EASC 2012-2013 Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship

FLAS fellowships are provided by EASC's U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant for undergraduate and graduate study of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Korean and East Asian area studies. 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.

Applications are available online for the first time. Please visit the website for more details: http://dornsife.usc.edu/eascenter/flas/

Application Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2012 by 5:00pm

Summer 2012 FLAS Fellowship

● $2,500 stipend

● $5,000 maximum tuition payment for approved intensive summer language program

Summer 2012 FLAS fellowships are awarded to graduate and undergraduate students for intensive language study of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Korean at an institution in the U.S. or abroad. The language study must be at least 6 weeks in length and include 120 or more contact hours for advanced level study, 140 or more for beginning/intermediate level study.

Academic Year 2012-13 FLAS Fellowship

Graduate Students:

● $15,000 stipend

● $18,000 tuition payment

Undergraduate Students:

● $5,000 stipend

● $10,000 tuition payment

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

Eligibility
● U.S. citizens or permanent residents
● Full-time USC students

● Graduate students: Engaged in advanced language study (3rd year and above). Those already fluent in one East Asian language may apply for beginning/intermediate study of a second East Asian language.

● Undergraduate students: Engaged in intermediate or advanced language study (2nd year and above)

● FLAS-eligible languages include Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

For questions regarding the FLAS fellowships, please contact the EASC at easc@usc.edu, (213) 740-2991, or stop by our office in CLH 101.

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USC East Asian Studies Center
823 W. 34th Street, CLH 101
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0127
Tel: 213.740.2991

Fax: 213.740.8409
easc@usc.edu
www.usc.edu/easc

The 2011 USC LAW FAIR

The 2011 USC LAW FAIR

The USC Pre-Law Advising team is excited to invite you to the 2011 USC Law Fair! The event will be held on Thursday, November 3rd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Trousdale Parkway, UPC.

Over 95 ABA-approved law schools are registered, and you can enter to win prizes from LSAT test prep companies and tons of other giveaways! We’ll also have a post Law Fair breakout session covering law school admissions with various reps from across the nation.

For Law Fair FAQ’s and additional info, please visit us at: http://dornsife.usc.edu/faq/
Print out the handout for your students here: http://files.e2ma.net/19613/assets/docs/20113_map_handout.pdf
Share this as an online link: http://app.e2ma.net/app2/campaigns/archived/19613/f1531045e7185f6496109a3240120540/

Thanks!
Dan

Fall Los Angeles Idealist Grad Fair - Oct. 26, 2011

This fair is generously hosted by the University of Southern California School of Social Work and School of Policy, Planning, and Development.

Info: http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/m4F8NXDSKwmD/

Register: idealist.org/gradfairs

Portuguese Conversation Table - Thursdays at 12PM, USC Commons

Please click on flyer for more information.

Spanish and Portuguese Website: http://dornsife.usc.edu/spanish/about/index.html

USC's M.A. Art and Curatorial Practives in the Public Sphere: October Info Session

Please click on flyer for more information.

Second General CAA Meeting

Dear CAA Members!

The second general CAA meeting for the semester will be held on Friday, November 4th in THH102.

We’ll be raffling off some fun things so be sure to mark the date on your calendars!

Here is the agenda:

USC Graduate School

Sally (Sarah) Pratt

Vice Provost for Graduate Programs

Role of Vice Provost and how it affects undergraduate and graduate advisors across campus

USC Transfer and Veteran Student Programs

Syreeta Greene

Assistant Director

Support services and retention programs to both transfer and veteran students

USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Cindy Robinson

Educational Program Coordinator, Office of Student Life and Involvement

Curator of the Campus Center managing all public art, memorabilia, and displays in complex

USC Professor

Helena Seli-EDPT 110: Motivation and Learning Strategies

Brief remarks on why and how this course may be beneficial for students on probation

Announcements and Raffle

Introduction of new advisors

Holiday Social: December 9

2012 CAA Conference

I hope to see you there!

