coe-staff: The Monthly Vol. 3 #3

Wed Sep 13 22:26:56 PDT 2023

Dear COE community,

Today's edition of the Monthly is especially full, signifying a quickening pace as we approach another academic year. The Dean's Leadership Team met today for a daylong retreat and I left the day feeling energized for the year.  Our focus today was on understanding the roles of our team, how our work all contributes to the mission of the College of Education, and how the College of Education is a major driver of the UO's mission, priorities, and Association of American University (AAU) metrics. I'm looking forward to sharing more with you during our October 6th COE Faculty and Staff meeting.

Until then, enjoy the last few days of summer. I look forward to seeing you and welcoming back our students in the coming days.

Warmly,

Laura Lee

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Updates and Upcoming:

Personnel Updates

  *   Executive Assistant to the Dean:  Holly Christensen recently joined the University of Oregon as the Executive Assistant to the Dean of the College of Education. Holly's first day was August 24, 2023. Originally from Eugene, Oregon, Holly also has experience living and working in Denver, Colorado. Before coming to UO, Holly held executive support positions at PeaceHealth and So Delicious Dairy Free. Additionally, she brings a background in marketing, having worked for seven years as a content creator and communications specialist in the food and beverage industry. Reach out to Holly and say hello (Hollychr at uoregon.edu<mailto:Hollychr at uoregon.edu>). She is already hitting the ground running.
  *   New Executive Assistant (EA) to COE Associate and Assistant Deans Announcement: I am pleased to announce that Willow Gutierrez has joined our college in support of the Associate and Assistant Deans in the Dean's office. Willow's first day was August 21, 2023. Willow will be playing a supporting role to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the Associate Dean for Research, the Assistant Dean for Administration, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Assistant Dean for Accreditation and Academic Operations as well as a supportive role to specific committees such as the Curriculum Committee. Willow will likely be the first smiling face you see in HEDCO Suite 230 as she sit at the reception area.  Welcome Willow (wag23 at uoregon.edu<mailto:wag23 at uoregon.edu>)!
  *   College of Education Academic Advisor: I am pleased to announce that on August 17th Greg Brock joined the Academic Advising team in Suite 130. Greg joins the team of Emma Bjorngard Basayne, Angela Dornbusch, and Mariah Deguzman and brings that very active team back up to full capacity to serve COE undergraduate students pursuing their academic programming in Family and Human Services, Communication Disorders and Sciences, and Educational Foundations. We look forward to introducing Greg to the academic program staff that he will be supporting. Welcome Greg (gbrock at uoregon.edu<mailto:gbrock at uoregon.edu>)!
  *   New Academic Program Coordinator: I am pleased to announce that Melissa Green joined the UO Portland campus as an Academic Program Coordinator for School Psychology (PDX), the SPECS department, and the Ballmer Institute. Melissa recently relocated to Oregon from Texas, where she worked supporting Architecture at UT-Austin.
  *   College of Education Academic Advising Operations Director: I am pleased to announce that Dr. Emma Bjorngard Basayne has assumed the rotating role of the college's Advising Center Operations Director (ACOD). In this 2-year role, Emma will take on specialized and supportive administrative tasks, duties, and responsibilities related to ensuring the ongoing success and efficiency of the advising team and will function as the team's primary point of contact. We look forward to Emma's leadership in this role.

  *   New career faculty members: I'm pleased to announce that we've made a number of career track faculty hires You'll have a chance to meet them and welcome them in-person this fall.
     *   Keith Catron: SPECS, CDS American Sign Language (ASL) Senior Instructor I
     *   Gounah Choi: SPECS, SPED Lecturer and Practicum Coordinator (Early Intervention)
     *   Sarah Falcon: SPECS, SPSY Senior Lecturer I, School Psychology (PDX)
     *   Tina Gutierez-Schmich: EDST, Clinical Associate Professor, Teacher Licensure and Clinical Supervision
     *   Rachel Rochester: CPHS, Instructor, Counseling Psychology and Human Services
     *   Heather Leonard, CPHS, Lecturer, Counseling Psychology and Human Services
Other Updates

  *   The HEDCO Institute's latest report: Read findings from a meta-analysis showing that culturally sensitive prevention programs are effective in preventing or reducing substance use among Black, Hispanic, and Native American adolescents: Do culturally sensitive substance use prevention programs work?<https://hedcoinstitute.uoregon.edu/reports/culturally-sensitive-substance-use-prevention?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=substance-use-2023>
  *   The Weekly: This is the final issue of The Monthly for the summer, and The Weekly will begin publication for the academic year. Please continue to send any updates, upcoming activities, or accolades. We love to hear about what you're up to, and we love having the chance to promote the work of our COE community. Please send your updates to Holly Christensen (educationdean at uoregon.edu<mailto:educationdean at uoregon.edu>).

