COEHDnews
| Fifty
faculty members earn tenure, promotion |
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LUTHER, OFFICE OF THE PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS| Pub: 08/31 |
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UTSA Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs announces the promotion of 50 faculty members. The promotions were approved by the UT System Board of Regents earlier this month and are effective Sept. 1, 2016 |
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Announcements
| Pay
parking citation with peanut butter |
| Campus Services / Student Government Association |
| Campus Services is excited to announce the second annual Peanut
Butter Parking Campaign! Together with the Student Government Association (SGA), we’re enhancing the campus experience through friendly parking lessons while giving back to the community. All donations received during the Peanut
Butter Parking Campaign will go to the San Antonio Food Bank to help fight hunger in Southwest Texas. Last year, we received over 700 pounds of peanut butter. This year, we hope to receive even more! For those who wish to participate without a citation,
we welcome your donations. Eligible citations: The following citations issued from 8/29/16 - 9/2/16 are eligible for peanut butter payment: - Parking Without a Proper Permit ($50 fine) = donate 40 oz. or more of peanut
butter - Parking Without a Permit ($100 fine) = donate 80 oz. of peanut butter Bring your citation and peanut butter to Campus Services at MS 1.01.52 (Main Campus) or FS 1.506 (Downtown Campus). Peanut butter payment must be submitted within 14
calendar days of the citation issue date. Appealing the citation forfeits the opportunity to pay with peanut butter. Valid for one citation per person. No glass containers. |
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Events Calendar
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| What
is Culture? |
 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
 DT Campus - Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78205 |
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| Open
House for Educators |
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6:00PM-8:00PM |
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DT Campus - Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78205 |
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External News
| Inside
the Online School That Could Radically Change How Kids Learn Everywhere |
by INSIDE
THE ONLINE SCHOOL THAT COULD RADICALLY CHANGE HOW KIDS LEARN EVERYWHERE - WIRED, HECHINGER REPORT | Pub: 09/01
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EMILY DUGGAN, 16, spends most afternoons at a dance studio tucked behind a shopping plaza
near her home in Exeter, New Hampshire. Blond and doe-eyed, Duggan has been dancing since she was two, everything from tap to ballet. She puts in about 12 hours a week at the studio, including classes and rehearsals with the dance team for weekend competitions.
Duggan also prides herself on getting good grades in school. But two years ago, the stress of managing both dance and academics overwhelmed her.
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| Colleges
work on gender inclusivity with pins, pronouns |
by ELIZABETH
MURRAY, FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER - USA TODAY College | Pub: 09/01
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Before the class of 2020 invaded Champlain College’s campus this year, staff members put
their heads together to figure out new ways to accommodate students in the LGBT community.
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| Surprise!
Amid Rising Inequality, One School Gap Is Narrowing |
by ERIC
WESTERVELT - nprEd (National Public Radio Education) | Pub: 09/01
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A new study shows that economic and racial school readiness gaps have narrowed significantly
over a 12-year period. Score one for parental engagement and quality pre-K. But huge gaps remain.
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| Mental
Health In Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions Of Students |
by MEG
ANDERSON, KAVITHA CARDOZA - nprEd (National Public Radio Education) | Pub: 09/01
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Up to one in five kids living in the U.S. shows signs or symptoms of a mental health disorder
in a given year. So in a school classroom of 25 students, five of them may be struggling with the same issues many adults deal with: depression, anxiety, substance abuse.
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| Military
Communities Use Academics to Stop Base Closures |
by STAFF - TRIB+EDU | Pub: 09/01
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As others battle over possible base closures, many communities are preemptively defending
their benefits to service members and their families — namely through high-quality public education.
