Greetings OCL Students,

Thank you for submitting your nominations for the 2023-2024 OCL Student Collective Positions. The Voting Poll is available now through Friday, October 20 at 11:59pm PST.

How to Vote

There are four (4) candidates for the open position of Vice President, and six (6) candidates for the open position of Member. Attached, you will find the profile of each candidate.

To cast your vote, we ask that you please:

1. Review the profile of each candidate (see attachment), and;
2. Vote for your candidate(s) via the Qualtrics Survey:  https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9tO0hRvdvVZHmmi

Each OCL student is permitted to submit their voting ballot once. Please note that while your responses are anonymous and will not be shared, your name will be asked at the end of the survey to ensure that there are no duplicate votes.

About the OCL Student Collective

This gathering of the OCL Student Collective provides a platform for students to share innovative ideas on how we could proactively advance change to advance the Rossier’s mission. Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, this remarkable collective provided invaluable guidance to the OCL Governance. Driven by the call for enhanced student representation in Rossier’s decision-making processes, the OCL Student Collective promotes Racial Equity and Disrupt Anti-Blackness causes.

For the 2023–2024 academic year, three (3) member positions are open, and two (2) officer positions are open for Vice President and Treasurer/Secretary*. The tenure for these roles is set to commence in October 2023, and continue through May 2024.

Should you have any queries or seek further clarifications, please connect with Vanessa Marrero (vmarrero@usc.edu) or Gregorio Martinez (gagregor@usc.edu).

* An extended nomination and election process for the Treasurer/Secretary position will commence at a later time.

Thank you, and have a great day.

Best,

EdD Program Office

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Please see the information below regarding the USC Rossier Hagen Women’s Leadership Fellowship:

Funded by the Veronica and David Hagen Chair in Women’s Leadership, this program aims to increase access to professional development, networking, and mentors for women in Rossier EdD programs through participation in academic and professional conferences.

Women leaders enrolled in one of Rossier’s Doctorate in Education (EdD) programs may apply for the fellowship, which will fund attendance at a conference to take place in the 2023-24 academic year. The conference can be professional or academic, and should provide an opportunity for the participant to showcase their leadership roles and skills. Six to nine doctoral students will be funded $1000 to $1500 each through a competitive application process; funding awards will vary depending on whether fellows will be presenting at the conference or attending.

To apply, please complete the application and write 2 essays of no more than 400 words each. The deadline for applications is Monday, October 23, 2023. Applicants must be enrolled in Rossier EdD program courses at the time of application.

Participants will be selected by an alumni panel of graduates from the Educational Leadership, Organizational Change and Leadership and Global Executive EdD programs. Applications will be reviewed and awarded early in the fall semester and funding must be spent by the following June. Please contact Professor Tracy Poon Tambascia (tpoon@usc.edu) if you have questions.

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Why is this Fellowship being offered?

Despite gains in educational attainment, women remain underrepresented in leadership roles in government, industry and education (Pew Research, 2021). For example, women CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies reached its peak in 2020 with 7%; in the US there have only been 44 women governors in 30 states; and only one-quarter of Senators are women (Pew Research, 2021). For many years, the lack of a qualified pipeline was blamed for the low number of women in leadership positions, but a 2017 report from the American Council on Education (ACE Higher Education Spotlight, 2017) noted that women have been well represented in the attainment of baccalaureate degrees for the past 30 years, and half of all doctoral degrees since 2006. In academia, women held less than one-third of full professorships in 2015, and in 2017 they held less than one-third of college or university presidencies (ACE Leading the Way to Parity, 2017). Just over 25% of women lead school districts as superintendents in the US (Hechinger Report, 2020).

Even with modest gains over time, gender parity and women’s access to senior leadership roles remains a challenge. More direct action and support is needed. Though this program is only a small part of what is needed to strengthen the pathway to senior leadership roles for women, it is an important step in this journey. Fellows will not only benefit from the program, but become part of a community of mentors and supporters for other women.

