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Monday, February 19, 2007 | 02.19.2007
ABOUT:
The GPSS Weekly Newsletter is a weekly email that is sent to USC graduate & professional students to highlight upcoming activities, programs, events, and other information important to the graduate student body. This newsletter is by subscription only (opt-in); if you would like to subscribe (or unsubscribe), please visit the GPSS website. All USC graduate & professional students are also encouraged to stay informed by visitng the GPSS home page, the Graduate School, USC's home page, and their various department web pages. Please forward this newsletter to your classmates and friends.
NAVIGATION:
SECTIONS includes the 5 main sections of the newsletter. You can jump to any section by clicking on its title.
HEADLINES includes all headlines by section. You can click on any headline to find out more details.
DETAILS includes headlines and details related to the event/announcement.
--- *note* New items will appear in detail, Reminders will now link to the previous week's newsletter.
SECTIONS:
GPSS Events & Announcements Headlines Details
GPSS HSC Events & Announcements Headlines Details
GPSS Funded Events Headlines Details
USC Campus Events Headlines Details
Other Information Headlines Details

HEADLINES:
GPSS Events & Announcements
NEW:
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  • GPSS ELECTIONS!
  • Slight change in format to the newsletter
  • Next Senate Meeting: @HSC CHP (Center for Health Professionals) room G37 (in the basement)
  • Upcoming GPSS Committee meetings
REMINDERS:

[go to previous newsletter for details]

  • Feb Book Salon @ HSC 2.22
  • Bally's Deal is back until the end of March!
  • NEW Childbirth and Adoption Accommodation Program for Ph.D. students!
  • USC Graduate Student Parent Network - electronic forum
  • Senate meeting schedule
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HSC GPSS Events & Announcements
NEW:
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  • Check back next week!
REMINDERS:

[go to previous newsletter for details]

  • Bally's Deal is back until March!
  • GPSS Book Salon will be at HSC on 2.22
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GPSS Funded Events
NEW:
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  • 2.22 Business Etiquette Seminar - American Pharmacy Student Alliance
  • 3.4 5th Annual EGSA Banquet (as part of E-Week)
REMINDERS:

[go to previous newsletter for details]

  • 1.18-4.26 Turkish Movie Series, Turkish Student Association
    - Next movie: 2.22 "Everything About Mustafa"
  • 2.19-24 Graduate E-Week - Engineering Graduate Student Association
    - Including Engineering Idol contest!
  • 2.20 Spring Industry Night - Graduate Marketing Association
  • 2.22 Buiness Etiquette Seminar - American Pharmacy Student Alliance
  • 2.23 Valentine's Day Social
  • 2.26 Valentine's Day Bash
  • 2.28 Building Bridges - Academy of Managed Care & Student Industry Association
  • 3.1 Spring Indian Culture Show - Association of Indian Students
  • 3.2 USC Kid's Day - Skull & Mortar Pharmacy Service Fraternity
  • 3.3 Expanding the Visual Field Symposium - Association of Art History Graduate Students
  • 3.11-17 Gulf Region Assistance Trip - Legal Aid Spring Break
  • 3.15 Spring Dance Fest - DATE CHANGE - Computer Science Graduate Organization
  • 3.24 Senior Prom - Skull and Mortar Pharmacy Service Fraternity
  • 3.24 Norooz Night - Iranian Graduate Student Association
  • 3.31 Grodins Symposium - Biomedical Engineering
  • 3.31 SGA Alumni Dinner - Student Gerontology Association
  • 4.5 Be Ignited - Annenberg School of Communication Master's Student Association
  • 4.11 Mini Medical School Field Trip - Student National Medical Association
  • 4.15 Genocide Awareness Concert - Armenian Student Association
  • 4.20-21 LMSA Regional Conference
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USC Campus Events & Announcements
NEW:
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  • Do you want to give feedback to USC regarding housing in the surrounding area and what student needs are? Then come to one of two Community Forum discussions to have your voice heard.
  • Dissertation Support group
  • New student group: Minority Engineering Graduate Association (MEGA)
  • Center for Women and Men weekly update
  • Upcoming Athletics Home Games
  • Program Board events
    - 2.20 Lunar New Year Celebration on McCarthy Quad
  • USC Spectrum
  • Visions & Voices
REMINDERS:

