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ROSSIER CONTINUING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION 2012-2013-DUE MARCH 1, 2012

Dear Continuing Rossier Students,

The Scholarship Application for continuing students is now available online, and should be submitted by no later than March 1, 2012. The review of these applications will take place during the month of March, with applicant notification not later than April 1, 2012. The application may be accessed and completed online at:

https://usceducation.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eljnbwCPSafZ7p2

Instructions:

This application is for continuing students in the Ed.D. program, as well as programs administered by the Master's Program Office (MFT, PASA, Educational Counseling and School Counseling). In addition to supplying basic identifying information, you will be asked to answer three more detailed questions. You may wish to compose these answers in a word processing program before completing the rest of the form.

Questions:

1. Rossier scholarships for continuing students are primarily awarded on the basis of academic and professional merit. Describe how you believe you meet these criteria, elaborating particularly on your experiences and accomplishments since enrolling in your graduate program at Rossier. (250 word limit)

2. List your honors and awards you have earned since you enrolled in your current program of study. (250 word limit)

3. Please provide any additional information that you feel the scholarship committee should consider when reviewing your application for scholarship awards. (250 word limit). 

These Instructions are also included on the application form. If you have any problems accessing or completing the application, please email rossier.info@usc.edu for assistance.

The materials must be submitted and received by no later than March 1, 2012.

Good luck!

EDSA presents: Leveraging the Trojan Network Panel!

EDSA is providing a great professional development opportunity THIS SATURDAY!

Event: Leveraging the Trojan Network panel

When: Saturday, May 5th, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Where: Taper Hall of Humanities 102 (across from WPH)

Sponsor: Educational Doctorate Student Assembly (EDSA)

There will be a Q & A period at the end of the event. Signups for the Rossier Ed.D. Network website will also be a part of the event!

Panelists will include:

Marshall School professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship - Dr. William Crookston

Senior Associate Director for Programs & Education - John Bertrand

Director of International Development - Irma Quintana

Newly appointed Director of Alumni Engagement at the Rossier School of Education (who will contribute via e-mail) - Kalim Rayburn

For more information, please visit EDSA's Facebook Page by simply searching EDSA / Education Doctorate Student Assembly!

Happy networking,

Yevy

2012 Dissertation of the Year Award Recipients

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2012 Dissertation of the Year Award and to congratulate everyone who was nominated this year!

Aime Black (Ed.D. '12), Dissertation Chair: Dr. Hocevar

Dissertation Title: A Comparison of Value-Added, Ordinary Least Squares Regression, and the California STAR Accountability Indicators

Elizabeth Jordan (Ed.D. '11), Dissertation Co-Chairs: Drs. Diamond and Robison

Dissertation Title: Creating and Maintaining a Student-Centered Culture at an International Branch Campus: A Case Study Examining the Roles of Faculty, Staff, and Students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Singapore Campus

Wendy Marshall (Ed.D. '12), Dissertation Chair: Dr. Burch

Dissertation Title: University Ready: Examining the Relationships Between Social Capital and an Online College Access Program

The purpose of the Dissertation of the Year Award is to encourage high quality research relevant to the field of educational leadership and to recognize unusually outstanding dissertation research conducted by doctoral degree recipients. The students who dissertations are selected will be recognized at the USC Rossier School of Education's Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on May 10, 2012 at 3:00pm in Founder's Park.

Part-time Job Opportunity: MAT Application Reviewers

Rossier's MAT program is looking for several EdD students to work as application reviwers for the MAT program. This is an hourly position - $15/hour - and not a TA position (no tuition remission attached and no teaching responsibilities). The work should be interesting and it may be done from home. Hours are flexible. Training on the criteria and on using the data system to enter recommendations will be provided. Candidates would need to be able to commit to a consistent work flow to keep up with a certain number of applications each week. If interested please contact Jaclyn Diaz at jaclyndi@usc.edu.

This position begins immediately, all applicants must be currently enrolled and available for the next 8-12 months at a minimum.

ACSA/AASA Women's Leadership Conference

Save the dates, September 27-28th, in Newport Beach for the 2nd Annual ACSA/AASA Women's Leadership Conference! Join educational leaders throughout the nation along with Rossier's very own Darline Robles who is a leader in the organization.

Discover how to navigate your career network, meet successful school leaders, use technology to your advantage, and enhance your leadership potential!

For more information please contact Julie White, ACSA Director at (916) 329-3832 or at jwhite@acsa.org

http://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=22738

Four Ed.D. students receive the USC Student Recognition Award!

The USC Division of Student Affairs and the 2012 Student Recognition Committee has recently announced the list of this year's awardees and we are proud to say that four of our Ed.D. students are being recognized at the ceremony on May 10, 2012!

