ANNOUNCEMENTS
Students Needed to Work on Long-Term SELF Design Studio Project
The SELF Desgin Studio staff is looking for up to 4 SOE students who will be here over the next year or two to work on a long term project. The studio will be working on developing a brain controlled interface; in other words, create a device that you wear on your head, reads your brain waves and allows you to control other objects with your thoughts. Please visit this link for more information: http://mashable.com/videos/3573180727001
Interested students can email makeuncg@uncg.edu to express interest in working on the project.
Emergency Management Plan
In light of recent tragedies on college campuses across the nation, please refer to http://emg.uncg.edu/ to review several emergency management plans.
SPAHE in Student Affairs Cancer Foundation’s Paladin Challenge
UNCG SPAHE is once again entered into the Student Affairs Cancer Foundation’s Paladin Challenge. UNCG took first-place in the Paladin Challenge last year and are looking to defend their title during this year’s competition.
The Student Affairs Cancer Foundation (www.sa-cancerfoundation.org) is dedicated to serving Student Affairs professionals with cancer or members of their immediate family affected by cancer. As part of their fundraising efforts, the Foundation sponsors the Paladin Challenge where they challenge graduate programs in student affairs/college student personnel administration/higher education to raise money for the Foundation. The Student Affairs Cancer Foundation hope that by providing grants of $750 to qualified patients and family members that the patients will be able to spend more energy on the fight to get well and less energy on worrying about money.
The UNCG M.Ed. graduate students in Higher Education are preparing to defend their title as well as raise at least $750. If you would like to support this cause as well as the graduate students of the Higher Education program, you can do so by going online (http://www.sa-cancerfoundation.org/donate.html) to make your donation and indicating that you’d like credit for your donation to be given to the UNCG Paladin Challenge group.
Give to SECC Online
You can now give to SECC online at secc.uncg.edu. The ePledge system is the easiest way to participate in the campaign. UNCG hopes to raise more than $200,000 for charities across the Triad and the state through this year’s campaign. Individuals who wish to opt out can follow the link in the SECC emails they receive each week. Employees will continue to receive email reminders until they participate.
Alumni Awards Update: Now Anyone May Nominate a Deserving Candidate Online
This year, we are opening up Alumni Awards nominations not only to our faculty, but to students, alumni, community members, and anyone who knows an alumna or alumnus who is deserving of one of our four awards. The form will be open until March 4 and the winners will be invited to the School of Education’s Commencement on Friday, May 6. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Caroline Spell at lcspell@uncg.edu. The nomination form can be found here.
CDLC Research Fellowship Application
Due Friday, November 6
Call for Faculty Research Award Nominations
As in the past we will have two faculty research awards, the Distinguished Research Scholar (only assistant professors are eligible) and Distinguished Senior Research Scholar (only associate and full professors are eligible). This year’s award ceremony will be Friday, April 22 from 9-12. As part of this ceremony, we will hear from last year’s recipients: Wayne Journell, Laura Gonzales and Dale Schunk. Deadline for nominations is Monday, November 30th.
RTI University Scholars Program Application for 2016-17 Academic Year
RTI International is one of the world’s leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. The RTI University Scholars Program provides support—one-half of each Scholar’s salary and fringe—for distinguished academic researchers to spend scholarly leave time at RTI International, actively collaborating with our experts. The goal of the program is to foster collaboration and catalyze opportunities for externally funded, joint projects in the future.
General Qualifications
The ideal applicant is an academic faculty member with a commitment to collaboration and a strong research record in one of the following fields:
- Health and pharmaceuticals
- Education and training
- Surveys and statistics
- Advanced technology
- International development
- Economic and social policy
- Energy and the environment
- Laboratory testing and chemical analysis
2016-2017 Eligibility and Priority Areas
For the 2016-2017 Academic Year, the program is open to faculty from Duke University and UNC’s sixteen university campuses. Priority areas are:
- Data science
- Education and workforce development
- Energy and resource management
- Food and agriculture
- Health, including Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Working Environment
RTI provides a stimulating environment for individual and collaborative research. Scholars are expected to serve most of their residency at our headquarters in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, but may serve a portion of their time in any of our U.S. regional or international offices. Successful applicants will be provided with a temporary laptop, workspace, RTI email address, and access to IT support, conference rooms, and a reference library.
