SECC President's Advisory Committee Collecting Item Donations for SA Humane Society
by Liliana Gutierrez
Hello,
This year I am serving on the UTSA President's Advisory Committee for the 2013 State Employee Charitable Campaign. As a committee, we realize that volunteers have an enormous impact on the health and well-being of communities worldwide. This year members of the President's Advisory Committee for SECC are taking two separate opportunities to give back to the community!
The first one will be handing out water at the San Antonio Aids Foundation "Run & Walk for Aids" 5K Run and 2-Mile Walk on September 14th.
The second volunteer event will be at the San Antonio Humane Society on Saturday, October 5th.
For the event at the San Antonio Humane Society we will volunteer to work in a variety of areas, including but not limited to the Kitty Cottage, Laundry Room, Clinic, Dog Kennels and Puppy Palace.
The San Antonio Humane Society also accepts donations of all kinds for the animals they care for. We are requesting donations for items that we may take with us on October 5th.
Some examples of items that we may all have sitting around the house include old newspapers, dog toys, plastic tupperware containers, and ice cube trays. A detailed wishlist of items they accept is attached to this email.
If you would like to donate any items for the San Antonio Humane Society, please let me know, or drop them off in MB 3.304 (COEHD Office of the Dean) by Tuesday, September 17, 2013.
The San Antonio Humane Society will greatly appreciate your donations! :)
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Liliana Gutierrez, M.Ed.
Administrative Manager
COEHD- Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
MB 3.304
(210) 458-5200
(210) 458-4487 Fax
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UTSA Stolen Education Presentation on September 19
by Maricela Oliva
Dear colleagues,
The Consortium for Social Transformation, COEHD and HEASA are co-sponsoring a presentation and video documentary screening by Dr. Enrique Aleman of the University of Utah. He will present his documentary about Texas educational history titled Stolen Education. The event is free and open to the public, so we hope you can encourage your students to attend. Feel free to share this information widely within your networks and with others who may be interested.
If you have questions, you can contact Leah Valdez-Gaffari of the Consortium for Social Transformation at (210) 458-8542 or me at Maricela.oliva(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Maricela.oliva@utsa.edu>. For additional information about the documentary, see the video trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvkrmeGE58E
Thank you and have a great semester!
Maricela Oliva, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & HEASA Faculty Adviser
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
One UTSA Circle, MB 3.310
San Antonio, TX 78249
(210) 458-5832
(210) 458-5848 (fax)
maricela.oliva(a)utsa.edu<mailto:maricela.oliva@utsa.edu>
"...the truest eye may now belong to the migrant's double vision." homi k. bhabha
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FW: Lactation Room Options for Students
by Karen Hoskins
Dear COEHD Faculty and Staff,
Please review the information below from Student Affairs. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Karen
Karen P. Hoskins
College of Education and Human Development
Office of the Dean
T: 210.458.4480
Subject: Lactation Room Options for Students
Please forward the attached email to your faculty and staff.
Debbie
Debbie Howard
Executive Assistant
The University of Texas at San Antonio
(210) 458-4969 (office)
(210) 458-4115 (fax)
debbie.howard(a)utsa.edu<mailto:debbie.howard@utsa.edu>
From: Vice President for Student Affairs
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 4:16 PM
To: Vice President for Student Affairs
Subject: Lactation Room Options for Students
SENT TO ALL STUDENT AFFAIRS STAFF
In the past, students who are nursing mothers, have requested a private space to pump breast milk while on campus. These requests have been managed on a case-by-case basis. In an effort to further accommodate these students, Student Health Services is pleased to announce the creation of a new resource webpage<http://utsa.edu/health/resources/lactation-rooms.html> which lists some available room options at the Main Campus that could be used for lactation purposes. Barbara Reyes, Assistant Director of Health Promotions and Marketing at Student Health Services, will serve as the point of contact for these types of inquiries and can be reached at (210) 458-6419 or via email at Barbara.Reyes(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Barbara.Reyes@utsa.edu>. Student requests from the Downtown Campus should be referred to Barbara for further assistance. We appreciate your help in informing your departments and offices about the new resource webpage<http://utsa.edu/health/resources/lactation-rooms.html> and point of contact.
