[Coehd] COEHD News Headlines Week of 4-11-2014

COEHDnews The COEHD Communications staff can help your people get the recognition they deserve! But we can only do this if you keep US informed. Student/Graduate accomplishments, Staff/Faculty awards and recognition, research awards, upcoming events... we can help you get noticed. Recent News: ILT doctoral student awarded presidential fellowship<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/ilt_doctoral_student... Congratulations to Holly Meyer, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching! She was one of five doctoral students awarded a Spring 2014 Presidential Dissertation Fellowship from The University of Texas at San Antonio. Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/ilt_doctoral_student_awar... COEHD student is named finalist for Trinity award<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_student_is_named_fi... Jason Poer, graduate student in The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) and special education teacher in the Southwest Independent School District (SWISD), was named as a finalist for the Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_student_is_named_fi... COEHD student places first in track & field invitational<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_student_plac... Phil Steinert, graduate student in The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Education and Human Development (COEHD), took first place in the hammer throw at the UTSA Texas Challenge Invitational on Friday, March 21. Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_student_places_firs... UTSA awards seed funding for 20 faculty research projects<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_awards_seed_fundi... The Office of the Vice President for Research announces the Special Summer Seed Grant program awardees for summer 2014. This seed grant program was a one-time funding opportunity established to promote research and scholarship at the highest quality. A total of $100,000 was divided evenly among the 20 recipients. Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_awards_seed_funding_... Recent Awards: COEHD - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching ($10,000) San Antonio Writing Project 2014-2015 SEED Teacher Leadership Development Grant Proposal National Writing Project (Sponsor) COEHD - Health and Kinesiology ($4107) Effects of 7-week shoulder exercise intervention on joint mobility, strength, and function in diabetics and non-diabetics UTSA - COEHD (Sponsor) Did we miss something? If you have Items of interest or news items, please let us know. COEHD Communications BYRON D. SPENCER | T: 210.458.7396 JO ANN JONES | T: 210.458.4486