coe-staff: The Weekly Vol. 4 #14

Wed Apr 19 23:51:29 PDT 2023

Dear COE community,

This is my first Weekly in my permanent dean role. It feels good to remove the "interim" from my title, in part because there is so much work to be done and I'm fully invested in the journey ahead of us. It is my distinct honor and joy to be able to work with you and for you. Now that the search is behind us, we can re-center our attention on the reasons we are here - our students, programs, research, and community partnerships. Remember your why; remember what brought you here and keeps you here, even when things are challenging.

This week the College of Education has held five community sessions focused on the UO IDEAL Climate Survey conducted last year. I appreciated the many TTF, career track faculty, GEs, classified staff, and OAs who have participated during these discussions. Your contributions make this work meaningful. Special thanks to Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann for her expert facilitation of these discussions. It continues to be a gift to work with you in this capacity. We are compiling our notes from these sessions, coupled with our yearlong community listening sessions, and will be convening with our DEI Committee next Friday to synthesize findings and identify key themes. In early to mid-May, unit directors will be facilitating discussions at the local department and research/outreach unit levels. Our goal is to identify one thing to focus on during the upcoming academic year to improve engagement and community.

Speaking of community, the College of Education has hosted several successful events that brought our COE together. I wish to give a shout out to Amy Harter for hosting a career fair for our UOTeach, Special Education, and Communication Disorders and Sciences students! This event was a huge success with a packed crowd at the Ford Alumni Center. Kudos to Lisa Fortin for organizing a wonderful faculty, student, and alumni reception at the AERA conference in Chicago last week. We had over 55 people turn up to the event. It was wonderful to see so many CSSE, SPED, Hedco Institute, and EMPL faculty, students, and alumni.  Whether you were with us in Chicago or not, thank you for being a part of our community. I continue to learn from you as we grow together.

I'll sign off now by saying what a privilege it is to be the first woman dean of the College of Education at the University of Oregon. It's hard to believe that in 2023 I am the first, but it feels good to be in this space. Thank you all for your important contributions to our College and to your commitment to making this a place that is inclusive and welcoming to all.

Warmly,
Laura Lee

Updates and Upcoming:

  *   Welcome New Career Lecturer Faculty Member: Heather Leonard has accepted the offer for the Lecturer position In Counseling Psychology and Human Services and will be joining the CPHS department as a career faculty member this coming fall, following completion of her PhD. Heather is in her final months of the PhD program in Prevention Science at the UO. She has 20 years of teaching experience that includes in-person and online-synchronous and asynchronous- instruction in community college and university settings, including the University of Vermont, the University of Maine, and Lane Community College. She is committed to open science and innovative teaching methods and recently co-authored an open educational resource (OER) textbook, Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application. After receiving her BS in Nutrition and Food Science from Utah State University, Heather worked as a community health specialist for the Utah Department of Health and then as a behavioral health research assistant for the University of Vermont. She has been a registered dietician nutritionist since 1996. Please join me in welcoming Heather. And a big thank you to our dedicated search committee members, Liz Budd, Benedict McWhirter, Tiffany Brown, and Dave DeGarmo.

Reminders:

  *   Faculty Books: Have you recently written a book? We have a section on our webpage<https://education.uoregon.edu/faculty-books> that links to books that our faculty have published and we would love to share yours. Please send your links to coesocial at uoregon.edu<mailto:coesocial at uoregon.edu>.

  *   Graduating Student Spotlights: The Communications team is looking for graduating students to feature this spring! Please complete this brief form to nominate any student(s) (undergraduate or graduate) who will be graduating this year for potential spotlights on the COE or UO websites or social media channels. They will review submissions and contact students directly. Submit a nomination: https://form.jotform.com/230936846238162<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/form.jotform.com/230936846238162__;!!C5qS4YX3!A_S2up_7R9bfffQ_8Lt22Jqd9PgwEdbBHfxNfpDRSxz-jHt0Ajpp0RR1KfzZ9BO-YTCbWY7KXZPBxrP0AbttjVQ$>.

  *   UO Foundation Trustee Excellence Grant: The OVPRI is currently soliciting proposals for the UO Foundation Trustee Excellence Grant<https://research.uoregon.edu/plan/find-funding/ovpri-internal-funding-opportunities/uo-foundation-trustee-excellence-grant>, a collaboration of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation and the Trustees of the University of Oregon Foundation. Faculty from all academic disciplines across the university are invited to apply to this program. Awards will be made to a single faculty member who demonstrates a plan to advance high-impact scholarship and research in instances where faculty resources and/or external funding opportunities are limited. The program supports research, scholarship, and/or creative activity by providing eligible faculty with up to $50,000 for research expenses, including travel, equipment, supplies, contractual services, shared facility use and graduate or undergraduate student research assistance. Summer stipends and course releases are allowed as per departmental policies and guidelines (departmental approval required at time of submission). They expect to fund two grants, to be distributed starting in July of 2023. The deadline for receipt of proposals to this program is 11:59 pm on Monday, May 15, 2023.

Accolades:

  *   Our latest Faculty Spotlight is Leah Benazzi, Senior Lecturer, School Psychology! Read more about Leah and follow the series to learn something new about our COE faculty: https://education.uoregon.edu/faculty-spotlight-leah-benazzi-phd

Laura Lee McIntyre | 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<https://education.uoregon.edu/>
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