[go to previous newsletter for details]

  • From the Provost: The Role of Ph.D. Fellowships in USC's Ascent as a Research University
  • 2.22 Everything You Wanted to Know About Innovation at USC with Krisztina Holly, Vice Provost and Executive Director for USC Stevens
  • 3.2-4 Conference: The Black and Green Atlantic
  • RecSports:
    - Fun Fridays Series
    - President's Day holiday schedule
    - IM Basketball entries due 2.20
    - Women's locker specials
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Other Information
NEW:
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  • California Capital Fellows Programs
REMINDERS:

[go to previous newsletter for details]

  • Spring Break dates: March 12-16
  • The Grant Institute workshop at USC in March
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DETAILS:
GPSS Events & Announcements
NEW:

GPSS Elections for the Executive Board!!!
GPSS now accepting applications for the 2007-2008 Executive board.
Want to make a difference? Want to work with other grad students from other schools? Sit on university committees? If you are interested in running for any of the following positions:
-- President
-- Vice-President
-- Finance Chair
-- Academic Affairs Chair
-- Social Chair
-- Community Service Chair
-- Communications Chair
-- Public Relations Chair
-- Elections and Recruitment Chair
-- Health Sciences Campus Chair
POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

then please stop by the GPSS office in STU 106 or e-mail gpsser@usc.edu for an electronic copy of the application. We will be accepting applications through Friday, March 2nd. If you have any further questions about the reponsibilites of each position or general questions about the elections procedure, please e-mail the Elections Chair, Jason Harris, at gpsser@usc.edu.

Change in the format for the GPSS Newsletter
You may have noticed that the weekly newsletter is unusually short this week. And no, its not because of the holiday weekend! Because so many great things are going on that you all want to share with your fellow grad students, we've decided to only list full details of the *NEW* listings and link to last week's newsletter for the *Reminders.* We hope this will allow for quicker reading and faster delivery through the listserv. Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions.
- Jessica, Communications Chair, gpsscomm@usc.edu

Next GPSS Senate Meeting @ HSC on March 5, 2007
Once a semester UPC folks head to HSC for the senate meeting. Details: CHP (Center for Health Professionals) room G37 (in the basement) at 6:00 pm.

Upcoming Committee Meetings
Committees homepage
REMINDERS:
To manage the size of the growing GPSS newsletteer, Reminders (events listed as new in previous newsletters) can be found on the GPSS website where we archive the newsletter both in .html and .pdf formats. Click here to go to last week's newsletter.
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HSC GPSS Events & Announcements
NEW: Check back next week!
REMINDERS: To manage the size of the growing GPSS newsletteer, Reminders (events listed as new in previous newsletters) can be found on the GPSS website where we archive the newsletter both in .html and .pdf formats. Click here to go to last week's newsletter.
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GPSS Funded Events
NEW:

2.22 Business Etiquette Seminar - American Pharmacy Student Alliance
Upon enrollment into professional school, students enter the realm of interacting with fellow professionals, key leaders, and potential employers. The social skills of business etiquette are not intuitive, but rather learned. Such training is not available through the professional school curriculum, as there are no courses that prepare students for this transition into the professional world. The Business Etiquette Seminar will be an educational and interactive session presented by the established professional speaker, author, and columnist, Ms. Pamela Hillings. It will serve to improve social skills in professional presentation, gain confidence, and enable the individual to become more competitive upon applying to residency or entering the work force. Specific topics include networking at receptions, job interview protocol, interviewing over a meal, table etiquette, office manners, and electronic etiquette.
Contact: Brandi Chock, APhA/CPhA President-Elect - USC Chapter, http://usc.apsa.googlepages.com

