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<span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none">The Weekly Vol. 7 #30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none">Updates and Upcoming</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Ducks Give is Almost Here – Thursday, May 14, 2026</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Mark your calendars: Ducks Give Day is Thursday, May 14, 2026. This year, the College of Education has over<b> $63,000
</b>in challenge gifts to unlock by reaching <b>180 gifts.</b> Every contribution helps us meet this goal and increases our impact on COE scholarships and programs.
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://ducksgive.uoregon.edu/coe"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#467886">Learn more here!</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">There are several ways to get involved:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">See the Duck!</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> The Duck is touring campus for Ducks Give Day. Stop by the HEDCO lobby on May 14 from 12:35–12:50 p.m. to grab a photo with the Duck
before he’s gone!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Ducks Give Rally:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> Join the College of Education Development team on Wednesday, May 13, from 1–4 p.m. in HEDCO 230T to receive support on sharing
information about Ducks Give with your network!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Swag + Giving:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> On May 14, say hello to the Development team in the HEDCO lobby and pick up COE-branded gloves when you make a gift to the College
of Education.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bit.ly/DGambassador__;!!C5qS4YX3!GfXg1Ds8DhIqiZ_5DKDolU9jh4M9yY5kvW35oPLfb2sUcpqIPLxqYC5fhZjEHnwo7X0omIz_tCcM8ItBMVfnRmU$"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886">Become a
Ducks Give Ambassador</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">:<b>
</b>Help amplify our impact by becoming a Ducks Give Ambassador. Ambassadors receive social media graphics, templates, and other tools to share Ducks Give with their networks, track the difference they are making in real time, and receive exclusive swag.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">EMU Student Event:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">This <i>
student-focused</i> event features thank you card writing, pizza, make your own bouquets, visits from Caesar the No-Drama Llama and the Duck, performances from the Art Cart and Oregon Marching Band, and a photobooth. 11:30am-2:30pm, EMU Amphitheatre.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Faculty and Staff Ice Cream Social:
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Any faculty and staff who make a gift</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> on Ducks Give are welcome to join us for a sundae. 3:30-4:30pm, Ducks Give HQ (Ford Alumni Center
Giustina Ballroom).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">HEDCO Café Closed for Summer</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">The Education Station Café in the HEDCO Lobby will be closed this summer. The café will have limited hours during finals week (open 8:00-4:00 Monday
through Wednesday and open 8:00-2:00 Thursday and Friday) and then will be closed for summer starting Monday June 15<sup>th</sup>. The café will re-open during the Week of Welcome starting Monday September 21<sup>st</sup>. This year’s café closure extends
to the library café as well. All retail cafes in the academic buildings will be closed for summer except for Riverfront Bistro in the Knight Campus Building 2.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none">Spotlights and Recognition</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Recent COE Faculty and Staff Awards and Recognitions</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Congratulations to the faculty and staff below for their outstanding work; our college is lucky to have so many incredible people!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Alison Schmitke, Program Director:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">UO<b> </b>Herman Award for Specialized Pedagogy<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Kaitlyn Adams, Academic Program Coordinator:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">UO Outstanding Employee Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Melissa Green, Academic Program Coordinator:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">UO Outstanding Employee Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Anna Ingram, Administrative Program Assistant:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">UO Outstanding Employee Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Annette Tognazzini, Business Manager:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">UO Outstanding Employee Award<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">American Educational Research Association Award</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Congratulations to <b>Professor Lisa Mazzei
</b>who, <span style="color:black">along with her collaborator Dr. Alecia Jackson, were recently awarded the 2026
</span></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.aera.net/SIG045/Awards"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886">Dangerous Coagulations Award</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">from AERA's Critical Posthuman and Postfoundational Studies in Education SIG. This award recognizes collaborative research teams whose work has pushed the boundaries of educational research
and made exceptional contributions to post-foundational studies in education.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://gettingdowntofacts.com/reports/academic-gatekeeping-english-learner-classified-students-case-california"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886">Academic Gatekeeping of English Learner-Classified
Students: The Case of California</span></b></a><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Associate Professor Ilana Umansky, PhD and QRME doctoral student Havisha Khurana examine how keeping California students who have already demonstrated English proficiency in EL status influence their
academic and behavioral outcomes compared to being reclassified.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://news.uoregon.edu/uo-researchers-offer-approaches-reduce-absenteeism-us-schools"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886">UO researchers offer approaches to reduce absenteeism in US
schools</span></b></a><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Chronic absenteeism is one of the biggest challenges K-12 schools face across the United States. A new report from the HEDCO Institute at the University of Oregon offers promising approaches to reduce
chronic absenteeism, including curriculum changes and better communication with parents.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Submit Achievements to be Featured in future Weekly newsletters:
</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6VRZUU99jDOx6NE"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886">Celebration, Accolades, Kudos, and Excellence (CAKE) Survey</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none">Reminders</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F4761;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Leona Tyler Distinguished Lecture</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Friday May 22, 2:30-4:30pm</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Dr. Mark Eddy, Margie Gurley Seay Centennial Professor in Education at The University of Texas at Austin, will present this year’s Leona Tyler Distinguished
Lecture, entitled <i>“Call and Answer: Professional Youth Mentoring and Encouragement of Constructive, Natural, Life-Long Developmental Processes”</i>. A reception will follow. All are welcome!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">COE Career Faculty | 2026-27 Promotion Info Session</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Friday May 22nd, 12-1:20pm on Zoom</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Career faculty are invited to attend this information session about promotion. Learn about the promotion process and timelines for AY 2026-27, components
of the career faculty promotion file, and resources for preparing your promotion materials. Although information will be targeted to COE career faculty who are eligible for promotion review in 2026-27, all career faculty are welcome to attend.
</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=jxkLj0f0_ky6A1JrRsZh-NpMt7VDc6VOhGx_2czZJvFUQ0hVSFdIUTZXWUFUN1M3WEc5R01DQTZSWi4u"><span class="MsoSmartlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please
RSVP via this link</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> to receive a calendar invite with the Zoom link or indicate if you’d like to receive the recording.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black">Emily Tanner-Smith | Dean, Thomson Professor</span></b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black"> (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#737373;mso-ligatures:none">University of Oregon | College of Education</span></b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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