Other important information

Students will be reimbursed after the conference, usually for conference registration, travel, lodging, or per diem up to the amount of the fellowship total. USC travel policies will apply to all reimbursements.  Receipts will be required for reimbursement up to the amount of the grant from this program. Funding will be available each academic year, and EdD students can reapply if their initial request was not accepted.

After the conference, fellows will be asked to share an abstract of their presentation or brief summary of what they learned at the conference, and will be featured on a Hagen leadership website. Fellows will also be asked to review applications in subsequent funding cycles and to mentor rising women leaders in professional settings.

Please see below more upcoming events in the month of October open to all OCL students:

Rossier Scholars of Color Series: Dr. Zeus Leonardo | October 19 @ 12-1pm PDT (in person and virtual)

• Visiting scholar Zeus Leonardo, professor of Education and Critical Theory at UC Berkeley, will present a research talk on the topic of Meta-Racial Analysis within Anti-racist Education.
• RSVP here

Informal Conversations with Dr. Zeus Leonardo | October 19 @ 10-10:45am and 2-2:45pm PDT (in person and virtual)

• Dr. Leonardo will lead two separate talks on Becoming a Social Theorist in Education (10-10:45am) and The Elements of Educational Criticism and What it Means to be ‘Critical’ (2-2:45pm). For those available to attend in person, a happy hour will follow from 4-5pm.
• RSVP here
• NOTE: Please RSVP no later than October 16th

The Future of University Admissions after the Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action | October 25 @ 4-5pm PDT (in person and virtual)

• Join speakers from both scholarly and administrative perspectives for a discussion on leading admission practices to align with equity and diversity in light of the recent Supreme Court rulings in SFFA vs. Harvard and SFFA vs. UNC.
• RSVP here
• NOTE: Please RSVP no later than October 17th

Dear Trojans,

We are reaching out to share a few upcoming USC events open to Rossier students. Please see below.

Click on each hyperlink to RSVP

Academic Integrity Week | October 2-6 (multiple locations)

• A week of programming across various USC departments aimed at reinforcing the University’s commitment to academic honesty
• RSVP here

Beyond the PhD and Postdoctoral Career Conference | October 11 (on campus)

• The USC Career Center and The Graduate School are hosting an  annual career conference for all currently enrolled PhD students, postdoctoral scholars, staff, and faculty across all fields of research
• RSVP here

Graduate Student Career Expo | October 19 @ 5-7pm PDT (virtual event)

• Hosted by the USC Career Center, the Graduate Student Career Expo serves as an opportunity to learn from various industry professionals and network with USC Alumni
• NOTE: This event requires you to create a Trojan Network profile
• RSVP here

Rossier Leadership Series | October 23 @ 4pm PDT (virtual event)

• Join Rossier Career Services in conversation with Dr. Ed Barron and Dr. Jennifer Edic Bryant for a conversation on the world of consulting after earning a doctoral degree
• RSVP here

USC Rossier 2023 ASHE Reception | November 16

• Connect with fellow Rossier students and alumni at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) conference in Minneapolis, MN
• NOTE: Must RSVP by November 2nd – information about conference attendance can be found on the ASHE website
• RSVP here

Sincerely,

EdD Program Office

Rossier Leadership Series – Pursuing Careers in Consulting with your Rossier Degree

Monday, October 23 4PM, via Zoom

Register here

Join Dr. Ed Barron and Dr. Jennifer Edic Bryant for a conversation about their experiences applying moving into the world of consulting after earning their doctoral degrees at USC Rossier.  Ed and Jennifer met as grad students at Rossier, later marrying, and pursued different consulting paths in their career (see bios below).  Many USC Rossier alumni and faculty are engaged in consulting work, a path which runs the gamut of a side hustle to starting your own business.   This session will help Rossier students and alumni explore what it takes to make that move and what you could be working on now if you are interested in applying your Rossier degree to a career in consulting.