As always, if you have ideas for upcoming CAA meetings or would like to present, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Jeanne Herman

Chair, Steering Committee, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, jaherman@usc.edu

USC - Annenberg - Spring Course offering - JOUR 499: News Literacy iin the Digital Age

Minors Information Fair

Please join us for the Minors Fair!

Wednesday, October 12th
11:00am-2:00pm
VKC Courtyard

We anticipate having the following schools/units represented at the event:

· Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism

· Information Technology Program

· Keck School of Medicine

· School of Architecture

· Marshall School of Business

· School of Cinematic Arts

· School of Public Policy & Development

· Dornsife College of LAS -- Minors in Humanities

· Roski School of Fine Arts

· Dornsife College of LAS -- Minors in Social Sciences

· School of Theatre

· Dornsife College of LAS -- Minors in Natural Sciences

· Thornton School of Music

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tsai Family Research Fund for Taiwan Studies Scholarships

Through a generous donation by the Tsai Family, EASC is proud to announce an ambitious three-year initiative to increase interest and study in Taiwan. The Tsai Family Research Fund for Taiwan Studies will support undergraduate, graduate, and faculty study and research either at USC or in Taiwan. We particularly encourage those students and scholars who may be interested in using Taiwan as a comparative case study in their research about larger themes or issues.

Undergraduate Students

Students wishing to study language or conduct research about or in Taiwan are encouraged to apply for the Daniel Tsai fund. The fund will support up to $1,000 for students studying abroad during the academic year (e.g., at the CIEE study center in Taipei), and up to $3,000 during the summer to help defray costs for those studying Chinese in Taiwan, or help subsidize travel costs for those proposing to do research in Taiwan under the guidance of a USC faculty.

Graduate Students

Awards of up to $5,000 for summer research and/or language study in Taiwan, or smaller awards for conference participation if presenting a paper about Taiwan.

Website with application details: http://dornsife.usc.edu/eascenter/tsai-family-research-fund/

Deadlines
For study/research in Spring 2012: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011 by 5:00PM.
For study/research in Summer 2012: FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012 by 5:00PM.

Upcoming Events - Message from Professor Francille Wilson, Director of African American Studies

Fall 2011 African American Studies Events and Exhibits

Upcoming Events, On Campus events are starred**

1. Free Day at the Hammer Museum and Kiss, Sunday, October 2, 2 pm Opening Day Art Performance http://www.sengasenga.com/index.htm by Senga Nengudi *(In conjunction with Now Dig This! exhibit at the Hammer Museum UCLA)

**2. Bliss: A Play by Velina Hasu Houston, Monday, October 3, 7pm USC Fisher Museum of Art. Bliss explores concepts of beauty, gender and identity in contemporary society. The play tells the story of an Afro-German woman who has struggled with her looks and identity. When her uncertain choices lead her to an unconscionably violent act, she is forced to deal with who she is and what she looks like. *(In conjunction with Posing Beauty exhibition)

**3. Posing Beauty/Posing Questions, Tuesday October 4 5-6:30 Tutor Center Grand Ball Room Deborah Willis, Robin Kelley, Carrie Mae Weems. Reception at USC Fisher Museum.

*(Visions and Voices & In conjunction with Posing Beauty exhibition)

**4. "Is Marriage for White People?" Wednesday, October 5, 4:00-6:00 pm. Reception: 6:00-7:00 pm Special Panel discussion of the provocative new book by Richard Banks - (Stanford Law), Panelists include: Kim Buchanan (USC), Melissa Murray (UC Berkeley), Doug Nejaime (Loyola) & Camille Gear Rich (USC), Moderator: Sandy Banks (Columnist, LA Times). Location: Davidson Conference Center

5. “Twenty Twenty” Wednesday, October 5, 7 pm. New Play about black music in LA 60s to 80s. *(In conjunction with Now Dig This! exhibit at the Hammer Museum)

**6. Elizabeth Alexander: Hearing America Singing: Multi-Vocal Cultures in America, Thursday, October 6, 6:30pm Annenberg Auditorium (ASC) Yale University Professor and Poet Admission is free. Please check for reservation information. Reception to follow.

