Dear OCL Students,

We in the EdD Programs Office finds you well and are wishing you a smooth start to the spring 2025 semester. We understand that dissertation writing can at times feel stressful or overwhelming, regardless of where you are in the process. As such, the EdD Programs Office will be hosting a workshop in partnership with Mindful USC this spring to help you bring calm and clarity to your writing process. Please see flyer attached and virtual event details below.

Calm, Clear, and Focused: Mindfulness Tools for Writing Your Dissertation

• Monday, February 24
• 4:00pm-5:00pm PST
• RSVP here by February 20
• Zoom link will be made available to those who RSVP a few days prior to the event.

Workshop description: In this workshop, we will learn practices that can be used to bring ourselves into calmer, more centered, more mindful states of being while engaging in the dissertation writing process. We will explore foundational mindfulness teachings that can support our writing and well-being.  We’ll consider how courageously befriending ourselves and cultivating states of self-compassion and present-moment awareness can transform our relationship to the writing process and to our own creative nature. This one-hour experiential workshop, led by Mindful USC Director, Allyson Pimentel, EdD, will include teachings on mindfulness, guided practice, and supportive group discussion.

Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, the session will not be recorded. Please visit https://mindful.usc.edu/ for additional resources and workshops should you be interested.

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Best,

EdD Programs Office

Dear OCL Students,

We hope this e-mail finds you well. We are writing to inform you that in observation of winter recess, the EdD Program Office will close starting on Monday, December 23, 2024 at 5:00pm PT. We will re-open at 8:30am PT on Monday, January 6, 2025.

If you need immediate assistance, please be sure to reach out to your assigned Academic Advisor or rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu by Monday, December 23, 2024.

Happy Holidays, and we wish you a wonderful and restful winter break!

Sincerely,

EdD Program Office

Dear OCL Students:

We hope everyone is having a wonderful start to your week. This is a friendly reminder of the upcoming Spring 2025 schedules.

Registration Memos for Spring 2025 will be e-mailed to students on Monday, October 28. Spring 2025 registration for OCL students will begin on Monday, November 11 at 9:00am PT. You may refer to the schedules for Spring 2025 at https://classes.usc.edu/, which will be published online on Monday, October 28.

Important dates for Spring 2025 are shared below:

• October 28, 2024 – Registration Memos will be emailed to students
• November 11, 2024 – Registration begins for OCL students (please note that this is after the university-wide registration date for Spring 2025)
• January 13, 2025 – First Day of Classes
• February 4, 2025 – Add/drop deadline (drop without mark of “W”)
• April 11, 2025 – Withdrawal Deadline (drop with mark of “W”)
• May 3, 2025 – Last day of Classes
• May 7-14, 2025 – Finals testing period

Please note that the university reserves the right to withdraw or change the hours of any course listed in the Schedule of Classes. Classes may be rescheduled or cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances or low enrollment.

Thank you, and please let us know if you have any questions by reaching out to your assigned Academic Advisor or by emailing us at rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu.

Sincerely,

EdD Program Office

OCL Students:

We hope your semester is going well. Please see the link below for the Fall 2024 OCL Mid-Course Evaluation that is available now and through Sunday, October 6.

https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ctMa8qMjPyMxH7g

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 strictly confidential. Your survey responses will be combined with all other responses and are untraceable to any individual.

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

OCL Students,

We hope everyone is having a wonderful week. This is a friendly reminder of the upcoming Fall 2024 schedules.

Registration Memos for Fall 2024 will be e-mailed to students on Monday, July 1. Fall 2024 registration for OCL students will begin on Monday, July 15 at 9:00am PT. You may refer to the schedules for Fall 2024 at https://classes.usc.edu/, which will be published online on Monday, July 1.

Important dates for Fall 2024 are shared below:

• July 1, 2024 – Registration Memos will be emailed to students
• July 15, 2024 – Registration begins for OCL students (please note that this is after the university-wide registration date for Fall 2024)
• August 26, 2024 – First Day of Classes
• September 16, 2024 – Add/drop deadline (drop without mark of “W”)
• November 18, 2024 – Withdrawal Deadline (drop with mark of “W”)
• December 7, 2024 – Last day of Classes
• December 11-18, 2024 – Finals testing period

Please note that the university reserves the right to withdraw or change the hours of any course listed in the Schedule of Classes. Classes may be rescheduled or cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances or low enrollment.

