Dear OCL Students:

We are soliciting nominations for OCL Student Representative Committee for 2022-23.   We would like to acknowledge the work of the initial ad-hoc student committee, that helped establish continued student representation within our OCL governing structure. This group was formed in response to student feedback at the June 2020 Forum where we gathered to honor and mourn the lives of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Nina Pop, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Rayshard Brooks, and others lost due to systemic anti-Black racism and listen to student ideas about how to move toward meaningful action in the midst of our country’s racial reckoning.

In response to student desire for greater representation in decision-making structures at Rossier, the OCL Ad hoc Student Committee to Promote Racial Equity and Disrupt Anti-Blackness in the OCL Program was formed in the fall of 2020. This ad-hoc committee advised OCL Governance during the 2021-2022 school year. In this spirit of transparency and accountability to students, here is a list of the past committee’s action items, including Rossier’s progress toward meeting each goal. As one of these action items, OCL governance agreed to create a structure of sustained student advising to governance, with the input of the initial ad hoc committee.

 

OCL Student Representative Committee

The purpose of the student presentative committee is to work in partnership with OCL Faculty Governance Committee to promote racial equity and disrupt anti-Blackness in OCL, with particular focus on pedagogy and student experiences in the program.

We invite current OCL students to nominate themselves (or others) for the position of OCL Student Representative Committee Member. There will be five (5) open member positions. The appointment for this position will begin August 2022 and continue until May 2023. Please see attached document for more information about this appointment, including responsibilities and qualifications.

To nominate yourself or others, please use the following link: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8u2185UePjao0Zw.  Nominations close on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 11:59 pm PST. A separate link will be sent to you for voting, once the nomination window closes.

Please reach out to the EdD Program Office at rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu with any questions.

 

Best,

EdD Program Office