**7. The Image of Masculinity, Wednesday, October 19, 2011 5:00 to 6:30pm USC Fisher Museum. Panel discussion on the constructions of black male images in visual media culture. *(In conjunction with Posing Beauty exhibition and African American Studies)

**8. Crime after Crime, Wednesday, October 26, 7 pm True story of the struggle of two lawyers to achieve justice for an incarcerated victim of domestic abuse and violence. USC School of Cinematic Arts. Make Reservations online. http://cinema.usc.edu/events/event.cfm?id=12033

**12. The Wedding Band, October 26-30^th Wednesday- Friday, October 26-28, - 7:00 PM Saturday, October 29- 2:30 & 8 PM; Sunday, October 30, 2:30 PM by Alice Childress, The USC School of Theater. In the summer of 1918, as war rages in Europe, a smaller war breaks out in Charleston, South Carolina, when a growing attraction between an African-American seamstress and a white man accelerates into a full-blown affair.

13. “Constant Elevation: L.A. Black Arts Movement Through Spoken Word” Tuesday, November 1, 7pm featuring Jayne Cortez. Hammer Museum *(In conjunction with Now Dig This! Exhibit)

14. Films@CAAM – “Fannie Lou Hamer, Voting and Civil Rights Activist”, Thursday, November 3, 2011, 7pm Documentary film showing hosted by Los Angeles community activist Bobbie Anderson. Free and open to the public. California African American Museum.

15. Center for the Study of Political Graphics Discussion, Sunday, November 6, 2011, 3pm. Center for the Study of Political Graphics will be honoring Angela Davis, Reverend James Lawson, Dorothy Lawson, and Doug Minkler. There will be a reception and discussion with Angela Davis and Reverend James Lawson. Student tickets are $25. For more information: http://politicalgraphics.org/home.html

**16. Contesting Beauty, Wednesday, November 9, 5-6:30 p.m The USC Fisher Museum of Art hosts a talk on the impact of African American beauty pageants and the image of the idealized woman. With Professors Maxine Craig, Alison Trope, Sarah Banet-Weiser,and Lanita Jacobs. *(In conjunction with the Posing Beauty exhibition and African American Studies)

17. Films@CAAM: “The Nine Lives of Marion Barry,”.Thursday, November 10, 2011, 7pm - Former DC Mayor and U.S. House member and current Council member is chronicled in a revealing look at his fascinating and controversial life. Free and open to the public. RSVP (213) 744-2024.

18. Spicing the Diaspora (Presentation) Sunday, November 13, 2011, 2pm Chef Maite Gomez-Rejon takes us in a culinary travel from West Africa to Cuba, Mexico and the USA. RSVP (213) 744-2024.

19. “High Voltage: The Watts Legacy” Sunday, November 13, 3pm, Hammer Museum

20. “Taste and Style Just Aren’t Enough” Tuesday, November 15, 7 pm, Hammer Museum

**21. An Evening with Amiri Baraka, Wednesday, November 16, 2011 7:00pm Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) Grand Ballroom. Black Arts Movement founder, poet and political activist Amiri Baraka, one of the most controversial and productive writers of the twentieth century, presents an evening of poetry, performance and conversation about his life and his life’s work. Admission is free. Reservations start Monday, October 24, at 9 a.m: To RSVP, click here.

22. Films@CAAM - Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin. Thursday, November 17, 2011, 7pm Often called the "unsung hero of the civil rights movement" Mr. Rustin is best know for being the chief strategist for the 1963 March on Washington. As Dr. Martin Luther King's mentor he shaped much of the policies and procedures for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Free and open to the public. RSVP (213) 744-2024.