The ceremony recognizes and honors students for outstanding leadership, volunteerism, and commitment to the campus and community.

Congratulations to Anil Muhammed, Edmund Young, Cecilia Santiago, and Han Nee Chong (Hawaii Cohort of 2009) from the Graduating Class of 2012!

We are so proud of you!

Congratulations to Sara Zaker – 2012 Remarkable Woman Award Recipient!

Sara Zaker, a member of the Ed.D. Cohort of 2009, recently received the USC 2012 Remarkable Woman Award in the graduate student category! Here’s a brief glimpse of her achievements, taken from the speech given by the USC Office of Campus Activities who sponsors the recognition event every year:

Our next recipient will become a triple woman of Troy; she has completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree here at USC and will soon be finishing up her Doctorate of Education. As an educational leader, her research focuses on effective learning outcomes for women and transgender students. She is motivated in conducting research that surrounds marginalized groups such as sexual, racial, ethnic, and cultural minorities. In addition to her research, she is an active member in her Persian community, as well as on campus organizations like the Graduate Student Government. Her nominator said that her “leadership within the field of educational psychology and instructional design is nothing but remarkable.”

Congratulations, Sara! We are so proud of your achievements!

Invitation to review faculty applications for Hybrid High School

Most of you are aware of the creation of USC’s Hybrid High School, opening this Fall (see www.uschybridhigh.org ). Plans are progressing remarkably well, and the interest in HHS on behalf of the national education profession has greatly exceeded our expectations.

Many of you have expressed an interest in participating personally in this transformational education program, and we would like to make available at this time one such opportunity for 15 of you. On Saturday, April 28, 2012, we will meet at USC to screen the applications of over two hundred and fifty prospective applicants, with the ultimate goal of hiring 6 to serve as inaugural HHS faculty members. We, along with several additional USC Rossier faculty members and fifteen of you, will devote much of that day to identifying the applicants that we will want to
interview.

As a member of the HHS application screening committee that day you will participate in a short discussion of HHS’s unique mission, programs, and desired qualities of prospective HHS teachers. Teams of three reviewers will be created to tackle reading and evaluating applications. The evaluation will be accomplished using a web-based rubric system, so YOU WILL NEED TO BRING YOUR LAPTOP. We will work from 9:00 a.m. through about 4:00 p.m., fuelled by coffee, etc., in the morning, lunch at noon, and professional collegiality throughout the day.

If you would be interested in joining us, please send a short email response to Lourdes Ortega, lbortega@usc.edu, and attach a copy of your resume. We will acknowledge receipt of your email and within a week let you know if you are among the 15 selected to participate. We believe that, for some of you, this will be a valuable professional experience; and that for at least 15 of you, that you feel the same.

Sincerely,

David Dwyer, HHSFounder

Stephanie McClay, HHS Principal

Gib Hentschke, HHS Co-Founder

Cohort of 2011 Important Updates

Hello Ed.D. Students,

Please see the important information below:

Fall Registration- April 2, 2012

Please refer to your registration memos regarding the course schedules for Fall 2012. Registration for the 2012 Fall semester begins on Monday, April 2, 2012. Summer registration is based on a first-come, first-serve basis so please register as soon as possible to get your preferred section.

Summer Session- Register Now

Summer registration already began on March 1, 2012. Please register for your summer courses now if you have not done so already. The Ed.D. Summer Conference is scheduled for Saturday, August 18th, 2012.

Summer Financial Aid Form- Available Now

The Summer Loan Request Form is available now. Please contact me if you need the forms. For more information, please visit www.usc.edu/financialaid

and click on “My Financial Aid & Documents” for specific instructions.

Summer Financial Deadlines- Reminder

Summer deadlines are unique from fall and spring in that you are typically charged as soon as you registered for a course. Please be sure to check your E-pay bill on your MyUSC to see when your bill is due.

Important Websites and Contact Numbers:

Financial Aid:

http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/

(213) 740-4444

Student Financial Services:

http://fbs.usc.edu/depts/sfs

(213)740-7471

Preliminary Review- Reminder

I wanted to remind everyone about an important procedural component of the Ed.D. Program called the Preliminary Review. In order to prepare for the Preliminary Review occurring at the end of April, we need all students to save four previously submitted final papers from their Ed.D. core courses (EDUC 522, 523, 524, 525). In the beginning of April, I will email all the students more information about the preliminary review process and the deadline for the submission of papers.

Dr. Jimenez y West- Out of the office from April 2-17

Dr. Jimenez y west will be out of the office from April 2-17. If you need immediate assistance from her, please contact the Doctoral Support Center at (213) 740-8099.

