Subscribe | Archive | Online Version education.utsa.edu COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, October 21, 2016 Spotlight ELPS alumna receives national teaching award Dr. Liz Ann Aguilar, alumna of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, president-elect of the Texas Community College Teachers Association and professor of English at San Antonio College, was chosen to receive the William H. Meardy Faculty Award, a national honor given for excellence in teaching. Aguilar received her master's degree from UTSA in adult and higher education. Read more...        COEHDnews UTSA hits the road to combat diabetes in San Antonio and South Texas by JESUS CHAVEZ, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 10/18 The Metropolitan Health Department reports that one in seven people in San Antonio lives with diabetes.      COEHD professors named to Graduate School leadership by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 10/17 Two professors were recently named to leadership positions in the UTSA Graduate School.      UTSA Main Campus to serve as early voting site for presidential election by CAROLINA CANIZALES, CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT| Pub: 10/17 The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will serve as a designated early voting site for the Nov. 8 presidential election.      COEHD names new associate dean for Graduate Studies by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 10/17 The UTSA College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) recently named Dr. Juliet Langman, professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, as the new associate dean for Graduate Studies.        Announcements Roadrunners Engaged Ethical Photo Contest Center for Civic Engagement  Roadrunners Engaged Ethical Photo Contest  Center for Civic Engagement This week the Center for Civic Engagement launched the annual Roadrunners Engaged Ethical Photo Contest. This is a contest where we encourage all of our UTSA students, faculty and staff to showcase their community work and involvement via social media. To enter the contest: Upload your picture to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, include a brief caption of the type of service being performed and use hashtag #UTSAengaged. Increase your chances of winning by tagging our handle @UTSAengaged. Register student organizations can also submit a photo, but it must come from the organization’s unique social media accounts. All eligible photos must follow the following guidelines: - Submit photo from an Instagram, Twitter or Facebook account - Use #UTSAengaged in order for your photo to be entered in the contest - Tag @UTSAengaged to increase your chances of winning - Tag the location of the service event on your picture - UTSA student organizations must submit photo from their official social media account - Short accompanying description must be included with photo to make it eligible for contest entry - No children should be visibly recognizable in the photo due to privacy and confidentiality Awards and Prizes: Top 3 Student Awards: 1st place- $100; 2nd place- $75; 3rd place- $50 Top Award for Faculty/Staff Member: $50 Student Organization Award: $100   Events Calendar OCT 22 Student Success Transition Series: STEMsation  9:00 am - 4:00 pm  DT Campus - TBD OCT 25 Teacher Tuesday: Digital Story Maps  6:00 - 8:00 pm  DT Campus - Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78205 OCT 25 Take Back the Night  6:00 pm  Main Campus - JPL Sombrilla OCT 27 Studying the Lives of Refugees in the U.S.  5:00 p.m.  Main Campus - Main Building 0.320 OCT 28 Student Success Transition Series: Professional Networking  11:30 am - 1:00 pm  Main Campus - UC 2.02.04 Career Center Conference Room OCT 29 Writing workshop: Paraphrasing and Quoting  9:30 - 11:30 am  Main Campus - Main Building 2.220 External News 7 Ways to Shop Healthy on a Budget by  JESSICA COX, RD - eatright.org | Pub: 10/20 With a little know-how and advance planning, you can enjoy nutritious foods while sticking to a tight budget.  Holding Ed Schools Accountable For The Teachers They Teach by  ANYA KAMENETZ - National Public Radio | Pub: 10/20 Should schools of education be held accountable for producing teachers who can raise their students' achievement?  Latino Students: A Portrait In Numbers by  CLAUDIO SANCHEZ - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 10/20 Latinos are by far the fastest-growing chunk of the U.S. school population. A new report by the National Council of La Raza gives a fascinating snapshot of this fast-growing population.  Checking Back In On The Barber Who Encourages Kids To Read by  JENNIFER GUERRA - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 10/20 It has been a crazy few days for Ryan Griffin, the guy behind the Read-to-a-Barber program we wrote about on the NPR Ed blog last week. He says the phone at The Fuller Cut in Ypsilanti, Mich., has been ringing nonstop since the story ran.  