Sincerely,
Student Health Services
www.utsa.edu/health<http://www.utsa.edu/health>
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FW: [Minerva] Announcing the 2013 Minerva Research Initiative solicitation
by Juliet Ray
Dear Faculty,
Please review the grant opportunity below. If you are interested, please let us know.
Thanks,
Juliet
From: Kirstin Wilsey
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 10:38 AM
To: Jennifer Silver; Juliet Ray; Jean Cody
Subject: FW: [Minerva] Announcing the 2013 Minerva Research Initiative solicitation
Sorry if I already sent this - but it looks like a great opportunity so if I haven't I wanted to share.
Thanks,
K
From: Fitzgerald, Erin CIV OSD OUSD ATL (US) [mailto:erin.fitzgerald1.civ@mail.mil]
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 7:32 PM
Cc: Staffin, Robin SES OSD OUSD ATL (US); Hawkins, Harold L CIV (US); Estabrooke, Ivy V CIV (US); Benjamin.Knott(a)wpafb.af.mil<mailto:Benjamin.Knott@wpafb.af.mil>; Lavery, John E CIV (US); Laborde, Kent P CIV (US)
Subject: [Minerva] Announcing the 2013 Minerva Research Initiative solicitation
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is pleased to announce that the FY14 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) -- seeking proposals for 2014 Minerva Research Initiative awards -- has been released!
Download here<http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=ONRBAA13-024>
(Please make sure you download the most current version; amendments may be released in the course of this process.)
Minerva is a university-based social science basic research program initiated by the Department of Defense in 2008 to improve our fundamental understanding of the social and cultural forces that shape regions of the world of strategic importance to the U.S. Minerva is jointly run by OSD-Policy and OSD(ATL) Research and Engineering. As always, selection and execution of new awards will be conducted in partnership with the Army Research Office, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Office of Naval Research.
White papers and full proposals are solicited which propose basic research in the following four topics / twelve subtopics listed below. The detailed descriptions of each are intended to provide the proposer a frame of reference and are not meant to be restrictive. Topics are not mutually exclusive and proposals may consider issues relating to questions, scope, or regions beyond those listed.
(1) Belief Propagation and Movements for Change
(1-A) Belief formation and influence
(1-B) Group identities, cultural norms, and security
(1-C) Mobilization for change
(1-D) The structural dynamics of disruptive organizations
(2) Models of Societal Resilience and Change
(2-A) Economic contributors to stability
(2-B) Governance contributors to stability
(2-B) Energy, environment, and resource contributors to stability
(2-C) Additional factors impacting societal resilience and stability
(3) Theories of Power and Escalation
(3-A) The changing role of the state in a globalizing world
(3-B) Beyond conventional deterrence
(4) Emerging Topics in Conflict and Security
(4-A) Quantification and metrics
(4-B) Additional topics
Proposals will be considered both for single-investigator awards as well as larger, multidisciplinary and multi-institution teams. This competition is open to institutions of higher education (universities), including DoD institutions of higher education and foreign universities. Non-profit institutions and commercial entities are also eligible to compete as collaborators on university-led proposals. In 2013 fourteen university-led projects ranging in size from $200K to $1M were awarded Minerva grants, with research just begun or about to begin. We look forward to a new cohort of interesting and important basic research efforts to begin in Fall 2014.
Scheduled deadlines:
- White Papers: Monday, November 18, 2013 by 3:00 PM EST
- Full Proposals: Friday, February 14, 2014 by 3:00 PM EST
Visit http://minerva.dtic.mil often for any updates to the FY14 Minerva Research Initiative BAA and for answers to frequently asked questions, as well as links to ongoing Minerva research efforts.
Please distribute broadly.
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Erin Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Program Director, Minerva Research Initiative
ASD(R&E) Basic Research
http://minerva.dtic.mil<http://minerva.dtic.mil/>
Follow us at http://twitter.com/DoDMinerva
minerva(a)osd.mil<mailto:minerva@osd.mil>
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Fw: Fwd: COEHD Research Lab Hours - Fall 2013
by Alan Shoho
Welcome faculty, students, and staff!
Hope you all had a wonderful and fun-filled summer. The fall 2013 semester is upon us. As you begin or continue your academic journey here at UTSA, please know that the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) Research Lab is here to assist you in learning or applying educational research methodology (quantitative and qualitative). Whether you are seeking help with your on-going research projects and papers or currently enrolled in research methods class or educational research statistics, the COEHD Research Lab is an important resource and partner for your research and academic success. Among the services that the COEHD Research Lab provides:
Ø formulating research questions and/or hypotheses;
Ø choosing research plans and designs;
Ø developing data generating instruments;
Ø conducting statistical analyses and procedures;
Ø interpreting and reporting results; and
Ø alternative methodological research approaches.
