Student Affairs Staff
Carol Rush, Associate Dean
Lead student affairs manager. Directs the planning, implementation, and management of student administrative services for the school; oversees the training and development of all student affairs personnel; serves as liaison to the Dean, senior staff, and to the university on student affairs issues.
RGL 108
Tel: (213) 740-6842
E-mail: crush@usc.edu
Carmen Gomez, Administrative Coordinator and Office Manager
Manages registration; answers student questions regarding course dates, locations, syllabi, and other student questions. Manages telephones and visitors to RGL 108. Secures supplies and manages Student Affairs Office budgets. Administers course evaluations and provides administrative support to the associate dean.
RGL 108
Tel: (213) 740-6842
E–mail: cgomez@usc.edu
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Office Recruitment and Admission – Lewis Hall 111
Marisol Rios Gonzalez, Director of Recruitment and Admission
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Recruitment and Admission Office; develops and implements our recruitment plans, strategies and materials to enhance recruitment and conversion of our degree program students; counsels and advises prospective students; manages the staff of the Recruitment Office; coordinates the scholarship selection processes, facilitates admissions decisions, works closely with student organizations and volunteers.
Tel: (213) 740–0527
E–mail: marisolr@usc.edu
Trina Chakrabortty, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Admission
Plans and administers outreach programs and other recruitment events for graduate students; assists in the development and implementation of the graduate recruitment plans; coordinates advertising and promotion of programs, counsels and advises prospective students, facilitates admission decisions. Coordinates the SPPD undergraduate recruitment activities and processes undergraduate changes of majors.
Tel: (213) 740–0399
E–mail: tchakrab@usc.edu
Patrick Furlong, Admissions Counselor
Assists in the development and implementation of the graduate recruitment plans; coordinates advertising and promotion of programs; counsels and advises prospective students; processes graduate applications for admission, specifically those of international applicants; assists with admissions decisions.
Tel: (213) 740–0550
E-mail: pjfurlon@usc.edu
Diana Ramos, Student Services Assistant, Recruitment and Admission
Responds to inquiries, processes graduate applications for admission; notifies students of the status of their applications for admission; facilitates the admission decision process; responds to inquiries.
Tel: (213) 740-0550
E-mail: noraramo@usc.edu
Office of Student Services – Lewis Hall 108
Christine Wilson, Director of Student Services
Administers SPPD scholarships and graduate assistants; interfaces with USC’s FinancialAid Office on scholarship/financial aid coordination; coordinates scholarship selection process. Oversees coordination of Student Affairs events including Dean’s Merit, Admitted Student, Orientation, and Commencement events. Administers the Washington Semester program.
Tel: (213) 740-4127
E-mail: wilsonca@usc.edu
Cynthia Clayton, Student Services Advisor
Provides student services support to SPPD students; assists with registration, D-clearance and prerequisite lifting. Administers statistics challenge exam and oversees Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society. Provides support to faculty with grade sheets and on-line grading and serves as the SPPD liaison to the Grade Department for correction of grades, incompletes, etc. Processes graduation for SPPD master’s students in the MHA, MPA, MPL, MPP, MRED, EML, EMHA, and IPPAM programs.
Tel: (213) 740-0525
E-mail: cclayton@usc.edu
Katrina Randolph, Student Services Advisor
With the director of student services, administers SPPD’s student aid budget; notifies students of awards, inputs awards, troubleshoots and monitors student aid accounts. Coordinates the implementation of Student Affairs Events and provides analytical support on enrollment to the associate dean.
Tel: (213) 740-3353
E-mail: krandolp@usc.edu
Office of Career Services
Tom Kribben, Director of Career Services
Manages the day-to-day operation of the Career Services Office. Cultivates relationships with employers, recruits new employers to campus to interview students. Oversees career services programs and cultivates alumni to assist students in their professional development.
RGL 108
Tel: (213) 740-7481
E-mail: kribben@usc.edu
Nina Losorelli, Assistant Director of Career Services
Provides career advisement to students and assists students in their internship and job search. Coordinates visitation of prospective employers; hosts career development workshops and other events. Develops and implements career services programs and events and facilitates networking and other career services opportunities for students with professionals. Administers SPPD’s Externship, Mentor, Ask a Professional, Take a Student to Work programs.
RGL 111
Tel: (213) 740-0533
E-mail: losorell@usc.edu
Vacant Position, Administrative Assistant, Career Services
Provides administrative support to Career Services and Student Affairs. Organizes Career Services events; updates SPPD’s on-line job database, ensures Career Services Web site is up to date; manages career services account; provides front-office coverage; answers phones and provides D-clearance.
RGL 108
Tel: (213) 740-0546
E-mail: TBD