COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, July 14, 2017

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The San Antonio Writing Project, housed in the college's Center for the Inquiry of Transformative Literacies, hosted the 2017 Young Writer's Camp at the UTSA Downtown Campus this past month. The camp, which takes place annually during the summer months, provides young writers with the opportunity to practice and learn new writing skills. To view additional photos of this summer's camp, click HERE.

COEHDnews

SAWP hosts annual Visitor’s Day

by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 07/10

On Friday, July 7, 2017, the San Antonio Writing Project hosted its annual Visitor's Day to celebrate the end of the 2017 Summer Institute.

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Announcements

Cafe College to host Financial Aid presentation for DACA students
Cafe College is hosting a presentation on "Financial Aid Basics for Undocumented/DACA Students" on Saturday, July 22, 2017 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. The presentation is an introduction to HB1403/SB1528, TASFA, and scholarship opportunities for undocumented/DACA students. To register for the presentation, visit http://bit.ly/2u0opJe

Student Affairs Job Opportunities

Recent Job Postings:

· Tarleton State University - Student Development Specialist II – Residential Coordinator, Greek Life

· Tarleton State University - Director of Diversity and Inclusion

· The University of Texas of the Permian Basin - Director of Financial Aid

· McMurry University - Coordinator of Student Involvement and Residence Hall Director

· The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Program Coordinator, Leadership and Social Change

· University of Dallas - Data Entry Analyst

· Texas A&M University-Commerce - Student Activity Coordinator

· Austin College - Director of Student Activities

· St. Mary’s University - Coordinator, Retention Programming

For more job postings or to post a job, visit TACUSPA’s Job Postings Site: http://www.tacuspa.net/CareerOpportunities

Thesis Defense: Leah Carrillo

The Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition proudly announces the thesis defense of:

Leah Carrillo

Exploring the Interrelationship of a Diabetes Self-Management Program and Social Support among Faith-Placed Communities for Hispanic Adults

Thursday, July 20 at noon

Location: Main Campus
Main Campus - Main Building 2.220

Thesis Chair: Dr. Meizi He Committee Members: Dr. Erica Sosa, Dr. Zenong Yin, Dr. Sarah Ullevig

Presentation is open to the public

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Events Calendar

AUG

8th Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium

8 am - 5 pm

Other -

Austin, Texas

OCT

2017 TACUSPA Fall Annual Conference

8 am - 5 pm

Other - Renaissance Richardson, 900 E. Lookout Drive, Richardson, Texas 75082

OCT

Texas AEYC 53rd Annual Conference

7:00 a.m.

Other -

Hyatt Regency San Antonio, 123 Losoya St, San Antonio, TX 78205

NOV

Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test Workshop

11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Main Campus -

John Peace Library 3.02.38

NOV

2017 UCEA Annual Convention

8 am - 5 pm

Other -

Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, CO

MAR

National Latino Children’s Literature Conference

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

DT Campus -

Upcoming Conferences

AUG

8th Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium

8 am - 5 pm

Other -

Austin, Texas

OCT

2017 TACUSPA Fall Annual Conference

8 am - 5 pm

Other - Renaissance Richardson, 900 E. Lookout Drive, Richardson, Texas 75082

OCT

Texas AEYC 53rd Annual Conference

7:00 a.m.

Other -

Hyatt Regency San Antonio, 123 Losoya St, San Antonio, TX 78205

External News

SA father fears online game led son to commit suicide

by JOSH SKURNIK - KSAT 12 News | Pub: 07/13

A father is reaching out to anyone who will listen, hoping a deadly internet game, he claims ended when his son took his life, will come to an end. It's called the Blue Whale Challenge and it is basically a dare that has spread through social media.

‘Teacher Ambassadors’ to Connect Kids to City’s History, Tricentennial

by IRIS DIMMICK - The Rivard Report | Pub: 07/12

More than 200 local educators are on the other side of the desk this week as they learn about dozens of educational institutions hosting activities during San Antonio’s 300th anniversary in 2018.

Texas School District Partners with UT San Antonio to Launch STEM School

by MEGHAN BOGARDUS CORTEZ - EdTech | Pub: 07/11

Leveraging partnerships with local industries and universities is a great way for K–12 schools to offer students real-world experiences, while also fostering future-ready college students and workers. The University of Texas at San Antonio and the San Antonio Independent School District have embraced this idea fully through the Centers for Applied Science and Technology (CAST), a network of applied-technology schools, Campus Technology reports. The first school will be CAST Tech High School, which will open next month with 150 9th graders.