Art Exhibits, Free Admission starred*

*USC Fisher Museum of Art Posing Beauty in African American Culture

September 7-December 3, 2012 In Harris Hall 823 Exposition Blvd 213-740-4561 Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 12-5pm Saturday, 12-4pm http://fisher.usc.edu/visit/ Off of Bloom Walk

1. Posing Beauty/Posing Questions, Tuesday October 4 5-6:30 Tutor Center Grand Ball Room Deborah Willis, Robin Kelley, Carrie Mae Weems. Reception at the Fisher Museum

2. The Image of Masculinity, Wednesday, October 19, 2011 5:00-6:30pm.USCFisher Museum. The USC Fisher Museum of Art hosts a talk about the impact of visual media culture on the black male images with Professor Francille Wilson and a distinguished panel including Professor Taj Frazier, Dr. Javon Johnson, ASE doctoral student, Kai Greene. Co sponsored by African American Studies.

3. Contesting Beauty, Wednesday, November 9, 5-6:30 pm A talk on the impact of African American beauty pageants and the image of the idealized woman. With Professors Maxine Craig, Alison Trope, Sarah Banet-Weiser, and Lanita Jacobs Co-sponsored by African American Studies.

*The California African American Museum

(CAAM) is located in Exposition Park at the corner of Figueroa Street and Exposition Blvd Hours: Galleries: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm; Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm Admission is free, parking $10 www.caamuseum.org

1. Women: Game Changers, Less Known, Here Celebrated August 3 – November 6, 2011 Utilizing CAAM's soaring entrance space, flying banners celebrate centuries of achievements by African American women.. We celebrate physicians and nurses; barrier-breaking women pilots; chroniclers of history and culture;& sisters-in-arms marching through the military.

2. The African Diaspora in the Art of Miguel Covarrubias: Driven by color, shaped by Cultures September 1, 2011 –February 26, 2012 This CAAM organized exhibition thoroughly explores the representations of people of African descent in the work of Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias (1904 - 1957).

3. Places of Validation, Art & Progression September 29, 2011 – April 4, 2012 This CAAM curated exhibition utilizes a range of imagery to explore Los Angeles' parallel universe of places and people that served to validate and further the progression of African American art between 1940-1980.

The Hammer Museum, UCLA

Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980 October 2--January 8. Free Day October 2^nd. A comprehensive exhibition that examines the vital legacy of the city’s African American visual artists. Now Dig This! comprises 140 works from 35 artists. Location: 10899 Wilshire Blvd. Hours: Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11am-7pm Thu 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-5pm. Phone Number: 310-443-7000

Link to Preview: http://hammer.ucla.edu/watchlisten/watchlisten/show_id/567753

1. *Free Day! “Kiss” Sunday, October 2, 2pm Opening Day Art Performance http://www.sengasenga.com/index.htm by Senga Nengudi

2. “Twenty Twenty” Wednesday, October 5, 7 pm New Play about black music in LA 60s to 80s

“Constant Elevation: L.A. Black Arts Movement Through Spoken Word”

3. Tuesday, November 1, 7pm featuring Jayne Cortez.

4. “High Voltage: The Watts Legacy” Sunday, November 13, 3pm

5. “Taste and Style Just Aren’t Enough” Tuesday, November 15, 7 pm

LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

LACMA is located at 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90036 323-857-6000. Hours: Monday-Tuesday, Thursday, 12-8 pm; Friday 12 pm; Weekends 11am-8pm. Admission: Students with ID $10.

1. “Five Car Stud 1969–1972, Revisited,” September 4, 2011–July 15, 2012 Edward Kienholz’s Five Car Stud (1969–72) is a powerful work that depicts the hatred many white Americans expressed toward racial minorities and interracial partnerships. In this horrifying life-size tableau, four automobiles and a pickup truck are arranged on a dirt floor in a dark room with their headlights illuminating a shocking scene: a group of white men exacting their gruesome “punishment” on an African American man whom they have discovered drinking with a white woman. Located in LACMA’s Art of the Americas Building, Level 2.

