SCA Culture & Community Mission Statement
The USC School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) recognizes, values and celebrates the diversity of our community of students, staff and faculty. SCA is committed to equity by providing our community with resources to achieve academic, personal and professional success.

What are the pillars of our community?

• ACCESS 

  Ensure equitable access to the resources to achieve academic, personal and professional success.

• ACCOUNTABILITY

  Be transparent, take responsibility for what needs to change, and make a plan to act upon it.

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

  Recognize the hierarchical and oppressive histories of media industries and academia, and the need to shift industry paradigm to be more collaborative and inclusive.

• BELONGING

  Cultivate a feeling of being part of the community (academic, social, and physical/spatial).

• ENGAGEMENT

  Inspire critical and constructive dialogue about differences that enhance our creative and scholarly work. Encourage participation and a willingness to learn, evolve and change our community together.

• EMPOWERMENT

  Promote equity and equip community members with the skills to advocate for themselves and for others.

• LEADERSHIP

  Lead media industries and academia toward the imagining of a new status quo that prioritizes equity and inclusion as guiding principles.

What are we doing to act on this commitment?

• Maintain the SCA Community Impact Council to specifically address concerns within our community.
• Create opportunities for connection and community
• Create opportunities for mentorship
• Create opportunities for community unlearning and relearning
• Establish new standards across the SCA curriculum
• Increase institutional communication and transparency
• Center impactful community events
• Enable confidential feedback and reporting (SCA Feedback Forum: https://scacommunity.usc.edu/secure/feedback ) 
• Expand funding opportunities for students

If you would like to provide feedback on ways to improve our efforts, please let us know by using the SCA Feedback Forum (https://scacommunity.usc.edu/secure/feedback).

Division Liaisons

Each division within the School of Cinematic Arts designates a Liaison to represent the interest of students concerning issues of culture and communty. We encourage students to contact their division representative to report a problem or talk about any issues relating to culture and community within the SCA community.

Community & Engagement

Student Stories

Student Organizations

SCA Organizations
Asian American Cinema Association (asianamericancinemaassociation@gmail.com)
African American Cinema Society (asianamericancinemaassociation@gmail.com)
Latinx Film & Media Association (LatiFam) (latifamdeusc@gmail.com)
Women of Cinematic Arts (uscwca@gmail.com)
Queer Students of Cinematic Arts (QSCA) (qsa@usc.edu)

USC Organizations
Afghan Student Association (usc.afgsa@gmail.com)
Armenian Students Association (asa@usc.edu)
Asian Pacific American Student Assembly (uscapasa@gmail.com)
Asian Pacific Graduate Student Association (apgsa@usc.edu)
Association of Indian Students (india@aisusc.org)
Association of Indonesian Students (indonesian.trojan@gmail.com)
Black Graduate Student Network (trojanbgsn@gmail.com)
Black Student Assembly at USC (bsausc@usc.edu)
Brazilian Student Association (brasa@usc.edu)
Burmese Students' Association (bursa@usc.edu)
Chinese Graduate Student Association (usc.cgsa@gmail.com)
Chinese Student Association (usccsaofficial@gmail.com)
International Student Assembly (isa@usc.edu)
International Students Latin America (latinos.usc@gmail.com)
Iranian Graduate Student Association (igsa@usc.edu)
Japanese Student Association (jsaofusc@gmail.com)
Korean American Student Association (kasausc@gmail.com)
Latino Graduate Student Association (latinotrojan@gmail.com)
Latina/o Student Assembly (lsausc@usc.edu)
Pacific Islander Student Association (pisausc@gmail.com)
Taiwanese American Organization (usctao@usc.edu)
Turkish Student Association (uscturkish@gmail.com)
Vietnamese Student Association (vsa@usc.edu)
Multicultural Greek Council (uscmgcpresident@gmail.com)

Contact Information
impact@cinema.usc.edu