USC is a private corporation, and is ultimately controlled by a Board of Trustees, with roughly 50 voting members and several Life Trustees, Honorary
Trustees, and Trustees Emeritus who do not vote. Voting members of the Board of
Trustees are elected for five-year terms. One fifth of the Trustees stand for re-election each year, and votes are cast only by
the Trustees not standing for election. Trustees tend to be high-ranking executives of large corporations (both domestic and
international), successful alumni, members of the upper echelons of university administration or some combination of the
three.University administration consists of a President, a Provost, several Vice Presidents of various departments, a Treasurer, a Chief Information Officer, and an Athletic Director. As of the
beginning of 2004, the President is Steven B. Sample, and the
Provost is Lloyd
Armstrong, Jr.The College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, The Graduate School, and the 18 Professional Schools are each lead by an Academic
Dean.USC also occasionally awards emeritus titles to former administrators. There are currently six Administrators Emeritus.