COEHDnews
Week of Fri, October 10, 2014
COEHD Recent News: Dean Betty Merchant to speak at CEPA conference by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews Editor    |    October 08, 2014 Dr. Betty Merchant, dean of the College of Education and Human Development, will speak at the Collaborative Educational Programs for the Americas (CEPA) 2014 Conference on Friday, Oct. 10. She is part of a four-person panel comprised of academic deans from local universities.  Full Story Why I don’t observe Hispanic Heritage Month by Elizabeth Rivas, Ph.D. student in Culture, Literacy, and Language program/ Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies    |    October 08, 2014 When I was asked to contribute a short column about Hispanic Heritage Month—as a local history teacher and current doctoral student, my initial reaction was one of excitement. But then I started to think about the targeted audience and whether they would want to read about the idealistic or realistic point of view on how a public school teacher celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. I came to the conclusion that I would be honest and write from the realistic point of view.  Full Story Meet a Roadrunner: Grad student uses her research to reach students by Marissa Villa, Multimedia Editor/ Office of University Communications    |    October 08, 2014 Meet Angelica Tello. A doctoral student in the UTSA College of Education and Human Development, Tello recently was featured in the international publication Therapy Today for an essay she wrote on her experience as a first-generation college student.  Full Story Mark Jones elected president of BST by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews Editor    |    October 06, 2014 Dr. Mark Jones, adjunct professor in the Department of Counseling and coordinator of the Neurofeedback Program, was elected president of the Biofeedback Society of Texas (BST). His term as president began on Sept. 21 and will continue through September 2015.  Full Story More than 30 UTSA faculty earn tenure and promotion this fall by Connor McBrearty, Student Writer/ Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs    |    October 02, 2014 The Office of the Provost and the Vice President of Academic Affairs announces the promotion of 32 members of the UTSA faculty. The promotions were approved by the UT System Board of Regents in August and were effective Sept. 1.  Full Story  All News stories Recent Research Awards & Grants: COEHD FIVE MOST RECENT RESEARCH AWARDS Department of Education $2,584,850 Sustainable Support System for Student Success (S5) - (Academy for Teacher Excellence) Principal Investigator: Lorena Claeys Co-Investigator: Margarita Machado-Casas, Guadalupe Carmona City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District $ 50,000 Evaluation Services of Sodium Reduction Initiative - (Kinesiology, Health, & Nutrition) Principal Investigator: Erica Sosa Co-Investigator: Sarah Ullevig City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District $ 40,000 Evaluation of Health Education Curriculum and Campaign - (Kinesiology, Health, & Nutrition) Principal Investigator: Erica Sosa Co-Investigator: Sara Oswalt Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) $ 573,095 Building a Healthy Temple Cancer Primary Prevention Program Amongst Hispanics - (Kinesiology, Health, & Nutrition) Principal Investigator: Meizi He Co-Investigator: Zenong Yin, Erica Sosa Contact Us: Jo Ann Jones COEHDnews Editor/Writer Communications Specialist, COEHD Office of the Dean The University of Texas at San Antonio T:   210.458.4486  Byron Spencer COEHDnews  Sr. Communications Specialist, COEHD Office of the Dean The University of Texas at San Antonio T:   210.458.7396  Marissa Villa Office of University Communications and Marketing Multimedia Editor III, University Communications The University of Texas at San Antonio T:   210.458.4937	External News: FAFSA Transparency by Ry Rivard     |    October 09, 2014 (INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION) -- A national association of high school counselors and college admissions officers wants the federal government to stop providing student information to colleges that some institutions are using to disadvantage students who apply for admission and financial aid.  Full Story Discovery Channel by Carl Straumsheim    |    October 09, 2014 (INSIDE HIGHER ED) -- As faculty members and students find new ways to locate scholarly research, a new report encourages college and university libraries to re-evaluate whether their efforts to connect users with content are money well-spent.  Full Story A Conversation Starter by Doug Lederman    |    October 09, 2014 (INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION) -- Nearly four years ago, the Lumina Foundation and some very prominent names in higher education policy circles unveiled a project with a nice, humble goal: to better and more clearly define what college degree holders should know and be able to do.  Full Story Middle School Students Get Online Safety Lessons From Google by Joey Palacios    |    October 09, 2014 (TPR NEWS) -- Internet safety has become the new "stranger danger" among middle school students. This week, Google gave a lesson to students at Vale Middle School on how to secure their information, and protect themselves from involuntarily going viral with an embarrassing images or videos. The company's Online Safety Roadshow is designed to teach kids the risks of weak passwords, giving out too much information, and sharing photos. Google spokeswoman Jamie Hill says the pre-teen and early teen years are the best ages to target students for online safety.  Full Story Why education tech needs to get student privacy right by Adriene Hill    |    October 09, 2014 (NPR MARKETPLACE) -- Education technology companies unveil a new privacy pledge. How far does it go?  Full Story Japan’s Missing Female Scientists by Jack Grove    |    October 09, 2014 (TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION) -- Only 10 percent of Japanese researchers are women, but of those researchers who leave the country, 60 percent are women.  Full Story Upcoming Events: Literacy Education Colloquium: Literacy in a Multimodal World Sat, October 11, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus Building: TBD COEHD Graduate Studies Open House Sat, October 11, 2014 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Main Building, Ground Floor Women’s Studies Reception and Program Tue, October 14, 2014 Time: 3 - 5 p.m. Location: Main Campus Building: John Peace Library Assembly Room 4.04.22 COEHD Faculty Workshop on Military Culture Fri, October 17, 2014 Time: 1 - 3:15 p.m. Location: Main Campus Building: John Peace Library Faculty Center Conference Room, JPL 404.12C COEHD Faculty Workshop on Military Culture Mon, October 20, 2014 Time: 1 - 3:15 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus Building: Durango Building, 2.304 Take Back the Night Thu, October 23, 2014 Time: 6 - 9 p.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Sombrilla Decolonial Epistemologies: Identity, Memory, and Belonging in Education Fri, October 24, 2014 Time: TBD Location: Downtown Campus Building: TBD ITC Dance with the Dead 2014 Fri, October 24, 2014 Time: 8 - 11 p.m. Location: Institute of Texan Cultures Building: 801 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78205 Supporting Military Kids through School Transitions: Foundations Fri, November 7, 2014 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Main Campus Building: University Center Harris Room Page 1 of 2 pages  1 2 >