Author Archive: rossierweb

Publishing in Academic Journals: Tips to Help You Succeed

Posted on

Publishing in Academic Journals: Tips to Help You Succeed

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

When: 10:30am – 12:00pm

LOCATION: VKC B40E – Multi-Media Room (Berkes Global Media Room)

RSVP link: https://libraries.usc.edu/events/publishing-academic-journals-tips-help-you-succeed

Description:

The University of Southern California Libraries and Taylor & Francis Group cordially invite you to attend our upcoming researcher workshop. During the workshop, Claire Cusack (Publisher, Politics, International Relations and Area Studies, Taylor & Francis Group), will provide an overview of the publishing process, offering tips for navigating each part of the process from choosing the right journal and publishing model, to submission and finally publication. Authors from USC will also share their experiences in writing and submitting their own work for publication.

Open to all interested in publishing! The workshop is aimed at all levels of potential authors, from undergraduates through faculty, in all disciplines.

Beverages and light snacks will be provided.

Robert and Amy Cardona Scholarship: Applications Due April 20!

Posted on

The Robert and Amy Cardona Education Scholarship is awarded to a doctorate student at the Rossier School of Education, who is in the top 25% of his or her class, exhibits financial need, and exhibits interest to leverage his or her doctorate in education degree to serve the Los Angeles County area community in the profession of education.  The Robert and Amy Cardona Education Scholarship is awarded in the amount of $10,000.

Qualified candidates for this scholarship should complete the information below. Finalists will be forwarded to the scholarship trust employees for selection and will be notified by letter.

Applications are due April 20 and can be accessed here.

https://usceducation.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9z5Pxs4H9JgaxGB

Diversity in Action International Career Fair – April 18

Posted on
At this gathering of cross-cultural and multi-lingual talent on April 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Radisson Hotel Ballroom, international students can connect with organizations in search of their valuable foreign language skills and unique perspectives. RSVP via the events tab on connectSC at http://careers.usc.edu.

Presented in partnership with USC Marshall Graduate Career Services, USC Price Office of Career Services, USC Annenberg Career Development, and the USC Career Center.

RSO Brunch – RSVP and Award Nominations

Posted on

Dear Trojans,

Every year, the Rossier Student Organization (RSO) hosts the Spring Recognition Brunch–an annual brunch and awards ceremony where we celebrate the successes and achievements of students, staff, and faculty at Rossier.  We are excited to have Dr. Sumi Pendakur, Chief Learning Officer and Director, USC Equity Institutes, at the USC Race and Equity Center give this year’s keynote.

The brunch will take place on Saturday, March 31 from 11:00am to 1:00pm in the Tutor Campus Center, The Forum.

By Friday, March 2, 11:59pm: Nominate students, staff, and faculty who’ve made an impact during your time at USC, Nominate HERE

By March 19, 11:59pm: Let us know if you’ll be attending the brunch! RSVP HERE

We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions, please email rso@rossier.usc.edu with “2018 Brunch” in the subject line.

Fight On!

Sue Acito and the RSO Executive Board

OneDrive and Skype for Business Now Available to Students

Posted on

Dear USC Students,

I am pleased to announce that USC’s Information Technology Services now provides students with Microsoft OneDrive and Skype for Business accounts. We hope that these accounts will make it easier for you to back up your Microsoft Office and other files and to collaborate with your instructors.

Accessible through the web at www.usc.edu/onedrive, OneDrive for Business allows you to store and share up to 5 terabytes of files. Desktop and mobile apps are available to simplify the backup and storage process. For information on how to access and use OneDrive for Business, see OneDrive for Business on the ITS website. For a comparison of available online storage options, see Storage at USC.

Along with OneDrive for Business, you can now also access Skype for Business, SharePoint, Office Online, and other Microsoft Office 365 apps. For a full listing of Office 365 products available to USC students, visit Microsoft Office 365 for Students. Please note that, at this time, you will be able to access and edit, but not host, SharePoint sites and will not have access to Office 365 email and calendaring.

If you have any questions about these new offerings or need assistance getting started with them, please call the ITS Customer Support Center (CSC) at 213-740-5555. The CSC is available to assist you by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

Doug

Doug Shook, PhD

Chief Information Officer

Information Technology Services

University of Southern California

https://cio.usc.edu

 

Announcing New Holder of USC Rossier’s Cooper Chair

Posted on

Dear USC Rossier Faculty, Staff and Students,

I’m pleased to announce that Dr. Lawrence O. Picus will be installed this fall as the Richard T. Cooper and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration. He will continue as associate dean for research and faculty affairs.

An endowed chair is one of the greatest honors that can be bestowed upon an individual in the academic community. It is awarded to a scholar who demonstrates the highest level of excellence in leadership and research in his or her area of study.

Dr. Picus will be the second holder of this positon, following Dr. Guilbert Hentschke, who served as dean of USC Rossier (1988–2000) prior to becoming the Cooper Chair in 2003.

The endowment was established from a gift in 2001. Richard and Mary Catherine Cooper were longtime educators in Los Angeles, Richard serving as a teacher, coach, principal and area superintendent, and Mary Catherine as a first grade teacher in the Pasadena Unified School District as well as a bilingual teacher in LAUSD. Richard, a two-time Rossier alumnus, died in 2016.

Dr. Picus is one of the nation’s foremost experts on school finance equity and adequacy and has made a number of important contributions to our understanding of efficiency and productivity in the provision of educational programs for P­–12 school children.

He is the co-developer, along with Allan Odden, of the Evidence-Based Model of school finance adequacy. This model, which is used to estimate the amount of funding needed to help all children meet state performance standards, has been used in over 20 states and is the most widely used approach for estimating school finance adequacy. He is co-author, again with Dr. Odden, of School Finance: A Policy Perspective, 5th edition, the leading textbook in the field of school finance.

Among his other books are In Search of More Productive Schools: A Guide to Resource Allocation in Education; Developing Community Empowered Schools; and Principles of School Business Administration. He has published numerous articles in professional journals and consults extensively on school finance issues with states and local school districts.

Dr. Picus is past-president of the Association for Education Finance and Policy and was the president of EdSource, where he was a member of the board of directors for 14 years.

Please join me in congratulating Dr. Picus.

 

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)

 

 

 

EDL: Mid Course Evaluations

Posted on

Hello Trojans,

I hope everyone had a great weekend.  Now that we are approximately midway through the Spring Semester, we want to gather feedback on your courses so that we can make adjustments (if necessary) to improve your learning experience while the semester is still in progress.  You will also have an opportunity to provide final thoughts at the conclusion of this semester.

We encourage you to provide detailed comments. While individual responses will remain confidential, please note that feedback and comments on mid-semester course evaluations will be shared in aggregate with the faculty course lead for each class so that they may provide feedback to instructors.

To complete the evaluation, click on the anonymous survey link below. We ask that you complete a survey for each of the classes in which you are enrolled. The survey will remain open until Friday March 2 at 5pm PST.

https://usceducation.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cYegQfuiT9N57VP.

We appreciate your feedback!