ANNOUNCEMENTS
SOE News on Bi-weekly Basis
The SOE News will run on a bi-weekly basis throughout the summer. Please continue to submit news items to soeannou@uncg.edu.
Serve on the SOE International Committee
Anyone interested in serving on the SOE International Committee is welcome to join for the 2016-17 school year. Please email Ye (Jane) He at y_he@uncg.edu for more information. Committee members include faculty, staff and students interested in SOE internationalization efforts.
UNCG Learning Factory Summer Camp Registration Now Open
UNCG’s Learning Factory Summer Camp is a maker camp for students led by classroom teachers. Throughout the one week in the makerspace, campers will engage in various activities in robotics, circuitry, engineering, digital storytelling, and computer science. The camp program will focus on building students’ capacities to use creativity, critical thinking and problem solving skills. Registration is now open at https://beta-soe.uncg.edu/services/self-design-studio/the-learning-factory-summer-maker-camp/
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UNCG Young Writers’ Camp
Registration deadline: June 1, 2016
Registration before April 1, 2016 is $225.00
Registration on or after April 1, 2016 is $250.00.
We will celebrate students’ published work at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro on the evening of Friday, July 22.
Tuition includes all materials, snacks, drinks, and a camp T-shirt.
For more information and registration form, please visit www.youngwriterscampuncg.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
2016 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders
June 2-4
AAUW Greensboro is offering three scholarships to attend this year’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders in June at the University of Maryland.
Also, here are two short videos about the conference:
Here’s one about lessons learned from the 2015 NCCWSL Women of Distinction:
Haw River State Park Herpetology Curriculum Workshop
June 10-12
Attention Teachers and Nature Educators:
Haw River State Park Herpetology Curriculum Workshop June 10-12
Free! Includes food and lodging and materials to get you started! Come join us!
Come join our NSF funded Herp Project team of scientists, professors, and experienced student research assistants for a weekend in nature to learn how you can run formal or informal field ecology studies where you work. All participants will be provided with our curriculum and some useful materials. We will share our curriculum and expertise, with presentations by local experts such as Jeff Hall, as well as hands-on fieldwork Friday- Sunday, June 10-12 at the beautiful Haw River State Park.
We have 27 confirmed participants so far, and we have a few spots left, so we may be able to offer you a spot at the Haw River State Park Herpetology Curriculum Workshop, June 10 – 12, 2016, if you apply at this link:
http://goo.gl/forms/pPHQTCidr1
The Herp Project
Herpetological Research Camps for High School Students
Attention High School Students: There are some fun summer herpetological research camps coming up for youth that your family, or someone you know may be interested in! Please check them out!
*Camp Chestnut Ridge, Residential Herp Program, June 12- June 17
Efland, NC
For grades 9-11 (Registration required.) Summer Camp Program
http://www.campchestnutridge.org/#!high-school/c13o8
*Greensboro Science Center, Herp Program, 9 am – 2 pm, June 27 – July 1
Greensboro, NC
For rising 9th – 12th graders (Registration required.) Summer Camp Program
*Scholarships from the Herp Project (in case of economic need) may be available at both summer camp programs to help defer costs. Please contact us if you are interested.
Sincerely, The HERP Project
SOE International Social
August 24 from 2-4 p.m. in the TRC
TECHNOLOGY
Box Updates: Box Capture App Now Available for iPhones and iPads
https://itsnews.uncg.edu/2016/04/14/box-updates-box-capture-app-now-available-for-iphones-and-ipads/
Set Sharing Expiration Dates: Google Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides
WebEx Transition
UNC Greensboro has officially transitioned from the SLMS (video conferencing) Blackboard Collaborate to WebEx. You have the option to use Blackboard Collaborate until July 2016, but it is in the process of being phased out to WebEx. For more information about this transition, please read the UNCG ITS official announcement on their blog:
https://itsnews.uncg.edu/2016/03/14/webex-now-available-to-faculty-and-staff/
6-Tech Tips: Protect Yourself Against Phishing
http://itsnews.uncg.edu/2013/12/16/6-tech-tips-protect-yourself-against-phishing/
Classroom Technology Support
Contact classroom technical support at 334-5207 for technical and training assistance in UNCG classrooms and conference rooms.
Easier Now to Schedule and Reserve a “Meet Me” Conference Line
http://itsnews.uncg.edu/2015/11/16/easier-now-to-schedule-and-reserve-a-meet-me-conference-line/
STUDENT/ALUMNI/FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Dr. Wayne Journell (TEHE) just published an edited book with Rowman & Littlefield entitled, Reassessing the Social Studies Curriculum: Promoting Critical Civic Engagement in a Politically Polarized, Post-9/11 World. Here is the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Reassessing-Social-Studies-Curriculum-Politically/dp/1475818122
UNCG was active at the recent American Counseling Association conference in Montreal.
Forty faculty members, students, and alumni gave 55 presentations, workshops, and research reports during the conference. Several also won the following awards:
American Counseling Association
Dr. Craig Cashwell – Brooks Mentoring Award
Drs. Catharina Change and Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy – ACA Fellow
ASERVIC
Dr. Bryce Hagedorn – Meritorious Service Award
Assocation for Humanistic Counseling
Dr. Jodi Tangen – Outstanding Dissertation Award
AARC
Dr. Laura Shannonhouse – Supported Scholarship grant
Chi Sigma Iota
Joy Kelly – CSI Leadership Fellor
Dr. Donna Gibson – Jane E. Myers Lifetime Mentor Award
Dr. Melissa Fickling – Herr Fellow