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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

Important message from President Austin

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Dear USC students,

 

The university is committed to maintaining a safe environment for you.  Our department of public safety (DPS)—one of the very best in the nation—works around the clock to ensure your wellbeing.  However, as DPS reminds us all: safety is a shared responsibility.  This means looking out for yourselves, and for each other, especially when those around you are putting themselves at risk.

 

The website http://safety.usc.edu provides detailed information about safety at USC.  I encourage you to visit this site, to download the free mobile safety app LiveSafe, and to familiarize yourself with USC’s resources and safety tips.  A few specific reminders are:

  • Be aware of your surroundings: if something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t.
  • If you see something, say something.  Don’t hesitate to contact DPS.  Program DPS’s phone numbers into your phone, and familiarize yourself with the emergency phones, both on and off campus.
  • Don’t walk alone off campus after dark.  Take advantage of Campus Cruiser or Lyft, or use the safe-walk feature in the LiveSafe mobile safety app.
  • Be aware that intoxicated or distracted individuals are more vulnerable to crimes or injuries.  Being on a phone or wearing headphones can diminish your personal safety awareness.
  • If you or someone around you needs help dealing with life changes, anxiety or depression, or other personal issues, reach out to the Counseling and Mental Health team in USC Student Health.

 

The contact information for the resources above can be found at http://safety.usc.edu or on the attached list.  Keep it handy!

 

We all benefit from living in one of the largest and most dynamic cities in the world, but it also requires that we proactively exercise good judgement.  Please take an active role in ensuring your own safety—and the safety of those around you.

 

Fight On!

 

Wanda M. Austin

Interim President

 

Safety resources sheet

Farewell to the EdD Office

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Good Afternoon Trojans,

I wanted to take this time, to let all of you know that I will be leaving the EdD Program’s Office on Wednesday October 10th.  I have recently accepted a Student Advisor II position with Rossier’s PHD office.  I want to personally thank all of the students I have encountered in my two years within the EdD office.  You all have made my time within the office worthwhile.  I’m glad to have been granted the opportunity to meet many of you personally and learn your stories.  I was fortunate enough to witness many of the students from the cohort of 2015 graduate this past Spring Semester.  You all will always hold a special place in my heart, as you were the first students I began advising when I came into the office two years ago.  All students who have questions and concerns should continue to contact me over the next week and a half.  I will update Terri and Jordan regarding any pending academic cases.  After October 10th, students may directly contact Jordan Brown, Terri Thomas, or the EdD office’s account at rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu with any questions.  Continue to make meaningful and impactful work in the field of education and as always….

 

Fight On!

 

 

Evan Williams, M.Ed.

Academic Advisor, EdD Program

University of Southern California
USC Rossier School of Education

Waite Phillips Hall 404D

 

Campus Supports in light of yesterday’s hearings

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Many of us followed yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and heard the testimony of Dr. Ford and Mr. Kavanaugh. For some of us, strong emotions were raised by what we heard. We want to let you know that there are resources at USC to help you process your responses.

If you were in the past or currently are affected by a situation related to gender and power-based harm, you can receive confidential on-call counseling from USC’s Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Services (RSVP), which you can reach by calling (213) 740-4900.

If you are concerned for a fellow student or friend, and you would like advice on how to navigate this environment as you support that person, you can connect with USC’s Student Counseling Services by requesting an appointment at usc.edu/myshr.

As always, your student services team in your program office wants to know how you are doing and we welcome hearing from you.

Sincerely,

EdD Program Office Team

Free Computing Resources for USC Students

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Dear USC Student:

I sincerely hope that your semester is off to a great start. On behalf of USC’s Information Technology Services (ITS), I would like you to be aware of the many free resources that we provide to students, as well as the significant improvements that we made to USC’s network over the summer.

Free Resources:

To help you with your studies and other activities, you can:

 

Visit itservices.usc.edu/students to find additional resources.

 

Network Upgrade:

 

We are happy to announce that we have now upgraded the Wi-Fi in 98 buildings across campus, including the Tutor Campus Center and the Norris Medical Library.

 

  • For information about the upgrade status of a specific building, visit our network upgrade map.

       

Keep Up with ITS: 

 

  • Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/USCITServices for timely notifications about service issues and helpful information about new services.
  • Check out the Information Security blog at it-security.usc.edu for up-to-date info on the latest email scams and other online safety tips.

 

The ITS Customer Support Center offers online, email, walk-up, and phone support. See itservices.usc.edu/contact for more details.

 

Best wishes for a successful term,

 

Doug

 

Douglas Shook, PhD

Chief Information Officer

Information Technology Services

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California 90089-2812

Itservices.usc.edu

 

CRESST conference

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Conference schedule may be viewed at https://cresstcon.org/schedule-page/

Conference Overview:

 

Please join us for CRESSTCON’18, October 1-2 at UCLA’s Luskin Center for a conference unlike any other.  This year’s conference theme is Learning Together: Building Partnerships to Accelerate Excellence and Equity. CRESSTCON unites educators, researchers, and developers from around the world with a common vision of sharing our best practices and improving the academic outcomes of every student.

 

At CRESSTCON’18 you will engage with an unparalleled group of leaders in the fields of educational technology, policy, and economics and participate in discussions on the latest global trends and opportunities in education. Our keynote speakers this year are Bror Saxberg, Vice President, Learning Science at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, the Wasserman Dean, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. Our renowned speakers will share their experiences of overcoming roadblocks, building bridges, and working with other practitioners to accelerate excellence and equity. Please see our schedule of events for more details.

 

Register today — use the promo code, cress18, to get $50 off the registration rate.

Fall Book Club at USC Rossier

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Dear USC Rossier Faculty, Staff and Students,

I’m happy to announce the next book in our USC Rossier Book Club: 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 beginning Tuesday, Sept. 25,  10 am–noon or 2 pm–4 pm, Tues–Fri, until Fri., Oct. 12. 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.

 

Sincerely,

Karen Symms Gallagher, Ph.D.

Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean

USC Rossier School of Education

Waite Phillips Hall

Los Angeles, CA  90089-0031

Asst: hardison@usc.edu

213.740.5756 (office)

213.821.2158 (fax)