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COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, February 16, 2018

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Counseling students, faculty participate in Civic Engagement Summit
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Faculty and students from the Department of Counseling participated in the Center for Civic Engagement’s 3rd Annual Civic Engagement Summit. Master’s student Mandy Logan (pictured left) is a graduate assistant for the Center for Civic Engagement and helped make the day a huge success. Emma Lichtenberg, also a CMHC master’s student (pictured center), gave a poster presentation based on her G.A. work with UTSA’s Mexico Center. Dr. Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett (pictured right) spoke on a faculty panel and also presented on the Department’s work with the Program for the Integrated Training of Counselors in Behavioral Health (PITCH). (Courtesy of the Department of Counseling)


 

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Chicana/Latina Studies to host launch party to celebrate return to UTSA
by DR. SONYA ALEMÁN, MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES| Pub: 
A launch party will be held to celebrate the publication of the fall 2017 issue of Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social on Friday, Feb. 23 at Galeria E.V.A. (3412 S Flores St.) from 6 to 8 p.m.  
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UTSA to host national conference on Latino children’s literature
by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 
The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Education and Human Development will host the ninth annual National Latino Children’s Literature Conference Feb. 22-24, 2018 at the UTSA Downtown Campus.  
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Stay social with COEHD!
The College of Education and Human Development is now on Instagram and LinkedIn! Follow us today and keep up with the awesome work going on in the COEHD!

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COEHD open labs offer free benefits to students
With the 2018 Spring semester in full swing, students enrolled at the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) have access to free benefits they may not realize are available to them. COEHD faculty can assist by encouraging students to take advantage of the services offered at the labs at the main or the downtown campuses! 


The COEHD Open Labs offer the following benefits to enrolled COEHD students. 
• Provide basic user assistance for Photostory, MS Office, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Provide modern Laptop and iPad with the latest software installed.
• Flatbed scanners and high-speed digital scanning.
• Desktop computer access for Macs or PCs. Typical software installed; Inspiration, Kidspiration, NVIVO, MS Movie Maker, Apple iMovie, and IBM SPSS.
• Poster printing (3 posters per semester).
• Protective plastic frames 24” x 32” for poster inserts. 
• Comb binding for making booklets.
• Office machines and supplies, such as poster laminator, 2- and 3-hole punch, stapler, tape, scissors, paper cutter, USB microphones.
• University PRINT SPOT.
• We are open on the weekends at 1604: Saturday and Sunday 10a-6p



COEHD Open Lab Information:
Phone: (210) 485-4035
eMail: <COEHDLABS@utsa.edu>


Main Campus:
MB 0.330
M-Th: 7 AM to 7 PM
F: 7 AM to 6 PM
Sat - Sun: 10 AM to 6 PM

Downtown Campus:
FS 3.418
M-Th: 7 AM to 7 PM
F: By Appointment


URL: http://education.utsa.edu/current_students/services/
 
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Events Calendar

FEB
16
ITW: SCANNABLE TECH
 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
 Main Campus - John Peace Library JPL 3.02.38 COEHD Computer Lab
FEB
16
ITW: IPAD THEREFORE I AM
 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
 Main Campus - John Peace Library JPL 3.02.38 COEHD Computer Lab
FEB
17
ITW: SMARTBOARD NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE
 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
 Main Campus - John Peace Library JPL 3.02.38 COEHD Computer Lab
FEB
19
ITW: TED LESSONS
 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
 Main Campus - John Peace Library JPL 3.02.38 COEHD Computer Lab
FEB
20
Pizza & Research: Dr. Langston Clark
 12 - 12:45 p.m.
 Main Campus - JPL Assembly Room 4.04.22
FEB
20
Panel Discussion: African American Fraternities and Sororities
 5 - 6 p.m.
 Main Campus - Student Union (formerly the University Center), Mesquite Room, 2.01.24



Upcoming Conferences

FEB
22
National Latino Children’s Literature Conference
 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 DT Campus - Durango Building, First Floor



