[Coehd] COEHD News | August 11, 2021

See what's happening in COEHD! View this email in your browser<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2... Wednesday | August 11, 2021 [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/18a71e41-3bc8-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... COEHD professor receives outstanding researcher award [Dr. Kathy Ewoldt Profile Photo] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... Writing is an essential skill for students to learn in order to communicate in their personal lives as well as in their academic and professional careers. When examining ways to teach writing to students with learning and language differences, Kathy Ewoldt, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching at COEHD took a unique approach. This research approach landed her the 2021 Council for Learning Disabilities Outstanding Research Award. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... COEHD in the News UTSA temporarily modifies course delivery and operations for fall semester ________________________________ Since the very beginning of the pandemic, we committed to put the health and safety of our entire campus community first. Over the last year and half, we have learned a lot about managing life under the pandemic and the importance of masking, personal hygiene, vaccinations, contact tracing and quarantining. Our approach to planning for the fall semester involved balancing an open campus with a mix of course and work modalities to optimize learning, teaching and research while keeping our community healthy. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... UTSA Knowledge Enterprise funds innovative new research projects ________________________________ The UTSA Knowledge Enterprise<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3... (REDKE) has awarded its annual seed grants to cultivate innovation on campus. Thirty-two faculty members received $555,000 to spark new research projects or advance current programs through the discovery process. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... UTSA joins leading HSIs to boost workforce development through employer summit ________________________________ Employers across the nation will meet virtually today to discuss diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) engagement, learning and strategic planning at an employer summit hosted by the HSI Career Collaborative and organized by UTSA. The summit will support the efforts of the nation’s Hispanic Serving Universities to promote social mobility and economic prosperity in underserved communities by recruiting, retaining and graduating students. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... COEHD Events [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/ed9d982e-0e93-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... LEARN MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... [Twitter]<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%... [Facebook]<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A... [Instagram]<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3... [Website]<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2... Copyright © 2021 UTSA College of Education and Human Development, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: UTSA College of Education and Human Development One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%... or unsubscribe from this list<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2...;.