Thank you, and please let us know if you have any questions by reaching out to your assigned Academic Advisor or by emailing us at rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu.

Sincerely,

EdD Program Office

Dear OCL Students,

We hope your semester is going well. Please see the link below for the Summer 2024 OCL Mid-Course Evaluation that is available now and through Sunday, June 23.

https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Ceo626fDFFeNuu

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 strictly confidential. Your survey responses will be combined with all other responses and are untraceable to any individual.

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 EdD Students,

The EdD Program Office invites you to RSVP for our upcoming Zoom workshop with USC Libraries on Monday June 10th at 4pm PDT. This workshop will be led by USC Libraries Social and Behavioral Sciences Librarian, Bridgid Fennell.

Search Smarter, Not Harder:

Do you have a research project but you don’t know how to get started? Do you feel overwhelmed by the USC Libraries website? Do you find promising articles on Google Scholar only to get blocked by paywalls? This workshop will teach you how to search smarter and not harder. Learn your way around the USC Library website and gain basic and advanced search skills so you can spend more time learning instead of getting stuck at the starting line.

After participating in this workshop, you will be able to:

• Implement foundational and advanced search strategies in the USC Libraries’ databases and catalog
• Locate peer-reviewed research in the USC Libraries collections
• Seamlessly connect to USC Libraries collections from websites and Google scholar

Click here to RSVP.

This event is open to doctoral students enrolled in either the OCL or EDL programs at Rossier. The Zoom link will be emailed to all students who RSVP a few days before the event. Please note this workshop will be recorded. If you have any questions, please email us at rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu.

Best,

EdD Program Office

Dear OCL Students,

We hope everyone is having a wonderful week. This is a friendly reminder of the upcoming Summer 2024 schedules.

Registration Memos for Summer 2024 will be e-mailed to students on Monday, March 4, 2024. Summer registration for OCL students will begin on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 9:00am PST. You may refer to the schedules for Summer 2024 at https://classes.usc.edu/term-20242/classes/educ/, which will be published online on Monday, Monday, March 4, 2024.

Important dates for Summer 2024 are shared below:

• March 4, 2024 – Registration Memos will be emailed to students
• March 18, 2024 – Registration begins for OCL students (please note that this is after the university-wide registration date for Summer)
• May 14, 2024 – First Day of Classes
• May 30, 2024 – Add/drop deadline (drop without mark of “W”)
• July 19, 2024 – Withdrawal Deadline (drop with mark of “W”)
• August 5, 2024 – Last day of Classes
• August 5, 2024 – Finals testing period

Please note that the university reserves the right to withdraw or change the hours of any course listed in the Schedule of Classes. Classes may be rescheduled or cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances or low enrollment.

Thank you, and please let us know if you have any questions by reaching out to your assigned Academic Advisor or by emailing us at rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu.

Sincerely,

EdD Program Office

We are writing to inform you that in observation of winter recess, the EdD Program Office will close starting on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 5:00pm PST. We will re-open at 8:30am PST on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.

If you are a student and need immediate assistance, please be sure to reach out to your assigned Academic Advisor or rsoeedd@rossier.usc.edu by Wednesday, December 20, 2023.

Happy Holidays, and we wish you a wonderful and restful winter break!

Sincerely,

EdD Program Office

Dear students,

I hope that your fall semester has been productive and rewarding. As we reflect on our students’ academic achievements, please know that we also recognize the importance of your professional development. I am launching the Dean’s Professional Development Fund in support of our students’ engagement in professional conferences.

If you attended a professional conference this fall semester, you can submit a request to receive $250 toward the expenses of the conference. The application will open on Friday, December 15 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. At that time, to apply, follow this link to answer a few questions and upload your proof of conference registration. As you prepare for the launch of the survey, you can consider your responses to these questions:

• What were your goals for the conference?
• How does the conference content relate to your academic studies?

Please note that funding is limited, and will be awarded in the order that completed requests are received. When the total number of available awards have been granted, there will be no further fall opportunities. To be considered, your application must be complete, with thorough responses to the questions on the submission form.

Those of you attending conferences in the spring will have an opportunity to request funding next semester.

I am pleased to be able to support our students’ development as you strengthen your professional practice.

Sincerely,

Pedro A. Noguera Ph.D.

Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean
Rossier School of Education
University of Southern California