Dr. Jennifer Edic Bryant
Co-founder, Managing Partner and Education Strategy Consultant | Academic Solutions Group

Bringing passion and conviction about the power of education, Dr. Jennifer Edic Bryant has spent over 31 years committed to creating equitable opportunities for young people to reach their full potential. Her educator journey began as a classroom teacher and extended into a broad range of education experiences as she moved through the ranks into distinct administration. In 2022, she co-launched Academic Solutions Group, LLC. She has provided leadership and instructional design to multiple education organizations. She successfully led initiatives focused on improved science instruction, authentic parent/family and student engagement, and improved collaborative communities of practice.

She is a published author and presenter. Dr. Edic Bryant holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California, Additionally, Dr. Edic Bryant has a Master of Arts in Education, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Ed Barron
Organizational Consultant, Strategist, and a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader | Dr. Ed Barron Consulting

Dr. Ed Barron is an accomplished organizational consultant, diversity, equity, and inclusion leader, and executive coach with over 30 years of experience partnering with a wide variety of organizations. An expert systems analyst, Dr. Barron is well known for leading executive teams through processes that transform their strategy and culture, lead to continuous improvement, improve organizational effectiveness, and drive results. In other words, he helps organizations be better so that they can do better.

Dr. Ed has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of La Verne, a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University, and a Doctorate in Education Leadership from the University of Southern California.

Dr. Ed enjoys reading, cycling, high-intensity interval training, and all things James Bond. He has two daughters, Dr. Jessica Barron, and Britt Barron, MS. Both of his daughters coach, consult, and are published book authors. Dr. Ed and his wife, Dr. Jennifer Edic Barron, live in Azusa California.

Dear OCL Students:

We hope your semester is going well. Please see the link below for the Fall 2023 OCL Mid-Course Evaluation that is available now and through Sunday, October 1 at 11:59pm PT.

https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cTMY2cQF34vLXE

We want to hear from you each semester so that program leads are able to 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. Please note that your responses to this survey are anonymous.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu. We very much appreciate your feedback.

Best wishes,

EdD Program Office

Dear OCL Students:

Each year, USC hosts a program for graduate students at ASU GSV – the largest gathering of education innovators (https://www.asugsvsummit.com/).  The program brings together students from Harvard, Stanford, Penn, and of course USC.  Each year, we are able (through a donor) to offer some limited scholarships. We will have very few that cover registration and hotel, and several more that just cover registration (which is $3,500). If you work in K12, higher education or corporate training, this conference could be very interesting.

If you are interested in applying, please send a 1-page essay explaining why you want to attend and how attendance fits in either with your professional and/or academic work. Send emails to Doug Lynch (douglael@usc.edu) by October 15.  Preference will be given to students who are farther in the program (as this is offered yearly). A group of faculty will then review the essays and let you know if they are able to offer a scholarship.  In the email that submits the essay please note your cohort # and whether you are interested in the full scholarship or just the waived registration.

Please direct all questions to Doug Lynch (douglael@usc.edu) or the EdD Program Office (rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu).

Hello OCL students.

It has come to our attention that there was a post on the OCL student Facebook page regarding the OCL dissertation requirement, and we wanted to reach out to clear up any potential confusion and misinformation.

As part of our own ongoing efforts to continuously improve Rossier programs, we work to revise courses and dissertation processes on a semester-by-semester basis, and we also undergo regular program-wide reviews and revisions to be sure that the education we offer our students is current and relevant. We are currently undergoing a program-wide review for OCL and will be revising the program; any changes we make to the program will not go into effect until a couple years from now at the very earliest and will not affect any students who are currently enrolled. In fact, we have only just begun this process, and a revision committee was just convened a couple months ago.

As part of our discussions, we have discussed how to strengthen our approach to the dissertation and the products that are produced as part of the process, including primary research, literature review, and implementation plans. We are open to the possibility of adjusting the final dissertation product to maximize its relevance for our students and their fields– much like many PhD and EdD programs across the nation have begun to do over the last 5-10 years. But, the core dissertation components – in terms of original research, literature synthesis, data analysis and interpretation, and recommendations for practice –are expected to remain in place.

