[Coehd] COEHDnews Week of Fri,, July 25, 2014

COEHDnews Week of Fri, July 25, 2014 Recent News: UTSA hosts 70 Mexican students for summer English camp<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_hosts_70_mexican_stud... The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Office of ESL Services welcomed more than 70 undergraduate Mexican students and 14 faculty members from three Mexican universities at a special Welcome Ceremony on Friday, July 18, 2014. The students, which came from the Universidad de Guadalajara, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, and Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, are participating in the Intensive English Summer Camp, which began on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_hosts_70_mexican_stu... ________________________________ COU professor elected president of ACA<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/cou_professor_elected_presi... Dr. Thelma Duffey, professor and department chair in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Counseling, was elected to serve as president of the American Counseling Association (ACA). Duffey will assume her role as the association’s 64th president on July 1, 2015. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/cou_professor_elected_pre... ________________________________ UTSA’s Nate Leonard tabbed Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsas_nate_leonard_tabbed_... Conference USA announced last week its 2013-14 Scholar-Athletes of the Year, and Roadrunners Academic All-American Nate Leonard was the recipient for football. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsas_nate_leonard_tabbed... ________________________________ Giving Back to Make a Difference<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/recent_graduates_mak... Meet the Haug family. Tanya Haug ’97 is a firm believer in giving back. The life-long San Antonio resident notes that by donating to the university—whether by six and seven figure amounts or in relatively smaller amounts like she has done—current and potential future students will also draw benefits. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/recent_graduates_make_an_... ________________________________ Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas awards scholarships to six UTSA students<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/hispanic_womens_networ... The San Antonio Chapter of the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas (HWNT) recently hosted its 10th annual scholarship breakfast and honored scholarship award recipients including five young women from UTSA. This year, the HWNT awarded $22,500 in scholarships to 13 students who completed three Latinas in Progress program sessions, which offer personal and professional development. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/hispanic_womens_network_o... ________________________________ [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/newspaper.png] All News stories<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Upcoming Events: [Writing Workshops – Quoting, Summary, Paraphrasing]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshop... Writing Workshops – Quoting, Summary, Paraphrasing<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops... Tue, July 29, 2014 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Main Building 2.220 [Writing Workshops – APA]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops_apa> Writing Workshops – APA<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops_apa> Wed, July 30, 2014 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Main Building 2.220 [Writing Workshops – Literature Review]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops_lite... Writing Workshops – Literature Review<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops_liter... Thu, July 31, 2014 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Main Building 2.220 [National Center for Accelerated Schools Summer Institute]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/data_walls_now_what... National Center for Accelerated Schools Summer Institute<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/data_walls_now_what> Mon, August 4, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus Building: Buena Vista Building, 1.338 [Introduction to School Based Play Therapy]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/introduction_to_schoo... Introduction to School Based Play Therapy<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/introduction_to_school... Sat, August 9, 2014 Time: Registration= 8:30 a.m.; Workshop= 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus Building: Frio Street Building 1.406 [Schools and College Readiness: Strategizing the School Curriculum]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/schools_and_colleg... Schools and College Readiness: Strategizing the School Curriculum<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/schools_and_college... Wed, August 13, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Location: Downtown and Main Campus Building: TBA Research/Grants/Awards: <http://chronicle.com/article/Fafsa-Fix-Will-Mean-Less-Aid/147829>[Click Here to See UTSA Latest Research Brochure]<http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/Reseasrch_Brochure_... Click Here<http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/Reseasrch_Brochure_email... to see UTSA's Latest Research Brochure External Media: Fafsa Fix Will Mean Less Aid for Many<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_hosts_70_mexican_stud... By Kelly Field | July 21, 2014 (Chronicle of Higher Education) -- The U.S. Education Department will automatically reprocess the student-aid applications of tens of thousands of applicants who inadvertently over-reported their income this year, costing many of the applicants their Pell Grants, the department has announced. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://chronicle.com/article/Fafsa-Fix-Will-Mean-Less-Aid/147829... ________________________________ <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-07/uoia-sca072114.php> Stem cells aid muscle repair and strengthening after resistance exercise<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-07/uoia-sca072114... by Diana Yates | July 21, 2014 strong> CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study in mice reveals that mesenchymal (mezz-EN-chem-uhl) stem cells (MSCs) help rejuvenate skeletal muscle after resistance exercise. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/cou_professor_elected_pre... ________________________________ Keeping teachers in the classroom<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/keeping-teachers... by Noel King | July 18, 2014 (NPR MARKETPLACE) -- Each year, nearly half a million teachers switch schools or leave the profession altogether. Eric Soule, who landed his first full-time job at a charter school in Riverside, California, in 2013, spent years as a substitute teacher in public schools.= [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/keeping-teachers-cla... ________________________________ Who's Responsible?<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/25/senate-hear... by Charlie Tyson | July 25, 2014 WASHINGTON – At Senate hearing, state and federal officials point fingers at one another when discussing who can fix issues of college cost and access. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png]<http://educati... 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