coe-staff: The Weekly Vol. 4 #4

[Laura Lee McIntyre]

Dear COE community,

Our pace is quickening as we sit squarely in Week 4 of winter term. A quick review of the Updates and Upcoming and Reminders (below) provide a flavor of the activities our COE community is engaged in. I encourage you to attend Friday's colloquium with Dr. Joshuaa Allison-Burbank, an Indigenous scholar at Johns Hopkins University's Center on Indigenous Health , whose work focuses on language development in young children in Indigenous communities. I had a chance to visit with Dr. Allison-Burbank today and am excited to hear more about his research and impact in Indigenous communities. Thanks to Lillian Duran and Lauren Cycyk for organizing Dr. Allison-Burbank's visit to the COE!

I also wanted to flag a fun opportunity to join the campus community for a public conversation with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, hosted by the CDS program. I appreciate the work of Karen Durany, and the whole CDS team, for organizing a wonderful visit and public conversation planned for February 6th. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, an NBA player and person who stutters, founded Change & Impact Inc. and will discuss the importance of speech language therapy and access on Monday evening 2/6. He is a strong advocate for the field and will be an engaging guest to have on campus!

These are but two highlights of intellectually stimulating and community-building opportunities to engage with your COE community members. If you're looking for something a bit more low key, come on out for Doughnuts for Ducks tomorrow!

Warmly,
Laura Lee

Updates and Upcoming:


  *   Doughnuts for Ducks: Please join your friends and colleagues at the College of Education's Doughnuts for Ducks this Thursday, February 2nd from 10:30 am - Noon in the HEDCO Courtyard. Stop by, grab a Voodoo doughnut and a cup of coffee, and say hi!


  *   Public conversation with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: Join us on Monday, February 6 at 5pm for a public conversation with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, NBA player, founder of Change & Impact Inc., and a person who stutters, as he visits the Communication Disorders and Sciences program! The event will highlight the role of speech therapy for people who stutter and the need for greater awareness and advocacy. See attached flyer for more information and contact cds at uoregon.edu<mailto:cds at uoregon.edu> for questions or to request accommodations.



  *   Call for Scholarship Application Review Committee: The College of Education's Development Team is responsible for distributing almost $1 million of donor-funded scholarship annually to incoming and returning COE students who have applied for COE scholarships. To award scholarships based on academic merit, the College depends on a systematic review of these applications by a committee comprised of faculty and/or staff. Service on this committee counts as college-wide faculty service. And the commitment timeline is short - requiring the review of 30 to 40 brief applications over three weeks in the second half of February and into March. Please contact Andrea Olson, Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations at andreao at uoregon.edu<mailto:andreao at uoregon.edu> to express your interest in serving on this committee or to gain more information by February 10.


  *   2023 Sustainability Award Nominations: The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation is seeking nominations for individuals or research teams for the 2023 Sustainability Awards<https://research.uoregon.edu/plan/find-funding/ovpri-internal-funding-opportunities#sustainability>. This award program aims to recognize individuals whose contributions deepen our culture of sustainability across a range of institutional activities. The OVPRI sponsors two of the Sustainability Awards: one for research and scholarship, and one for innovation. Award recipients will receive $500 in research funds ($1000 will be provided to a team), and will also be featured in a video produced by the Office of Sustainability. The nomination should contain a one-paragraph description of the nominee's contributions to sustainability in research and scholarship or innovation, along with the nominee's CV. If nominating a research team, please include CVs for all faculty team members. Preference is given to interdisciplinary environmental projects for the research and scholarship award. Please submit nominations (self-nominations are welcome and encouraged) via the online form<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/app.smartsheet.com/b/form/a53672fba0b0464f897513956d3303a4__;!!C5qS4YX3!Aa-7GSclgv8aqxjvF6GNsHHMSIGWM_GfZkE7G5xodzlUVmyQNOjhWAPg5BpxdOfKjj8NH1ebQiScxdO0$> by Monday, February 27, 2023. The awards will be presented in a ceremony hosted by the Office of Sustainability in the Spring Term.