SA 300 sending teachers to summer school

by STEPHANIE SERNA - KSAT 12 News | Pub: 07/11

The San Antonio Tricentennial Commission and the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute of Texan Cultures are partnering to offer "summer school" for educators. The program is called the San Antonio Tricentennial Summer Institute and the goal is to reintroduce the city’s history to teachers in preparation for next year's celebration of 300 years since the city was founded.

SAY Sí Student Artists Visualize Education Inequities

by BEKAH MCNEEL - The Rivard Report | Pub: 07/11

During the school year, SAY Sí, a nationally recognized organization that provides after school arts programming, enrolls 150 students from across the city.

UTSA, San Antonio Express-News to host a conversation with Mayor Ron Nirenberg, July 27

by COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 07/10

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the San Antonio Express-News invite the community to A Conversation with Mayor Ron Nirenberg, a town hall meeting scheduled at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 27 in the Buena Vista Street Building Theater (BVB 1.326) at the UTSA Downtown Campus. Nirenberg will sit down with UTSA associate professor and associate dean of the UTSA College of Public Policy Francine Romero to discuss San Antonio’s strengths and share his vision for the city’s future.

An Augmented Reality Library Comes to Life for Aspiring Teachers at UT San Antonio

by SYDNEY JOHNSON - EdSurge | Pub: 07/10

The University of Texas at San Antonio has more than 2 million titles in its library system, and lately it’s been building a collection that most students—and future teachers—might not even know exists yet.

UTSA Examines Augmented Reality Books For Teachers

by PAUL FLAHIVE - TPR | Pub: 07/10

Ilna Colemere holds an iPad over a children's nonfiction book about the solar system. "So we're gonna access the camera and you hold it over and eventually" Colemere trails off while maneuvering the iPad over the page.

Survey reveals digital-learning trends

by JOSHUA BOLKAN - T.H.E. Journal | Pub: 07/10

Data from a survey of more than 514,000 educators, parents and students show that principals say data, social media and online assessments are having positive effects on learning. The findings also show that online videos and games are most often used in classrooms.

Publications

Have You been recently published?

ALL FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS - Other Academics | PUBLISH? DON'T PERISH!: 07/06

Do You Have a APA Cite for a recent publication??? Send the TITLE, FACULTY NAME, DEPARTMENT, JOURNAL NAME and the APA CITE to:

coehdcomm@utsa.edu (Deadline: Thursdays)

Research

San Antonio Applied Behavior Analysis Project

San Antonio Area Foundation
Awarded:   $23,778    Educational Psychology
PI:   Leslie Neely  Educational Psychology
CI:

Evaluation of Teens Project

City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
Awarded:   $45,450    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Erica Sosa  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Sarah Oswalt  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

Teacher Academy and Residency: Community of Learning and Practice

US Department of Education
Submitted:   $5,872,221   Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Belinda Flores  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:   Lorena Claeys; Abel Gonzales; Norma Guerra; Margarita Machado-Casas; Kristen Lindahl  Other Academics

A pilot clinical study: tocotrienols suppementation for postmenopausal women with sarcopenia

National Institute of Health
Submitted:   $84,604    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Eunhee Chung  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

FY 2017 BHWET Competition: Program for the Integrated Training of Counselors in Behavioral…

US Department of Health and Human Services
Submitted:   $804,748    Counselling
PI:   Heather Trepal  Counselling
CI:   Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett; Shane Haberstroh  Counselling

Center for the Inquiry of Transformative Literacies: Renovating for 21st Century Literacy Changes

IMPACT San Antonio
Submitted:   $100,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Vittorio Marone  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Combining isoflavones and quality proteins as a dietary strategy to prevent abdominal obesity…

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of TX (CPRIT)
Submitted:   $818,726    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Jianmin Guan; Donovan Fogt, John Zhang; Summer Wilmoth, Meixia Pan  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition

The effect of folate and PSMA on prostate cancer progression under conditions of androgen ablation

CPRIT through The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Submitted:   $43,671    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sarah Ullevig  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:

Stepping-up Technology Implementation

San Antonio Independent School District
Submitted:   $252,292    Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Evangeline Aguilera  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:   Enrique Aleman; Curtis Brewer  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Aerobic exercise and central pain inhibitory processing in African Americans

National Institute of Health
Submitted:   $1,386,276    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Masataka Umedia  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Donovan Fogt  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition


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