coe-staff: The Weekly Vol. 3 #10

Wed Apr 13 13:27:11 PDT 2022

Dear Faculty and Staff,

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici at a media event in Portland designed to serve as a forum to talk about the behavioral and mental health crisis in children and youth. Randy Kamphaus set the stage and Counseling Psychology and Human Services Associate Professor Atika Khurana gave a compelling presentation on her research that focused on the development of self-regulation and its role in predicting adolescent risk behavior trajectories. In a matter of minutes, it became very clear to me that our US senators and US Representatives know us and know our work in the College of Education. They are strong advocates for education research, higher education, and K-12 education in the state and across the nation. At times like this, it makes me proud to be your interim dean and represent our collective in the College of Education. Your work in the classroom, schools, and community settings, as well as in the research, development, and innovation space is valued and so desperately needed.

Thanks to each of you who contribute to our mission in the College of Education.

Laura Lee

Updates and Upcoming:

  *   As noted in President Schill and Chief Civil Rights Officer Nicole Commissiong’s email this week, I want to take a moment to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/t.e2ma.net/click/ge941f/ktjy0g/ga2k60__;!!C5qS4YX3!Qq4lNuEyK-5qLD8x6z580Urd5Dar6AzY_lcZoOlfy-Lnltyf1tPMtx6kk8Ck3fx7qVY$> and remind you of the resources for employees and of your reporting responsibilities<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/t.e2ma.net/click/ge941f/ktjy0g/w22k60__;!!C5qS4YX3!Qq4lNuEyK-5qLD8x6z580Urd5Dar6AzY_lcZoOlfy-Lnltyf1tPMtx6kk8Ck1BjRaXE$> as a university employee. Information about these obligations is available on the Office of Investigations and Civil Rights Compliance website<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/t.e2ma.net/click/ge941f/ktjy0g/cv3k60__;!!C5qS4YX3!Qq4lNuEyK-5qLD8x6z580Urd5Dar6AzY_lcZoOlfy-Lnltyf1tPMtx6kk8CkQw31EJk$>. If you are contacted by a student who has experienced sexual harassment or misconduct (in any form), please call the Office of the Dean of Students at 541-346-3216 and they will provide appropriate support and referral to resources. If you or a colleague need support for an incident and it is an emergency, please contact 9‑1‑1. If there is no immediate danger to you or others, please contact the Office of Investigations and Civil Rights Compliance at 541‑346‑3123. You can also access confidential counseling services and other resources through the university’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider, Canopy<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/t.e2ma.net/click/ge941f/ktjy0g/sn4k60__;!!C5qS4YX3!Qq4lNuEyK-5qLD8x6z580Urd5Dar6AzY_lcZoOlfy-Lnltyf1tPMtx6kk8CkTN6Kwz4$>.

  *   The IDEAL Climate Survey of University of Oregon Employees<https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/2022-ideal-climate-survey> launched on Monday. All instructional and research faculty, officers of administration, classified employees, and graduate employees received an email asking them to take the survey. You have until April 29 to submit your survey response. Survey participation is voluntary and the data collected will be anonymized for individual confidentiality. For the survey results to accurately reflect the UO climate and effectively represent the variety of employee experiences, we need as many employees as possible to complete the survey. Please set aside time to take the survey, if you have not done so already.

Reminders:

  *   Early Spring Faculty and Staff meeting: Please mark your calendars for an additional faculty and staff meeting to be held on April 15th 10:30 – noon in HEDCO 220 and via zoom (zoom link below). This “State of the College” discussion will allow Dean McIntyre to provide additional information about the leadership transition in the college and next steps based on an initial exploration of her portfolio as dean. An agenda will be shared in advance of the meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/99353520351?pwd=OE9Nb00xVTNlMUtQbk4zZkpBanNzQT09<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/uoregon.zoom.us/j/99353520351?pwd=OE9Nb00xVTNlMUtQbk4zZkpBanNzQT09__;!!C5qS4YX3!Qztob24Lu5JGP-wznSuXlmGwJm4xaKqF6c9IiuT6Gqw_MjzXeUJa_BEXpwZv1hWdcQ$>
Meeting ID: 993 5352 0351
Passcode: 445251

