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Week of Fri, January 16, 2015

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Carnegie Foundation selects UTSA for community engagement designation

by Mark Langford, Associate Director of Strategic Communications \| January 07, 2015	Full Story
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to receive its prestigious Community Engagement Classification, recognizing the university’s commitment to serving the local community.

Sombrilla Spotlight: Emma Makela

by Michelle Mondo, UTSA Sombrilla \| January 07, 2015	Full Story
Sophomore goalkeeper Emma “Bubba” Makela, a Mukilteo, Wash., native, has been guarding the net since she was 5 years old

More than 200 student teachers inducted into teaching profession

by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews Editor \| December 11, 2014	Full Story
The Office of Teacher Education and the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) inducted more than 200 students teachers into the profession of teaching during a special ceremony on Wednesday, December 10.

Commencement Spotlight: Evelyn Hlebik, Education and Human Development

by Marissa Villa, University Communications \| December 11, 2014	Full Story
Meet Evelyn Hlebik. When she graduated from high school, her grandmother made copies of her diploma, folded them into paper airplanes and made them fly.

Two Tuskegee Airmen speak to UTSA community

by Jo Ann Jones, COEHDnews Editor | December 09, 2014

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Students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered in the Business Building on Monday, December 8, for the African American Culture, Leadership and Social Issues class, taught by Dr. Dorinda Rolle. The class, which hosted the Consortium for Social Transformation and the African American Studies Program’s first event in their Beyond February speaker series, featured a presentation from Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Central Region President, Marv Abrams, and two Tuskegee Airmen, Dr. Eugene Derricotte, USAF Col. (Ret.), and Mr. James Bynum, USAF Senior Master Sergeant (Ret.).

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Awards, Announcements, & Recognition

Faculty Photo Shoot
COEHD Facutly \| ALL COEHD	Faculty Centedr

MAIN CAMPUS: The Faculty Center will be holding an open photo shoot in the Faculty Center at the Main Campus on Thursday, January 29. To schedule a time for a headshot from 9 am – 12 pm, click here:http://faculty.utsa.edu/events/faculty-studio-portraits To schedule a time for a headshot from 1 – 4 pm, click here:http://faculty.utsa.edu/events/faculty-studio-portraits-2 DOWNTOWN CAMPUS: The Faculty Center will also be holding an open photo shoot at the Downtown Campus in Durango Building 1.204B on Wednesday, February 4. To schedule a time for a headshot : http://faculty.utsa.edu/events/faculty-studio-portraits-3 If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Luther at rebecca.luther@utsa.edu or at (210) 458-6244.

2015 Global Latino Educational Advocacy Days
UTSA, COEHD, Bilingual-Bicultural Studies \| Bilingual-Bicultural Studies	Global Latino Educational Advocacy Days

UTSA will host the 2015 Global Latino Educational Advocacy Days on March 26, 2015. The purpose of the Global LEAD Summit is to bring much needed attention and discussion to critical issues in Latino education worldwide. This year’s Global LEAD will focus in engaging dialogue in order to help create bridges between Latino Education in Latin American and the US. Representatives from several ministries of education will be in attendance. This global summit will include participants attending the event from across the country and the world via simultaneous live cast.

2015 UTSA Superintendent Symposium
COEHD \| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (Alumni	COEHD

The 2015 UTSA Superintendent Symposium to be held Wednesday, February 4, 2015, from 5 PM to 7 PM at the UTSA Downtown Campus (Aula Canaria). The symposium topic "The Promise and the Hope of House Bill 5," will be presented along with distinguished speakers and panelists.

Corey Benson awarded the Outstanding New Professional Award
Corey Benson \| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (Alumni)	National Association of School Personnel Administrators (NASPA)

Corey Benson, ELPS alumni, was awarded the Outstanding New Professional Award from the National Association of School Personnel Administrators' (NASPA) LGBT Issues Knowledge Community. Each year, NASPA recognizes the outstanding contributions of members who are transforming higher education through exceptional programs, innovative services, and effective administration. NASPA's Excellence Awards cover eleven categories crucial to the success of students and the continued growth of the student affairs profession.

Angelica Tello to receive ACA’s Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Award
Angelica Tello \| Counseling	American Counseling Association (ACA)

The American Counseling Association (ACA) is awarding Angelica Tello the Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award. The award is presented to a graduate student in counselor education whose dedication and academic work demonstrate excellence in the theory and practice of multicultural counseling.

Dr. Gerald Juhnke to receive the David K. Brooks Distinguished Mentor Award
Dr Gerald Juhnke \| Counselling	American Counseling Association (ACA)

The American Counseling Association (ACA) is awarding Dr. Gerald Juhnke the David K. Brooks Distinguished Mentor Award. The award recognizes the invaluable influence of a professional mentor and salutes the ACA member whose actions adhere to this special type of teaching which David Brooks supported throughout his career.

Recognizing Faculty, Staff & Students
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We are proud of the accomplishments of COEHD faculty, students, and staff, but unfortunately we cannot write a full-feature article on every award or achievement that takes place. We would still like for everyone to know about these accomplishments so we have added a section to the weekly COEHDnews for Awards, Announcements and Recognition. If you know of someone in the college that deserves recognition please forward:the individuals name, department, what the honor was, and organization that gave the award.

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External News

A little help from your friends just increases pain

by Geoffrey Mohan, Los Angeles Times \| January 16, 2015	Full Story
(MEDICALXPRESS) - Maybe misery doesn't love company. When physical pain is involved, having an equally suffering friend nearby just makes you feel worse, according to a study published online Thursday in the journal Current Biology.

Why don’t more minority students seek STEM careers? Ask them

by Press Release (Brown University) \| January 16, 2015	Full Story
(EUREKAALERT! ) - If decades of effort to bring more underrepresented minority students into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields were considered a grand chemistry experiment, then the modest results would suggest that while the formula may not be wrong, it may well be incomplete, according to a new article in the journal CBE-Life Sciences Education.

College students discover the dorm staycation

by Amy Scott \| January 16, 2015	Full Story
(NPR MARKETPLACE) - It’s lonely in Alexander Poling’s campus apartment at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Like most students, his three roommates are gone for the monthlong winter break. Poling, a junior, has a job in a university warehouse.

New GED Test Means Many Have To Start From Scratch

by Will Huntsberry \| January 16, 2015	Full Story
(NPR) - When the GED Testing Service created a new test in 2014, thousands realized they'd have to start the process over.

A New Study Reveals Much About How Parents Really Choose Schools

by Anya Kamentz | January 16, 2015

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(TPR) - The charter school movement is built on the premise that increased competition among schools will sort the wheat from the chaff. It seems self-evident that parents, empowered by choice, will vote with their feet for academically stronger schools. As the argument goes, the overall effect should be to improve equity as well: Lower-income parents won't have to send their kids to an under-resourced and underperforming school just because it is the closest one to them geographically.

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