2. Glenn Ligon: AMERICA, October 23, 2011-January 22,2012 Glenn Ligon: AMERICADoor paintings, the coal dust Stranger canvases and the Coloring series. In addition, the retrospective will include the premiere of Ligon’s first multi-channel film installation: a work in progress examining Ralph Ellison’s writing of Invisible Man with a score by the noted jazz musician Jason Moran. Located in BCAM, Level 2. is the first mid-career retrospective of Ligon’s work in the United States. The exhibition includes unknown early material and the reconstruction of seminal bodies of work such as the

*Annenberg Space for Photography

BEAUTY CULTURE provides a seminal examination of photography’s role in capturing and defining notions of modern female beauty and how these images profoundly influence our lives in both celebratory and disturbing ways. LOCATION 2000 Avenue of the Stars, #10 Los Angeles, CA 90067 FREE HOURS Wed-Fri: 11am - 6pm Sat: 11am - 9pm Sun: 11am - 6pm Sat closing may change get parking validated BE SURE TO SEE THE 30 MINUTE FILM .Annenberg Space for Photography http://www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org/

Museum of Tolerance Freedoms Sisters September 14, 2011 - January 9, 2012

Museum of Tolerance is located in the Simon Wiesenthal Plaza at 9786 West Pico Blvd (SE corner of Pico Boulevard and Roxbury Drive) Los Angeles, CA 90035. Hours: Monday -Friday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 pm (early close at 3:30 PM on Fridays November-March); closed on Saturday; Sunday 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Admission is $11.50 for students with ID. Free Parking underground.

Freedoms Sisters Youtube Clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u41ZnFSeIc&feature=player_embedded#!

Freedom’s Sisters, a collaboration between SITES and Cincinnati Museum Center, brings to life 20 African American women, from key 19th-century historical figures to contemporary leaders, who have fought for equality for all Americans. The exhibition is introduced by a video and electronic projections of strong artistic images that will seize visitors’ emotions. Organized around the themes of "Dare to Dream," "Inspire Lives," "Serve the Public," and "Look to the Future," graphically striking interactive stations tell the stories of Harriet Tubman, Mary McLeod Bethune, Septima Poinsette Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Height, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, and 13 other women leaders. Sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund, Freedom’s Sisters includes educational and community outreach components to facilitate engagement with local audiences.

General Committee Meeting Minutes

Council of Academic Advisors
General Committee Meeting Minutes
THH 102
September 16, 2011

Meeting Convened: 9:00 a.m.

9:05 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction from this year’s Chair: Jeanne Herman
Introduction of 2011-2012 Committee Members

9:10 a.m.
USC Dean of Academic Records and Registrar,
Chief Technology Officer for Enrollment Services
Dean Douglas Shook

- Dean Shook spoke about his past roles in the Marshall School of Business, his continuing role as Professor at the school, and his new role as Dean of Academic Records and Registrar. He discussed the incoming class numbers and the 10 year trend of decreasing numbers of students on probation and/or dismissed (55% less) and thanked Advisors for their assistance with this. He announced a small increase in probation numbers since then, with a possible correlation with the rising number of international students. He also discussed his goals of eliminating paper and smoothing out processes in the Registrar’s office. He invited anyone to contact him either via email: shook@usc.edu or at his new office in Hubbard Hall.

9:20 a.m.
Introduction of new Advisors or Position changes

USC Office of International Services (OIS)
Becky Peterson/ International Student Advisor
Xin Jiang-USC China Institute
Cultural Differences to consider while working with (Chinese) international students

- Becky and Xin passed out handouts for the upcoming “Living in the United States Workshop” series for Fall 2011 available online: http://sait.usc.edu/ois/workshops-events/calendar.aspx. They discussed USC’s Undergraduate International Student demographics (18% from China, 17% from South Korea, 9% Hong Kong) noting that there is a focus on professional programs/majors. They also discussed the differences in Chinese Higher Education classrooms and roles of advisors, listed some potential barriers for international students and finally outlined some effective bridging techniques for advisors. Tips follow: have a group meeting at the beginning of the semester to explain your role as an advisor, speak slow or be sure to have handouts with written details, ask them how to pronounce their name as well as the meaning of their name. Note that they are on a fast track to graduate quick and may be selecting their majors based on family pressures, so be sure to highlight all options and be specific.