  *   COE Safety and Security Training Scheduled: The COE will be offering a campus safety and security training on Friday April 29th, 2022 from 10:30am – 12:00 in HEDCO 220. The training will be open to all COE faculty and staff and is a collaborative presentation between Safety and Risk Services, UOPD, and Counseling Services. The training will cover responses to active threats as well as general safety scenarios that impact faculty and staff in the course of their daily on-campus activities. Additional information, including access to all safety videos, materials, and guidance is always available here https://safety.uoregon.edu/active-threat Please register here: Register for COE Safety Briefing<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eWERpBPKTj5uexM__;!!C5qS4YX3!Uivi6WaKCudQN3Y9jU59LmzJ8qhWM-9a86X2UIJCR1vTU2a21R18IAIzubfl4XHrpoYD6A$> by Friday, April 15th 2022.

  *   Doughnuts for Ducks: Your favorite networking event is back. Please join your friends and colleagues at the College of Education’s Doughnuts for Ducks Wednesday, April 20th from 9:30 am – 10:30 pm. Stop by, grab a Voodoo doughnut and a cup of coffee, and say hi! We’ll be serving the doughnuts outside under the walkway in the HEDCO courtyard. Other important safety information:

     *   Hand sanitizer will be available.
     *   Wash your hands prior to eating.
     *   Please stay home if you have any symptoms leading up to and/or during the day of the event. The Symptom Self Check tool<https://symptomcheck.uoregon.edu/> may be used as a guide.

Accolades:

  *   Rhonda Nese, Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences and a Principal Investigator within Educational and Community Supports, has earned the President's Equity Award for the Northwest PBIS Network<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/pbisnetwork.org/__;!!C5qS4YX3!Rkekzxy3kRuVP--JaYvMB5umiuranPzKTpDb4DUHNLzMp8N27OqtOc_wC40m-LsjZ5I$>. The Northwest PBIS Network is a regional non-profit that supports over 300 districts in WA, OR, and AK as well as work in partnership with the state department of education in OR, WA, AK, and the California Attorney General, on integrating mental health promotion and response in the school environment. Reducing exclusionary and shame-based discipline is a large part of the prevention work. Rhonda’s work on disciplinary equity has been game changing for educators in our region. Her current work on alternatives to suspension puts practical strategies into the hands of school personnel. These strategies help reduce exclusion, and redirect educators to high-leverage, dignified practices.

  *   One of our undergraduates, Lija Jones, has been selected by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board as a Fulbright Award recipient for the 2022/23 program year. She was selected for the Teaching Assistantship Program in Spain’s Canary Islands. Lija will assist teachers in early childhood and elementary schools with English Language classes as well as other subjects. Lija will be graduating in June, 2022, from the University of Oregon’s Robert D. Clark Honors College with a bachelor's degree in Communications Disorders and Sciences and a minor in Psychology. She has served as a research assistant in Samantha Shune’s Optimizing Swallowing and Eating for the Elderly Lab for two years and as the University of Oregon’s National Student Speech Language Hearing Association President this past year. Lija’s goal is to pursue a career in Speech Language Pathology in an elementary school setting.

Job Postings:

  *   Info Technology Consultant 2<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529237/info-technology-consultant-2>: PBISApps, a multidisciplinary team within the Educational and Community Supports (ECS) research unit in the University of Oregon’s College of Education, is a leader in providing practical solutions for common education problems. At ECS, the Network and System Administrator solves hard problems in a team environment.

  *   Grants/Contracts Technician<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529196/grantscontracts-technician>: The Disability Early Intervention Secondary Special Education Transition & Youth (DESTNY) Grants Management Unit is looking to hire a Grants/Contracts Technician to assist with the management of grant-related administrative needs for the Center on Human Development, and day-to-day operations related to sponsored projects for research and outreach programs of DESTNY GMU.

Laura Lee McIntyre | Interim Dean & Castle-McIntosh-Knight Professor (she/her)
University of Oregon | College of Education
230 Hedco Education Building | Eugene, OR 97403-1215
llmcinty at uoregon.edu<mailto:email at uoregon.edu> |  https://education.uoregon.edu
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