The 2018 Thematic Dissertation Conference will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the USC Radisson Mid-Town. More information will be distributed via e-mail.
This event is open to first-year EDL students as well as continuing EDL students who have not yet begun the dissertation process. Part-time students should consult with their advisor to confirm when they will begin dissertation work.
USC East Asian Studies Center is now accepting applications for the Summer 2018 & Academic Year 2018-19 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship and ACE-Nikaido Fellowship. Could you please advertise the information below to your students? Please note that the deadline to apply is 5:00 PM on Friday, February 9, 2018.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
Open to undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline to Apply: Friday, February 9, 2018
FLAS fellowships are provided by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant for undergraduate and graduate study of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Korean and East Asian area studies. The purpose of the program is to enrich the nation’s pool of area and international specialists. Summer 2018 awards for intensive modern language programs will be $7500. Academic Year 2018-2019 awards for study at USC, abroad, or both will be $15,000 for undergraduate students and $23,000 for graduate students, contingent on continued funding from the U.S. Department of Education Title VI program.
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Open to graduate students only
Deadline to Apply: Friday, February 9, 2018
The Association for Japan-U.S. Community Exchange (ACE) – Nikaido Fellowship provides stipends of up to $5,000 to awarded graduate students, depending on the proposed course of study. The purpose of the award is to advance understanding of Japan and/or US-Japan relations. Most awards are given in smaller increments based on proposed project. The award may be used for research, Japanese language training or Japanese area studies.
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For more information about USC East Asian Studies Center and other funding opportunities, please email easc@usc.edu.
Best,
EASC
East Asian Studies Center
USC David and Dana Dornsife
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
University of Southern California
3454 Trousdale Parkway, CAS 100
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0154
Tel: 213.740.2991
Dear EDL students:
You are invited to attend a series of workshops focused on a range of data and visualization related topics, tools, and resources. The workshops are intended for both undergraduate and graduate students and faculty. These workshops will help you become familiar with the data and visualization landscape and will help you with the skills needed as you work on your projects, capstones and dissertations.
VKC Data and Visualization Workshop Series:
Space is limited and you must RSVP: https://libraries.usc.edu/locations/vkc-library/workshops
List of workshops (description on the site):
Introduction to Data Sources – Wednesday, Jan 24, 2018, 10am-11
Finding Government Data to Support Social Justice – Wednesday, Feb 14, 2018, 10am – 11
Research Data Management – Wednesday, March 7th, 10am – 11
Digital Mapping Ecosystems – Thursday, March 8th, noon – 1:30
Visualizing Los Angeles – Wednesday, March 14th, 10:00am – 11:30 and Wednesday March 21st, 10:00am – 11:30
Focus on QGIS – Thursday, March 15th, noon – 1:30 and Thursday, March 22nd, noon – 1:30
***Please note you must bring your own laptop to these workshops.***
All workshops will be held in VKC MMR.
Melanee Vicedo
Head, Education & Social Work Library Services
USC Libraries
Pronouns: she/her
213.740.0545
Dear Graduate Students–
We hope your spring semester has gotten off to a great start after a restful winter break. Please find out Spring semesterly newsletter attached to this e-mail, which will provide a refresher on Graduate Student Government and our various programs and initiatives.
Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. We hope you have a successful semester, and as always, fight on!
Warm regards,
Kris Coombs, Jr.
President 2017-2018
Graduate Student Government
University of Southern California
Dear Students,
The USC Graduate School’s Vice Provost for Graduate Programs, Sally Pratt, invites you to attend one of the Spring 2017 Graduate Student Luncheons.
The luncheon will serve as an opportunity to create an inclusive community for graduate students from both the University Park Campus and the Health Science Campus. You have the opportunity to talk with the Vice Provost about a variety of graduate and professional student topics that range from Diversity, Inclusion, and Access to International Student experiences to Academic Professional Development; including your own concerns and discussion items. Vice Provost Pratt is interested in hearing your news, updates, and concerns as well as what you think the USC Graduate School does well and what it can improve upon and how.
The event is open to all USC Graduate Students, and attendance will be capped at 20 Graduate Students per luncheon. Since space is limited, please remember that your RSVP does not guarantee you a seat at the luncheon. The exact location of each luncheon will be communicated through a confirmation email sent to the first 20 students, per event, who have expressed interest in the particular meeting date.
The menu for these events consists of sandwiches, salads, beverages, and dessert.
Reserve your space for one of the luncheons by filling out this form by Friday, February 2nd.
For questions about Vice Provost for Graduate Programs Luncheons, please contact Ashley Brooks at brooksas@usc.edu.
On behalf of the Center for Education, Identity and Social Justice, we invite you to attend our first Spoken Justice event of the spring semester on Thursday, February 1, at Tommy’s Place. This Spoken Justice event is a collaboration between our Center, GSG, and Residential Education. Spoken Justice is a series of spoken word events that have a focus on identity and social justice issues.
This FREE event is open to anyone who wishes to attend and/or perform. Sign-ups to perform spoken word begin at 6:15pm and the event will kick-off at 6:30pm and end at 8pm. Pizza will be provided. Come out and support the artists and hear some amazing student poetry. For more information, see the attached flyer, visit our Spoken Justice website page or check out our Facebook event page.
During the spring semester, we will be hosting two Spoken Justice events on February 1 and April 19, both at Tommy’s Place.
Thank you for your time and we hope to see you soon.
Best,
Center for Education, Identity and Social Justice
USC Rossier School of Education, WPH 1003
Visit our website: socialjustice.usc.edu
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USC Gould School of Law is hosting several information sessions/webinars to share more about the Master of Studies in Law (MSL), a degree intended for seasoned and early-career non-lawyer professionals who would like to build their expertise in legal responsibilities and issues related to their work. The flexibility and convenience of this master’s degree allows students to complete their coursework in as few as three semesters. Students are able to specialize their studies in Business Law, Compliance or Entertainment Law and Industry. At each of our admissions events, we will provide an overview of USC Gould, curriculum, application process and the online learning experience.
HSC Information Session
Monday, February 5, 2018 | 12:00-1:00pm (Pacific Time)
The Edmondson Faculty Center
Click here to register for the information session.
UPC Information Session
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 | 6:00-7:30pm (Pacific Time)
Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC
Click here to register for the information session.
Webinar Online Event
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | 6:00-7:00pm (Pacific Time)
Click here to register for the webinar.
Please pass along this email to your students, alumni, co-workers, colleagues or anyone who may be interested in pursuing this graduate degree. Contact us at msl@law.usc.edu if you have any questions.
2018 K-12 Education Career Fair is Open For Registration
Thursday, March 15, 2018
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
USC City Center
1149 South Olive Street, 6th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Registration deadline is March 1, 2018
| If you would like to see the name of the employers who have expressed interest in hiring from your program click here.
Sincerely,
Nare Khodadadians Career Services Specialist USC Rossier School of Education 1150 S. Olive St., Suite 2100 | Los Angeles, CA 90015-2798 (213)740-2157 | nkhodada@rossier.usc.edu |
