FW: COEHD Holiday Photo
by Karen Hoskins
Hello COEHD Faculty and Staff,
Attached is a map of the third floor of the Frio Building, we plan to meet at the third floor terrace tomorrow at 10:30 to take the 2014 Holiday greeting card photo. Please wear your UTSA spirit colors! Hope to see many of you there. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Karen
Karen P. Hoskins
Assistant Dean
College of Education and Human Development
Office of the Dean
T: 210.458.4480
From: Karen Hoskins
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:54 PM
To: 'coehd(a)lists.sis.utsa.edu'
Cc: Jo Ann Jones (Joann.Jones(a)utsa.edu); betty.merchant(a)utsa.edu
Subject: COEHD Holiday Photo
Importance: High
Greetings to all COEHD Faculty and Staff,
On Thursday, November 13th at 10:30 we will be gathering at the Office of the Dean, Downtown Campus (DB 4.226) to walk to a location at the DT campus to take a photograph with Dean Merchant for the 2014 Holiday card. If you would like to participate in the photo shoot please wear your COEHD polo or a UTSA spirit colored shirt and meet at 10:30. If anyone has an idea for a good location to take the photo please let JoAnn or I know as soon as possible so we can check it out and decide on the best location. Thank you and hope to see many of you on Thursday at 10:30. If you have questions please contact JoAnn Jones or Karen Hoskins.
Regards,
Karen P. Hoskins
Assistant Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
210.458.4480
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Nominations for President's Distinguished Achievement Awards 2015
by Liliana Gutierrez
Dear COEHD Faculty,
Below is information on nominations for the 2015 President's Distinguished Achievement Awards and the 2015 Richard S. Howe Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.
2015 President's Distinguished Achievement Awards
Below is the link to information on the 2015 President's Distinguished Achievement Awards. There are seven award categories:
* Advancing Globalization
* Community Service
* Core Curriculum
* Performance, Creative Production, or Other Scholarly Achievement
* Research Achievement
* Teaching Excellence
* University Service
http://utsa.edu/facultyawards/awards/pres.html
Specific, relevant information, including each award's expressed purpose, materials to be submitted for each nominee's portfolio, and a list of former award recipients are available online. In addition to the appropriate nomination materials, each nomination packet must include a completed nomination form. The nomination form is attached.
The nomination packet for each award should consist of only the required materials, and assembled into a single PDF file in the order indicated.
2015 Richard S. Howe Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
For award criteria, please click on the link below. The nomination form is attached.
http://utsa.edu/facultyawards/awards/howe.html
The nomination packet should consist of only the required materials, and assembled into a single PDF file in the order indicated.
Deadlines for nominations:
Complete nomination packets for both awards listed above should be submitted electronically to Liliana Gutierrez in the Dean's Office to liliana.gutierrez(a)utsa.edu<mailto:liliana.gutierrez@utsa.edu>, by COB on Monday, January 5, 2015. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
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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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Nominations for President's Distinguished Achievement Awards 2015
by Liliana Gutierrez
Dear COEHD Faculty,
Below is information on nominations for the 2015 President's Distinguished Achievement Awards and the 2015 Richard S. Howe Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.
2015 President's Distinguished Achievement Awards
Below is the link to information on the 2015 President's Distinguished Achievement Awards. There are seven award categories:
* Advancing Globalization
* Community Service
* Core Curriculum
* Performance, Creative Production, or Other Scholarly Achievement
* Research Achievement
* Teaching Excellence
* University Service
http://utsa.edu/facultyawards/awards/pres.html
Specific, relevant information, including each award's expressed purpose, materials to be submitted for each nominee's portfolio, and a list of former award recipients are available online. In addition to the appropriate nomination materials, each nomination packet must include a completed nomination form. The nomination form is attached.
The nomination packet for each award should consist of only the required materials, and assembled into a single PDF file in the order indicated.
2014 Richard S. Howe Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
For award criteria, please click on the link below. The nomination form is attached.
http://utsa.edu/facultyawards/awards/howe.html
The nomination packet should consist of only the required materials, and assembled into a single PDF file in the order indicated.
