Leadership UTSA recently welcomed its 10th cohort. Leadership UTSA (LUTSA) is a leadership development program comprised of faculty and staff from every division of the university.
The UTSA Office for Research Support (ORS), part of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise (VPREDKE), awarded its annual seed grants (INTRA, GREAT, Connect, and SALSI) to 33 UTSA faculty members.
UTSA Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kimberly Andrews Espy announces the promotion of 34 faculty members. The promotions were approved by the UT System Board of Regents earlier this month and are effective Sept. 1, 2018.
Students and faculty from the UTSA College of Education and Human Development’s (COEHD) Department of Counseling traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico, this past July to further develop their skills as counseling professionals.
UTSA freshman Kaylee Trevino has been through more in her life than most 18-year-olds. In 2016, over Memorial Day Weekend, rains caused her home to flood.
Master's students in the Coordinated Program in Dietetics recently attended the International Symposium on Diabetes & Cardio Metabolic Disease, which featured the work of Dr. Ralph DeFronzo (pictured center), a world renowned diabetes researcher and physician. The students participated in multiple comprehensive sessions that included the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Outcome Trials and Diabetes, and Insulin Therapy & T2DM. (Courtesy of Dr. Liset Leal-Vasquez)
Registration for the instructional technology workshops for September is now open! This month's workshops include learning about JPL Education Resources, SmartBoards, Finch Robots, Microsoft Badges, and more. Click HERE to view a complete listing of available workshops this month or click HERE to register. All workshops are FREE and open to all COEHD faculty, staff, students, clinical teachers, graduates, and GEMS/UTeachSA students. For more information, visit the Instructional Technology webpage or contact Ilna Colemere, instructional technology coordinator, at ilna.colemere@utsa.edu.
Diego Bernal, Texas state representative and vice-chair of the House Committee on Public Education, visited and spoke to students in the Race and Identity through Pop Culture course (AAS 4013) in the African American Studies program. The students were able to ask questions and learn about Bernal's role in the state legislature. The Race and Identity through Pop Culture course is taught by Martina McGhee, doctoral fellow in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching. (Photo courtesy of Martina McGhee)
Drs. Derek Robertson, Brenda Jones, and Ashley Prado, faculty in the Department of Counseling, and Dr. Janee’ Avent from East Carolina University were selected as the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Article Award from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) for their article, "Faith, Race, and LGB Affirmation: Experiences of African American Counselors-In-Training."
