02/11/2022
Dear Friend of Dean Joan:
As you may know, Dean Joan kept a file on each of us – some 1,000 student files that she maintained over the years. Some include those “involvement” forms she had us fill out for letters of recommendations, copies of the letters of recommendations, correspondence and holiday cards from over the years, and much more.
The University had retained these files initially, but once we discussed their content, we agreed that I would reach out to the former students and offer them their file. If they declined, we would shred it. We’re now in the process of contacting the former students. If you would like to check to see if we you’re your file and would like to receive it, please contact me at the email address below and we will check, and if it exists we will arrange for USC to mail it to you. If you do not want it, we will shred it.
Please know that these files have been under “lock and key” for all these years and no one has gone through them. Dean Joan did not maintain a file on everyone, and while some files are thick, some are quite thin. Many of those who have received theirs already have commented om how much this meant to them – a look back to their college years and their friendship with Dean Joan.
I hope they bring back some fond memories for you. Please let me know if you would like your file at [email protected]. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me at the same email address.
Jerry Papazian