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| Adaptive
App Builds English Learners’ Fluency |
by STAFF - TRIB+EDU | Pub: 09/01
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As programs for English language learners face significant budget constraints, teachers
are turning to alternative tools to facilitate language acquisition in school environments. One instructional app, called Duolingo for Schools, affords students a private, adaptable resource for practicing vocabulary and grammar lessons. Not only does this
tool, when used as a supplement to in-class instruction, provide content support, it has anecdotal evidence of increasing students’ confidence. (Hechinger Report)
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| This
Texas Rep Toured Every School in His District – Not to Talk, But to Listen |
by MICHAEL
MARKS - TPR Texas Public Radio | Pub: 09/01
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Along with other Texas lawmakers, state Rep. Diego Bernal, a Democrat from San Antonio,
has been getting an earful from all sides on problems with public education in Texas. But rather than taking someone else's word for it, he did what no other lawmaker has yet to do – he visited every single school in his district, 55 in all.
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| Provider:
Autism community plagued by delays in treatment |
by JESSIE
DEGOLLADO - KSAT-12 | Pub: 08/31
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Ruiz said schools have their own waiting lists, which is why many parents drive to Austin,
or elsewhere, where schools do have openings for autistic children. “Everybody’s on a waiting list. We need services for our kids,” she said. Cynthia Hamilton, the development director for the Autism Therapy Center, said the problem is the lack of trained
therapists. “The professionals who are trained to do the behavioral analysis therapy, we don’t have enough of them,” Hamilton said. Hamilton said the center has partnered with UTSA, which teaches them, and the Children’s Hospital to offer paid internships,
in hopes of keeping therapists in San Antonio.
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| Texas
Student And Her 82-Year-Old Grandfather Are Enrolled at Same College |
by JOI-MARIE
MCKENZIE - ABC News | Pub: 08/30
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Melanie Salazar didn't think anything of it when she tweeted that she was extremely proud
of her grandfather for going back to college to complete his associate's degree. The 18-year-old first-year student at Palo Alto College in Texas couldn't have guessed that her post about her 82-year-old grandfather, Rene Neira, would go viral and in the process
provide proof to many that it's never too late to go to college.
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| Peanut
butter donations accepted as form of payment for UTSA parking citations |
by LAUREN
BEAVER - UTSA Today | Pub: 08/29
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It’s peanut butter parking time once again at The University of Texas at San Antonio. UTSA
Campus Services, in partnership with the Student Government Association (SGA) and the San Antonio Food Bank, have launched the university’s second annual peanut butter parking campaign. Eligible parking citations issued between Monday, August 29 and Friday,
September 2 can be paid with a donation of peanut butter.
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| Part
2: Back to School in 5-7-5 |
by MEGAN
M. ALLEN - Education Week Teacher | Pub: 08/29
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Back to School Haiku's written by teachers from around the country. This was originally
published on my blog for the Center for Teaching Quality, Musings of a Red Headed Teacher.
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Publications
| Have
You been recently published? |
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FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS - Other Academics | PUBLISH? DON'T PERISH!: 09/01 |
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Do You Have a APA Cite for a recent publication??? Send the TITLE, FACULTY NAME, DEPARTMENT, JOURNAL NAME and the APA CITE to:
coehdcomm@utsa.edu (Deadline: Thursdays)
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Research
| Madison
Writing Project |
San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted: $15,000 Interdisciplinary
Learning and Teaching
PI: Henkin, Roxanne Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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| Externships
for Teacher |
TX Workforce Comm 320
Submitted: $5,200 Other Academics
PI: Claeys, Lorena Other Academics
CI:
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| SAWP
Writing Workshop South San ISD |
Harlandale Independent School District
Submitted: $9,000 Interdisciplinary
Learning and Teaching
PI: Henkin, Roxanne Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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| EBH-BCBA
Internships |
Empower Behavorial Health
Submitted: $36,378 Interdisciplinary
Learning and Teaching
PI: Gann, Candace Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI: Neely, Leslie Educational Psychology
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An
interdepartmental team of UTSA researchers has been awarded nearly $1 million in funding from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to provide top-tier services and training to Texas teachers and military-affiliated parents who are caring for youth
with autism. 
The
University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been recognized as one of America’s top universities for Hispanic student enrollment, according to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine.