COEHDnews Week of Fri, July 11, 2014 Recent News: 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. Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/hispanic_womens_network_o... ________________________________ KHN professor receives grant from BCBS of Texas<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/khn_professor_receives_gr... Dr. Meizi He, professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition, was awarded a $126,780 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas: Healthy Kids, Healthy Families initiative. The three-year initiative aims to provide funding for non-profit organizations in Texas. Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/khn_professor_receives_gr... ________________________________ 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. <cid:B5637AEE-9DC3-4702-A389-74610DB62859> Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/the_art_of_education> ________________________________ Evin Eiteljorge uses UTSA service learning to meet immigrant children’s needs<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/evin_eiteljorge_uses_utsa... Meet Evin Eiteljorge. He’s part of a group of students who sees a need in the community and acts. Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/evin_eiteljorge_uses_utsa... ________________________________ An Independence education and Revolutionary health<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/an_independence_educatio... As many begin preparing for vacations, fireworks, barbeques, and the celebration of Independence Day, it seemed appropriate to highlight how education and health played important roles in our nation’s bid for independence. Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/an_independence_education... ________________________________ View All News Stories<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Upcoming Events: [4th Annual Texas School Ready! Early Childhood Summer Institute]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/4th_annual_texas_sc... 4th Annual Texas School Ready! Early Childhood Summer Institute<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/4th_annual_texas_sch... Fri, July 11, 2014 Time: 8 - 9:30 a.m. Location: Wyndham Riverwalk Hotel Building: 111 East Pecan Street, San Antonio, TX 78205 [ESL STEM Course: Engaging English Learners in STEM Classrooms]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/esl_stem_course_en... ESL STEM Course: Engaging English Learners in STEM Classrooms<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/esl_stem_course_eng... Mon, July 14, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: Main Campus Building: [Academy for Teacher Excellence 2014 Summer Bridging Institute]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/academy_for_teacher... Academy for Teacher Excellence 2014 Summer Bridging Institute<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/academy_for_teacher_... Mon, July 14, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus Building: Buena Vista Building, 1.338 [Successfully Navigating Legal and Ethical Issues Facing Teachers]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/successfully_navigat... Successfully Navigating Legal and Ethical Issues Facing Teachers<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/successfully_navigati... Mon, July 21, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus Building: Buena Vista Building, 2.304 [Multicultural Education: Using the Museum as a Model for the Classroom]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/multicultural_educa... Multicultural Education: Using the Museum as a Model for the Classroom<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/multicultural_educat... Mon, July 21, 2014 Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Location: Institute of Texan Cultures Building: 801 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, Tx. 78205 [Writing Workshops – Editing and Punctuation]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops... Writing Workshops – Editing and Punctuation<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops_... Tue, July 22, 2014 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Main Building 2.220 [Writing Workshops – Word Choice and Coherence]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops_w... Writing Workshops – Word Choice and Coherence<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops_wo... Wed, July 23, 2014 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Main Building 2.220 [Texas Autism Research Conference 2014]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/texas_autism_research_co... Texas Autism Research Conference 2014<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/texas_autism_research_con... Thu, July 24, 2014 Time: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Location: University of Texas at Austin Building: Commons Center, J.J. Pickle Campus [Writing Workshops – Sentence Clarity]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops_sen... Writing Workshops – Sentence Clarity<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/writing_workshops_sent... Thu, July 24, 2014 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Main Building 2.220 Page 1 of 2 pages 1 2<http://education.utsa.edu/features/coehdnews_news/P9> ><http://education.utsa.edu/features/coehdnews_news/P9> Research/Grants/Awards: [cid:0EECDE75-03BC-4B8C-9896-5C06FA01C774] RECENT AWARDS:<http://research.utsa.edu/awards/index.php> Meizi He<http://education.utsa.edu/faculty/profile/meizi.he@utsa.edu> Building a Healthy Temple through Vacation Bible School for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas: Healthy Kids, Healthy Families - $126,780 KHN professor receives grant from BCBS of Texas<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/khn_professor_receives_gr... (COEHD News Story) Dr. Meizi He, professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition, was awarded a $126,780 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas: Healthy Kids, Healthy Families initiative. The three-year initiative aims to provide funding for non-profit organizations in Texas. Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/khn_professor_receives_gr... Current Research Dr. He's research expertise is in the fields of community nutrition and health promotion. Her current research program addresses the problems of obesity and its comorbidities using both behavioral and metabolic approaches. She identified behavioral risk factors for obesity in minorities including Hispanics that can be modified through school- and community-based interventions. There are several on-going sponsored research programs currently being carried out in her Laboratory of Human Nutrition at UTSA. These include: 1. "Building a Healthy Temple – A faith-based obesity prevention program for Latino children and parents, funded by the San Antonio Life Science Institute. (2010-2011); 2. "Building a Healthy Temple – A faith-based community participatory research project for preventing childhood obesity among Latino families, funded by RWJF, Salud America! Competition. (2009-2011); 3. "Soy as an Innovative Strategy to Prevent Central Obesity in Menopausal Women"funded by the United Soybean Association and the UTSA Collabrative Research Seed Grant Proram (2011-2012); 4. "Effect of resistance training in preventing yo-yo weight cycling in middle-age women" funded by the UT STARs Plus Fund. ________________________________ External Media: Teaching With Tech Across Borders<http://insidehighered.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed1d2f... by Elizabeth Redden | July 9, 2014 (INSIDE HIGHER ED) — As colleges look for low-cost ways to globalize the on-campus learning experience, there's increasing interest in using the Internet to connect with international classrooms. Full Story<http://insidehighered.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed1d2ff1... ________________________________ Big Data Comes To College<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/07/04/327745863/big-data-come... by ANYA KAMENETZMM | July 04, 2014 (NPR) — The exploding field of "learning analytics" raises ethical questions similar to those arising from the recent Facebook revelations. Full Story<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/07/04/327745863/big-data-comes-... ________________________________ How A Text Message Could Revolutionize Student Aid<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/07/08/329465900/how-a-text-messag... by OWEN PHILLIPS | July 08, 2014 (NPR) — New research suggests that text messages would nudge students to fill out the dreaded FAFSA. Full Story<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/07/08/329465900/how-a-text-mess... ________________________________ Leaving the System<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/10/clearinghouse-stu... by Paul Fain | July 10, 2014 (INSIDE HIGHER ED) — The portion of first-time U.S. students who return to college for a second year has dropped 1.2 percentage points since 2009, according to a report that looks like bad news for the national college completion push. 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