EDPT-110 for SCP students (Spring 2011)

All SCP students need to complete the course EDPT-110. It is required and should be taken during the earliest opportunity. Most students can and should take it their first semester at USC. If it conflicts with a major class required to graduate on time, or an athletic practice time, then please work out a plan for the student so they can take it as soon as possible.

EDPT 110 is on Mondays and Wednesdays

In the spring it is from 8am to 9:50am

In the fall it is from 12-1:50pm

There is also typically space in the course for a small number of non-SCP students. The course could benefit first year students, particularly those that go on probation after their first term due to time management, procrastination, and poor studying habits.

2011 USC Cambridge Summer Programme

The USC Cambridge Programme is geared toward students who have demonstrated academic excellence and a continuous love of learning.  This program is named in honor of Dean Joan Metcalf Schaefer, Dean of Women Emerita, of the University of Southern California.

The International Summer School in Cambridge, England, offers students an excellent opportunity to study British literature, history, economics, poetry, arts and government, and to examine the background of modern Britain and its rich and diverse cultural heritage.  Students live in traditional Cambridge Colleges and have the opportunity to visit some of England's major historic sites.

 

Dates:  July 11 - August 5, 2011

Eligibility:  Applicants must have maintained a minimum 3.0 cumulative USC GPA.

Applications:  Applications will be available in December 2010.  The deadline to apply and for submission of all documents is Friday, January 21, 2011 at 4pm.  Completed applications should be turned in to Kimberly Maes in CAS 200.

Students may earn 4 elective credits by taking two courses and completing a comprehensive essay in each course.

For more information: http://college.usc.edu/cambridge-program/

Course Flyer: Art History 430 - Studies in Renaissance Art

AHIS 430 COURSE FLYER

AHIS 430: Studies in Renaissance Art (12000D)
Instructor: Sheryl Reiss Monday 2:00 – 4:50 • VKC 260 Spring 2011

Between the early fifteenth and the later sixteenth centuries, the Medici family of Florence rose from the ranks of the city's merchant bankers to become virtual rulers of the republic, cardinals and popes in Rome, and, eventually, hereditary dukes and grand dukes of Tuscany. Much of the family's power and fame derived from two kinds of patronage: the social and political patronage that first established their faction and then enabled them to maintain control; and the artistic and cultural patronage that was central both to the fashioning of the family's image and to the realization of its princely ambitions. This course will explore the connections between the two types of patronage employed so effectively by the Medici. To do so, we will focus on works of art and architecture, on primary source materials, and on recent scholarship concerned with the Medici in particular and, more broadly, with patronage in Renaissance Italy.

Summer Archaeological Excavation for Students at Ostia Antica, the Port of Ancient Rome

Summer Archaeological Excavation for Students at Ostia Antica, the Port of Ancient Rome,
(4 Units of Credit -- June 20 to July 31, 2011)

COURSE FLYER

Dear All:

AHIS 325 Summer Excavation Course in Italy (June 20 to July 31, 2011) has just been approved for this coming summer.  I have attached a flyer announcing the 4 unit course. Please post and/or pass this on to undergraduate students in any field in your classes and to undergraduate advisers. Here is a brief write-up from USC's Chronicle about last year's excavation at Ostia Antica: http://college.usc.edu/news/stories/791/summer-excavation-class-at-ostia-antica-the-port-of-ancient-rome/

Articulation petition actions being sent to Advisement Database

To:                               CAA

From:                          Articulation Office

Subject:                       Articulation petition actions being sent to Advisement Database

We are pleased to report that, as suggested by several advisors, emails sent to students regarding actions taken on their articulation petitions are now being sent automatically to the advisement database.  This is only done for petitions filed using the online articulation process on OASIS;  almost all students can and should use the online process rather than paper petitions.*

Students receive emails regarding their petitions with the following actions:

--Approved

--Denied

--Partly granted (e.g., they asked for equivalence and GE but only got GE)

--Hold for more information (e.g., the student is asked to provide papers, syllabus, etc)

--On hold pending departmental review (we have sent the petition to the relevant department)

--No action (this includes:  petitions we cannot grant, such as requests for GE IV or VI or equivalence to upper division courses;  situations where we cannot grant GE to a science lecture course but we advise the student to apply to take a lab at USC to accompany the lecture course;  student requests credit he or she already has).

