-year students in a smaller setting, and connect with a Virtual Peer Mentor (VPM). Starting this month your VPMs will reach out to connect with you and your peers via digital hangouts and events. We are bringing the experience of living in a residence hall to YOU! 🏢

Keep checking your USC email. Your VPM will be in touch soon! 💻
[Image description] A white background with the outline of several shapes all over: gears, clocks, smartphones, and other things related to technology. A large outline of a shield in an orange/yellow gradient with the words Virtual Clusters. The USC Residential Education logo is at the bottom.

08/22/2020

Mac & cheese 🧀🥄 the perfect weekend activity! Last week our very own FIR Laura Baker hosted a cooking demo and made this easy recipe! >>swipe for more info>> With just 3-5 ingredients you’ve got a home cooked meal 😋 if you make it this weekend, tag us!!

The USC Welcome Experience continues until September! Check we-are.usc/welcome-experience/ for links and more info 💻
[Image 1 description] Large font: Macaroni & Cheese.” Smaller font near the bottom: “Faculty/Chef Laura Baker’s recipe from last week’s cooking demo!” In the middle are 4 pictures of mac & cheese in a saucepan at 4 different stages. Top left: cooked pasta that has absorbed water. Top right: pasta cooking with evaporated milk. Bottom left: cheese added to the pasta. Bottom right: finished product, a creamy mac and cheese dish.

[Image 2] Large font: “Ingredients.” Smaller font: “6 oz elbow macaroni*. 6 oz grated cheese, like cheddar**. 6 oz evaporated milk. Enough water to cover the pasta. Salt.
*May use any small pasta like shells, rotini, or fusilli.
**May use pepper jack, gruyere, or a combination of cheeses.
Optional: 1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs. 1/2 Tbsp butter.”

[Image 3] Large font: “Equipment.” Smaller font: “A Medium or Large Saucepan. A Wooden Spoon. A Can Opener (evaporated milk). 2 Serving Bowls & 2 Forks. An Appetite! Optional: A Grater for cheese if not already grated. A small saucepan for the breadcrumb topping.”

[Image 4] Large font: “Directions.” Smaller font: “1. Place pasta in saucepan. Add just enough cold water to cover and a pinch of salt. 2. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently. Stir until all water is absorbed, ~6 minutes. 3. Add evaporated milk and bring to a boil. Add cheese. Reduce heat to low. 4. Continue stirring until cheese is melted and liquid is reduced to a creamy sauce, ~2 minutes. Add salt to taste. 5. If desired, melt butter in a small saucepan and add breadcrumbs. Toast mixture until brown, ~3 minutes. 6. Serve in 2 bowls; top with breadcrumbs.”

[Image] Large font: “Did you make this?” A bowl of mac & cheese with a smiley face. “We’d love to see your creations! Tag to share.” @ University of Southern California