Attached please find the fall 2013 lab hours and location. Kindly note that appointments or prior notification of lab visits during regularly scheduled hours is encouraged for those COEHD graduate students who would like to request resources and feedback tailored to their research needs.
Dissemination of this announcement is greatly appreciated. For more information, please e-mail William dela Cruz at William.delacruz(a)utsa.edu
Go Roadrunners!
Sincerely,
Will dela Cruz, EdD, PhD
Research Associate III
College of Education and Human Development
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Tel. No. (210) 458-4370
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FW: Important Dates and Information for Fall Semester 2013
by Karen Hoskins
Dear COEHD Faculty and Staff,
Please review the attached information regarding important dates for the Fall semester from Dr. Williams. Please note the NEW items. Thank you!
Department Admins, please share with new faculty who may not be on the COEHD List Serv.
Karen P. Hoskins
College of Education and Human Development
Office of the Dean
210-458-4480
From: Linda Mahoney On Behalf Of Lawrence Williams
Subject: Important Dates and Information for Fall Semester 2013
Please make sure ALL faculty receive the following information, please note **NEW** items:
Important Dates and Information for Fall Semester 2013
Verification of Class Rosters
In order to help the university reduce the number of requests by students to add classes late into the semester, faculty members should verify that the name of each student attending and participating in a class appears on the class roster. An effective way to verify a class roster is not to accept assignments or examinations from students whose names do not appear on the official class roster, which can be accessed by faculty through Banner ASAP. Students who are attending a class but whose names do not appear on the roster should be notified so that they can rectify the problem. Note that the names of students who are auditing courses do not appear on class rosters.
Too often faculty members attempt to assign a course grade to a student who has attended and participated in a class the entire semester, but whose name is not on the final grade roster. The verification of class rosters by faculty members should eliminate this problem.
Since students are dropped from classes at the end of the 20th class day for nonpayment, faculty members should review their official class rosters in ASAP at least once after this date. For Fall Semester 2013, the 20th class day is September 25, 2013.
Course Syllabus
Please see the attached memo sent to the faculty by the Provost on March 2, 2009 for information about the course syllabus. To help the university comply with the provisions of HB 2504 passed by the 81st Texas State Legislature, the course syllabus for each undergraduate course needs to be posted to the UTSA Bluebook website. You or your department may be responsible for uploading a version of your course syllabus to Bluebook depending on departmental policy. Also consider adding to your course syllabus some information about the Tomás Rivera Center academic support services. (See the attached message from the Tomás Rivera Center.)
Also the Provost has requested that faculty members incorporate the Roadrunner Creed into their course syllabi. The Roadrunner Creed may be found at the following link: www.utsa.edu/about/creed<http://www.utsa.edu/about/creed>. Note that the UTSA Academic Honor Code no longer exists. Its principles are found in the Roadrunner Creed.
Additionally, see the attached memo sent to the faculty by the Provost on August 21, 2013 concerning Student Course Evaluation Completion Rate which strongly encourages faculty to include information in the course syllabus regarding the course evaluations.
Short Notice Class Cancellations by Faculty Members
Occasionally, because of unforeseen circumstances, a faculty member may find it necessary to cancel a meeting of one of his or her classes on a short notice. During the university's normal business hours (M thru F 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.), the faculty member can notify his or her academic department about a short notice class cancellation, and the department will send someone to the classroom to place a notice on the door or otherwise inform the students of the class cancellation. Outside of the university's normal business hours, the faculty member can notify the UTSA Police Department by telephone at 458-4242 about any short notice class cancellations. The UTSA Police Department will dispatch an officer to the classroom to notify the students. This outside of the normal business hours notification procedure will prevent our evening and weekend students from having to wait unnecessarily when a faculty member finds that he or she will not be able to meet a class as planned.
Student Study Days
At the end of each Fall and Spring Semester, two days prior to the beginning of the final examination period are designated as Student Study Days. Classes do not meet during Student Study Days. Furthermore, Student Study Days are not to be used as dates on which papers are to be turned in, examinations are to be given, quizzes to be scheduled, review sessions to be held, or for any other class related activities, other than office hours. For Fall Semester 2013, the Student Study Days are Monday, December 9th and Tuesday, December 10th .