The email that is sent to the student and the advisement database includes in the subject line: 

Petition number, course ID, action, student ID.  E.g.:

Artic petn # 3746 ENG 307U:  Hold for more info 1234567890

You can open the email in the advisement database to see the further message provided to the student (e.g., details on what additional information we have requested from the student).

Emails have been sent regarding petitions acted on since November 11.

Please let us know if this information is helpful, or if you have any questions or suggestions.

Thank you very much.

*The paper petition is still available but there is usually no reason to use it.  Even students who only have papers or other documents in hardcopy should use the online process and hand in their documents separately.  The only students who must file a paper petition are those whose transfer courses were taken at international schools (paper petition should be sent to International Admissions), or former students who do not have access to OASIS (see the articulation office home page for more specifics). 

Boren Awards for International Study - USC Deadline is Decemeber 17

Announcement from Academic Recognition Programs:

I would like to inform you of a great opportunity for your students interested in learning a new language while studying abroad. The Boren Awards for international study offer Scholarships for undergraduate students and Fellowships for graduate students. Both the Boren scholarship and fellowship focus on countries, languages, and fields of study that are crucial to U.S. national security and are underrepresented in study abroad. Countries within Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East are funded through the Boren Awards. Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the countries of Western Europe are not included.

The USC deadline to apply for the Boren Scholarship is Friday, December 17, 2010. The instruction sheet is available at http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/arp//Instructions/Boren_Instructions_2010.pdf

The Boren Fellowship does not have a campus deadline. However our office can assist students with the application. The national deadline is February 1, 2011.

SPANISH! Flyers for SPAN280 and SPAN316 for Spring 2011.

Here are two flyers from the Spanish department for posting/distribution.

Spanish for Social and Political Sciences
Span 316, Class # 62224, T & Th11:00 – 12:20 THH 203

Conversational Spanish
Span 280, Class# 62151D, 2 units, Wednesdays 12:00 – 1:50

EASC 2011-2012 FLAS Undergraduate Fellowship Program

USC undergraduate students are invited to apply for the 2011-2012 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education through its Title VI/NRC grant to the East Asian Studies Center. Please find the application attached to this email. For questions regarding the FLAS fellowships, please contact EASC at easc@usc.edu, (213) 740-2991, or stop by our office in CLH 101.

About FLAS Awards

The purpose of the program is to enrich the nation’s pool of area and international specialists. Applicants should be planning to use their training to teach, to serve in government or international agencies, or to engage in other work that advances American understanding of other countries.

Award Benefits

Fellowships provide awardees with $10,000 toward tuition and a $5,000 stipend.

Eligibility
A student is eligible for the fellowship if he or she:
● is a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.;
● is enrolled full-time at USC;

● is at an intermediate or advanced level of language study (2nd year and above) in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, or Korean

Additional Information

● FLAS fellows must enroll in one East Asian language course during both fall and spring semesters and must take at least two area studies courses related to East Asia during the award period. All language and area studies classes must be taken for a letter grade.

● Awardees are required to complete an on-line performance report and have an instructor fill out an online assessment at the beginning and end of the award period.

Application deadline: Friday, February 4, 2011

Application: http://college.usc.edu/east_asian_studies/private/docs/AY2011-2012EASCFLASUndergraduateApplication.pdf

Valencia 2011 Summer Program

The first informational meeting for the Valencia 2011 Summer Program will be on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 4:00pm.   Click here for the flyer to distribute to your students!

Veteran's Day Appreciation Reception

SAVE THE DATE!