  *   Black History Month activities: Today's Around the O newsletter released a UO calendar of events dedicated to the observation of Black History Month<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/black-history-month-events-fill-uo-community-calendars>. We hope you are able to participate in some of the displays, presentations, or community events that are planned for all university members.



  *   Migration of governance site coming soon: For faculty and staff who routinely access materials at the current "COE Governance Site<https://coedocs.uoregon.edu/display/governance/COE+Governance+and+Policies>" the contents of this site are being migrated in their entirety to a new online platform within the COE website next week. The transition is expected to be complete by Thursday February 9th and navigation to the updated site is expected to remain the same. With gratitude to Mariah Deguzman, Lisa Fortin, Ken Loge, and Amy Green for their work facilitating this transition!


  *   Executive Director named for Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health: In case you missed the campus-wide announcement<*%09Announcing%20Ballmer%20Institute%20Executive%20Director%20|%20The%20Ballmer%20Institute%20(uoregon.edu)>, the Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health has named the permanent director, Dr. Katie McLaughlin, who will join the University of Oregon in August of 2023. Dr. McLaughlin is currently a professor of clinical psychology at Harvard University and studies prevention and treatment of mental health disorders in youth.
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Reminders:


  *   Classified Staff Luncheon: We are excited to honor the many seen and unseen contributions of our classified staff this year at the annual classified staff luncheon which will take place on Wednesday, February 15 from noon - 1 pm in the EMU Ballroom. This event isn't just for our classified staff and their supervisors, but for anyone who interacts with our staff and wants to show their appreciation for the great work they do. Please RSVP by February 6th at: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cCpGRe1gxTk89Qq<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cCpGRe1gxTk89Qq__;!!C5qS4YX3!CgvPMviwESrGKBjfyDX9BdOUwy40-IP8uO9XwVRclRmuiWOIlTm6uRHibHcxPllRDrQA2psN9V94h7su5UQW9Lk$>.


  *   Research Colloquium: Dr. Joshuaa Allison-Burbank is presenting a research colloquium on supporting language development in Indigenous communities. Dr. Allison-Burbank is an Assistant Scientist at the Center on Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins University. He is a licensed speech-language pathologist and previously worked at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Tsé Bitaí, Navajo Nation. The colloquium, titled "Language is Medicine: A Language Nutrition Intervention to Prevent Developmental Delay in Diné Toddlers", will be held on Friday, February 3 from 2:00-3:00pm in HEDCO 142.  Please see the attached flyer for more information.





  *   International Students Faculty workshop reminder: On February 20th 12:30 - 2:00 the College of Education (COE), the Office of Global Education, the International Students Scholars Services Office (ISSS), and the American English Institute (AEI) will be partnering to host a workshop and discussion dedicated to supporting faculty and staff who work with international students within the college. Faculty who are currently advising, teaching, working with, providing mentorship to International Students or who are planning to work with International students in these ways are strongly encouraged to attend and/or to access the recording. Please RSVP here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_86ylhFIHMrTsadU__;!!C5qS4YX3!AL3QVDdWAkoa1wVTM4nF7ZiMDz3hlfGdIZ20YCd9YvGDZTo16uHshhIWZNsCHXLQjyaTEGgA9WCy5gfoxgILzMc$> by February 16th.



  *   Career Track Instructional Faculty listening session reminder:  Career track Instructional faculty are invited to attend a community listening session dedicated to Career Track Instructional faculty (CTIF) on Friday February 3rd, 2023 from 11:00 - 12:00. This session is dedicated to a discussion of the experiences of Career Track Instructional Faculty. A future session will be dedicated to Career Track Research Faculty. The Zoom link for the February 3rd meeting 11:00 - 12:00 is https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/9921791979

Accolades:


  *   Edward Olivos and Sylvia Thompson were featured in this Around the O article<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/english-learners-will-get-boost-college-education-grant?utm_source=ato02-01-23> on a new grant that will enable the Department of Education Studies to create an online program for Oregon teachers seeking an endorsement to teach students who are learning English.


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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