Drop Dates
Recall that a student who drops an individual course after Census Date and on or before the Drop Date (Automatic "W" Date) will automatically receive a grade of "W" in the course. Also the Drop Date is the last date that a student is permitted to drop an individual course. For Fall Semester 2013, the Drop Date for undergraduates is Wednesday, December 4th, and the Drop Date for graduate students is Thursday, October 31st.
**NEW** Students Who Stop Attending or Never Attended a Class
Federal regulations regarding financial aid require that a student's financial aid award be partially based on the percent of the semester that the student actually attended classes. In order to assist the Office of Student Financial Aid in remaining compliant with Federal regulations, please pay special attention to those students who stop attending your class or who never attend the class. Recall that University policy states that when a student fails to drop a course, even if the student does not attend the course, he/she will receive a grade of "F" in the class. In order to assist the Office of Student Financial Aid in remaining compliant with Federal regulations, a new process has been established for assigning grades of "F" in ASAP. When assigning a student a grade of "F" in ASAP, faculty are now required to enter a "last attend date."
For a student earning a grade of "F" because he or she stopped attending the class, select Grade Comment #02 - Stopped Attending and enter the approximate date the student last completed any coursework or last attended class in the "last attended date" column,
If the student NEVER came at all to the class, select Grade Comment #01 - Never Attended and enter the first day of the term, August 28, 2013 in the "last attend date:" column.
If the student completed the class earning a grade of "F", enter the last day of the term, December 20, 2013 in the "last attend date" column.
Faculty members' assistance with this important matter is critical and very much appreciated.
UTSA Definition of a Semester Credit Hour
The above mentioned Federal regulations regarding student financial aid also required the university to adopt an official definition of a semester credit hour. See the following link for this definition: http://utsa.edu/success/The%20UTSA%20Definition%20of%20a%20Semester%20Cre...
**NEW** ADD FORMS
To reduce the number of requests to add classes late into the semester, the absolute deadline for students to add a class for Fall 2013 will be 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 14th . The college deans and Dean of University College will not sign any add forms after October 14, 2013, unless there was a university error. Moreover, the Enrollment Services Center will not accept any add forms for processing after this date. Please make your students aware of this important date.
Midterm Grades
Faculty members are required to report midterm grades for all freshmen, and for all other undergraduates whose course performance at the time midterm grades are submitted is at the level of a grade of "D" or "F." Midterm grades will be due Friday, October 18th at 2:00 p.m.
Final Examinations
****Please see the attached memo sent to the faculty by the Provost on April 16, 2010 for information regarding end of semester assignments.****
The time and place of final examinations for organized courses are given in the University's Final Examination Schedule. The schedule is to be followed as announced, with final examinations given on the dates and at the times when they are scheduled and in the places where they are scheduled. For Fall Semester 2013, the Final Examination Period is Wednesday, December 11th to Thursday, December 17th.
***** ALL classes are expected to meet during the assigned final examination time, whether a final exam is to be given or not. This is necessary to ensure that we provide sufficient contact hours in each class to satisfy accreditation standards and expectations.*****
Final Grade Reports
The final grade report for each course is due 48 hours after the final examination is given, and no later than Friday, December 20th at 2:00 p.m.
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FW: New Limited Submission Opportunity (Bridges to Baccalaureate Program (R25)
by Juliet Ray
Dear Faculty,
Please see limited submission opportunity below. The internal due date is September 4. Please contact us if you are interested in this opportunity.
Thanks,
Juliet
From: Roseanne Hurst On Behalf Of Limited Submissions
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 11:37 AM
To: Jean Cody; Jennifer Silver; Juliet Ray; Kirstin Wilsey; Mario R. Medina; Michael Findeisen; Santos Garza
Cc: Raquel Shrager; Amy Ossola-Phillips
Subject: New Limited Submission Opportunity (Bridges to Baccalaureate Program (R25)
Greetings RSC Directors,
Please distribute this information to the UTSA Faculty. Thank you for your help.
________________________________
Dear Faculty,
There is a new limited submission opportunity posted.
