[Coehd] COEHD News | April 27, 2021

Alumni Spotlight, Faculty Awards, and more View this email in your browser<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2... Tuesday | April 27, 2021 [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/18a71e41-3bc8-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... COEHD Alum Appointed Principal at Timberwilde [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/2bf04f22-3398-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... The College of Education and Human Development wants to congratulate Valerie Arce (’08, ’14) on her appointment as the new principal of Timberwilde Elementary School! Read all about Arce's plans for the new job, and how UTSA helped shape her career. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... REGSS Chair Receives ASU's Faculty Women of Color Caucus Award [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/402f29ef-166c-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... Before joining UTSA in 2020 as the chair of the department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Professor C. Alejandra Elenes served as an associate professor of women and gender studies at Arizona State University. Now, ASU’s Faculty Women of Color Caucus is awarding Elenes for her work during her time in Arizona. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... Lilliana Saldaña Awarded President’s Distinguished Diversity Award [Lilliana Saldaña receives President's Distinguished Diversity Award] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... Among the many winners of the 2021 University Excellence Awards announced on April 20 was Lilliana Saldaña, Ph.D., who earned the President’s Distinguished Diversity Award for her efforts in expanding educational accessibility among the Latinx population of San Antonio. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... COEHD in the News Researcher shows bilingual Mexican Americans use vernacular to create self-empowerment ________________________________ Young Mexican Americans online will rely on African American English (AAE) stylistics to create identity and challenge existing social power. This is the finding from research<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%... produced by associate professor Martha Sidury Christiansen in UTSA’s Department of Bicultural Bilingual Studies. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... University Excellence Awards winners honored during livestream event ________________________________ Roadrunner Nation celebrated the fantastic achievements of UTSA faculty and staff during the 2021 University Excellence Awards ceremony, which were livestreamed on Tuesday, April 20. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... Graduate programs land in best for 2022 U.S. News & World Report list ________________________________ UTSA’s academic programs have been ranked among some of the top in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s list of 2022 Best Graduate Schools, with the College of Education and Human Development<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%... named among the best education schools. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... COEHD Events [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/_compresseds/fbbefc7f...] CHEER ON GRADUATES AT COMMENCEMENT DRIVE! Student Activities is inviting faculty and staff to participate in the second annual Spring Commencement Drive. Cheer on new graduates as they drive through campus in their decorated vehicles on Friday, May 14 at 5:30 p.m. To learn more about the event, email getinvolved@utsa.edu<mailto:getinvolved@utsa.edu>. LEARN MORE<mailto:getinvolved@utsa.edu> [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/3d5d7046-e700-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... REGISTER HERE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... [National Perspectives: David Silva] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... REGISTER HERE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... [Get Google Certified] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... OFFER EXTENDED TO JUNE 1, 2021! Want to obtain skills and certification aligned with ISTE principles? 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