Fourth Annual Graduate Poster Symposium- April 4, 2012

On April 4, 2012, the Graduate Student Government will host the Fourth Annual Graduate Poster Symposium. The posters will be on display from 9:30am – 5:30pm in the VKC Courtyard. Xin Jiang, Donna Lewis, and Heather Davis from the Ed.D. Program will be presenting their research at the symposium. Come show your support!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. Thanks!

Best Regards,

Katy

Katy Lin Ed.D. Program Advisor University of Southern California

3470 Trousdale Parkway, WPH 404 Los Angeles, CA 90089-4038

Phone: (213) 821-1516

Fax: (213) 821-1281

KatyLin@usc.edu

Apply to be on the 2012-2013 EGO Executive Board!

Hello Rossier Students,

The time has come to elect officers for the 2012-2013 Education Graduate Organization (EGO) executive board. As a part of EGO, you will have the opportunity to work with each of the student groups within the Rossier School of Education, the Graduate Student Government (GSG), and
plan great events such as football tailgates, professional development events, town hall meetings, Homecoming events, and much more.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

1) Be an enrolled graduate student at the Rossier School of Education for the 2012-2013 academic year.

2) Candidates for the President position MUST have past leadership experience on a student organization board.

3) Candidates for the Treasurer position MUST have past leadership experience on a USC student organization board.

4) It is highly recommended that candidates for the Treasurer position are on-campus regularly during regular business hours (M-F 9am-5pm) in order to pick-up funding materials from GSG that are needed for all funded EGO and student organization events.

5) Must be able to attend the following events during the 2012-2013 academic year:

All EGO Town Hall Meetings (1/month)

All EGO-sponsored social events (~2/month)

All EGO Board meetings (TBD)

Summer E-Board Transition Meeting (May or June)

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE OPEN EGO POSITIONS:

President: Responsibilities include: running EGO; overseeing the planning and execution of all EGO events; delegating tasks; being the face and presence of EGO to all Rossier student organizations and GSG.

Vice President: Responsibilities include: supporting the EGO President and chairing committees. Other duties as assigned by the President.

Treasurer: Responsibilities include: managing the EGO budget (i.e. creating budgets and submitting budget proposals to GSG); processing funding requests from all student organizations within the Rossier School of Education; meeting and training all finance representatives for each of the student
organizations under EGO on funding policies and procedures; and maintaining frequent contact with the GSG Finance Chair and the Education Senators to stay abreast of funding updates/issues.

Social and Special Events Chair: Responsibilities include: planning and executing all EGO
events, particularly fall tailgate events and end-of-the-year socials, as well as working closely with the EGO Treasurer to determine the available funding for events.

Communications Chair: Responsibilities include: maintaining the EGO website; maintaining and distributing the monthly EGO newsletter; updating EGO Facebook and Twitter accounts; and corresponding with Rossier student organizations and program advisors.

GSG Senators (4 Positions Available): Responsibilities include: attending all Graduate Student
Government (GSG) meetings and relaying GSG-related information to EGO and Rossier student organizations.

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If you are interested in running for one of these positions, please email a letter of intent that includes your name, program, qualifications, and reasons why you are interested in the position (in 300 words or less), to usc.ego@gmail.com. Include “Letter of Intent - NAME” in the subject line.

The deadline to submit letters of intent is Friday, April 6, 2012 at 11:59pm. Elections will begin the following Monday, April 9, 2012 and will run until Monday, April 16, 2012!

Top Five Reminders for the Cohorts of 2003, 2006, and 2009!

Dear Cohorts of 2003, 2006, and 2009,

Please review the top five reminders and refer to the latest email for more information!

1) Dissertation Defense Paperwork needs to be submitted as soon as possible. Just because you have defended doesn’t mean you are done – yet. We have to get you uploaded! =)

2012 Spring Graduate – defend and upload by April 2, 2012

2012 Summer Graduate – defend and upload by July 2, 2012

2012 Fall Graduate – defend and upload by November 1, 2012

2) Graduate School’s Dissertation Submission Workshops are being held on Wednesday, March 28 from 203pm in NTT 7409 on the Health Sciences Campus or on Thursday, March 29 from 1-2pm in VKC 156 on the main USC campus.

3) Summer registration is now OPEN so please register if I have given you D-clearance. If you need summer financial aid, please contact me and I would be happy to send you the form!

4) Fall Registration OPENS on March 29, 2012 so if you need to make up a course or continue working on your dissertation, please contact me for a Permit to Enroll form. The last day to register for Fall semester and settle your student bill without a late fee is Friday, August 24, 2012. The last day to add/drop a course without a late fee is Friday, September 14, 2012.

5) We are 43 days away from the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony! Please make sure to let me know if you have changed your name, dissertation title, etc as soon as possible! Remember to reserve your tickets by March 30, 2012!

I look forward to seeing you on May 10, 2012!

Keep calm and fight on!

Yevy