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COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, January 11, 2019 
 

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March with UTSA
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All faculty, staff, students, alumni, and families are invited to join UTSA and the African American Studies program at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March on Monday, Jan. 21. Free transportation from the Main and Downtown Campuses will be provided. RSVP at http://bit.ly/2TYbHbR with your MyUTSAID (abc123) and choose your transportation location preference. Free shirts will be provided to participants while supplies last. For more information, contact aas@utsa.edu.


 

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UTSA colleges receive grants to foster student success
by NICOLE DUFF, UTSA OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY| Pub: 
The UTSA Office of Information Technology (OIT) has announced the recipients of its annual Academic Support Solutions Fund awards.  
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Announcements

University Excellence Awards: Call for Nominations
It’s time to nominate outstanding UTSA staff and faculty colleagues for recognition at the 2019 University Excellence Awards Ceremony. 

• Submit nominations for the following awards by Feb. 15: 
• Rising Star Award (staff nominations accepted; $1000 prize) 
• Leadership Award (staff nominations accepted; $1000 prize) 
• Team Spirit Award (staff nominations accepted; $1000 prize) 
• Extra Mile Award (staff nominations accepted; $1000 prize) 
• Order of the Roadrunner Award (staff nominations accepted; $1000 prize)
• Richard S. Howe Excellence in Service to Undergraduate Students Award (faculty and staff nominations accepted; $2000 prize)

Nominations for the President’s Distinguished Diversity Award (faculty, staff and student nominations accepted; $500 and $1000 prizes) will be accepted through Jan. 25.

Award recipients will be recognized at the annual University Excellence Awards Ceremony on April 18, 2019 and be presented with a monetary prize and a trophy.

The ceremony will honor recipients of the University Excellence Awards and the President's Distinguished Achievement Awards for faculty members. Additionally, UTSA employees who have reached milestones in their length of service with the university and the UT System as well as retirees from the previous calendar year will be recognized.

Learn more about each of the awards and submit a nomination: http://www.utsa.edu/hr/EmployeeRelations/UEAP.html
 
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Events Calendar

JAN
12
Newcomer Teachers of San Antonio Meeting
 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
 DT Campus - BV 3.350
JAN
21
MLK March 2019
 8:15 am (Main); 8:45 am (DT)
 Main Campus - Shuttle service from both the Main and Downtown Campus
JAN
30
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture Series: Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough
 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
 Main Campus - Student Union, Retama Auditorium 2.02.02
APR
06
Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test Workshop
 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
 Main Campus - JPL 3.02.38



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The ever-evolving landscape of educational technology provides exciting opportunities to integrate instructional technology with new ideas, learning activities, assignments, lessons, across the disciplines. The smart use of technology benefits the students and the Instructor!

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External News

Academic Innovation candidates to speak at campus forums
by  REBECCA LUTHER - UTSA Today | Pub: 01/09
All UTSA faculty, staff and students are invited to attend open forums featuring finalist candidates for the Vice Provost for Academic Innovation. 
Ambika Mathur named to lead UTSA Graduate School
by  REBECCA LUTHER - UTSA Today | Pub: 01/08
Ambika Mathur, dean of the graduate school and associate provost for scientific training, workforce development and diversity at Wayne State University, has been named UTSA vice provost for graduate studies and dean of the Graduate School. She begins her duties Feb. 24, 2019. 
Caregivers connect and heal with words during UTSA workshop
by  KARA SORIA - UTSA Today | Pub: 01/08
Writing is bringing together strangers who have shared experiences as caregivers in a special series sponsored by the UTSA Center for Military Families. 
UTSA kicks off new semester with inaugural edition of spring Roadrunner Days
by  MATTHEW BOERGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 01/08
As 2019 begins, UTSA is preparing to welcome 32,000-plus students for the spring semester. This year, which marks the university’s 50th anniversary, students will have some extra activities on campus as they return from winter break. 
Fronteras: Best of 2018, Part 2
by  NORMA MARTINEZ & LAUREN TERRAZAS - Texas Public Radio | Pub: 01/07
The housekeeping staff at the University of Texas at San Antonio created a collection of cookbooks. “El Rincón de los Antojos,” which is part of a larger Mexican cookbook collection that contains recipes passed on from generation to generation. Erlinda Castillo, the catalyst for the creation of the collection, spoke about some of the recipes featured in her book. 
A Complicated Life Visible in Centro de Artes’ Alberto Mijangos Retrospective
by  NICHOLAS FRANK - The Rivard Report | Pub: 01/07
San Antonio artist Alberto Mijangos used the numbers 1, 5, and 9 as a symbol of the beginning (1), middle (5), and end (9) of life. However, Mijangos might have gotten stuck at just “1” if a lie he told at age 12 had gotten the better of him. 


