Dear colleagues,

Welcome back from fall break! I hope it was both restful and productive. 

Thanks to those who attended our first Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series lecture with Dr. Cristóbal Salinas, Jr. on October 2. If you missed it, don't worry — we have more distinguished speakers events on the calendar for the 2024-2025 academic year. The next takes place on November 4 with Dr. Jungmin Kwon. More details here ; please help spread the word to your students and colleagues. And a special thanks to Dr. Wenyang Sun for helping to coordinate this event with our co-sponsors at the U Asia Center.

As a reminder, please reach out to the following CoEdu 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

Dr. Jason Burrow-Sánchez, Professor of Educational Psychology and Faculty Athletic Representative for the University of Utah, sat down with U Athletics to reflect on the 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month theme: "Pioneers of Change and Shaping the Future Together."

Congratulations on your starring role, Dr. Sánchez! 

Watch the full video. 

In a commissioned piece for @THEU, Dean Laanan's nephew Roberto Laanan, first-year Ph.D. student in Education, Culture & Society, and undergraduate grandsons Eliott and Devin Rice discuss their decisions to attend the U -- each one drawn by world-class academics, Salt Lake's unmatched landscape and the promise of a bright future.

Read more.  

Cydney Y. Caradonna, a third-year Ph.D. candidate in ELP, has been awarded the highly competitive 2025 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Graduate Student Fellowship.

Caradonna is one of only 12 fellows selected nationwide for 2025. She will participate in the AAHHE Annual Conference and engage in fellowship programming, including bi-monthly webinars, throughout the academic year.

Congratulations, Cydney! Read more. 

ELP graduate student Jiashu Lei was awarded the National Travelers Award for Teaching Excellence by the National Education Association. Lei is a student in the K-12 Ed.D. program, as well as a dedicated Chinese dual language immersion educator at Syracuse Elementary School.

Only 48 educators nationwide receive this award, which demonstrates exceptional commitment to teaching, leadership in education, and efforts to improve public education. 

Congratulations, Jiashu! Read more. 

Dr. Jason Taylor, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy and Assistant Dean for Transfer Student Success,  was the invited keynote speaker for the USHE Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Conference on September 27. 

He presented with Dr. Patrick Lane of WICHE. Their session was titled: “Credit for Prior Learning: Student Outcomes Research and Promising Approaches.”

Dr. Taylor's portion of the presentation was based on this study.

Dr. Pamela Cappas-Toro, Operations Director for Higher Education in Prison, moderated the September 24 panel "Education for All: Higher Ed in Prison at the U," which was truly a full house! 

Pictured below left (L-R): Pamela Cappas-Toro; Matt Mason, Ph.D. (Professor of History, BYU); Lea Hernandez, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Communications, U of U); Lia Olive, UPEP Alumna, UPEP Re-entry Coordinator and Communications student; Lindsay Drager, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, U of U). Pictured below right: UPEP interns. 

Dr. Jeremy Coleman featured in the New York Times

Dr. Jeremy Coleman, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, weighed in on the rising costs of living and its effects on the affordability of therapy in last month's New York Times.

Read more.

University of Utah Reading Clinic boosts student reading skills

The University of Utah Reading Clinic was recently featured on Fox 13 News.  

"Sometimes students need a little extra help to boost their reading skills. A free resource in Murray not only provides one-on-one support for readers, but teachers in the classroom as well."

Watch the video and read more. 

The authors of the new text Thinking Like an Abolitionist to End Sexual Violence in Higher Education, including Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Dr. Chris Linder, will be on campus to discuss the book and facilitate a dreaming session to examine strategies to more effectively address sexual violence at the U. You do not need to have read the book to participate, but the first 50 people to RSVP for the session will receive a FREE copy of the book prior to the event. 

Date: October 24, 2024 | Time: 11 am to 3 pm
Location: Childs Hall (Room 7180) in the Eccles School of Business

You can find more information about the book here.

RSVP HERE! 

Join us for the second installment of the Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series. 

Monday, November 4

Lecture: 3 - 4 p.m.
Catered reception: 4 - 5 p.m.
Fireside chat: 5 - 6 p.m.

Dr. Jungmin Kwon will give a talk titled :

Understanding the Transnational Lives and Literacies of Immigrant Children. 

And discuss "Navigating the Doctoral Journey" during a fireside chat. 

University Teaching Grants

Deadlines: Monday, January 27, 2025 / Wednesday, March 7, 2025

John R. Park Teaching Fellowships

Deadline: Monday, November 11, 2024

Community Engaged Teaching and Scholarship Award

Deadline: Monday, November 11, 2024

Early Career Teaching Awards

Deadline: Friday, December 6, 2024

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.

Special Olympics Utah is currently seeking volunteers to help run their fitness club in Salt Lake City.

This is a wonderful volunteer opportunity for future educational professionals in all CoE departments. 

Please share with your students! 

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