Deadlines for nominations:
Complete nomination packets for both awards listed above should be submitted electronically to Liliana Gutierrez in the Dean's Office to liliana.gutierrez(a)utsa.edu<mailto:liliana.gutierrez@utsa.edu>, by COB on Monday, January 5, 2015. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
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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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COEHD Holiday Photo
by Karen Hoskins
Greetings to all COEHD Faculty and Staff,
On Thursday, November 13th at 10:30 we will be gathering at the Office of the Dean, Downtown Campus (DB 4.226) to walk to a location at the DT campus to take a photograph with Dean Merchant for the 2014 Holiday card. If you would like to participate in the photo shoot please wear your COEHD polo or a UTSA spirit colored shirt and meet at 10:30. If anyone has an idea for a good location to take the photo please let JoAnn or I know as soon as possible so we can check it out and decide on the best location. Thank you and hope to see many of you on Thursday at 10:30. If you have questions please contact JoAnn Jones or Karen Hoskins.
Regards,
Karen P. Hoskins
Assistant Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
210.458.4480
11 years, 9 months
Feedback Regarding Final Exam Periods
by Patricia McGee
As you may know a proposal has been brought to Faculty Senate regarding the elimination of the Final Exam Period and extend the semester by one week. No formal request for HOP change has been made at this time however we are seeking your input.
Senators have been asked to gather feedback, compile and send to me by December 1. Thank you for contacting your Senator, as noted below. If you have questions, please contact me - we are learning quite a bit about UTSA, SACs and DOE requirements.
* Michael Moyer, Department of Counseling
* Patricia McGee, Department of Educational Psychology
* John Zhang, Department of Health and Kinesiology
* Teresa Sellers, Non-tenure Track Representative
* Howard Smith, Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
* Mark Giles, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
* Emily Bonner, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
The main points presented to the Senate were:
* A very limited survey indicates that of those surveyed most faculty members either (a) do not use the final exam period for an exam or (b) do not meet with students during the period, although summative assessments are implemented.
* The final exam schedule can put undue burden on students who can have up to three exams per exam day.
* Many faculty members may have exams that can be given in a regular class meeting.
* Longer exam periods can now be requested and would continue to be available to those faculty requiring a longer period.
Thank you,
Chair of the Academic Policy and Requirements Committee, Faculty Senate
Rikki (Patricia) McGee, Phd.
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Psychology - DB 4.335
The University of Texas at San Antonio
501 W. Cesar Chavez
San Antonio, TX 78207
512.289.4464 (M)
210.458.2732 (O - no voice mail)
patricia.mcgee(a)utsa.edu<mailto:patricia.mcgee@utsa.edu>
drpmcgee (Skype/SL/FB)
CV - http://www.visualcv.com/drpmcgee
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BBL-Applied Linguistic Faculty Candidate-Dr. Francis Hult
by Margarita Gomez
Hello Everyone,
Please join us on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 for Dr. Francis Hult, Faculty Candidate Research Presentation: Neoliberal Semiotic Cycles and the Political Economy of Educational Policy in DB 2.208.
Thanks,
Margarita Gomez
Senior Administrative Associate
University of Texas at San Antonio
Bicultural Bilingual Studies
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
(210) 458-5570 Office
(210) 458-5962 Fax
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Fall 2014 Commencement
by Denise Garcia
If you have not filled out the Faculty Response Form and plan to attend commencement on December 20, at 10:00 a.m., please fill the out the form and return to me.
Thanks,
Denise
Denise Garcia
COEHD Faculty,
Attached you will find information regarding the Fall 2014 Commencement. The Memo from the Provost, the Regalia Rental information and Faculty Response Card are also attached for your review and response to the Dean's Office by Monday, November 10, 2014. The Fall 2014 Commencement will be held in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
Commencement will be divided into three ceremonies. The faculty will be expected to attend only the ceremony for our college, Ceremony #2.
Ceremony #1 on Friday, December 19, at 4:00 p.m., College of Liberal and Fine Arts, College of Engineering, University College
Ceremony #2 on Saturday, December 20 at 10:00 a.m., College of Education and Human Development, College of Sciences
Ceremony #3 on Saturday, December 20 at 4:00 p.m., College of Business, College of Architecture, Construction and Planning, College of Public Policy
Shuttle service is being provided for all faculty participants. Details regarding the shuttle service will be sent out by the Special Events Center.