9:45 a.m.
USC Office of Admissions
Becky Chassin
Senior Associate Director
Class of 2015
Recruitment, Admissions, Advisement and Orientation

- Becky shared a draft snap shot of the incoming freshmen class (noting that roughly 15% were International – with a growing USC Admissions presence in Asia in the future). She announced that USC is moving towards a Common Application that nearly 500 universities utilize, at this time 25,000 students who have marked USC as an interest for the 2012 class. She discussed the Admission’s upcoming application calendar. Freshmen applications will be due January 10th, with students requesting a Merit Scholarship and departments that need auditions or early decisions holding a December 1st deadline. Decisions would be made from end of January until late March – with a May 1st commitment date for students. Transfer students must applyby February 1st and final decisions would be made by the end of July. Becky outlined a little bit more of what the Admissions office is looking for in our students including how 1st and 2nd major choices are decided.

10:05 a.m.
USC Rossier School of Education
Job Springer
Assistant Director of Recruiting and Admissions

– Job announced special post-Bachelors programs for students interested in working in K-12 or University positions after graduation, including Teaching, Counseling, and Student Affairs. More information available at: http://rossier.usc.edu

USC Career Center
Jennifer O’Connor
Associate Director for Alumni and Student Services
Overview of services: how they interact with career centers in professional schools
How advisors make referrals to the Career Center

– Jennifer passed out handouts for services and upcoming events and spoke about the importance of the career search as a four-year process, which begins with Self-assessment and investigation before making decisions and developing resumes, networking, and interviewing skills. She announced that services are available to all students and this includes Graduate students and Alumni. She stressed that students should be utilizing their services to discover interests, strengths and weaknesses. Jennifer notes that most of their traffic is seniors who are approaching graduation and shared that much of their time is spent helping students discover the skills they are obtaining from their experiences and how to describe them in the cover letters, resumes, and interviews. She closed with a review of some of her handouts (all available online at: http://careers.usc.edu/) and reminded advisors that the Career Fair is coming up on September 22nd and to recommend Freshmen and Sophomores to use that as an opportunity to prepare for the future.

10:25 a.m.
Announcements and Raffle
Next general meeting; Friday, November 4 THH 102
Holiday Social: tentatively planned for 12/9

10:30 a.m.
Meeting adjourned

Submitted by:
Russell Sommer

New CAA Steering Committee Members for 2011-2012

It is my pleasure to announce the newly elected members of the CAA Steering Committee. The following people received the most votes from the CAA membership and have agreed to serve on the committee for the next two academic years:

Antonio Bartolome, Roski School of Fine Arts, (anbartol@usc.edu )

Shannon Durbin, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, (sdurbin@usc.edu)

Luis Ramirez, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, (lframire@usc.edu)

Valerie Sas, Degree Progress Academic Records & Registrar, (vsas@usc.edu)

I want to thank everyone who participated in the elections. We had a great group of candidates, and this made it difficult to vote for only four of our colleagues who were nominated. We will continue to develop additional opportunities for interested members to expand their involvement with CAA.

As our four new committee members come in, the other four are wrapping up their tenure. The exiting committee members are:

Octavio Avila, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences (oavila@usc.edu)

Jennifer Brown, Marshall School of Business; (brownjl@usc.edu)

Crystal Conley, Academic Support (clconley@usc.edu)

Ryan Rozan, Computer Science, Viterbi School of Engineering (rozan@usc.edu)

On behalf of all CAA members, I would like to thank all of them for devoting considerable time and energy toward CAA over the past two years.

