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Supporting our Trojan community to fuel USC’s future

Supporting our Trojan community to fuel USC’s future

The Human Resources, Equal Opportunity, and Compliance (HREC) division encompasses the university offices entrusted with upholding the university culture, equal opportunity, ethics, professionalism, and compliance functions, as well as the traditional areas of HR – talent acquisition, development, and growth; compensation and benefits; and well-being – so our faculty, staff, and students can learn, work, and thrive.

Our HREC teams are continuously designing systems that elevate our employees’ experience, instill university-wide cohesiveness, and implement and integrate legal requirements. Aligned with USC’s Unifying Values, we pursue excellence and operate with integrity, which will build trust in the university while advancing USC’s mission.

Senior Vice President Stacy Giwa leads the people-focused HREC team.

HREC Offices

The HREC division includes the following university umbrella offices: 

University Human Resources (HR)

Continually enhancing itself to best serve USC faculty and staff, University HR helps with designing meaningful work university-wide, offering strong management, cultivating a positive workplace culture, and providing health and well-being services, as well as growth opportunities.

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Office of Civil Rights Compliance (OCRC)

OCRC (formerly the Office for Equity, Equal Opportunity, and Title IX or EEO-TIX) manages the university’s prompt and caring response to all reports of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation relating to protected characteristics involving community members at all of USC’s locations, departments, and institutes.

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Culture, Ethics, and Compliance (OCEC)

OCEC works with university partners to align decisions and behaviors with USC’s mission, Unifying Values, and compliance obligations, including Institutional Accessibility, Research Compliance, Privacy, Youth Protection, and Clery.

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Professionalism and Ethics (OPE)

Fosters behaviors consistent with professional and university standards, with responsibility for the Offices of Professionalism and Ethics (OPE), Threat Assessment and Management, and Athletic Compliance (OAC).

Initiatives

The HREC division initiates and leads efforts aimed at elevating our faculty and staff members’ experience, instilling university-wide cohesiveness, integrating and implementing legal requirements, and advancing USC’s academic and people missions.


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