USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy explained

USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy
Other Name:USC Iovine and Young, The Academy, IYA
Mottoeng:The Degree is in Disruption[1]
Established:2013
Endowment:$70 million
Dean:Thanassis Rikakis[2]
Undergrad:114[3]

The USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy (also known as USC Iovine and Young Academy, the Academy, or IYA) is located at the University of Southern California in the United States. The Academy is the university’s 20th professional school.[4]

The Iovine and Young Academy is highly competitive and admits a small cohort of students each year.[5], Academy startups have raised more than $120 million in funding and acquisition payouts.[6]

History

The Academy was founded in 2013 following a $70 million donation by Jimmy Iovine and Andre (Dr. Dre) Young.[7] The Academy offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation.[8]

Erica Muhl served as the Academy's founding dean from 2013 to 2021.[9] On July 8, 2021, it was announced that Thanassis Rikakis, a professor of bioengineering at Virginia Tech, would be joining the Academy as its second dean. His tenure began August 23, 2021.[10]

In 2017, the Academy launched a new online professional master's degree program in Integrated Design, Business and Technology.[11]

On September 4, 2024, the Academy and the USC Marshall School of Business announced they will offer a joint Bachelor of Science degree in the Business of Innovation.[12]

Iovine and Young Hall

The Iovine and Young Hall opened on October 2, 2019. It is a three-story, 40,000-square-foot building.[13] The school houses a fabrication lab for metal, wood, plastics, and electronics; a multimedia lab for motion capture, photo, video, and audio; an adaptive studio/lecture classrooms; an alumni incubator for Academy student-founded companies; and a podcast booth.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trojans celebrate official opening of Iovine and Young Hall.
  2. Web site: Thanassis Rikakis, educational innovator, named dean of USC Iovine and Young Academy.
  3. Web site: Iovine and Young Demographics 2018-19.
  4. USC Unveils Iovine and Young Hall: The House That Jimmy and Dre Built. 2021-05-09. Billboard. en.
  5. Web site: California. The University of Southern. The Learning Experience. 2022-01-28. iovine-young.usc.edu.
  6. Web site: Spencer Steuart. USC Iovine and Young Academy Dean Search.
  7. Danton. Eric R.. 2013-05-15. Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Give $70 Million to USC for Arts Academy. 2021-06-19. Rolling Stone. en-US.
  8. Web site: California . The University of Southern . USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy . 2021-05-09 . iovine-young.usc.edu.
  9. Web site: Halperin. Shirley. 2019-10-02. Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre Attend Ribbon Cutting for USC Hall in Their Name. 2021-06-19. Variety. en-US.
  10. Web site: Introducing Thanassis Rikakis as Dean of the USC Iovine and Young Academy. 2021-06-19. USC. en-US.
  11. Web site: California. The University of Southern. USC Iovine and Young Academy Launches New Online Master of Science. 2021-05-09. iovine-young.usc.edu.
  12. Web site: USC Marshall IYA Joint Degree Announcement . 2024-09-17 . USC Marshall School of Business . en.
  13. Web site: University of Southern California Iovine Young Academy – Frederick Fisher and Partners. 2021-05-09. en-US.
  14. Web site: California. The University of Southern. Iovine and Young Hall. 2021-05-09. iovine-young.usc.edu.

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