 

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Publications

Missing Data Techniques and the Statistical Conclusion Validity of Survey-Based Alcohol and Drug…
TIMOTHY GRIGSBY - Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition | Journal of Drug Issues: 12/10

Grigsby, T. J., & McLawhorn, J. (2019). Missing Data Techniques and the Statistical Conclusion Validity of Survey-Based Alcohol and Drug Use Research Studies: A Review and Comment on Reproducibility. Journal of Drug Issues49(1), 44–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022042618795878

 

Research

UTSA Urban Education Institute Proposal
Raise Your Hands Texas
Awarded:   $1,100,000   Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Michael Villarreal  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      

Impact Evaluation of BHFSA Scholarship
Baptist Health Fdn
Awarded:   $55,097   Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Michael Villarreal  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      

Impact Evaluation of SAAF Scholarship Programs
San Antonio Area Fdn
Awarded:   $83,433   Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Michael Villarreal  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      

Expanding the Bench in Performance Management Initiative at UTSA
The Annie E Casey Fdn
Awarded:   $50,000   Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Sofia Bahena  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      

Community Math Project: Building Math Proficiency to Strengthen Teacher Ed. Through Collaborative…
Northwest Vista College
Awarded:   $15,143   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Emily Bonner  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Crystal Kalinec-Craig  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching 

Impact Study of the San Antonio Education Partnership Scholarship
Univ of TX at Austin 721
Awarded:   $9,000   Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Michael Villarreal  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      

TEA Principal Preparation Program with North East ISD
North East ISD
Awarded:   $8,248   Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   David Thompson  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      

Behavior Analytic Professional Development for Holmgreen Teachers
Northside ISD
Awarded:   $12,916   Educational Psychology
PI:   Amarie Carnett  Educational Psychology
CI:      

Services to Students with Autism
Northside ISD
Awarded:   $132,028   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Lee Mason  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Alonzo Andrews  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching 

Project SANA: Self-Managed Abortion Needs Assessment
Univ of TX at Austin 721
Awarded:   $77,555   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Aleta Baldwin  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:      

Latino Teacher Academy Learning Community (Latino-TALC)
US Dept of Education
Awarded:   $3,748,848   Other Academics
PI:   Lorena Claeys  Other Academics
CI:   Margarita Machado-Casas; Belinda Flores; Norma Guerra  Other Academics 

Project ASSIST: Advancing and Strengthening Science Identity through Systematic Training
US Dept of Agriculture
Awarded:   $274,991   
PI:     
CI:   Sue Hum; Amaury Nora; Juliet Ray; Kenneth Walker; Janis Bush; Gwen Young; Jeffrey Hutchinson   

Psychological Skills Inventory for Law Enforcement
CNA Corporation
Awarded:   $14,799   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   William Land  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:   Jianmin Guan  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition 

Investigation of lumbo-pelvic-hip muscle function, trunk/pelvis kinematics, and joint loading in…
National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Research and Education Foundation
Awarded:   $54,996   Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI:   Sakiko Oyama  Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
CI:      

Building Capacity: Transforming STEM Undergraduate Education through Academic Literacy, Mentoring…
Natl Science Fdn
Awarded:   $1,500,000   Other Academics
PI:   Heather Shipley  Other Academics
CI:   Mark Appleford; Jorge Solis; Juliet Langman; Kelly Nash; Harry Millwater; Krystel Castillo  Other Academics 

Project PLAAY (Parent-Led Autism treatment for At-risk Young infants and toddlers
TX Higher Educ Coordinating Board 781
Awarded:   $1,251,063   Educational Psychology
PI:   Leslie Neely  Educational Psychology
CI:      

SAEP Impact Analysis Project
Univ of TX at Austin 721
Awarded:   $2,500   Educational Psychology
PI:   Guan Saw  Educational Psychology
CI:      

IGE: Advancing and strengthening science identity through systematic training (ASSIST)
Natl Science Fdn
Awarded:   $499,997   Other Academics
PI:   Bush, Janis  Other Academics
CI:   Amaury Nora; Sue Hum; Kenneth Walker; Jeffrey Hutchinson; Gwen Young; Juliet Ray  Other Academics 

Science Education Partnership Award Program: K-3 Stem Foundations: Life Science
Baylor College of Medicine
Awarded:   $35,000   Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
PI:   Misty Sailors  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
CI:   Sarah Aguirre  Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching 

The Effect of Computer-Mediated Communication on L2 Academic Writing in a Composition Course for…
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
Submitted:   $45,000   Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Jeong Bin Park  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:      

TELL-TX: Professional Development for Teachers of Adult English
TX A&M Univ 711
Submitted:   $150,000   Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
PI:   Juliet Langman  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
CI:   Kristen Lindahl; M. Sidury Christiansen  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies 

Impact Evaluation of BHFSA Scholarship
Baptist Health Fdn
Submitted:   $55,096   Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
PI:   Michael Villarreal  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
CI:      


 

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