Reminders:

  *   Dean's Welcome Lunch: Please join us for the fall annual Dean's Welcome Lunch, which will be held on Thursday, September 21st from 12-1pm in the Kendall Plaza. UO's new president, Karl Scholz, will be there to launch our new school year. We hope to see you there!
  *   Fall Faculty/Staff Meeting: Please mark your calendar for a COE-wide faculty/staff meeting on Friday October 6th from 1-2:30 pm in HEDCO 220.

Accolades:

  *   We're grateful to those who helped present to our SAIL high school students last week! Thank you for taking the time this summer to help with recruitment:

o        Jen Doty, Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology (FHS)

o        Sage Hatch, Graduate Student (EDST)

o        Kyle Reardon, Research Associate, SSET (SPED)

o        Elise Peltier, Clinical Associate Professor, Communication Disorders and Sciences (CDS)

*        Cengiz Zopluoglu, associate professor in the SPECS department recently received recognition for his work using machine learning to automate scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) math assessment. Read about it here: https://github.com/NAEP-AS-Challenge/math-prediction

*        Edward Kame'enui, professor emeritus in the College of Education, has been elected<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/awards-accolades> into the Reading Hall of Fame, an independent organization that recognizes lifetime achievements in the field of literacy.  Congratulations, Ed!

*        Congratulations to SPED Doctoral Student Yessy Medina, who was selected by WestEd for the highly competitive GEDI apprenticeship program. Yessy is a neurodivergent, first-generation scholar of color who has more than ten years teaching in inclusive bilingual elementary settings.

*        Angie Whalen has been appointed by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) to a 5-year term on the NASP Ethics and Professional Practices Board<https://www.nasponline.org/standards-and-certification/professional-ethics/ethics-and-professional-practices-board-members>.

Job Postings:

*        The Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services (CPHS) is seeking applications for two tenure-line faculty position in applied prevention and health promotion at the assistant professor rank with a focus on Applied Prevention and Health Promotion<https://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/532431/assistant-professor-of-counseling-psychology-and-human-services-with-a-focus-on-applied-prevention-and-health-promotion> and with an emphasis in sport and wellness, including physical and mental health<https://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/532434/assistant-professor-counseling-psychology-and-human-services-with-an-emphasis-in-sport-and-wellness-including-physical-and-mental-health>.

*        Ballmer Institute Postdoctoral Scholar<https://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/532110/ballmer-institute-postdoctoral-scholar> The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time postdoctoral scholar to engage in research activities in their laboratories.

*        Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Child Behavioral Health<https://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/532121/assistantassociatefull-professor-of-child-behavioral-health> The Ballmer Institute has openings for multiple tenure-track faculty members, and will consider applicants at the Assistant, Associate, or full Professor level with tenure lines.

*        The Ballmer Institute is seeking an Academic and Career Advisor<https://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/532561/academic-and-career-advisor-ballmer-institute> to provide academic and career advising for current and prospective students in The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health.

*        The Ballmer Institute is seeking an Assistant, Associate, or Full Clinical Professor<https://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/532547/assistant-associate-or-full-clinical-professor> to serve as the essential link between teaching and practice.

*        Petrone Professorship in Educational Data Science (Associate or Full Professor)<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/532430/petrone-professorship-in-educational-data-science-associate-or-full-professor> The Department of Education Studies (EDST) is seeking a colleague with expertise in educational data science and quantitative research methodology.

*        Assistant Professor, Communication Disorders and Sciences (Language and Literacy in Neurodiverse Populations)<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/532433/assistant-professor-communication-disorders-and-sciences-language-and-literacy-in-neurodiverse-populations> The Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences (SPECS) seeks a tenure-line faculty position focused on language and literacy in neurodiverse populations at the assistant professor rank.

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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