Dear colleagues,
Spring semester will be an exciting and busy time in the College of Education. Our Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series continues, along with the endowed Jones and Bluhm lectures, as well as the university-wide 175th anniversary celebration beginning in February and taking us through homecoming 2025.
Thank you for all that you do to advance our shared mission. I look forward to seeing you at our first college-wide meeting of the year on January 28!
Read on to learn about your colleagues’ achievements and don’t forget to submit news of your own.
As a reminder, please reach out to the following email addresses for support.
For financial, administrative, and HR questions, email CoEdu.Support@utah.edu.
For requests to edit the website, please email coedu-websupport@utah.edu.
Warmly,
Frankie Santos Laanan
Dean
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We are delighted to announce that Distinguished Professor William A. Smith has been named in the national 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings! This marks Professor Smith's second appearance on the distinguished list, following his previous recognition in 2023.
The rankings, published by Education Week, celebrate the top 200 scholars whose research makes significant contributions to educational policy and practice.
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Udita Gupta Selected as Community Engaged Faculty Fellow |
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Udita Gupta, career-line professor in the College of Education, has been selected as one of the 2024-25 Community Engaged Faculty Fellows. She has shown great commitment to community engaged learning, enthusiasm for assessing learning outcomes, and community impact.
Professor Gupta will develop assessment processes for CEL learning outcomes and community partner engagement in the Spring 2025 semester.
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College of Education alum Superintendent Dickson, who graduated with an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy, plans to resign from her position as Utah's superintendent this summer. Dickson joined the Utah State Office of Education in 2007 and became superintendent in 2016.
“It is simply nothing more than it is the right time for me to engage in other opportunities to support public education” said Dickson.
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John Arthur, 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year, writes about his early memories of CoE alum Superintendent Dickson.
"I’ve had the privilege of watching Syd interact with everyone from student teachers to state leaders, and every time it’s the same: They speak, she listens, she shares and a light clicks on in their head or their heart," Arthur said.
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Lindsay Taylor | Lead Administrative Assistant, Dean's Office |
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Meet Lindsay, an Administrative Assistant here at the College of Education. Lindsay thrives on staying busy and actively contributes to the team’s success. She is known for her easygoing nature and her willingness to jump in and help wherever needed. Lindsay is passionate about learning opportunities in her new position!
Lindsay has lived in Salt Lake City her whole life. Outside of work, she loves getting creative with sewing and hands-on building projects in her workshop. She also loves spending time with her family, including camping or taking off on rides in their Razor!
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We are excited to announce a special webinar by Professor Zac Imel on Artificial Intelligence: Research and Applications in Mental Health and Policy and Innovation Issues in the State of Utah. It’ll be held on January 24th, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. MST on Zoom.
Professor Imel will provide a high-level introduction into current AI technology, review and framework for current and possible future mental health applications of AI; including potential benefits and risks, and highlight several ongoing research studies focused on supporting the quality of mental health care with AI.
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Join us for the first college-wide meeting of 2025!
Come for the connections, stay for the updates.
Light lunch will be provided.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
12 - 1:30 p.m.
SAEC ARTWORKS AUDITORIUM
We look forward to seeing you there!
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LEAP x College of Education: |
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Come join LEAP and the College of Education for panels on unique careers in education! Enjoy complimentary food and great topics on Health Education, Museum Education, Academic Advising, Mental Health Professionals, and Recreational Education.
Thursday, Jan. 23
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
SAEC ARTWORKS AUDITORIUM
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Opportunity to connect coursework to Spring UMFA Exhibit |
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The upcoming special exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art from The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts takes place from Feb. 15-July 27, 2025.
The Rubin is coordinating two virtual workshops and one in-person walk-through to help university faculty envision ways they might connect their course to this exhibition. Workshops happened in the past, but recordings are available by emailing ashley.farmer@umfa.utah.edu.
An in-person exhibition walk-through for faculty will happen on Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 5pm MST
If you are interested in attending the walk-through, please email ashley.farmer@umfa.utah.edu.
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Centralizing Finance and Administration Questions |
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Are you a faculty or staff member with questions about HR, finance, or administration?
Please email: CoEdu.Support@utah.edu!
By newly centralizing these services, the dean's office aims to ensure that faculty and staff won’t have to navigate institutional systems on their own when in need of assistance.
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Student Social Media Survey |
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We are collecting feedback on our social media channels from CoE students!
Please consider sharing this survey with your undergraduate and graduate spring classes:
CoE Student Social Media Survey.
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