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Mason and Andrews will receive the award at the ACRES conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, in March. ________________________________ COEHDnews Q&A: Lee Mason, UTSA Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/qa_lee_mason_utsa_depa... by KARA SORIA, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 02/22 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/5964/leemason340__preview.jpg]Lee Mason, associate professor of special education at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral and director of the TEAM Autism Research Center at the UTSA Downtown Campus. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/qa_lee_mason_utsa_department_of_in... [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http://ed... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... 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Inauguration of UTSA President Taylor Eighmy is March 20<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/02/story/InaugurationPreview.html> by COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 02/22 Next month, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will hold a special event to officially recognize the selection of its sixth president. The San Antonio community is invited to the inauguration of UTSA President Taylor Eighmy on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Convocation Center on the UTSA Main Campus. Tips to help speciasl-ed educatorts stay connected<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/jObOCvaFltDboOhLCieidnCicNABqi?... by JAYNE CLARE - Edutopia | Pub: 02/21 Being a special education teacher can feel isolating, but there are some ways to build connections with colleagues. UTSA’s spring student enrollment grows from one year ago<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/02/story/SpringCensus2018.html> by COURTNEY CLEVENGER - UTSA Today | Pub: 02/21 New numbers are in and more college students are choosing to earn a degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The UTSA Office of Institutional Research has released its spring 2018 census report: 28,675 students are enrolled in spring classes this semester, more than 1,600 from one year ago. This is the second straight year UTSA has seen an increase in spring student enrollment. A Message from President Eighmy about sexual misconduct<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/02/story/TitleIX.html> by TAYLOR EIGHMY - UTSA Today | Pub: 02/20 Over the past several years, a number of systemic issues of sexual misconduct on university campuses have come to light, most recently at Michigan State University. Independently, these cases illustrate issues at specific institutions. Collectively, they suggest that important wake up calls may not be happening on many campuses. UTSA, Alamo Colleges create new pathway for transfer students<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/02/story/On-TRAC.html> by KARA SORIA - UTSA Today | Pub: 02/20 The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the Alamo Colleges District today announced the creation of the Transitioning Roadrunners at Alamo Colleges Program (On-TRAC). The transfer program will give freshman students, who apply but may not qualify for direct admission to UTSA an alternative pathway to achieve their goals. Updates on university’s strategic initiatives, February 2018<https://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/02/story/StrategicPlanFeb2018.htm... by UTSA STAFF - UTSA Today | Pub: 02/19 In an email sent today to UTSA faculty and staff, President Taylor Eighmy announced several town hall meetings for the UTSA community to learn more about the UTSA Presidential Initiatives. UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures marks Lunar New Year<http://www.spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2018/02/17/u... by SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF - Spectrum News | Pub: 02/19 The UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures is observing the Lunar New Year with a festival. Saturday, thousands packed the institute to take part in the annual Asian Festival. The daylong event celebrates the many rich cultures of Asia. Entertainment and food from China, to the Indian Sub-continent and the island nations of the Pacific were featured. Intersections of Accountability and Special Education: The Social Justice Implications of Policy…<https://vialogues.com/vialogues/play/42681> by THE VOICE - Vialogues | Pub: 02/19 Education researchers Felicia Castro-Villarreal and Sharon L. Nichols discuss their TC Record article. #TheVoice ________________________________ Publications Orality and Literacy in the 21st century: Prospects for writing and pedagogy. DR. ROSALIND HOROWITZ - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | Writing & Pedagogy: 02/12 Horowitz, R. (2017). Orality and Literacy in the 21st century: Prospects for writing and pedagogy. Writing & Pedagogy. Guest Editor, Special Issue. Vol. 9 (1). Equinox Publishers, United Kingdom. International contributions with research based in Greece, United Kingdom, Brazil, Africa. Contributors include Wallace Chafe, University of California, Santa Barbara; George Lovell Boggs, Florida State University; Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta, Sweden; Geovana Sonvin, Brazil; Estanislado Barrera, Louisiana State University; Triantafillia Kostouli, Greece; Ari Sherris, Texas A & M, Kingsville; Vittorio Marone, UTSA; Thangi Appanah, Galludet University, Washington, D.C. Research Roadrunner Readers Family Literacy Program<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Urban Strategies Submitted: $19,520 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Marcy Wilburn Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Turnaround through a Research Partnership: Roadrunner Readers and Writers<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> UT System Awarded: $100,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Misty Sailors Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Margo DelliCarpini, Maria Arreguin-Anderson, Jorge Solis, Sarah Aguirre Other Academics The Role of Language in the English Reading Development of Dual Language Learner Children<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> NIH SCORE 2 Submitted: $250,908 Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI: Becky Huang Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: Living Better Beyond Pain: Self-Management for Hispanics with Chronic Pain<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> NIH through UTHSCSA Submitted: $1,121,302 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition PI: Zenong Yin Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition CI: Proposal for inclusion of the University of Texas-San Antonio in the University-School Partnerships<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation Submitted: $300,000 Bicultural-Bilingual Studies PI: Belinda Flores Bicultural-Bilingual Studies CI: ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... 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