Monthly Archives: October 2018

Research symposium: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF LEARNING DIFFERENTLY

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You are cordially invited to attend a research symposium hosted by the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF LEARNING DIFFERENTLY

Thursday, October 25th from 9:30-1:00

USC Galen Center, Founder’s Room (3400 S. Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA, 90089)

 

Introduction by Provost Michael Quick

Featuring           Dr. Charles Liu of the USC Center for Neurorestoration on “Transforming the Brain”

Dr. Burcin Becerik-Gerber, USC Professor of Engineering on “Human Building Interaction”

Moderated by Dr. Andrea Hodge, USC Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs

Poster session featuring USC graduate student research

 

Kindly respond by October 12, 2018: https://kortschakcenter.usc.edu/fall-2018-research-symposium/

Join us at the USC Rossier Homecoming Picnic!

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Join USC Rossier at Homecoming!
USC vs. Cal
 
Connect with Rossier alumni, students, faculty and friends 
for our annual festive picnic!
 
Saturday, November 10
3 hours before kickoff | Game time TBD
(Off 34th Street in between WPH and Leavey Library)
 
 
Picnic Ticket Prices:
Includes buffet, cocktails and special commemorative gift.
 
USC Rossier students can receieve $5 off one general admission ticket
by using the coupon code: 2018HCRossierStu
(Student status will be verified with student ID number at check-out)
 General Admission: $35
Children (under 13): $15
Children 3 and under FREE
 *Football game tickets not included
 
Purchase your ticket(s) by October 19
Homecoming sells out quickly, get your tickets now!
To RSVP and view event information, log on to: rossier.usc.edu/alumni/events/
Questions? Please contact rossier.events@usc.edu or call 213.740.9559

 

Two Great Events – Gender and Sexuality Studies

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Dear Students,

The Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies is proud to organize and present two terrific events for the USC community.

OUT IN SPORTS: October 11, 2018
Join us for a day of events focused on LGBT athletes and the challenges they face, featuring “Alone in the Game,” a film by David McFarland. Please see the attached flyer for details and RSVP information for the film screening.

ANITA HILL: November 8, 2018
RSVP to attend a discussion between Prof. Anita Hill of Brandeis University and our own Prof. Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro about how we can effect change as we move to end sexual harassment in our institutions. Please see the attached flyer for details and RSVP information.

We look forward to enjoying these two events with you!

Questions? Contact gender@usc.edu.

 

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Special Aid Support Fund Application for Current Students

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The Special Aid Support Fund provides assistance for qualified Rossier students who, due to legitimate situations, are in danger of withdrawing from the University. Special Aid Support Fund is to help address short-term financial crises. Poor financial choices do not constitute a short term financial crisis (e.g. credit card debt, poor use of financial aid funding, university collections debt, etc.). The Special Aid Support Fund is not intended to supplement a student’s financial aid package and we cannot award funds beyond what a student’s aid package allows. Any funds you receive will not be in addition to your need-based financial aid, but will change the composition of your financial aid eligibility. In most cases, your student loans will be reduced. Please refer to the USC Office of Financial Aid website for more information on financial aid: http://financialaid.usc.edu/

The Special Aid Support Fund application will be considered for the following academic term: spring 2019.

Eligibility Requirements:
• Must be a currently enrolled, degree seeking USC Rossier student in an on-campus program.
• Must have applied for Financial Aid and exhausted all loan, grants and scholarship funds available for the semester.
• Must be in good academic standing.
• Application must include a letter of support from your Program Office confirming you have met for mandatory advisement.
• Funds are restricted to cover USC tuition for spring 2019.
• Funds are usually limited to a maximum of $2,500.

Eligible students must submit a complete Special Support Fund application by Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who are not current recipients of a USC Rossier scholarship. https://usc.academicworks.com/ 

Recipients will be notified by Monday, November 19th, 2018.

