COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, March 03, 2017

Spotlight

2016 Spectrum now available

The college's 2016 Spectrum Magazine is now available. The magazine highlights COEHD accomplishments throughout the 2016 calendar year. If you would like copies of the magazine, you may pick them up from the COEHD Communication office on the UTSA Main Campus in Main Building, Room 3.474. The online version of the magazine is available HERE.

COEHDnews

WSI honors Women’s Advocate of the Year

by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 03/02

The Women's Studies Institute, housed in the college's Consortium for Social Transformation, honored Olga Madrid as the 2017 Women's Advocate of the Year for her work in the community.

WSI to host Bruising for Besos film screening

by DR. SARA RAMÍREZ, WOMEN'S STUDIES INSTITUTE| Pub: 03/01

The UTSA Women’s Studies Institute and Program will host a film screening of award-winning artist Adelina Anthony’s first feature film, Bruising for Besos, at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 2.

AAS boasts record program enrollment

by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 02/28

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More than 175 students from across the university are enrolled in African American Studies courses for the spring 2017 semester making it the largest enrollment of students in the program’s history.

ILT hosts annual Storytelling Festival

by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 02/27

The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching hosted the 13th Annual UTSA Storytelling Festival on Saturday, February 25 at the UTSA Main Campus.

New graduate health certificates offered for practicing professionals

by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 02/27

Working professionals interested in increasing their skills in community and behavioral health will soon be able to complete three new graduate certificates in health, applied health research, and community nutrition.

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Announcements

ILT Research Presentation: Candidate for LTED position
You are cordially invited to the following research presentation: Pelusa Orellana, PhD Candidate for Professor of Literacy Education, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching "Reading Assessment and Motivation in Chilean Classrooms, challenges towards equity" Monday, March 6, 2017 9:30-10:30am MB 2.220

Call For Papers - Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE) Journal

The Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE) issued a call for papers for the 2017 Special Themed Issue: "Latinx and the Community College: Promoting Pathways to Postsecondary Degrees"
Deadline for submissions is April 20, 2017. Please address questions to Dr. Edna Martinez (emartinez@csusb.edu) and Dr. Nancy Acevedo-Gil (nacevedo-gil@csusb.edu ).

2017_special_theme_issue_community_college_CFP_final_.pdf

Student Government Survey

The Student Government Association's Downtown Task Force, is seeking information from students who attend classes at the downtown campus. The group is asking downtown students to complete a survey to voice their concerns and ideas. For additional information, please contact James Rivera James.RiveraSGA@gmail.com or by phone at (936) 240-3169

Downtown Student Survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TveMMB2ImwSuAPOlIbb7cc1IH-jBa9yI4iB3Z1a5jlg/edit?usp=drive_web

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Events Calendar

MAR

Graduate Writing Workshop: Editing

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Main Campus - Main Building 2.220

MAR

Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test Workshop

10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Main Campus - JPL 3.02.38

MAR

San Antonio International Women’s Day March and Rally

11:00 AM

Other - Step Off: Plaza de Zacate (Milam Park)

MAR

SXSWedu® Conference & Festival

Other - Austin, TX

MAR

UTSA Beaks Up. Speak Up. Initiative Bringing in the Bystander®

5:30 PM

Main Campus -

RWC 2.214 (Texas Room)

MAR

Harlandale ISD Family Night

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Other -

STEM Early College High School, 4040 Apollo ST., San Antonio TX 78214

Upcoming Conferences

MAR

SXSWedu® Conference & Festival

Other - Austin, TX

MAR

2017 NASPA Annual Conference

8 am - 5 pm

Other -

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205

MAR

American Counseling Association Conference 2017

8 am - 6 pm

Other - Moscone West Convention Center | San Francisco, CA

External News

Roadrunner Pantry will open March 6 to help UTSA students in need

by COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 03/02

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) community is coming together to help UTSA students by opening the UTSA Roadrunner Pantry. The pantry, which has been more than two years in the making, aims to help UTSA students by providing them with the essentials they need to thrive.

Remedial-Education Reform May Fall Short Without More Focus on Nonacademic Support

by KATHERINE MANGAN - The Chronicle of Higher Education | Pub: 03/01

Current efforts don’t spend enough time dealing with challenges such as students’ financial insecurity, hunger, and homelessness, a new report asserts.

Kindergartner Transforms Into Rosa Parks and Other Black Female Icons

by SARAH GLOVER - NBC New Bay Area | Pub: 02/28

A mother and daughter from the Evergreen State have put a new spin on playing dress-up. Each day in February, Cristi Jones of Kent, Washington, takes to Twitter to post a portrait of her 5-year-old daughter, Lola, dressed up as a black female pioneer to celebrate Black History Month.

Small UTSA student organization makes big impact in earthquake ravaged Nepal

by COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 02/28

When Roadrunners see a need, they immediately step in and help, even when it's on the other side of the world. Members of the Nepalese Student Association at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are seeing the fruits of their labor with the opening of a new library in a rural village in Nepal.

