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Jenga - Creating Dissertation Support Groups that Support Degree Completion

USC Black Alumni Association presents Dr. Airies Davis

Invitation to Open Access Week Speaker, Charlotte Roh

“Open Access isn't Perfect, but Neither is Publishing” - Invitation to Open Access Week Speaker, Charlotte Roh

Open Access Week is October 22 to 28. Please join us on Friday, October 26 for a timely discussion as Charlotte Roh, Scholarly Communication Librarian at the University of San Francisco, will be speaking on scholarly communication and social justice. The title of her talk is

“Open Access isn't Perfect, but Neither is Publishing: The New Landscape of Scholarly Communication as an Opportunity for Social Justice”

 

Ms. Roh writes and speaks on the intersection of social justice and scholarly communication, dealing frankly with issues such as bias, diversity, and the subversion of traditional publishing power structures. In addition to her work in academic libraries, Ms. Roh has spent the last year as a Library Publishing Coalition Fellow working on the Ethical Framework for Library Publishing.  She has an MLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Selected works of Ms. Roh can be found at: https://works.bepress.com/charlotteroh/

Event info: Friday, October 26 at 2:00 in Doheny Memorial Library, room 233

Countdown to Publication @ USC Libraries

Countdown to Publication @ USC Libraries

January 31, 2017 - February 2, 2017

What does it take to publish before you complete a graduate program? Tools for organizing and analyzing sources? Primary sources that have already been collected? Venues for disseminating research beyond the book and journal?

Please join the Graduate School and the USC Libraries for three days of programming in support of publication from information-gathering to the final product. Countdown to Publication is aimed at graduate students, but open to all.

Workshops will be held January 31 – February 2.

Full schedule and  workshop descriptions: https://libraries.usc.edu/events/countdown-publication-usc-libraries

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/PubLibrary

Strategies and Tips for Dissertation Research

The Dissertation Conference is coming up next month.

I've prepared a presentation providing helpful tips and strategies. Here is the link to the recording and PowerPoint file.

https://rossier-edd.adobeconnect.com/p7ssksenhjg/?OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=e9c4b2ab32d1bae633dacdb1bc4f686a05cf8a20665d827cbd9aee08d678693f

Download Strategies and Tips for your dissertation, Christopher Mattson March 2016

 

Please email me if you have any questions.

Christopher Mattson, Ed.D., M.F.A.

cemattso@usc.edu

Spring 2016 Graduate Diversity Luncheon

Diverse Doctoral Trojans

 

Invites You To

 

Spring 2016 Graduate Diversity Luncheon

 

 

In recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday and Black History Month Dr. Sally Pratt, the Vice Provost for Graduate Programs, will be hosting lunches along with the Graduate Student Advocates for Diversity Outreach.  The objective of these lunches will be for the Graduate School to learn more about the experiences of underrepresented minority doctoral students at USC.

 

Dates & Locations

 

Tuesday, February 16th (12:00 - 2:00 pm) @ University Park Campus

Monday, March 7th (12:00 - 2:00 pm) @ Health Science Campus

 

Eligibility

 

These luncheons are open to USC doctoral students from all disciplines/departments who identify themselves as African American, Hispanic American or Native American.

 

Registration

 

To reserve your space visit: 

http://goo.gl/forms/1IcSiGwZ2m

 

Deadline

 

Space is limited.  Available on a first come first serve basis. 

Please reserve your space by February 15th

 

Additional Information

 

Joshua L Gray | University of Southern California

Graduate Advocate | Graduate School Diversity Outreach & Academic Professional Development

Certification Student | Viterbi School Health, Technology & Engineering Program

Doctoral Candidate | Epstein Industrial & Systems Engineering Department

graduate.diversity@usc.edu | 213.740.9055

 

School/Program Websites:

Viterbi School| viterbi.usc.edu

Diversity Program | sites.google.com/site/uscgraduatediversity/

Graduate School | www.usc.edu/schools/GraduateSchool

 

Download Spring 2016 Graduate School Vice Provost Diversity Luncheons Flyer

Statistics and Data Webinar Recording

Show Me the Data: Finding Statistics & Data for Research & Policy

Recorded 11/23/15 - http://bit.ly/showdata

The one-hour presentation and Q&A will help you identify strategies for finding statistics and data on the public sector (including education) and the private sector and will demonstrate how to retrieve current demographic, social, and economic data from the U.S. Census.  Come learn how to find statistics to investigate gentrification, homelessness, the teacher pipeline, mental health services, college attrition, and more.

Presenters

Katharin Peter, Social Sciences Data Librarian

Melanee Vicedo, Head, Education & Social Work Library Services

Getting the Most Out of Census Data

Reminder - DSC Adobe Connect Presentations Today!

To participate in the live presentations, please click on the corresponding links below.  

Presenting Results (Ch 4 & 5)
Dr. Evelyn Felina Castillo
Wednesday, Sept 16 @ 2:00PM
Download Presenting Your Results Qual Sept 2015 ef

 

APA & Academic Writing
Dr. Christopher Mattson
Wednesday, Sept 16 @ 3:00PM
Download Chris Updated AcademicWritingAPAStyle August 2015
Recording:  https://rossier-edd.adobeconnect.com/p5aef6445zm/

 

The recordings will be available by Friday, Sept 18.

 

REMINDER - Last Weekend Write for the Summer

The last Weekend Write for the summer is scheduled for this weekend, August 15 and 16 in SOS/WPH B49 at 9 AM - 4 PM.  

Dr. Christopher Mattson will be presenting Navigating the Dissertation on Saturday, Aug 15 at 12:30 - 2:30PM in SOS B49.

Bring your laptop, work materials, and ear buds and go to work. Remember to bring your Student ID to access the building.  Please RSVP at  http://www.doodle.com/mugk5tkh98nmz3m5