3.4 5th Annual EGSA Banquet
5th Annual EGSA Banquet - TICKET SALE!!!
When : March 4, 2007, 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | Where: Radisson Hotel, Figeroua
You are invited to the 5th Annual EGSA Banquet! It's the biggest event of the year with unlimited food, live music, performances, cash bar, live DJ, dancing, and amazing prizes!!! Menu items include Chicken Cacciatore, Roasted Leg of Lamb, Vegetarian Fried Rice, Fresh Pasta, Salad(s), Chocolate Cake, Cheese Cake and much more...
Tickets are just $15! But hurry, as tickets are sold on a first come first serve basis, and space is limited. Please contact your EGSA department senator or egsa@usc.edu for tickets. They will also be sold on Wednesday, February 21, from 12-1 pm on the RTH Patio and at our E-week events. Please visit http://viterbi.usc.edu/egsa for the most updated information.
***Event is open to everyone (including your family and friends). Limit 3 tickets per person. Please bring your student ID to the ticket sale to reserve your ticket. Tickets are non-refundable.

REMINDERS: To manage the size of the growing GPSS newsletteer, Reminders (events listed as new in previous newsletters) can be found on the GPSS website where we archive the newsletter both in .html and .pdf formats. Click here to go to last week's newsletter.
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USC Campus Events & Announcements
NEW:

Do you want to give feedback to USC regarding housing in the surrounding area and what student needs are?
Then come to one of two Community Forum discussions to have your voice heard.
USC is in the middle of developing a strategic plan for the surrounding community, specifically in regards to student housing and would like your input. Forums:
*Thursday, February 22nd* 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Norwood Street Elementary School, Auditorium, 2nd Floor, 2020 Oak Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Park in lot across from school.
*Saturday, February 24th* 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Roy A. Anderson Recreation Center, Community Hall, 2nd Floor, 3980 S. Menlo Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90037, Park in Lot 1 on SW corner of MLK and Menlo.
For further questions, please contact Andrew Russell at arussell@enterprisecommunity.org or (213)833-7988.
Announcement forwarded by the USC Internations Office.

Dissertation Support group - Spring 2007
@ the UPC Student Counseling Center. Day & Time TBA.
- Need support and encouragement in dissertation process?
- Balance academic, professional & personal demands?
- Have challenge working with your committee members?
- Learn to manage stress and time better?
- Deal with the process of data analysis and writing?
- Interested in dialoguing about future career and goals?
In a safe and supportive group environment, we will work on all of these challenging aspects of a graduate student’s life. If you would like additional support, please consider joining us! For information & group screening, please contact the group co-leaders: Jennifer Bradford, Ph.D. (jennifer.bradford@usc.edu or 213-740-3639) or Shing-Shiong Chang, Ph.D. (213-740-7711).

New student group: Minority Engineering Graduate Association (MEGA)
My name is Stephanie Taylor, and I am the Secretary of the Minority Engineering Graduate Association (MEGA). We are a new club on this campus and are always looking for opportunities to connect with and support minorities (Black, Hispanic, and Native American) pursuing graduate degrees in engineering and science. We have monthly themed meetings (with free food!). Our next meeting is one week from today on February 22. We are also planning a Happy Hour event at McCormick and Schmick's on March 2, and more information will be sent later. If you would ever like to help our organization in ways of speakers for panels, food and supplies for meetings, or participation in our activities (read: hang out with us and eat our food), feel free to let me know! stephrenee@gmail.com

Center for Women & Men Weekly Update
The Center for Women and Men has a weekly update! If you're not signed up, click here to read the latest edition.
Also, check out the Spring issue of Feminista here: http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/cwm/NewsSpring07.pdf