Veteran’s Day Appreciation Reception

November 11, 2010

5:00-7:00pm

USC University Club

Keynote Speaker: Kevin Starr

All USC Veterans, community members, and friends welcome!

Please submit photos of yourself in military uniform to Karen McNulty at kmcnulty@usc.edu for use in a special slideshow featuring YOU!

Photo Deadline: November 1, 2010

Spring Courses of Interest from the Institute for Multimedia Literacy

To:                        Academic Advisors 

From:                    Institute for Multimedia Literacy 

Date:                     October 18, 2010 

Subject:                Spring Courses of Interest from the IML - for ALL USC students!

Hello advisors,

For those new advisors, I am the Academic Program Coordinator for the USC Institute for Multimedia Literacy. The IML, as part of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, administers two programs for all USC undergraduate students: the Honors in Multimedia Scholarship, a 16-unit honors program with a thesis, and the Minor in Digital Studies, a 20-unit university minor. 

To all of the advisors, I would like to thank you for your efforts in helping us to promote our programs. We are excited to have so many fantastic new students - our faculty are having a blast! The freshman have been particularly impressive thus far - I think we can expect to see great things from them.

In preparation for the upcoming spring semester, I want to detail some of our more popular course offerings. If you have any students who might be interested in learning about digital media, feel free to forward them this information and/or links. The syllabi for the courses have also been posted on the Schedule of Classes.

IML 140 - The IML will offer 8 sections of IML 140, which is our two-unit introductory workshop. This is great for students who want to get their feet wet with digital media - we are offering sections on Business, Social Sciences, The Web and Creative Culture, Pop Culture, Social Media and Remix, and Digital Storytelling and Media Production. (Click title for course flyer)

IML 340 - This course focuses on web-based documentary production using archival film footage. In the Spring 2011 semester, students will work with the USC Shoah Foundation Institute's Visual History Archive, using testimonial footage from genocide survivors to create compelling visual narratives and arguments. Course flyer here.

IML 466 - This is our symposium course, where we bring guests speakers from around Los Angeles to lecture about creating large-scale multimedia projects. Our guests will be a mix of artists, engineers, designers, theorists, and other media innovators who will present their work to the class. For reference, this semester speakers are listed here. Course flyer here.

IML 501: The IML will also be offering an introductory graduate course this spring called Digital Media Workshop. In addition to graduate students, I encourage any interested staff members to join us! Course flyer here.

Please pass along this information to any interested students. And, if there are any questions regarding the courses or our programs, please don't hesitate to contact me at sseetharaman@cinema.usc.edu. I am happy to work individually with advisors to choose specific courses of interest for their students.

Annenberg Innovation Lab - CRUNCH on THIS Event Series

Please share this with your students:

Annenberg Innovation Lab
www.annenberglab.com

Come join us for our very first CRUNCH on THIS event! Not just a lecture, not just a workshop, CRUNCH on THIS sessions are collaborative, interactive, and fun events designed to inspire you and get you moving! Not only do you get to hear from our speakers, you'll have chances to engage them, challenge them, or maybe even play with them. Each session is totally different, so the experience will always be fresh and you'll have to be there to see what happens next!

Our first CRUNCH on THIS night will star Flint Dille: writer, producer, designer and trailblazer in film (An American Tale: Fievel Goes West), game development (Dead to Rights), and an assortment of other fun things (The Transformers tv show). Join us over at West Wing Lobby of Annenberg School (3502 Watt Way), from 5:00 - 7:00pm on Wednesday, October 20th, to eat, talk, travel, and listen to his amazing experiences from the blurry fringes of the media landscape.

And don't forget to sign up for the Innovation Lab at www.annenberglab.com to have access to industry challenges, design competitions, collaborative contacts, and more upcoming events from the Innovation Lab.

