COEHDnews Week of Friday, August 1, 2014 Recent News: Meet a Roadrunner: Student to compete in first world martial arts games in Canada<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_studen... Meet Sierra Luna. This UTSA kinesiology major is on track to travel to Richmond, Canada, to compete in the inaugural TAFISA World Martial Arts Games in September as part of the U.S. Martial Arts (U.S.M.A.) team. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_student... ________________________________ ELPS professor serves as guest editor for international journal<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/elps_professor_serves_a... Dr. Maricela Oliva, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was the principal editor of a special issue of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Oliva was joined by Dr. Harriett Romo, professor of Sociology and director of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Mexico Center, and Dr. Victor Zúñiga, director of research and extension at the Universidad de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, as guest co-editors. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/elps_professor_serves_as_... ________________________________ 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... ________________________________ [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/newspaper.png] All News stories<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Research/Grants/Awards: [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 VPR Weekly Awards Recap 07/21/14 – 07/25/14 Principal Investigator Co-PI College/Department Project Title Sponsor Award Amount RSC Cory Hallam Anita Leffel COB/ETM-Entrep & Tech Mgmt Summer YALI program (Young African Leaders Initiative) with UT Austin UT Austin $18,000 ABH Raymond Mauldin COLFA/CAR Mission Espada Restoration Pugh Constructors $15,251 ABH Ram Krishnan Ravi Sandhu Engineering/ICS TWC: Small: Attribute Based Access Control for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service NSF $500,000 ENG Nikolas Gatsis Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering CIF: Small: Collaborative Research: From Communication to Power Networks: Adaptive Energy Management for Power Systems with Renewables NSF $171,409 ENG John Frederick Heather Shipley; Gabriel Acevedo; Valerie Sponsel Engineering/COLFA/Science/VP Academic Affairs ADVANCE IT-Catalyst: Institutional Self-Study on Women Faculty in STEM and SBS Disciplines at UTSA NSF $168,000 ENG Ruoting Pei Engineering/Civil & Environmental Engineering "The Role of Cell-to-Cell Communication in Microcystis Aeruginosa Blooms NSF $290,468 ENG Xiaodu Wang Engineering/Mechanical Intrafibrillar mineralization vs bone fragility NIH $362,174 ENG Albert Salgado Small Business Development Center - Regional Office South West TX SBDC FY 14-15 Renewal 3rd Year US Small Business Adm. $2,572,632 IED Rigdon Woods San Antonio Small Business Development Center UTSA-SBDC Satellite Center for Comal & Guadalupe Counties Renewal FY14-15 Center for Entrepreneurship $152,042 IED Deborah Schueneman Small Business Development Center Network National Information Clearinghouse (SBDCnet)-Renewal YR2 FY14-15 US Small Business Adm. $300,000 IED Douglas Frantz COS/Chemistry New Catalytic Asymmetric Methods to Control Axial Chirality in Allenes NSF $390,000 SCI Contact Us Byron Spencer<mailto:byron.spencer@utsa.edu> Sr. Communications Specialist COEHD Office of the Dean The University of Texas at San Antonio T: 210.458.7396 Jo Ann Jones<mailto:Joann.Jones@utsa.edu> Communications Specialist COEHD Office of the Dean The University of Texas at San Antonio T: 210.458.4486 Marissa Villa<mailto:Marissa.Villa@utsa.edu> Multimedia Editor III University Communications and Marketing The University of Texas at San Antonio T: 210.458.4937 External Media: Push on Counseling<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/29/white-house-g... By Michael Stratford | July 29, 2014 INSIDE HIGHER ED -- With less fanfare, the White House once again convenes a conference on getting more low-income students into college. The focus this time is college counseling. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/29/white-house-gather... ________________________________ Proficient Enough?<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/29/carnegie-mellon-... By Carl Straumsheim | July 29, 2014 INSIDE HIGHER ED -- Duolingo, a language learning startup, wants to topple English proficiency test providers. First, it must convince its former home, Carnegie Mellon U., that the test works. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/29/carnegie-mellon-u-... ________________________________ Conflict Coaching: An Essential Tool for Every Coach’s Tool Kit<http://www.international-coaching-news.net/conflict-coaching-essen... By Dr Justine Huxley | July 2014 ICN UNITED KINGDOM -- None of us enjoy conflict. It’s uncomfortable. Most of us attempt to resolve it as fast as possible, or run away at top speed. Sadly, this means we miss out on a wealth of potential for development, learning, intimacy and spiritual growth. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.international-coaching-news.net/conflict-coaching-ess... ________________________________ McRaven named sole finalist for UT System chancellor<http://www.utsystem.edu/news/2014/07/29/mcraven-named-sole-... UT News Release | Tuesday, July 29, 2014 AUSTIN – The governing board of The University of Texas System has selected Admiral William H. McRaven, currently commander of the United States Special Operations Command, as the sole finalist for chancellor of The University of Texas System. Full Story [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.utsystem.edu/news/2014/07/29/mcraven-named-sole-final... ________________________________ Bienvenidos a España<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/31/spain-seeks-attra... By Jack Grove | July 31, 2014 TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION - Spain has scrapped its university entrance exam for foreign students in a move to establish the country as a major destination for overseas study. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/31/spain-seeks-attrac... ________________________________ Texas Education Commissioner Requests Extension For Rollout Of New Teacher Evaluations<http://tpr.org/post/texas-education-commissioner-requests-... By Ryan Poppe | TPR Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams has asked the U.S. Department of Education allow the state to delay a full rollout of a new teacher evaluation system and teacher's associations are applauding Williams' action. As per agreement with that allows Texas to opt out of sections of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Williams was to design a teacher evaluation pilot program, test it using voluntary school districts, and then rollout the program after a year. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/texas-education-commissioner-requests-extens... ________________________________ Upcoming Events: [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 COEHDnews is produced by the Dean's Office every friday morning. News, Announcements, Upcoming Events, and Recent Events should be sent to Byron or Jo Ann as early as possibe to maximize exposure.