HIV Prevention Pill Not Well Known or Prescribed by  WENDY RIGBY  - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 10/20 It sounds too good to be true: a pill that’s more than 90 percent effective in preventing HIV infection. That drug exists. But the drug's price, stigma, and ignorance are keeping more people from taking this protective medication.  Roadrunners show their school pride during UTSA Homecoming 2016 by  BRIAN WARD - UTSA Today | Pub: 10/19 he University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) celebrates its annual Homecoming Week with a slate of exciting events and contests promoting university spirit.  UTSA named one of safest colleges in nation by  FOX SAN ANTONIO - Fox San Antonio | Pub: 10/19 Parents can breathe a sigh of relief. Several Texas colleges are among the safest in the nation, including one in San Antonio.    Publications Racial and ethnic gaps in postsecondary aspirations and enrollment GUAN SAW - Educational Psychology | Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences: 10/13 Schneider, B., & Saw, G. K. (2016). Racial and ethnic gaps in postsecondary aspirations and enrollment. Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2(5), 58-82. Maintaining Transnationalism: The Role of Digital Communication among US-Born Mexicans SIDURY CHRISTIANSEN - Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | Continuidades y Cambios en las Migraciones de México a Estados Unidos: 10/10 Christiansen, M. S. (2016). Maintaining Transnationalism: The Role of Digital Communication among US-Born Mexicans, (pp. 353-376). In Olvera García, J. and Baca Tavira, N. (eds.), Continuidades y Cambios en las Migraciones de México a Estados Unidos. Toluca, Edomex. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.   Research An Interventional Study to Reduce Folate levels in Men on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer UT Health Science Center-San Antonio Awarded:   $7,012    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI:   Sarah Ullevig  Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition CI:       Obesity Prevention in Head Start: The Miranos! Program National Institutes of Health Awarded:   $3,145,923    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI:   Zenong Yin  Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition CI:   Meizi He, Erica T. Sosa; Deborah Parra-Medina  Other Academics  Multilingual Mexico: The Linguistic, Cultural, and Educational Spaces of Oaxaca Department of Education-Fulbright Hays Group Projects Abroad Program Awarded:   $87,300    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI:   Lucila Ek  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI:   Peter Sayer  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies  Building a Healthy Temple: A Summer Obesity Prevention Program for Hispanic Kids and Families Saint Susie Charitable Foundation Awarded:   $10,000    Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI:   Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition CI:       21st Century Professional Development Contract San Antonio Independent School District Submitted:   $40,698    Other Academics PI:   Lorena Claeys  Other Academics CI:       Roadrunner Readers: Transforming Lives of New Children From Around the World SUNDT Foundation Submitted:   $7,560    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI:   Alicia Villarreal  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI:       Reaching an Underserved and Hard to Reach Population in a Rural County at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes UT Health Science Center-San Antonio Submitted:   $32,044    Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition PI:   Zenong Yin  Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition CI:       Building a Healthy Temple: A Summer Obesity Prevention Program for Hispanic Kids and Families… Saint Susie Charitable Foundation Submitted:   $75,707    Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition PI:   Meizi He  Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition CI:       Harlandale High School Writing Project Harlandale Independent School District Submitted:   $14,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI:       Historical Fiction Writing Camp for Girls Good Samaritan Community Services Submitted:   $10,000    Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI:           Select Language ▼ Jo Ann Jones COEHDnews Editor/Writer T:   210.458.4486  Byron Spencer COEHDnews Editor T:   210.458.7396  Jesus Chavez University Communications Media Relations T:   210.458.4937  © Copyright (c) 2015 UTSA College of Education and Human Development. 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