Schooltalk for Equity: Rethinking (Tech’s Role In) What We Say About and To Students

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Dear Students,

The Center for Empowered Learning and Development with Technology  (CELDTech) is proud to organize and present the following workshop with Dr. Mica Pollock to promote equity in your daily interactions with students.

Schooltalk for Equity: Rethinking (Tech’s Role In) What We Say About and To Students on  October 30, 2018.
Please see the attached flyer for details and RSVP information for the workshop.

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Fall Book Club at USC Rossier – REMINDER TO RSVP

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Dear USC Rossier Faculty, Staff and Students,

We would like to remind you that there is still time to RSVP for the Book Club. We will be reading and discussing There There, by Tommy Orange.

Our school-wide discussion will take place in the Radisson Ballroom on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, from noon until 2 pm. Lunch will be provided, so please RSVP by Oct. 12.

Books can be picked up in WPH 1100 10 am–noon or 2 pm–4 pm, until Wednesday, October 3rd. After then, books may be picked up in WPH 1102, until Fri., Oct. 12th. Please note that your acceptance of the book indicates your commitment to read it and participate in our discussion!

We also welcome remote participants to take part in the discussion. Please provide a mailing address if you will need the book shipped to you. A link to the virtual classroom will be provided closer to the date of the Book Club.


Part of the Rossier Way

We launched our book club last spring as part of a new initiative, “The Rossier Way,” which is designed to cultivate a culture of caring and support among faculty, staff and students. I am hosting the book clubs in partnership with Darline Robles, our Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion.

Our goal is to select a work of fiction that helps us explore themes relevant to our mission to advance educational equity. This book was among the many thoughtful suggestions submitted by faculty and staff at our August Kick-Off.

There There is, according to its publisher, Knopf Doubleday, “a relentlessly paced multigenerational story about violence and recovery, memory and identity, and the beauty and despair woven into the history of a nation and its people. It tells the story of twelve characters, each of whom have private reasons for traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow.”

Tommy Orange is a recent graduate from the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. He is a 2014 MacDowell Fellow, and a 2016 Writing by Writers Fellow. He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He was born and raised in Oakland, Calif., and currently lives in Angels Camp, Calif.

We look forward to a lively discussion in November.

Law and Policy for Colleges and Universities (LPCU) Conference

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We hope this email finds you well. As you may know, our Center is preparing to host the Law and Policy for Colleges and Universities (LPCU) Conference on Friday, October 26, 2018 at USC. While the conference is designed for higher education and student affairs professionals and leaders, we have been able to create partial scholarships for students who may be interested in attending.

Since EdD students are also working professionals, we think this information will be particularly interesting for your students. We hope that you can pass along the following information to your students (pasted below our signature).

Thank you for your continued support!

Best,

Alex Atashi and Bo Lee

Project Specialists

Center for Education, Identity and Social Justice

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The Center for Education, Identity and Social Justice is excited to announce partial student scholarships for their upcoming Law and Policy for Colleges and Universities (LPCU) Conference. The conference is scheduled to take place on Friday, October 26, 2018 at USC from approximately 8:30am-6pm. Keynote speakers include Tarana Burke, founder of the ‘me too.’ Movement.

Visit bit.ly/usclpcustudentscholarship for full details and information to apply by Monday, October 8.

Please contact Alex Atashi and Bo Lee at socialjustice@usc.edu with any questions.

 

 

Mark your calendars for Spring 2019 registration!

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Greetings EdL students,

 

We hope you are enjoying the semester so far!

 

This is a reminder that EdL course registration for the spring 2019 semester will open on Monday, November 5 at 9:00am PST. You will not be able to register for next semester’s courses until this date/time.

 

We expect to have registration memos sent out to all students by Monday, October 24. Your registration memo will include the courses you should plan to enroll in for the spring 2019 semester, as well as additional relavent information and key dates for the spring 2019 semester. This detailed memo will hopefully answer most of the questions you have regarding registration.

 

We wish you continued success as you progress through the semester, and please let you your Academic Advisor know if you have any questions.

 

Best,

EdD Programs Office