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professor to speak on panel at diversity summit |
Dr. Phillip Schnarrs, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition, is one of five panelists scheduled to speak at the 2018 San Antonio LGBT-Allies Diversity Summit. The summit will take place on Wednesday, January 31, at the
Club at Sonterra. For more information, visit http://txdc.org.
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Announcements
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ELPS
Higher Education Administration Candidates for Assistant Professor |
Tanya Gaxiola
Title of Presentation: De Aqui Y De Alla: The Experiences of Latinx Community
College Students and Institutional Agents in the Borderlands
Date: January 30, 2018
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 am
Location: Main Campus, MB 3.304A
Dian Squire
Title of Presentation: Engaging in Anti-Oppressive Scholarship Toward
Institutional Transformation
Date: February 1, 2018
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Location: Main Campus, MB 2.220 |
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Nominations
for 2018 Regents’ Outstanding Employee Award |
The Regents’ Outstanding Employee Award (ROEA) seeks to recognize 30 UT System employees per year from across the UT institutions
for their outstanding performance, innovation, enthusiasm and dedication in their job. ROEA winners receive $10,000 awards and are honored at a luncheon hosted by the UT System chancellor and Board of Regents.
The deadline to submit the nomination packets is 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Visit the Human Resources' ROEA website (http://www.utsa.edu/hr/EmployeeRelations/Recognition/ROEA/)
for more details, including specific instructions about how to apply. |
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University
Life Awards |
The University Life Awards, sponsored by the UTSA Student Government Association, is a UTSA tradition that honors the
most outstanding students, student organizations, faculty, and staff members on our campus. From the colleges, the Student Government Association will recognize an outstanding undergraduate and graduate student. Finalists and winners will be announced at the
University Life Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 5, 2018.
The COEHD Office of Undergraduate Student Success is seeking nominations for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students from COEHD faculty and staff. In order to be eligible for the award, a student must be an undergraduate or graduate student majoring
in the COEHD and currently enrolled at UTSA. The award is based upon academic achievement and involvement in the UTSA community.
Please complete the nomination form and submit to Dr. Janis Harmon via email or campus mail no later than Friday, February 16, 2018.
Thank you for your assistance and support in recognizing our most outstanding students. |
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Events Calendar
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OFFICE MIX |
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External News
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Justice
Sonia Sotomayor Tells UTSA Audience of Aspirations, Challenges |
by EMILY
DONALDSON - The Rivard Report | Pub: 01/25
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Many University of Texas at San Antonio students can identify with the path Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
took to the nation’s highest court. As a Latina who was the first in her family to attend college, Sotomayor faced many of the obstacles some UTSA students encounter in their own lives.
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Civic
identity of San Antonio explored during UTSA Summit |
by KARA
SORIA - UTSA Today | Pub: 01/24
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Students, faculty, staff and the San Antonio community are invited to engage in productive discussions about
the importance of civic engagement in the community during the third annual Civic Engagement Summit, hosted by the Center for Civic Engagement at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
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Laptops
And Phones In The Classroom: Yea, Nay Or A Third Way? |
by ANYA
KAMENETZ - NPR | Pub: 01/24
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How should teachers — both K-12 and college — deal with the use of computers and phones by students in class?
On the one hand, those sleek little supercomputers promise to connect us to all human knowledge. On the other hand, they are also scientifically designed by some of the world's top geniuses to feel as compelling as oxygen. So where does that leave teachers?
Should you ban these devices in the classroom? Let students go whole hog? Or is there a happy medium?
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Educator
Ethics Interview with Professor David Thompson |
by LEGAL
DIGEST - Legal Digest | Pub: 01/23
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Legal Digest is proud to present the upcoming workshop Educator Ethics in the Digital Age on March 29, 2018
with UTSA Professor David Thompson! Read on for our recent Q&A with David Thompson to learn more about why this is such a relevant topic for educators today.
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Understanding
the connection between nutrition and mental health |
by ROBIKA
MODAK MYLROIE AND RACHAEL AMMONS WHITAKER - Counseling Today | Pub: 01/23
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In recent years, obesity has seized the attention of the medical field and the media. Now our schools are starting
to recognize the impact of obesity on mental health. The United States is known internationally for its larger plate sizes, big portions and supersized meals in restaurants. However, we are also witnessing the beginnings of a cultural shift that encourages
body acceptance and pushing back from an ideal body type.
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20
Facts About the Impact of E-Learning |
by D.
FRANK SMITH - EdTech | Pub: 01/23
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Online learning has become one of the fastest-growing industries in education technology, and it’s not slowing
down anytime soon. The availability of mobile devices on campuses has drastically changed the playing field for e-learning. By 2020, the global mobile-learning market is on track to reach $37.8 billion, according to a new infographic from TalentLMS, a learning
management system. By 2019, half of all college students will be enrolled in online courses.
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UT
System Chancellor McRaven issues statement on DACA |
by WILLIAM
H. MCRAVEN - UTSA Today | Pub: 01/23
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UT System Chancellor William H. McRaven issued a statement today in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA) program. Chancellor McRaven joins UTSA President Taylor Eighmy in supporting the DACA program, which provides all students with the opportunity to be successful.
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Updates
on university’s strategic initiatives, January 2018 |
by UNIVERSITY
COMMUNICATIONS - UTSA Today | Pub: 01/22
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In an email sent today to UTSA faculty and staff, President Taylor Eighmy announced two new initiatives to advance
UTSA as San Antonio’s university of the future. Additionally, Eighmy provided updates on the presidential, strategic, tactical and operational initiatives underway to support the university’s strategic vision.
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Research
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Building
a Healthy Temple |
Baptist Health Foundation
Awarded:
$75,000 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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Three
professors from the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Counseling recently received the Professional Writing Award from the Texas Counseling Association for their book “Child and Adolescent Counseling Case Studies." 