coe-staff: The Weekly Vol. 6 #25

Wed Apr 2 16:54:15 PDT 2025

Dear COE Community,

Welcome to spring term (and thank goodness it looks like we averted a faculty strike). If you’re like me, you were wondering if and how we would get here and how we move forward together in developing more transparent and authentic communication and trust that is necessary to promote our shared interests and goals at the university. Beyond the faculty union and administration negotiations, there is a lot going on. Spring term often feels like the final push before summer, and we work hard to support our students to wrap up their courses and requirements. Rather than standing on the sidelines, it often feels like we’re sprinting alongside our students as they finish up their degrees and prepare to graduate.  Thank you, faculty and staff, for sprinting!

As the year unfolds, we’re also learning more about the impacts of the federal administration transition on issues that we care deeply about in the College of Education. I invite you to stay up to date and stay engaged at the unit level, college level, and institutional level. We rely on your observations and insights to best inform our college plans to support our faculty, staff, and students. As an example, John Seeley and I, along with colleagues in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, are carefully gathering information on impacted grants, lost opportunities (calls for proposals being rescinded or not posted at all), and impacts on our research staff, faculty, and students. We will be spending time at an upcoming Research and Outreach Council meeting discussing how we would like to gather information from individual research centers so that we can develop plans to support our people and our COE priorities. Thanks, in advance, for engaging with us on this important work.

As we move into spring, I would like to highlight three actions that I am taking, and I invite you to take as well. My hope is that these actions will make our COE community more inclusive and more supportive to all.

  1.  Surround myself with others who hold different viewpoints from my own. Ask questions, be curious, and listen.
  2.  Pause before reacting. Create space to process and reflect.
  3.  Celebrate the day-to-day work and accomplishments. During times of stress or anxiety, we can lose sight of what we are doing and the ways that our work makes a positive difference in the lives of others.

While the above three actions are inherently simple, I struggle with implementing them consistently but am striving each day to engage in intentional growth. I welcome you to join me on this path.

Wishing you a beautiful Week 1. Thanks for your contributions to strengthening our College. We’re better because of you.

Warmly,
Laura Lee

Updates and Upcoming
New Name for CPAN
We are excited to share an important update—The Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect (CPAN) has evolved into the Center for Childhood Safety and Wellbeing (CSAW). This change reflects our expanded mission to address systemic factors that impact childhood safety, strengthen community resilience, and advocate for policies that create the conditions where all children, youth and families can thrive. CSAW continues to serve as a hub for innovative research, education, and community engagement, working alongside university partners, nonprofits, and public agencies to promote child wellbeing across Oregon and beyond. For more information, visit csaw.uoregon.edu<http://csaw.uoregon.edu/> or reach out to csawadmin at uoregon.edu<mailto:csawadmin at uoregon.edu>.

New CPHS Faculty Hired
We are pleased to share that Carolyn Ponting will be joining our faculty in the fall as an Assistant Professor, Health Promotion in Hispanic/Latine/Underserved Communities in the Department of Counseling Psychology. Dr. Carolyn Ponting is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. She has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UCLA, and a minor in Health Psychology. Her research focuses on trauma, mental health care, and prenatal interventions with Hispanic/Latine populations. I wish to extend my gratitude to the search committee, Beth Stormshak (co-chair), Jen Doty (co-chair), Cindy Huang, Anne Marie Mauricio, and Lillian Duran for their excellent work!

UOPD Exercise at Matthew Knight Arena
The University of Oregon Police Department is hosting a training exercise April 7-9 at Matthew Knight Arena. Partnering with Eugene Springfield Fire Department, the exercise will practice how different disciplines work together to respond to an active shooter and rescue injured people quickly.
Logistics:

  *   The exercise will occur in the morning each day

  *   Exercise in progress signs will be posted outside the area and on all doors

  *   Activities will take place in areas of MKA not visible from the street

  *   Emergency vehicles will be directed to park in the loading dock area on the south side of the arena off of Villard

  *   Notice will be posted on the UO Alerts page
For more information about the exercise, contact Chief Jason Wade at jason.wade at uopd.org or 541-346-2905.