French and Italian Course Descriptions - Spring 2011

Here are some new course flyers from the Department of French and Italian:

FRENCH 352 - Modern French Cultures

FRENCH 464 - Colloquium: French Civilization - 1958-1968 / la France en Mouvement

ITALIAN 340 - Italian Literature from Unification to Fascism - Special Topic: Literary Adaptation and Italian Cinema

Study Abroad Program in New Zealand

To:                Academic Advisors

From:           Annenberg International Programs 

Subject:       Study Abroad Program in New Zealand

Dear CAA Members,

If you have any advisees who are still looking for a Spring 2011 study abroad program, Annenberg International Programs has reopened its application for Auckland University of Technology (AUT) University in Auckland, New Zealand, which is open to all USC majors.  Non-ASCJ majors can earn up to 16 elective units at AUT. It is also possible for students to earn units towards their non-ASCJ majors with the explicit approval of their academic advisors.  

The application, which is now due on October 25, can be found here:

http://bit.ly/9h3stV

The Spring 2011 flyer and the PowerPoint presentation shown at the information session are attached for your reference.

Any questions? Please feel free to contact Annenberg International Programs.

EASC Global East Asia 2011 - Summer Study Abroad Information Sessions

TO:                  UndergraduateAdvisors and Advising Administrators

FROM:            East Asian Studies Center
SUBJECT:         EASC Global East Asia 2011 - summer study abroad information sessions

Dear Undergraduate Academic Advisors,

Please let your students know about the two information sessions we are holding on Global East Asia, a 4-week summer study abroad program in China, Japan and Korea:

***************

The East Asian Studies Center will be holding two information sessions for our Global East Asia 2011 summer study abroad program to China, Japan, and Korea on:

Tuesday, October 19 in VKC 100 from 5:00pm-6:00pm

Wednesday, October 20 in WPH B27 from 5:00pm-6:00pm

The information sessions will cover application procedures, program benefits, eligibility and outreach requirements as well as give students the opportunity to hear from former scholars about their experiences while abroad.  Students who are accepted will have all major travel-related expenses paid for by the East Asian Studies Center, including roundtrip international airfare from LAX, basic lodging and meals, and local transportation and entrance fees. Full program details and the application are available on our website at: http://college.usc.edu/east_asian_studies/under/study_abroad.cfm

Academic Achievement Award

The Spring 2011 application process for the Academic Achievement Award is open and can be found here.  Please begin to inform your eligible students about the award and encourage them to submit an application.  Eligible students will:

-be enrolled in at least two programs of study

-have taken at least 12 units while at USC and 32 units total (including AP, IB, and transfer work)

-be enrolling in at least 19 units toward the completion of their programs of study or general education requirements

-have a cumulative GPA of a 3.750 or higher at the time of application and

-apply by the application deadline of 5:00pm on January 7, 2011.

*Note: Students who anticipate increasing their cumulative GPA to a 3.750 after Fall 2010 semester grades have posted are also eligible to apply.  Students who apply with a 3.750 and fail to maintain this GPA after Fall 2010 semester grades have posted will not have their Spring 2011 award revoked.  In sum, students should apply if the 3.750 GPA is achieved or within reach for this Spring!

The Academic Achievement Award is a wonderful opportunity for our high-achieving students to complete multiple programs of study at a discounted rate while also staying on track toward graduation.  Approved awards will be for one, two, or three semester units based on the students intended course load. 

New Intake Procedure for Students Transferring Into a College Major

To:                   CAA

From:              USC College Advising

Date:               September 30, 2010

New Intake Procedure for Students Transferring Into a College Major

Current USC students (non-College) who wish to switch to a College major will now first meet with a representative from College Admission, located in CAS 100.  This includes current non-College USC students who wish to add a College major. The College Admission representative will give the student an intake packet including information on special programs and resources available to USC College students and refer the student to the specific College department major advisor.

** Students who are changing from one College major to another do not need to meet with College Admission.  They may proceed directly to the academic advisor in the department of the new major.

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