Upcoming Athletics home games:
Athletics home page
- 2.20 Baseball vs. UC Irvine, 6:00 pm
- 2.22 Men's Basketball vs. Stanford, 7:30 pm
- 2.23 Men's Tennis vs. Texas A&M, 1:00 pm
- 2.23 Women's Tennis @ Pepperdine, 1:30 pm
- 2.23 Baseball vs. Tulane, 7:00 pm
- 2.23 Men's Volleyball vs. Stanford, 7:00 pm
- 2.24 Men's Basketball vs. Cal, 5:00 pm
- 2.24 Baseball vs. Tulane, 1:30 pm
- 2.25 Men's Volleyball vs. Pacific, 1:00 pm
- 2.25 Women's Water Polo tournament @ UC Irvine - all day

Program Board
Tue 2/20/07: Lunar Year Celebration on McCarthy Quad 7-10 pm
If you have questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to email prgbrd@usc.edu! Check out the Program Board Website at www.usc.edu/programboard

Spectrum
http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/spectrum/
- Machinal, 2.22-2.25
- Tom Friedman lecture 2.26

Visions & Voices
Check out their weekly events at: http://www.usc.edu/visionsandvoices.
- 2.20 @ 7:00 pm. Turning of the Tide: Diversity and College Athletics
- 2.21 @ 6:00 pm. A Conversation with Mark Morris
- 2.23 @ 7:15 pm. Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
- 2.27 @ 7:30 pm. Race, Rap, and Redemption
- 2.28 @ 7:00 pm. Jimmy Joyced! A performance by Donal O'Kelley
REMINDERS: To manage the size of the growing GPSS newsletteer, Reminders (events listed as new in previous newsletters) can be found on the GPSS website where we archive the newsletter both in .html and .pdf formats. Click here to go to last week's newsletter.
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Other Information
NEW: California Capital Fellows Programs
The Capital Fellows Programs are a great way for graduates to get their foot in the door in California state government, public administration and a new career. The application deadline for the class of 2007-2008 is February 28, 2007. http://www.csus.edu/calst/programs.
* Executive Fellowship Program * Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program * California Senate Fellows * Judicial Administration Fellowship Program.
The Capital Fellows Programs (Assembly, Senate, Executive and Judicial Administration Fellows) are nationally recognized public policy fellowships offering 64 college graduates unique experiences in policy-making and development with California state government.
Job Qualifications: Minimum requirements are a Bachelor's degree by fall 2007 and a strong interest in public service, public policy and government. Fellows are typically recent college graduates, mid-career, or re-entry individuals from all economic, cultural, career and educational backgrounds. Fellows are not required to be U.S. citizens, but they must have the right to work here.
For job descriptions, benefits, possible earned credits, and to apply visit them online at http://www.csus.edu/calst/programs. If you have any questions, please contact me at bunchc@csus.edu or 916/278-4667. Thank you, Claire Bunch Claire A. Bunch Coordinator, Fellows Outreach and Special Projects Capital Fellows Programs Center for California Studies California State University, Sacramento 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6081 916/278-6906 Main Office 916/278-4667 Direct 916/278-5199 fax.
REMINDERS: To manage the size of the growing GPSS newsletteer, Reminders (events listed as new in previous newsletters) can be found on the GPSS website where we archive the newsletter both in .html and .pdf formats. Click here to go to last week's newsletter.
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University of Southern California
Graduate & Professional Student Senate
University Park Campus (UPC)
3601 Trousdale Parkway
Student Union Building (STU), Room 106
Los Angeles, CA 90089-4896
p.213.740.5649 | f. 213.740.9381
gpss@usc.edu		 Health Sciences Campus (HSC)
1969 Zonal Avenue
Seaver Residence Hall 101A
Los Angeles, CA 90033, Mail Code: 1963
p. 323.442.1257 | f. 323.442.1259
gpsshsc@usc.edu, gpsshsccc@gmail.com