Various scenes from commencement, ring ceremony and other events for alumni.

Alumni Gateway
Student for a short time. Gamecock for a lifetime. The Alumni Association connects students and alumni to advance their careers, passions and the university.
Classes of 2025 & 2026 — celebrate your accomplishment with the Alumni Association!
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Carolinian Magazine
Get the inside story on all that's happening in Carolinian, the university's official alumni magazine published three times a year by the USC Alumni Association.
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Inside Carolina
Subscribe to Inside Carolina — our monthly e-newsletter highlighting the people that make Carolina so special — and catch this month's edition of our Inside Carolina video series.
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Remembering the Days Podcast
Explore the ever interesting and sometimes quirky history of the state's flagship university through episodes of our Remembering the Days podcast.
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Affinity Groups
Join our Black Alumni Council, Veterans Alumni Council, LGBTQ+ Council, Young Alumni Council or Alumni Interest Group for Carolina Band.
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Local Clubs
From Atlanta to Los Angeles, you'll find hundreds of volunteers leading fun and meaningful activities in over 45 cities around the world.
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Travel Programs
Explore the world with fellow Gamecocks on unique excursions with all-inclusive iteneraries designed for the intellectually curious traveler.
University News and Stories
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School of Medicine Greenville students put lifestyle medicine values to the test in Ironman event
Seven USC School of Medicine Greenville students demonstrated their commitment to lifestyle medicine by training for and completing an Ironman 70.3 competition in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Video: All aboard Cocky's Reading Express
Cocky's Reading Express, the University of South Carolina’s literacy outreach initiative, celebrates 20 years of stories, laughter, and impact on the children of South Carolina.
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Sophomore Audrey Webb wins holiday card contest on second try
USC Columbia sophomore Audrey Webb won the 2025 holiday card design contest. A computer science major from Fort Mill, South Carolina, Webb's winning design imagines what the Cocky statue on campus would look like if it snowed. Her design is featured on President Michael Amiridis' and First Lady Ero Aggelopoulou-Amiridis' holiday card, and it earned Webb a $500 gift card.
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Carolina Trustees Professorship: Robert McCormick
Spend any time talking to Robert McCormick, and his love of history and passion for teaching it to others is readily apparent. This year he was recognized for that lifelong passion by being named the 2025 Carolina Trustees Professorship for System Campuses.