We have a limited number of Regalia sets in the Dean's Office that can be borrowed by the junior faculty. Please let me know by Friday, December 5, if you would like to borrow regalia. If we still have regalia after this date, the senior faculty can then borrow.
Your assistance in making the Fall 2014 Commencement a success is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Denise
Denise Garcia
Senior Administrative Associate
College of Education and Human Development
Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
Phone: 210-458-4370
Fax: 210-458-4487
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Final Day for SECC!
by Liliana Gutierrez
COEHD Faculty and Staff,
Today marks the final day of the UTSA State Employee Charitable Campaign.
As a University our participation rate is currently at 34.4%. The College of Education and Human Development is at 38.4%.
See where your college or department ranks in the summary below or in the attached report.
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SUMMARY OF COLLEGES AND DEPARTMENTS
President 87.9%
VP Commun. Srvs. 45.3%
VP External Relations 40.0%
VP Academic Affairs 38.2%
VP Business Affairs 34.5%
VP Research 30.2%
VP Student Affairs 37.3%
College of Business 54.0%
College of Engineering 40.6%
COEHD 38.4%
College of Public Policy 36.7%
College of Architecture 26.8%
COLFA 23.8%
College of Science 15.6%
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SECC Total for COEHD 11/5/14- Only 3 Days Left!
by Liliana Gutierrez
COEHD Faculty and Staff,
Only 3 days left to pledge! Have you made your pledge to SECC?
The latest campaign report is in, and so far 100 out of 284 faculty and staff in the College of Education and Human Development have made a gift, for a participation rate of 35.2%
Let's strive to reach 100% this year! With your help, we can do it! We all have a cause or charity we support, so this is the best time to donate!
The donation amount can be as small as $3.00, but it is our participation that counts. The minimum amount to give to SECC is $3 for one-time gifts by cash or check. There is no minimum amount for payroll deduction.
You can go online to make a donation: www.utsa.edu/secc<http://www.utsa.edu/secc>, or ask your Area Champion for a paper form.
If you do not know who your Area Champion is, please contact Liliana Gutierrez (liliana.gutierrez(a)utsa.edu<mailto:liliana.gutierrez@utsa.edu>) in the Dean's Office and I will direct you to them or can provide a paper form.
Please show that Together We Care about our community.
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FW: Texas Regional STEM Degree Accelerator - RFP Due December 16, 2014
by Betty Merchant
FYI,
Betty
From: "John H. Frederick" <John.Frederick(a)utsa.edu<mailto:John.Frederick@utsa.edu>>
Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 1:40 PM
To: Richard Diem <Richard.Diem(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Richard.Diem@utsa.edu>>, Betty Merchant <betty.merchant(a)utsa.edu<mailto:betty.merchant@utsa.edu>>, DANIEL GELO <Daniel.Gelo(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Daniel.Gelo@utsa.edu>>, Gerry Sanders <Gerry.Sanders(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Gerry.Sanders@utsa.edu>>, George Perry <George.Perry(a)utsa.edu<mailto:George.Perry@utsa.edu>>, JoAnn Browning <joann.browning(a)utsa.edu<mailto:joann.browning@utsa.edu>>, Krisellen Maloney <Krisellen.Maloney(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Krisellen.Maloney@utsa.edu>>, John Murphy <John.Murphy(a)utsa.edu<mailto:John.Murphy@utsa.edu>>, Rogelio Saenz <rogelio.saenz(a)utsa.edu<mailto:rogelio.saenz@utsa.edu>>
Subject: FW: Texas Regional STEM Degree Accelerator - RFP Due December 16, 2014
FYI…
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John H. Frederick
Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
(210) 458-4110
(210) 458-4115 (FAX)
From: Kelty Garbee <kgarbee(a)cftexas.org<mailto:kgarbee@cftexas.org>>
Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 12:54 PM
To: Kelty Garbee <kgarbee(a)cftexas.org<mailto:kgarbee@cftexas.org>>, "EdTX(a)cftexas.org<mailto:EdTX@cftexas.org>" <EdTX?cftexas.org(a)cftexas.onmicrosoft.com<mailto:cftexas.org@cftexas.onmicrosoft.com>>
Subject: Texas Regional STEM Degree Accelerator - RFP Due December 16, 2014
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Texas Regional STEM Degree Accelerator Initiative
Request for Proposals – Planning Grant
Educate Texas invites proposals for the Texas Regional STEM Degree Accelerator Initiative. Our goal for this project is to provide grants to regional teams of public institutions of higher education and workforce partners to ensure that 100,000 underrepresented students in Texas earn STEM degrees within the next three to four years. To accomplish this goal, Educate Texas is providing grants to regional teams to:
a) Use real-time labor market data to identify regional STEM workforce needs.
