Masters Seminar Series
The Masters Seminar Series is a unique opportunity for Viterbi student leaders to engage in discussion around leadership, communication and engineering from prominent members of the community. Past speakers in the KIUEL Masters Seminar Series have included:
Dr. Sidney Harman: "Technology, Ethics, Writing & Jazz"
October 14, 2008
Sidney Harman is the founder and chairman of audio-equipment giant Harman International Industries, whose many electronics and audio-equipment brands include Harman Kardon, JBL, AKG Acoustics, Mark Levinson and Infinity. He co-founded Harman Kardon, a pioneering company in the high-fidelity audio business, in 1952.
Dr. Harman also serves as the first Judge Widney Professor of Business at the USC Marshall School of Business. This position is one of USC’s most prestigious, named after university founder Judge Robert Maclay Widney. Click
here to read the announcement about Dr. Harman's appointment.
Alan Alda, "Inaugural Master Seminar: Technology & Communication"
January 15, 2008
Alan Alda, a renown actor, has numerous awards for his many roles in film, television and theater. In addition, Mr. Alda hosts Scientific American Frontiers on PBS and is a true enthusiast for science and technology. He visited the USC Viterbi School to discuss the importance of communication for engineers (
read article). Mr. Alda also participated in a Vision and Voices program titled,
"Science, Art & Society".