We also want to address what was mentioned on Facebook regarding the primary impetus for doing this- that students are not passing. This is simply not true. There are many reasons for undergoing a program review; the first and foremost reason is to ensure we are delivering the best education possible for our students. We generally try to undergo a more comprehensive program review and revision every 4-5 years so that we can ensure we are current, relevant, and also remain on the cutting edge when it comes to delivering content for our students. We also want any assessments we use – dissertation or otherwise – to be authentic and meaningful.

We are in the very early stages of discussing potential revisions and have nothing definitive to share at this time, but we also want to let you know that part of our revision process includes seeking feedback from multiple stakeholder groups throughout the process.

Sincerely,

OCL Governance Committee

Hello OCL Students:

Exciting news awaits – the OCL Student Collective is calling for nominations for the upcoming 2023-24 term. 🚀 This gathering of the OCL Student Collective provides a platform for students to share innovative ideas on how we could proactively advance change to advance the Rossier’s mission. Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, this remarkable collective provided invaluable guidance to the OCL Governance. Driven by the call for enhanced student representation in Rossier’s decision-making processes, the OCL Student Collective promotes Racial Equity and Disrupt Anti-Blackness causes.

🔮 The OCL Student Collective: Shaping the Future Together 🌈

This is your moment to shine! The OCL Student Collective stands as a beacon for change, working closely alongside the OCL Faculty Governance Committee to champion racial equity and challenge anti-Blackness within OCL. Our focus extends to shaping pedagogy and enhancing student experiences throughout the program.

If you’re a current OCL student, we invite you to seize the opportunity and nominate yourself (or someone else) for a coveted spot on the OCL Student Collective. For the 2023–2024 academic year, three (3) member positions are open, and two (2) officer positions are open for Vice President and Treasurer/Secretary. The tenure for these roles is set to commence in October 2023, and continue through May 2024. Please refer to the attached document for comprehensive insights into the position, encompassing responsibilities and qualifications.

🎉 Nominate Today – Your Voice Matters! 🎉

Ready to take the plunge? Nominate yourself or a fellow student using this link: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eeweLZg9JliSDK6. Act swiftly, as nominations close on September 29, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. PST. Following the nomination phase, stay tuned for a separate link that will enable you to cast your vote.

Should you have any queries or seek further clarifications, please connect with Vanessa Marrero (vmarrero@usc.edu) or Gregorio Martinez (gagregor@usc.edu).

Embrace the opportunity to shape the future – your contribution counts!

Warm regards,

OCL Student Collective

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Greetings EdD students,

When was the last time you updated your resume? The EdD Programs Office, in partnership with Rossier Career Services, is excited to present a new professional development opportunity this fall – Resume Tune Up!

This program is for both EDL and OCL doctoral students and will help you set up your resume for success and connect you to an alumni resume reviewer. Whether you are in the market for a new position and want your resume to shine, or are hoping to fine tune your resume now for future job searching, let us help you create an outstanding resume to showcase all that you have accomplished. The event will include resume resources and tools available to you through Rossier’s Career Services and the opportunity for an alumni’s review of your updated resume after the event, so that you can receive feedback from an alumni in an industry similar to yours. Our alumni are excited to help you!

Date: Monday, September 25

Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm PST

Format: Zoom – link will be emailed a few days prior to the event

Interested? Please RSVP here! RSVP is required. Even if you cannot make the live event but would like to view the recording and receive post-session materials, please still RSVP to indicate this preference.

If you have any questions, please contact the EdD Programs Office team at rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu. We hope you are looking forward to this opportunity to network with one another, create a shining resume that best showcases your skills and experiences, and get connected to an alumni in your industry.

Fight On!

EdD Programs Office

Rossier Career Services