The UTSA Office of Online Learning Collaborates with COEHD and the Graduate School

by NICOLE DUFF - UTSA OIT | Pub: 02/27

The Office of Information Technology's Online Learning (OL) department is partnering with the UTSA College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) and the Graduate School to offer three new online graduate certificate programs. These programs, which were recently approved, will be available in Health, Applied Health Research, and Community Nutrition this fall.

Oscar Winners Thank Their Teachers in Acceptance Speeches

by MADELINE WILL - Education Week Teacher | Pub: 02/27

Mahershala Ali won the first Oscar of the night on Sunday for his supporting role in "Moonlight"—and he immediately thanked his teachers.

Ballads of the Borderland: A cantata narrative of San Antonio

by KLRN - KLRN | Pub: 02/27

Highly regarded composer and University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) professor, Ethan Wickman received a grant to work on his latest project – a cantata combining poetry, personal and archived histories to weave together the cultural narrative of greater San Antonio and its borderland region. The cantata journeys through 11 movements portraying the heirlooms and historical interviews of San Antonio's origins. It will also include a poem by former Poet Laureate of Texas, Carmen Tafolla, as well as several works from local poet John Phillip Santos.

Watch Ellen DeGeneres Give College Scholarships To A Whole Senior Class

by RON DICKER - Huffington Post | Pub: 02/27

This shows you should never take higher learning for granted. On her show Thursday, Ellen DeGeneres surprised an entire high school senior class of students from Brooklyn, New York City, with college scholarships provided by Walmart.

Publications

Working with English Language Learners in the Mainstream English Language Arts Classroom…

DR. MARGO DELLICARPINI - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | Teaching English Language Arts to English Language Learners: Preparing Pre-service and In-service Teachers: 01/20

DelliCarpini, M. & Gulla A.N. (2016). Working with English Language Learners in the Mainstream English Language Arts Classroom Through Collaboration and Two-Way Content-Based Instruction. In L.C. de Oliveira & M. Shoffner (Eds.), Teaching English Language Arts to English Language Learners: Preparing Pre-service and In-service Teachers (pp. 79-105). London, England: Palgrave Macmillan.

Research

Egg Protein Supplementation for Improving Muscle Mass and Function in Food Insecure Older Adults…

Egg Council thru Texas State University
Awarded:   $13,091    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sarah Ullevig  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

2017-2018 CRWP High-Need School Grant

National Writing Project
Awarded:   $20,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Where Two Roads Meet: Lived Experiences of Mother-Students Balancing Home and School

UTSA VPR Office
Submitted:   $5,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sara Oswalt  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

A Non-invasive Elderly Sensor Platform

NSF through WiseWear Corporation
Submitted:   $40,901    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sakiko Oyama  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Roadrunner Reader Newcomer Reading Camp

Dollar General Foundation
Submitted:   $3,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

Early Childhood Educational and Literacy Study

USAID- University Research Co, LLC
Submitted:   $493,319    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:

San Antonio Mathematic Collaborative Teacher Quality Program for the 2017-2018 Continuation Funding

Texas Higher Education Coordinatory Board
Submitted:   $394,077    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Emily Bonner  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Betty Travis  Other Academics

Responses to Neurofeedback for the Treatment of PTSD in Hispanic Americans

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Submitted:   $377,843    Counselling
PI:   Stacy Speedlin  Counselling
CI:   Thelma Duffey, Shane Haberstroh  Counselling

Physical activity and central pain inhibition in elderly African Americans

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Submitted:   $400,448    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Masataka Umeda  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   William H. Cooke  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

ATE’s Lideres Avanzando

National Council of La Raza
Submitted:   $17,000    Other Academics
PI:   Lorena Claeys  Other Academics
CI:   Margarita Machado-Casas  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Externships for Teachers 17-18

Alamo Workforce Development
Submitted:   $8,000    Other Academics
PI:   Lorena Claeys  Other Academics
CI:   Effie Mata  Other Academics

Delta-tocotrienols for skeletal muscle health of postmenopausal women

NIH thru Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Submitted:   $84,604    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Eunhee Chung  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Effects of trunk strengthening on pitching biomechanics in adolescent baseball pitchers

National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) Foundation
Submitted:   $55,973    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sakiko Oyama  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

San Antonio Applied Behavior Analysis Project

San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted:   $23,778    Educational Psychology
PI:   Lesley Neely  Educational Psychology
CI:

A Summer Obesity Prevention Program for Hispanic Kids and Families through Vacation Bible School

San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted:   $53,778    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Elena Martinez  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

fACEing Trauma Together: A Family-Based Approach to Healing and Resilience

San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted:   $32,159    Counselling
PI:   Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett  Counselling
CI:

Child and Adolescent Psychological Evaluation Services

San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted:   $25,258    Educational Psychology
PI:   Victor Villarreal  Educational Psychology
CI:   Jeremy Sullivan, Felicia Castro-Villarreal  Educational Psychology

Resilience, Coping Strategies, and Cognitive Flexibility in Bisexuals

American Institute of Bisexuality
Submitted:   $32,099    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sara Oswalt  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Phillip Schnarrs  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition


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