COEHDnews

Week of May 16, 2014

Recent News:

COEHD alumna named NISD First Year Educator of the Year

Northside Independent School District (NISD) recently named Lorena Herrera as the 2013-2014 First Year Educator of the Year during their annual district-wide awards ceremony in March. Herrera, a graduate of the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), was one of three teachers district-wide selected to receive an award in the First Year Teacher category.

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EDP students present research at annual poster symposium

More than 40 graduate students from the UTSA College of Education and Human Development’s (COEHD) Department of Educational Psychology presented their research at the third annual UTSA School Psychology Symposium and Reception on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Downtown Campus.

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COEHD professor named President Elect of TABE

Dr. María Arreguín-Anderson, assistant professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, was named the President-Elect for the Texas Association of Bilingual Education (TABE). Arreguín-Anderson will be officially installed as President-Elect this June and will assume presidency in June of 2015.

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Awards? Recognition? Special Achievement? Something that Would Interest Others?
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Upcoming Events:


UTSA Superintendent Certification Program Information SessionUTSA Superintendent Certification Program Information Session

UTSA Superintendent Certification Program Information Session

Wed, May 21, 2014

Time: 6 - 7 p.m

Location: Downtown Campus

Building: Buena Vista Building, 3.304

Graduate Studies Open House

Graduate Studies Open House

Sat, June 7, 2014

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Downtown Campus

Building: Frio Street Building, Groud Floor

Water: A Living Lesson

Water: A Living Lesson

Wed, June 25, 2014

Time: 7:30 a.m.

Location: Downtown Campus

Building: 501 Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78207

Multicultural Education: Using the Museum as a Model for the Classroom

Multicultural Education: Using the Museum as a Model for the Classroom

Mon, July 21, 2014

Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Institute of Texan Cultures

Building: 801 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, Tx. 78205


Research / Grants / Awards:


Breakdown of Awarded proposals by College for current

Fiscal Year (FY13-14) and prior Fiscal Year (FY12-13)

College

Current Awards Total as of 5/9/14 (FY13-14)

Awards at this time last fiscal year (FY12-13)

Total Awards Last Fiscal Year (FY12-13)

COA

$63,686

$89,350

$161,984

COB

$522,550

$551,833

$551,833

COE

$3,665,120

$1,749,919

$3,966,035

COEHD

$1,254,257

$360,225

$730,388

COLFA

$1,487,583

$377,620

$701,006

COPP

$201,343

$121,780

$398,830

COS

$6,921,500

$4,461,317

$10,606,818

VP for Community Services

$4,018,774

$5,580,061

$8,876,488

Other

$88,173

$117,753

$252,615

Total Award Funding

$18,222,986

$13,409,858

$26,245,997

 

 

Breakdown of Proposal Submissions by College for current

Fiscal Year (FY13-14) and prior Fiscal Year (FY12-13)

College

Current Proposal Submissions Total as of 5/9/14 (FY13-14)

Amount Requested

Proposal Submissions at this time last fiscal year (FY12-13)

Amount Requested

Total Proposal Submissions Last Fiscal Year (FY12-13)

Amount Requested

COA

34

$922,111

8

$226,675

12

$299,909

COB

19

$1,114,342

10

$1,916,427

12

$2,230,115

COE

138

$51,725,565

158

$44,683,796

220

$62,791,546

COEHD

43

$15,019,878

40

$28,254,262

49

$34,551,950

COLFA

61

$4,814,077

42

$3,679,344

56

$9,222,192

COPP

18

$8,439,138

8

$738,064

11

$1,266,744

COS

163

$95,159,932

144

$130,506,214

210

$161,757,817

VP for Community Services

31

$2,534,884

21

$4,135,356

41

$20,186,755

Other

4

$91,298

5

$492,080

10

$763,542

Totals

511

$179,821,225

436

$214,632,218

621

$293,070,570

 

 

Total Submitted and Awarded proposals for this Fiscal Year

09/01/13 – 05/09/14

Fiscal Year Totals

Number

Dollar Amount

Proposals Submitted

511

$179,821,225

Awards Received

197

$18,222,986

 

 

Total Submitted and Awarded proposals for last week

05/05/14 – 05/09/14

Weekly Totals

Number

Dollar Amount

Proposals Submitted

7

$6,027,418

Awards Received

10

$264,937

 

 

VPR Weekly Awards Recap

05/05/14 – 05/09/14

Principal Investigator

Co-PI

College/Department

Project Title

Sponsor

Award Amount

RSC

Jerry Jacka

Jason Roberts

COLFA/Anthropology

Doctoral Dissertation Research:  The Political Ecology of Large-Scale Logging Initiatives

NSF

$25,200

ABH

Raymond Mauldin

 

COLFA/Center for Archaeological Research

Brackenridge Park Archaeological Services

Ford, Powell, Carson

$49,190

ABH

Raymond Mauldin

 

COLFA/Center for Archaeological Research

Convention Center Monitoring

Raba, Kistner Environmental, Inc

$1,174

ABH

Raymond Mauldin

 

COLFA/Center for Archaeological Research

Texas Military Forces GIS Support 2013-2014

Texas Adjutant General

$8,239

ABH

Rudy Reyna

 

VPCS/PREP

Summer Food Program

TX Dept of Agriculture

$61,634

DTC

Rudy Reyna

 

VPCS/PREP

2014 PREP (20K)

Kenedy Foundation

$20,000

DTC

Rudy Reyna

 

VPCS/PREP

2014 PREP (10K)

Kenedy Foundation

$10,000

DTC

Thomas Tunstall

 

Institute for Economic Development

Econ Dev Strategy Eval for Bexar County

Bexar County

$49,500

IED

Robert Renthal

 

Biology

How Begomovirus Manipulates Whiteflies for Transmission for Plant Hosts

UTSA Grants for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT) Program

$20,000

SCI

Waldemar Gorski

 

Chemistry

Determination of Enzyme Biomarkers and Nanoparticle-Based Enzyme Inhibition

UTSA Grants for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT) Program

$20,000

SCI

 

External Media / Misc News:

 

Faculty Success Slides – Thank You For Participating!


Thank you goes out to the faculty who submitted entries for the VPR Faculty Success Slides.  COEHD Posted 14 entries this year (A 1300% increase over last year’s submission).  After the VPR Selects final slides for his presentation, I will post the final PowerPoint for the show onto our website.  If you wish to see the entries for COEHD, the file is attached to this message.




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COEHD Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
office: 210-458-7396 
Byron Spencer <Byron.Spencer@utsa.edu>
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COEHD Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
office: 210-458-4486 
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