Students & Alumni

Student and Professional Organizations

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Student Organization (ELPSSO) is the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program's graduate student organization. ELPSSO sponsors social and academic events throughout the year.

For more information, contact ELPSSO President Dustin Robinson or visit the organization's BullsConnect profile. 


The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) is a consortium of higher education institutions committed to advancing the preparation and practice of educational leaders for the benefit of schools and children. UCEA fulfills its mission by promoting, sponsoring, and disseminating research on the essential problems of schooling and leadership practice; improving the preparation and professional development of educational leaders and professors; and, positively influencing local, state, and national educational policy.

USF is one of four Florida Universities and faculty and students regularly present at the UCEA annual convention in November. In addition, USF doctoral students have served as both Jackson and Clark scholars and have contributed to UCEA graduate symposium activities. USF faculty members are active in UCEA governance and host the UCEA sponsored journal, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. For more information, visit the University Council for Educational Administration website