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Spotlight
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Drs. Derek Robertson, Brenda Jones, and Ashley Prado, faculty in the Department of Counseling, and Dr. Janee’ Avent from East Carolina University were selected as the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Article Award from the Association for Counselor Education
and Supervision (ACES) for their article, "Faith, Race, and LGB Affirmation: Experiences of African American Counselors-In-Training."
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COEHDnews
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Counseling
students, faculty travel to Oaxaca, Mexico |
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by JO
ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 08/30 |
 Students
and faculty from the UTSA College of Education and Human Development’s (COEHD) Department of Counseling traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico, this past July to further develop their skills as counseling professionals. |
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COEHD
welcomes new leadership |
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by JO
ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 08/28 |
 The
UTSA College of Education and Human Development recently named five faculty members from across the college to new leadership positions. |
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UTSA
freshman sees the rainbow among life’s storms |
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by COURTNEY
CLEVENGER, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 08/27 |
 UTSA
freshman Kaylee Trevino has been through more in her life than most 18-year-olds. In 2016, over Memorial Day Weekend, rains caused her home to flood. |
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Announcements
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Public
Policy hosting Archer Graduate Program information session |
The UTSA College of Public Policy is hosting an information session on the Archer Graduate Program in Washington, D.C.,
on Sept. 11, 2018 in the Student Union – SU 2.02.12 from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Two additional sessions will take place at a later date at the Downtown Campus.
The Archer program gives students the opportunity to intern in Washington, D.C. during the summer semester. They learn more about the federal policy-making process and gain valuable skills necessary in many public service professions. Students do not have to
be in the College of Public Policy to apply. This education and professional opportunity is for any graduate student at UTSA who may have an interest in politics and an interest in the role of government as it pertains to their educational and career goals.
To apply, students should go to http://www.bit.ly/archergraduateprogram |
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Pay
off UTSA parking citations with peanut butter |
Peanut butter parking time has returned to UTSA. Today, Campus Services launched its fourth annual Peanut Butter Parking
Campaign in collaboration with the Student Government Association (SGA) and the San Antonio Food Bank.
During the campaign, customers have the option to pay eligible parking citations issued between Monday, August 27 and Friday, August 31 with a donation of peanut butter. The Peanut Butter Parking Campaign educates the campus community about parking policies
while simultaneously reducing financial burden and benefiting the local community.
For more information, visit: https://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/08/story/PBparking.html |
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External News
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UTSA
Office of Undergraduate Research moves to University College |
by REBECCA
LUTHER - UTSA Today | Pub: 08/30
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To align various undergraduate research programs and initiatives with President Taylor Eighmy’s focus on student
success, the UTSA Office of Undergraduate Research will move to University College, effective Sept. 1, 2018.
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Puerto
Rico Governor Raises Hurricane Maria Death Toll to Nearly 3,000 |
by ARIAN
CAMPO-FLORES - The Wall Street Journal | Pub: 08/29
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Several previous studies called into question the government’s official tally. One analysis by researchers at
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and other institutions concluded that the number of hurricane-related deaths likely ranged from about 800 to 8,500. A study released earlier this month by researchers at Pennsylvania State University and the University
of Texas at San Antonio estimated the number of fatalities was 1,139.
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Board
of Regents names Milliken chancellor of the UT System |
by KAREN
ADLER - UTSA Today | Pub: 08/28
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The University of Texas System Board of Regents Monday voted unanimously to appoint James B. Milliken as the
next chancellor of the UT System. Milliken previously was named sole finalist at a special board meeting held on Aug. 4. Per Texas law, regents waited at least 21 days before voting to make the appointment official.
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Floresville
counseling center becomes a reality |
by JEFF
VALCHER - Wilson County News | Pub: 08/27
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“To have this kind of energy remaking this place is amazing,” smiled Bert Pfiester of the Children’s Bereavement
Center of South Texas. His organization has officially moved into the area, with the upcoming opening of the Paloma Place counseling center in Floresville, which will offer free mental health services to young and old in the wake of the Nov. 5, 2017, Sutherland
Springs shooting.
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UTSA
Staff Recipes Preserved In Special Collections |
by NORMA
MARTINEZ - TPR | Pub: 08/27
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When we sit down to a plate of enchiladas or fideo, we often don’t take note of the history behind what’s on
that plate. But the University of Texas at San Antonio does.
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Research
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THECB-AGP
Verbal Behavior Training |
Texas Higher Education Board
Submitted:
$412,382 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI: Alonzo Andrews Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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THECB-AGP
Innovative Autism Treatment |
Texas Higher Education Board
Submitted:
$ 54,3535 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI: Lee Mason Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI: Alonzo Andrews Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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Psychological
Skills Inventory for Law Enforcement |
Center for Naval Analysis through San Antonio Police Department
Submitted:
$ 14,799 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI: William Land Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI: Jianmin Guan Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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STEM
Teacher Residency Community |
US Department of Education
Submitted:
$ 2,610,080 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI: Emily Bonner Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI: Sandy Norman; Lorena Claeys Other Academics
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