Please find the updated listing at http://vpr.utsa.edu/funding/limitedsub/PendingApps.php. You may visit the Limited Submission web site at http://vpr.utsa.edu/funding/limitedsub/ for general information.
Please feel free to contact me or limitedsubmissions(a)utsa.edu<mailto:limitedsubmissions@utsa.edu> with questions or comments.
Thank you,
Roseanne
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Roseanne Hurst
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Office of Research Support
(210)458-8228
Roseanne.Hurst(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Roseanne.Hurst@utsa.edu>
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How to update your vita on the COEHD website
by Deborah Silliman Wolfe
Good afternoon,
As the majority of you know, the College of Education and Human Development's website went through a redesign earlier this year. With the redesign, there has been a change in how faculty login to update their vita and faculty profile. If you wish to update your vita and faculty profile on the college's website, please use the following directions.
1. Email deborah.sillimanwolfe(a)utsa.edu<mailto:%20deborah.sillimanwolfe@utsa.edu> and request your updated password to log on to the site.
2. Go to education.utsa.edu
3. Click "Login" at the bottom part the page. (It is located to the left of "Newsletter Signup".)
4. Login with your email address, and the temporary password.
5. Once you are logged on, you should be able to update all your info and change your password.
Please let me know if you run into any issues.
Thanks, and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
Debbie
Deborah Silliman Wolfe
Senior Communications Specialist
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development
Office of the Dean
p: 210.458.7396
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FW: AY 2013/2014 Reinventing Instruction and Learning Webinars
by Betty Merchant
FYI,
Betty
From: <Wise>, Jennifer <Jennifer.Wise(a)thecb.state.tx.us<mailto:Jennifer.Wise@thecb.state.tx.us>>
Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 1:33 PM
To: "Wise, Jennifer" <Jennifer.Wise(a)thecb.state.tx.us<mailto:Jennifer.Wise@thecb.state.tx.us>>
Cc: "Smith, Mary Dr." <Mary.Smith(a)THECB.state.tx.us<mailto:Mary.Smith@THECB.state.tx.us>>, "Gardner, David Dr." <David.Gardner(a)THECB.state.tx.us<mailto:David.Gardner@THECB.state.tx.us>>
Subject: AY 2013/2014 Reinventing Instruction and Learning Webinars
This e-memo is being sent to you on behalf of David W. Gardner, Deputy Commissioner, Academic Planning and Policy/Chief Academic Officer, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
E - M E M O R A N D U M
August 14, 2013
TO: Chief Academic Officers and Chief Instructional Officers
FROM: David W. Gardner
SUBJECT: AY 2013/2014 Reinventing Instruction and Learning Webinars
As you may be aware, faculty members have advised that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) not hold the face-to-face Reinventing Instruction and Learning Conference during an academic term due to their academic responsibilities during this time; instead, faculty members have let us know that they would prefer that the conference be held over the summer so they would have more opportunity to attend. In response to faculty feedback, the THECB will be hosting four webinars during Academic Year 2013/2014 in preparation for the next face-to-face Reinventing Instruction and Learning Conference (RILC) to be held during summer 2014. In order to draw the largest audience to these free faculty webinars held in place of the 2013 face-to-face conference, we are soliciting input from faculty and staff on topics/speakers of interest.
Please share the following link with members of your faculty and staff so they can provide input for the two fall 2013 webinars as well as the two spring 2014 webinars: https://www.RILC_AY2014.com<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RILC_AY2014>.
We hope that these webinars will address timely faculty development needs without interfering with their campus academic responsibilities. In addition to the live webinars we plan to hold during AY 2013/2014, each webinar will be archived at the RILC website at www.txcollegeteaching.org<http://www.txcollegeteaching.org> and will be made available free of charge to interested parties. The face-to-face Reinventing Instruction and Learning Conference will reconvene in Austin during summer 2014. Information on exact dates for the webinars and the conference will be forthcoming.
Thank you, your faculty, and your staff for your service to Texas and for the needed feedback regarding how we can best contribute to faculty development needs and interests.
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Fall Faculty Meeting
by Deborah Silliman Wolfe
Dear Faculty,
Please mark your calendars. The 2013 Fall Faculty Meeting will be Friday, September 13th in the HUC Ballroom 1.104 from 8:30 – 10 a.m.
Thank you,
Deborah Silliman Wolfe
Senior Communications Specialist
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development
Office of the Dean
p: 210.458.7396
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