Each of APIFSA’s six committees is charged with a critical issue that serves to support and give voice to API faculty and staff community at USC. Click here to join us or scroll down to learn more about how APIFSA is committed to creating a safe space and advocating for the API community.
Advocacy and Social Change
To understand the historic and systemic challenges experienced by the API community and strive to create the language and tools needed to turn action into impact, advocacy and social change.
Allyship and Coalition Building
To build solidarity within the API community and form coalitions with other affinity groups and allies to address systemic racism and educate the wider community.
Representation and Caucus
To express our collective voice and significant presence on campus to ensure that the API community is visible, represented and valued in all levels of leadership at USC.
Support and Community
To provide a safe space to share, express and support one another without judgment while listening and acknowledging all voices in the mission to heal, inform and create change.
Awareness and Outreach
To engage the wider community and build awareness of diverse API lived experiences to shed light on the API history, contributions and struggles with structural racism.
Professional Development, Networking and Mentorship
To foster professional relationships and mentorship among API faculty, staff and allies, and to build a network that promotes and equips API faculty and staff with professional development skills and opportunities.