UO Annual Outstanding Employee Award Nominations Open
Take a moment to think of a classified employee or an officer of administration (OA) who builds community and belonging, advances the university’s mission, demonstrates excellence on the job, and motivates others to do these things right along with them.

If someone comes quickly to mind, University Human Resources invites you to nominate that person<https://click.contact.uoregon.edu/?qs=5c95ed1941a060f86a0892a953d3e2b401fd94b987707b7f0f841f75463fb828fd3287186551d84bd7f1f1ee54dfa832b2ae2c76f86ed8c1051824fabfe4d5d6> for a 2025 Outstanding Employee Award. Winners will be recognized at a university celebration. The deadline to submit nominations is April 16. Any member of the university community can nominate any classified employee or OA for this recognition. A group of colleagues can collaborate to nominate one employee.

A committee of OAs and classified employees will select the winners based on nominees’ embodiment of the criteria outlined on the HR website<https://click.contact.uoregon.edu/?qs=5c95ed1941a060f8542bb1701c5df06f110366a25270347232ce232b4fd8940a1dcfa21678d87a19ecf88e53cdca2ff965fc3c415f09aff17208ebea8ffa55da>.

Spotlights and Recognition
Article: Sugar-coated cartoons - Shows targeted to girls mention sweets eight times more than shows for boys, study finds<https://news.uoregon.edu/research-shows-cartoons-girls-pile-sugar>
Associate Professor Nichole Kelly<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/nicholek> offers expert commentary in this article about foods featured in children’s cartoons.

COE Alumni Spotlights and Articles
Learn more about Family & Human Services Alums Charie Gosslee<https://education.uoregon.edu/alumni-clarie-gosslee> and Adrian Cruz<https://news.uoregon.edu/adriancruz>, and Counseling Psychology Alum Elisa C. DeVargas, PhD<https://education.uoregon.edu/alumni-elisa-devargas>!

OVPRI Career Research Faculty Professional Development Awards
Congratulations to the following faculty for receiving an OVPRI award to support professional development activities related to advancing their research skills in their area of expertise:
Anne Marie Mauricio<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/amariem>, Associate Research Professor, Prevention Science Institute
Joe Neese<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/jnese>, Research Associate Professor, Behavioral Research and Teaching
Kyle Reardon<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/kreardon>, Research Associate, Secondary Special Education & Transition
Maria Reina Santiago-Rosario<https://ecs.uoregon.edu/people/maria-santiago-rosario>, Research Associate, Educational & Community Supports
Lina Shaley<https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/shanley2>, Research Associate Professor, Center on Teaching and Learning

Congratulations: Congratulations to COE Advisor, Greg Brock, who successfully defended his dissertation Leading Through Crisis: Generosity’s Role in Building Trust this week. Congratulations to Dr. Brock!

Unsolicited kudos to our faculty: One of our faculty members sent me a detailed note of appreciation for George Harrison’s work in leading curricular changes in EDUC and thoughtfully working with faculty and programs to support our college-wide stats/methods course. One of our students sent me an unsolicited note of appreciation to Jerry Rosiek and grad student Sage Hatch for their community-building in UOTeach and their intentional prioritization of students’ connections and belonging. *I love the unsolicited feedback* Thank you and keep it coming! (Wait, is that soliciting unsolicited feedback?! 😊)

New Title for Laura King
Laura King’s job title has changed from Executive Assistant to Development Coordinator, effective April 1, to better reflect her strengths and the work she does to support Development’s efforts. Great job Laura!

Reminders
Class of 2025 Spotlights Needed
Central Communications is looking for nominations for Class of 2025 spotlights for UO’s social media. Please submit recommendations to this form<https://www.wrike.com/frontend/requestforms/index.html?token=eyJhY2NvdW50SWQiOjQxMjgyMSwidGFza0Zvcm1JZCI6MTM2MzE2NX0JNDg2MzE4NjE1NTA3MgkwYjJmNjY5M2MyYTU4NDRkMDNkYjllMmU3NjMzYjQxMTU2ZjhlZTk4ZmNkM2RlMDYyZWQ1ZGFkODMwMzUyMDIx> by April 4! These are separate from the ones COE Communications is creating for our college’s social media.

Laura Lee McIntyre | Dean & Castle-McIntosh-Knight Professor
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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