coe-staff: The Weekly Vol. 3 #8

Wed Mar 30 17:30:46 PDT 2022

Dear Faculty and Staff,

Welcome to spring term! I hope each of you had a chance to recharge last week and are off to a great start this week.

Our 2023 US News rankings are available today at US News Grad rankings story<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-programs-again-rank-high-us-news-graduate-school-list> as are those for the University and other units on campus. As noted in the article, "The UO College of Education's special education program<https://education.uoregon.edu/sped> is ranked No. 3 in the nation for the 23rd year in a row and is No. 2 among public schools. The college's overall graduate program is ranked No. 7 among public institutions and No. 14 among all schools nationwide, a standing boosted in part due to the college's record-high year in funded research: $53.6 million." These rankings speak so highly of our faculty and staff and all the hard work you do every day.

The nomination process for department heads has been concluded and the appointments for next year's department heads have been made. I am excited to announce that Joanna Goode will serve as Department Head for EDST, Ben Clarke will serve for SPECS,  and Leslie Leve for CPHS. In addition, Ellen McWhirter will serve in the role of Associate Department Head for Faculty Development for CPHS. I look forward to this new leadership team and all the work that lies ahead.

Joanna, Ben, and Leslie, each bring strong backgrounds to these important department leadership roles. They have experience directing centers or institutes, managing budgets, administering programs, and running large programs of sponsored research - including hiring staff and overseeing operations. Each new head shares a commitment to inclusion, equity, and shared governance with a keen eye toward growing our programs and collaborating across our various programs and units in the College of Education.

I wish to express my sincere gratitude to our outgoing department heads who have served us well. Thank you to Jenefer Husman, Beth Harn, Keith Zvoch, and Beth Stormshak for your many excellent contributions. I look forward to continuing my work with our current group throughout the spring term and onboarding our new leaders in the summer.

Happy Spring term,

Laura Lee

Updates and Upcoming:

  *   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.

  *   Graduate Education Excellence Awards<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/nominations-are-open-graduate-education-excellence-awards>:  Nominations for Graduate Education Excellence awards are due April 15. There are 3 Excellence Awards for graduate coordinators, mentors, and DGS. Please see the Around the O story<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/nominations-are-open-graduate-education-excellence-awards> and Division website to learn more and nominate yourself or someone else.

  *   Graduate Research Forum proposals<https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/forum>:  Graduate student research proposals to present at the Graduate Research Forum are due April 10. Students can learn more by visiting the Forum website<https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/forum>. The Forum will be held this year on Friday, May 13. We have an exciting list of judges, lunch is provided, student award monies have been increased, and there is no cost for anyone to present or attend.

Reminders:

  *   Farewell Party for Randy Kamphaus and Julie Wren: The COE is hosting a farewell party for Randy Kamphaus and Julie Wren, to take place in the HEDCO lobby on Tuesday, April 5th from 10:00 am - 11:00 am. All faculty and staff are invited to join us to thank them for their leadership and service to the COE and wish them well in their new positions at the Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health. Refreshments will be served.

  *   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
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.

Accolades:

  *   Lillian Durán is featured in this article<https://edsource.org/2022/will-a-universal-screening-test-for-dyslexia-mislabel-californias-english-learners/668435?amp=1> on her work leading a team at UCSF in creating a universal screening test in Spanish for dyslexia.

  *   With the end of the legislative session, the Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect (CPAN, J. Todahl, PI, Simone Piper and Sara Loveless, Co-PI's) was successful in securing $700,000.00 in support of a statewide representative child abuse prevalence study. It addition to prevalence, the Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study (OCAPS) includes a youth voice component and innovative data dissemination plan in partnership with the School of Journalism that pairs raising awareness about this public health, human rights, and social justice problem with youth perspective on prevention. This builds on CPAN's Lane County pilot study<https://cpan.uoregon.edu/> (see OCAPS). This comes at a time of rapid expansion for the 90by30 Initiative<https://blogs.uoregon.edu/ninetybythirty/>, including a recent acknowledgement by the U.S. Children's Bureau as a uniquely innovative and promising community-campus partnership, born in the COE and dedicated to Andrea Wiggins.

  *   Leilani Sabzalian, assistant professor of education and codirector of the Sapsikwala (Teacher) Education Program, was named one of 35 Influential American Indian Scholars by Academic Influence, a website that provides rankings by academics and data scientists. Her research focuses on supporting Indigenous students and preparing teachers to challenge colonialism in curriculum, policy and practice. https://around.uoregon.edu/content/employee-awards-honors-and-accolades-spring-term-2022?utm_source=UOnews. Want to like and share this on social media? You can do so here: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/uoeducation/posts/5376388842391449>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/uoeducation/status/1505982797722251269>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/p/CbYK-1zPS1W/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6911744336573468672>

  *   Ilana Umansky has been selected as a recipient of a 2022 Faculty Research Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI). Her selection is the result of a review by a University Senate committee composed of faculty from across the campus. Congratulations on being selected for funding.

  *   Patrick Kennedy, a senior research associate at the Center on Teaching & Learning, is featured in this New York Times article<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/29/technology/ai-robots-students-disabilities.html> on how robots can assist students with disabilities.

  *   Couples and Family Therapy (CFT) completed COAMFTE Self Study: Kudos to the CFT team Jeff Todahl, Bertranna Muruthi, Tiffany Brown, Tiffany Yep, Christina Schneider, Beth Stormshak, and Rachael Latimer for completing the CFT program's impressive self-study submission for the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) accreditation! The final 1400-page report marks the final step in CFT's accreditation submission. Congratulations to all as you prepare for the site visit in the coming year.

Job Postings:

  *   Research Assistant Professor: The College of Education's HEDCO Institute is seeking a part-time Research Assistant Professor to conduct rapid evidence reviews and other research syntheses to meet the immediate decision-making needs of K-12 school leaders. https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529128/research-assistant-professor

  *   Academic Program Coordinator: The Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences is seeking an Academic Program Coordinator to provide support to departmental programs. https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/528969/academic-program-coordinator

  *   Lecturer, School Psychology: The School Psychology Program is seeking to hire a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer to support the expansion of our NASP-accredited masters (specialist-level) program to the UO Portland campus. https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529071/lecturer-school-psychology

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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