External News

School Shootings Now Unfold on Social Media. Here’s What Educators Need to Know.
by  BENJAMIN HEROLD - Education Week | Pub: 02/15
As a heavily armed teenager opened fire on his former classmates Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, the reactions of terrified students and a shell-shocked nation unfolded in real time on Twitter and Snapchat. 
Celebration of cultures to combine Saturday at 2018 Asian Festival
by  LYNETTE VEGA - News 4 San Antonio | Pub: 02/14
This weekend, people throughout the city will come together to celebrate culture at the 2018 Asian Festival. News 4 San Antonio is a proud sponsor of the event. 
Ellen Surprises Deserving ESL Teacher
by  ELLEN DEGENERES - EllenTube | Pub: 02/13
Ellen surprised Emily Francis, who moved from Guatemala to the U.S. when she was 15 and learned English by watching Ellen. Now Emily teaches English to elementary school kids, and because of her kindness and dedication to her students, Emily and her school received a huge gift, courtesy of The Chobani Foundation. 
Making the UTSA Downtown Campus the Westside Gateway
by  ROBERT RIVARD - The Rivard Report | Pub: 02/12
The prospect of 10,000 more college students living and attending classes in and around UTSA’s Downtown Campus is akin to the moment in The Wizard of Oz when the film turns from black and white to color. 
Local Educators: State Must Create Standards for Mexican-American Studies
by  EMILY DONALDSON - The Rivard Report | Pub: 02/12
Middle school teacher Lucero Saldaña sees a void in Texas’ current social studies course offerings: Mexican-American Studies (MAS), a class Saldaña says reflects the culture of the 2.8 million Hispanic students who represent more than half the state’s public school enrollment. 
UTSA students vote down athletics and transportation fee proposals
by  COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 02/12
The Athletics and Transportation Fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will remain the same for students next school year. More than 6,100 students voted this week on a proposal to raise the fees. In the largest voter turnout ever at UTSA, neither fee passed. 
Roadrunner Memorial Garden opens on UTSA Main Campus
by  COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 02/12
Students, faculty, staff and visitors to The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will notice a beautiful new space when they enter Main Campus near Loop 1604. The Roadrunner Memorial Garden, a designated area at the UTSA Oval where the community can reflect on those who have passed away, is complete. 


 

Publications

Orality and Literacy in the 21st century:  Prospects for writing and pedagogy.
DR. ROSALIND HOROWITZ - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | Writing & Pedagogy: 02/12

Horowitz, R. (2017). Orality and Literacy in the 21st century:  Prospects for writing and pedagogy. Writing & Pedagogy. Guest Editor, Special Issue. Vol. 9 (1). Equinox Publishers, United Kingdom. International contributions with research based in Greece, United Kingdom, Brazil, Africa.  Contributors include Wallace Chafe, University of California, Santa Barbara; George Lovell Boggs, Florida State University; Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta, Sweden; Geovana Sonvin, Brazil; Estanislado Barrera, Louisiana State University; Triantafillia Kostouli, Greece; Ari Sherris, Texas A & M, Kingsville; Vittorio Marone, UTSA; Thangi Appanah, Galludet University, Washington, D.C.


 

Research

Roadrunner Readers Family Literacy Program
Urban Strategies
Submitted:   $19,520   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Marcy Wilburn  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching 

Turnaround through a Research Partnership: Roadrunner Readers and Writers
UT System 
Awarded:   $100,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Margo DelliCarpini, Maria Arreguin-Anderson, Jorge Solis, Sarah Aguirre  Other Academics 

The Role of Language in the English Reading Development of Dual Language Learner Children
NIH SCORE 2
Submitted:   $250,908   Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Becky Huang   Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:      

Living Better Beyond Pain: Self-Management for Hispanics with Chronic Pain
NIH through UTHSCSA
Submitted:   $1,121,302    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Zenong Yin  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:      

Proposal for inclusion of the University of Texas-San Antonio in the University-School Partnerships
Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation
Submitted:   $300,000    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Belinda Flores  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:      


 

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