b) Collaboratively develop strategic plans that use research-based practices that are known to support and increase student performance in STEM academic and career pathways.
c) Increase the number of underrepresented students in each region who graduate with postsecondary STEM credentials (including two-year, four-year, or technical degrees and/or workforce certificates) that meet identified workforce needs.
About the Project: This Request for Proposals (RFP) is part one of a two-phase project.
· During Phase 1, Regional Planning Teams will analyze data and develop a Regional STEM Pathway Plan. This process will be supported by Educate Texas, Rand, Burning Glass, and a national Advisory Board and each Regional Team will receive up to $15,000 for planning. The roles of each of our partners is included in the RFP and a list of Advisory Board members is as follows:
o Dr. Howard Gobstein, Association of Public Land Grant Universities
o Dr. Clifford W. Houston, University of Texas Medical Branch
o Dr. Sylvia Hurtado, University of California-Los Angeles
o Dr. Davis Jenkins, Community College Research Center
o Dr. Adrianna Kezar, University of Southern California
o Dr. Kelly Mack, Association of American Colleges and Universities
o Dr. Mark Milliron, Civitas Learning
o Dr. Uri Treisman, The Charles A. Dana Center
· During Phase 2, Regional Teams that develop successful STEM Pathway Plans are eligible for additional funding to implement their plans, beginning in September 2015. Implementation grants are anticipated to be a total of $400,000 up to $1 million over a period of three years. Award amounts willdepend on the amount of available funding as well as proposed scale and impact of the project plan.
Eligible Applicants: Regional Teams led by a public institution of higher education (IHE) in Texas that are in one of the following categories: (1) Targeted Metro Regions or (2) Rural-Serving Institutions of Higher Education. Regional Teams must include the following partners (at a minimum), and may include additional partners as appropriate:
· A public two-year institution of higher education
· A public four-year institution of higher education
· K-12 partner: independent school district(s)
· Workforce: regional workforce partners, workforce investment boards, chambers of commerce, and employers
The purpose of these partnerships is to strategically increase the number of underrepresented students earning STEM degrees that meet identified workforce needs in a region. Therefore, we strongly encourage the creation of Regional Teams that are intentional, collaborative partnerships where all members both contribute to and gain value from participating in the project. There is a preference for one proposal from each metro region. However, in larger regions multiple grants may be made where it is necessary and appropriate.
How to Apply: Please read the attached RFP to learn more about the Texas Regional STEM Degree Accelerator and how to submit your proposal. You may also visit http://www.edtx.org/texas-regional-stem-degree-accelerator
Important Dates:
· November 20, 2014: RFP webinar from 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST
· December 16, 2104: Proposals are due to edtx(a)cftexas.org<mailto:edtx@cftexas.org> by at 2:00 p.m. CST.
Questions: contact Kelty Garbee by email at kgarbee(a)cftexas.org<mailto:kgarbee@cftexas.org> or by phone at 512-279-7856. You may also contact John Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, at jfitz(a)cftexas.org<mailto:jfitz@cftexas.org> or 512-279-7845.
Kelty Garbee | Associate Program Officer
Educate Texas | Communities Foundation of Texas
5500 Caruth Haven Lane | Dallas, Texas 75225
P: 512-279-7856 | C: 512-914-5768 | EdTX.org<http://www.edtx.org/> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/educatetexas> | Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/educatetexas>
WATCH<http://www.edtx.org/LF2014> videos of keynote & special sessions from our 2014 Leadership Forum
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