Please stay tuned for dates:

There will be two general meetings in fall 2011

Holiday Social in December

Please contact a Steering Committee member if you would like to present or have an idea for our upcoming meetings!

Best,

Jeanne

2011-2012 CAA Steering Committee

Jeanne Herman, Chair, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, (jaherman@usc.edu)

Antonio Bartolome, Roski School of Fine Arts, (anbartol@usc.edu )

Shannon Durbin, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, (sdurbin@usc.edu)
Sarah Holdren, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, (sholdren@usc.edu)
Lisa Mataczynski, Viterbi School of Engineering, (mataczyn@usc.edu)
Luis Ramirez, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, (lframire@usc.edu)

Valerie Sas, Degree Progress Academic Records & Registrar, (vsas@usc.edu)

Russell Sommer, Marshall School of Business, (rdsommer@marshall.usc.edu)

David Glasgow, Ex-Officio, (dglasgow@usc.edu)

Heather Cartagena, Ex-Officio, (hmj@usc.edu)

Aravinda Kavipurapu, Ex-Officio, (kavipura@usc.edu)

FAQ from the Articulaion Office

To: CAA

From: Articulation Office

Re: Questions students ask (or should!)

Here are a number of questions that we are sometimes asked, and warnings about situations that have caused some students grief. The key points are in bold, followed by details or clarification.

Learn Persian at USC!

Learn Persian at USC

Starting Fall 2011, USC will offer courses in Persian!

MDES 120: Persian I

Already speak some Persian? Want to be more fluent and more literate? This fall,

MDES 220: Persian III is for heritage learners like you.

Persian is the official language of Iran and Tajikistan and one of the official languages of Afghanistan. For more than a thousand years it has been one of the most important languages of the Middle East, Central and South Asia and a major vehicle for poetry, philosophy, sciences, and Islamic literature. For more information contact Prof. Kevin van Bladel

Office of Pre-Health Advisement has moved to FIG 107

The USC Dornsife College Office of Pre-Health Advisement will be operating and serving all current students, alumni, and post-baccalaureates of the University of Southern California who are interested in pursuing a career within the health professions from our new location on the first floor of the Figueroa Building (FIG 107), near the volleyball and basketball courts. Please refer your students to our new location.

Pre-Health Advisors are available by appointment and on a walk-in basis. Please call (213) 740-4844 to schedule an appointment.

Office Hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.

Appointment Hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm; and Fridays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

Walk-In Hours  (10 minutes maximum) are Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm.

New Course - COMM 499 "F2F In/And the New Media Classroom"

Announcing a new COMM 499 class that teaches students how to build digital artifacts, write and collaborate online and take field trips into Los Angeles, the ultimate learning lab.

"F2F In/And the New Media Classroom" meets T/TH 9:30-10:50.  It will be conducted 65% online, 35% face-to-face (F2F).  Using platforms like Skype, chat, Twitter and Wordpress, the class will meet synchronously during regular class hours.

F2F, we'll also make remixes, edit videos and discuss some of the most exciting scholarship about new media, learning networks, and what happens in our brains when we learn F2F.

Students in this class require no special technical training or preparation to participate.  The tools we will use are simple to learn.  It welcomes all levels of students, freshman through senior.

Here is a short video about the class:

http://vimeo.com/21949809

And the syllabus-in-progress:

http://bit.ly/hJIdON

Students may register for the class here:

http://web-app.usc.edu/soc/20113/comm.html

USC Dornsife College Advising Office: PRE-GRAD Workshop

USC Dornsife College Advising Office: PRE-GRAD Workshop

Planning on applying to graduate school (not law or medical school)? Come attend our Pre-Grad workshop where you'll learn about how you can craft the best candidacy for your target programs/schools. We will be covering the application process and its components, the application timeline, planning for the fall, and answering all of your questions.

