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USC is leading 2014 SEC Symposium
July 28, 2014
USC President Harris Pastides
Dr. Michael Amiridis, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
USC President Harris Pastides and Dr. Michael Amiridis, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, will speak during the SEC Presidents, Chancellors and Provosts Reception on the second day of the 2014 Southeastern Conference Symposium, to be held September 21-23 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta.
Designed to address a significant scholarly issue by utilizing the range of disciplinary strengths of the SEC’s 14 member universities, the 2014 SEC Symposium is titled “Prevention of Obesity: Overcoming a 21st Century Public Health Challenge” and is led by the University of South Carolina.
As the lead institution for the SEC Symposium, USC faculty and administrators were charged with organizing the event’s program, which will critically review the body of knowledge that could guide the development and implementation of a national effort on obesity.
“Dr. Pastides and Dr. Amiridis have provided consistent leadership throughout the planning process for the second SEC Symposium,”said Torie Johnson, executive director of SECU. “Their willingness to participate in the event’s reception is another example of their commitment to the success of the event and their belief in the SEC’s academic initiative.”
Dr. Russ Pate of the Department of Exercise Science is chair of the Local Organizing Committee for the symposium. Guest speakers from the Arnold School include Dr. Jihong Liu of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Dr. Patricia Sharpe of the Prevention Research Center.
Pastides, president of USC since 2008, joined the university in 1998 as Dean of the Arnold School of Public Health and later became vice president for research and health sciences. Pastides is the SEC’s representative on the NCAA Executive Committee; the NCAA Division I Board of Directors; and the NCAA Division I Steering Committee on Governance.
Amiridis, named dean of the College of Engineering and Computing in 2006, became provost in 2009. He holds a faculty appointment in the department of chemical engineering.
Keynote speakers for the symposium include Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, and Dr. Michael Lauer, director of the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and Dr. John E. Hall, 2014 SEC Professor of the Year, will also speak during the symposium.
Visit www.SECSymposium.com or www.TheSECU.com for information.
