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COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, October 12, 2018 
 

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COEHD alumna named UT Dallas advisor of year
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Shirley Wilson, alumna from the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was named the 2017-2018 The University of Texas at Dallas Undergraduate Advisor of the Year. Wilson received her Master of Education in Higher Education Administration from UTSA. (Courtesy of Dr. Maricela Oliva)


 

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CAST Med High School to launch in 2019, adding to future doctors and researchers
by SAN ANTONIO ISD| Pub: 
H-E-B and the Charles Butt Foundation donate $2 million to fund school startup  
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COEHD faculty, students showcase research
by JO ANN JONES, COEHD| Pub: 
Students and faculty from across the College of Education and Human Development shared their ongoing research projects at the 8th annual College Research Colloquium on Thursday, Oct. 4.  
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Announcements

COPP to host town hall on human trafficking on Oct. 17
The UTSA College of Public Policy and the nonprofit group Our Empowering Women of America (OEW) will host a town hall to discuss possible solutions toward combatting human trafficking. The event will take place at the UTSA Downtown Campus, Wednesday, Oct. 17 in the Buena Vista St. Bldg., Theater from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. A small reception to follow. Refreshments will be served. We expect a large attendance of people. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://copp.utsa.edu/events/human-trafficking-town-hall/
 
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Events Calendar

OCT
12
Research Opportunities at CAST Tech HS: Info Session (Main Campus)
 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
 Main Campus - Student Union. Ash Room (2.03.06)
OCT
12
Research Opportunities at CAST Tech HS: Info Session
 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
 DT Campus - Durango Building, 1.124B
OCT
13
Saving the Black Historic Hockley Cemetery in San Antonio
 Check-in: 7:30 am; Event starts: 8:00 am
 Other - Northern Hills Elementary, 13901 Higgins Rd (at Uhr Lane), San Antonio, Texas 78217
OCT
18
Ph.D. in Culture, Literacy, and Language Open House
 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
 Main Campus - Main Building 3.112A (BBL Conference Room)
OCT
24
Tech Talk
 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
 Main Campus - Student Union, Denman Room 2.01.28
NOV
01
Lunch & Learn: Citizen Protectors - The Everyday Politics of Guns in an Age of Decline
 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 DT Campus - Durango Building, El Paseo (DB 1.120)



Upcoming Conferences

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American Educational Research Assoc. Conf. 2019
 
 Other - Toronto, Canada



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External News

SAISD, CAST Schools to launch CAST Med High School in 2019
by  KSAT-TV - KSAT-TV | Pub: 10/11
Officials with the San Antonio Independent School District and Centers for Applied Science and Technology Schools announced Wednesday that CAST Med High School will open in August 2019. The school will be the third campus in the CAST network and second within SAISD and will add to the pipeline of much-needed doctors and researchers in the San Antonio area, a news release said. "At UTSA, we are preparing future leaders in education," said Margo DelliCarpini, dean of the UTSA College of Education and Human Development. "Our teacher residents will collaborate with master teachers from CAST Med to develop innovative approaches to promote student success in the health fields." 
San Antonio researchers launch study to diagnose, treat autism sooner in patients
by  ERICA ZUCCO - KENS 5 | Pub: 10/11
The medical community in San Antonio is banding together to figure out how to help diagnose and treat children with autism at an earlier age. 
SA Autism Program to Target At-Risk Infants and Toddlers
by  ALESE UNDERWOOD - Spectrum News | Pub: 10/11
A new cutting-edge program is taking a rare look into the risk factors of autism for infants and toddlers. 
She Was Too Poor To Stay In School. Now She’s An Inspiration To Rihanna
by  MARC SILVER - NPR | Pub: 10/11
Before she was on the BBC's list of "100 inspirational and innovative women for 2017"... Before she was given the "Diamond Ball Honors Award" by the charitable Clara Lionel Foundation started by the singing star Rihanna ... She was Angeline Murimirwa, a little girl in Zimbabwe who loved school but was afraid she wouldn't get to continue her education. 
CAST Med Gets $2M Donation, Collaborates with Medical Industry Partners
by  EMILY DONALDSON - The Rivard Report | Pub: 10/10
Teacher residents from UTSA’s College of Education and Human Development will work with teachers at CAST Med, and staff with the UTSA College of Sciences’ Department of Biology will aid in designing the curriculum. UTSA staff also will help organize student summer programs. 
Want to Use Social Media in Your Classroom? Follow These 7 Rules
by  KEITH EARLS - Education Week Teacher | Pub: 10/09
When I first started teaching, there was no such thing as YouTube, Facebook, or even MySpace. Tweeting was something birds did to wake you too early. But as social media became integrated into the culture at large, it has been adopted in classrooms around the country. 
UTSA scholars: ‘Accelerated aging’ will continue to raise Hurricane Maria’s toll
by  ELAINE AYALA - San Antonio Express-News | Pub: 10/08
As early as the fall of 2017, a few months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, UTSA-educated demographer Alexis Santos, now at Penn State University, was crunching numbers. 


 

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Publications

A structural model for predicting student retention
FELICIA CASTRO-VILLARREAL; NORMA GUERRA; JEREMY SULLIVAN - Educational Psychology | The Review of Higher Education: 10/09

Sass, D.A., Castro-Villarreal, F., Wilkerson, S., Guerra, N., & Sullivan, J. (2018). A structural model for predicting student retention. The Review of Higher Education, 42(1), 103-135.

 

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