Wednesday, April 13th

2:00 to 4:00 PM

THH 210

View the flyer online at: http://e2ma.net/userdata/19613/assets/pregrad_20111.jpg

Pre-Grad Advising Webpage: https://dornsife.usc.edu/pre-graduate-school/

Jewish American Studies Minor - Fall Course Offerings!

Judaic Studies is offering 4 courses in the Fall that fulfill the Jewish American Studies (JAS) minor, including one of the core classes: JS 300.

Click on each course title for the course flyer for distribution to your students!

JS 300 American Jewish History

JS 330 Jewish Power, Powerlessness and Politics taught  by Dr. Steven Windmueller

JS 382 Judaism as an American Religion taught by Dr. Bruce Phillips

JS 499 Sexuality and Judaism taught by Dr. Joel Kushner

CAA General Meeting Minutes: March 25, 2011

Council of Academic Advisors

General Meeting Notes

03/25/11 – THH 212

10:00am

New Interdiscinplinary Coure: MDA 475 - The Future of California

Want to do something for the future of California?

Can California fix itself?  Devote four units this Fall 2011 semester helping to figure out how the Golden State can regain its luster.

Multidisciplinary Activities (MDA) 475 is a new class, intended as a capstone experience for students across the USC campus.  Students spend the fall semester learning about the state’s policy, cultural and structural challenges, and begin the process of identifying solutions and options for structural reform.  In addition to the class instructor, students have the opportunity to hear from faculty in a range of different schools at USC and meet with policy experts in the public and private sectors, who will offer their insights as to possible solutions for the challenges confronting the state.

Students will also convene a half-day “Fixing California” conference, in which academic, political, and government experts will participate in a series of policy discussions. Students will participate in the planning of these events and join in panel discussions, offering their own ideas and insights as part of the program.   

Course:         MDA 475, The Future of California

Time:            Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:30 PM

Instructor:     Dan Schnur, Director

              Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics

To register, look for MDA in the department list on the Webreg system.  For more information visit:

http://dornsife.usc.edu/MDA475.

Pre-Health Week! April 11th-15th

The Office of Pre-Health Advisement Presents Pre-Health Week! April 11th-15th. Please let your students know about Pre-Health Week by distributing the attached flyer.

KCLC Spring 2011 Newsletter

The USC Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity has just released their Spring newsletter.  Click here to check it out!

Two Newly Offered Finance Classes for Summer 2011 at USC

Two finance classes are being offered this summer which have not recently been offered during summer session. Corporate Finance (for non-business majors) BUAD 215x and Entrepreneurial Finance FBE 437 (for anyone) are being taught this summer by Dr. Bristow.  He won the Golden Apple Teaching Award two years ago and receives high teaching ratings and is himself a business leader.  Dr. Bristow incorporates current events from the Wall Street Journal into his lectures making what’s happening in the economy and business world understandable to everyone. 

BUAD 215x: Foundations of Business Finance (4 units) helps students how to value stocks and bonds as investments, understand the risk and profit potential in investing, understand how to select projects and make financing decisions and understand the basic foundations for modern finance.  Taking this class is great at helping you get a job.  Many employers will like that you understand business and finance.  M/W 9:00 to 11:30 in ACC 201

FBE 437: Financial Management for Developing Firms (4 units) helps students learn how to finance entrepreneurial firms from startup through IPO and on to growing through middle market size.  This class is relevant for students who plan to start their own firms at some point in their lives or who may be joining an emerging growth firm or family business.  You will develop a firm’s financing strategy in this class.  M/W noon to 2:30 in ACC 236

USC Marshall Bio: Dr. Bristow is an expert on corporate finance and entrepreneurship. He has over 30 years experience including ten years between his MBA and his Ph.D. with Eli Lilly & Company.  He has published papers in economics, engineering, and law journals, and advises on matters involving financing.  Professor Bristow is a corporate director of Landec Corporation (Nasdaq: LNDC) a materials science company and consults with other high tech firms.  His education includes: PhD Financial Economics, UCLA; MBA, Indiana University; BS Chemical Engineering, Purdue University.