Application Process
By January 06, 2016, applicants should submit to RTI_UnivScholarsProg@rti.org the following:
- Brief cover letter in the body of the email
- Proposal (PDF attachment) that
- Describes the proposed collaborative research project (maximum 1,000 words)
- Identifies the name and title of RTI host researcher
- Clearly states the proposed duration of the residency
- Full curriculum vitae (PDF attachment, no limit on length)
- Proposed budget in Excel, explicitly delineating the approximate amount of support requested from RTI (salary, fringe and any other costs, such as travel, if applicable)
- Letter of support from proposed RTI collaborator(s)
- Letter of support from applicant’s department chair.
Applications should not exceed 8 pages, excluding the applicant’s CV. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who are not selected for a given year may reapply in a subsequent year, and Scholars may apply for subsequent residencies.
Selection Criteria
An interdisciplinary panel of RTI staff will review submissions. Major considerations in the evaluation process are the likelihood that the period of residence will result in collaborative work of significance and alignment with RTI’s research, mission, and priorities.
Contact
Email Dr. Jacqueline Olich, Director, University Collaborations, RTI International jolich@rti.org with questions.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Day of the Dead Masks in SELF Design Studio
We will start our Day of the Dead mask projects from Oct. 1 – Oct. 31st. It is open to all SOE students. You will create a life-sized skull mask that you can decorate beautifully for the DOtD. We will also work on developing lesson plans and other curriculum tie-ins for this project. Students can sign up at: http://tinyurl.com/SOEdotd
Movie Night: I Learn America
Wednesday, October 21 at 5:30 p.m.
UNCG SOE Research Symposium
Friday, November 13 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
This year’s research symposium will be held on Friday, November 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Bryan 160. The keynote speaker is Dr. Darla Deardorff from Duke University. Background information on Dr. Deardorff can be found at http://sites.duke.edu/darladeardorff/
Other speakers will include representatives from UNCG International Offices and Committees, Nell Pynes and Omar Ali, and representatives from SOE International Committees and Groups, Ye (Jane) He, Amy Vetter, and Melody Zoch. The event will wrap up with a panel for the Q&A session.
Coffee and breakfast pastries will be provided.
TECHNOLOGY
6-Tech Tips: Protect Yourself Against Phishing
http://itsnews.uncg.edu/2013/12/16/6-tech-tips-protect-yourself-against-phishing/
UNCG Technology Training
http://workshops.uncg.edu/workshops.jsp?wks_id=44010860
STUDENT/ALUMNI/FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Librarians of the Year
LIS Department alumni Jen Worrells and Jessica Sherard who work at Grimsley HS have been selected as the Guilford County School Librarians of the Year for 2014-2015.
USTEP Mini Grant Recipients
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s University School Teacher Education Partnership (USTEP) Mini Grants. We received 12 excellent proposals for only 6 available awards. The committee wishes to congratulate the winners in a very tight competition!
The winning projects are:
- Americans Who Tell the Truth, Jeannette Alarcon (TEHE) and Leila Villaverde (ELC) in partnership with Rhianna Conley (Kiser Middle School, GCS)
- The CMaPSS Video Club: Supporting the Enactment of Core Mathematics Instructional Practices in Secondary Schools through Collaborative Analysis of Videos of Teaching, Charles Perkins (Rockingham County Schools) in partnership with Holt Wilson (TEHE) and Ye He (TEHE)
- Extending Engagement with Immigrant Families, Jewell Cooper (Dean’s Office), Melody Zoch (TEHE), Barbara Levin (TEHE), Ye He (TEHE) and Melissa Bocci (ELC) in partnership with Sheila Gorham (Allen Middle, GCS), Carol Zegarra (Allen Middle, GCS), Claudia Ortiz (Falkener Elementary, GCS) and Pamela Stewart (Falkener Middle, GCS)
- Fifth Grade STEM,Jennifer Scott (Surry County Schools), Jeffrey Edwards (Surry County Schools), Nicole Hazelwood (White Plains Elementary, Surry) in partnership with Heidi Carlone (TEHE)
- Heritage Language Academy, Jennifer Smith (Asheboro City Schools), Dubraska Stines (Asheboro City Schools) and Candace Call (North Asheboro Middle School, ACS) in partnership with Ye He (TEHE)
- Instruction for General Education Teachers on the use of Evidence-Based Practices to Promote Inclusion, Stephanie Januzys (Grove Park Elementary, ABSS) and Shadonna Gunn (Grove Park Elementary, ABSS) in partnership with Pamela Williamson (SES) and Bree Jimenez (SES).