College recruiter job posting

The College of Health Sciences is pleased to announce the posting of its new College Recruiter and Advisor position.  The job summary is below and those interested should access https://ukjobs.uky.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/search/Search_css.jsp
(search for Requisition Number SP547633).

  *        This position will serve as a recruiter and advisor for the College of Health Sciences.  This position will be responsible for creating and implementing a strategic approach to student recruitment for the health sciences undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. This includes developing and implementing a minority recruitment plan designed to increase the diversity of qualified applicants to the college in collaboration with the Office for Institutional Diversity. They will maintain a tracking system of potential program applicants and provide reports on recruitment data as requested.


 *        This position will be responsible for advising off-campus transfer students that are potential applicants to the CHS programs and serve as a liaison to UK on-campus pre-health advisors. They will conduct informational programs and advising at organized campus events as well as off-campus events (some travel will be required).

 *        This position will coordinate and conduct Cultural Competency Assessment on all CHS programs and assist in CHS research initiatives;
 will plan and implement service-learning initiatives, diversity programming, and various College events including community engagement initiatives.

  *        This position will also assist in the admissions process for some CHS programs, including review of applications, conducting interviews, and regrets counseling.  --

 Dr. Randa R. Remer
 Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
 College of Health Sciences
 University of Kentucky, C.T. Wethington Building room 111
 900 South Limestone
 Lexington, KY 40536
 (859) 218-0545
 Fax: (859) 323-5986

Congratulations to Tara Baas

Congratulations to recent EPE alum, Dr. Tara Baas who has just accepted an

offer to work as a Senior Policy Analyst for AMR Management Services downtown

in the Chase building.

As Tara wrote:

"I am really excited b/c it is a family-owned firm, that
prides itself on family friendliness and taking time to recruit employees
with strong work ethics & good senses of humor/personalities. At least 4 of
the people I spoke with over the course of the past month have told me that
"the grass is greenest" there & that they love their jobs-particularly
because of the team culture and friendly environment. The firm manages (or
consults for) professional non-profits. My primary job will be policy
analysis for one of their larger clients-the National Association of State
Procurement Officials. For some clients, AMR handles things like marketing,
conferences, or other limited areas. NASPO is a client whose entire
association is run by AMR."

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Agency Name

National Science Foundation

Synopsis

The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to 

help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering 

workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports 

outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's 

and doctoral degrees in fields within NSF's mission. The GRFP provides three

years of support for the graduate education of
individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant 

achievements in science and engineering research.

Announcement Number: NSF 13-584

Due Dates:

November 04, 2013: Engineering; Computer and Information Science and 

Engineering; Materials Research
November 05, 2013: Mathematical Sciences; Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
November 07, 2013: Social Sciences; Psychology; STEM Education and Learning
November 08, 2013: Life Sciences; Geosciences

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13584/nsf13584.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Contact Information


*         Applications, contact: GRF Operations Center, telephone: 

(866) 673-4737,
email: info@nsfgrfp.org<mailto:info@nsfgrfp.org>

*         Gisele T. Muller-Parker, telephone: (703) 292-8694, email:
grfp@nsf.gov<mailto:grfp@nsf.gov>

*         Pushpalatha Murthy, telephone: (703) 292-8694, email:
grfp@nsf.gov<mailto:grfp@nsf.gov>

*         Doris L. Carver, telephone: (703) 292-8694, email:
grfp@nsf.gov<mailto:grfp@nsf.gov>

AERA Dissertation and Research Grants

The AERA Grants Program is accepting proposals for Dissertation and 

Research Grants,with a deadline of Thursday, September 5, 2013. Now in 

its 23rd year, the AERA Grants Program, with support from the National 

Science Foundation, provides small grants for conducting studies of 

education policy and practice using federally-funded, large-scale data

sets. Please help us in disseminating information widely to colleagues 

who may be interested.

AERA Grants Program
AERA Dissertation Grants

<http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=965.18230.78.98e61h8GAOBOwnWhmMlpKYA..A>:
AERA provides dissertation support for advanced doctoral students to undertake
doctoral dissertations using data from the large-scale national or 

international data sets supported by the NCES, NSF, and/or other 

federal agencies. Applications are encouraged from a variety of 

disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, 

psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics. The
selection process is competitive. AERA Dissertation Grants are awarded 

for one-year for an amount of up to $20,000. The next application 

deadline is Thursday, September 5, 2013.

AERA Research Grants

<http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=965.18229.78.98e61h8GAOBOwnWhmMlpKYA..A>:
AERA provides small grants for faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, 

and other doctoral-level scholars to undertake quantitative research 

using data from the large-scale national or international data sets 

supported by the NCES, NSF, and/or
other federal agencies. Applications are encouraged from a variety of 

disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, 

psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics. 

The selection process is competitive. AERA Research Grants are awarded for 

one or two years, for an amount of up to $35,000. The next application 

deadline is Thursday, September 5, 2013.

For further information about AERA and the Grants Program, visit the AERA Grants
Program website at
http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/

 <http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=965.18228.78.98e61h8GAOBOwnWhmMlpKYA..A>.
You may also contact Kevin Dieterle, AERA Grants Program Manager, at
grantsprogram@aera.net<http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=965.18227.78.98e61h8GAOBOwnWhmMlpKYA..A>
or (202) 238-3227.

EPE news

Please join me in congratulating Amberly Warnke for receiving the College of Education's 2013  award for Outstanding Staff Member.  Well deserved!

If you haven't yet heard, we are fortunate to have two new faculty members joining EPE for the fall semester:

Dr. Erin Stevenson has been accepted a clinical faculty appointment in EPE.  She will be the Director of the College's new Evaluation Center and will teach courses and advise in EPE.  Dr. Stevenson is interested in finding graduate students with interest and emerging skills in evaluation methods to get involved in projects through the Center.  She'll be located in 143-144 Taylor.

Dr. Ishwanzya Rivers has accepted appointment for a one year Lecturer position in EPE.  She'll teach  Policy Issues in Higher Education in the fall, and likely a Community College course as well as another yet to be decided course in the spring.  Dr. Rivers will also be available to work with Masters degree students on their scholarly papers and to guide students who'll undertake internships next year.  Dr. Rivers will have an office in 145 Taylor.

Please join me in welcoming both Dr. Stevenson and Dr. Rivers.

Amberly has started work to update the EPE website.  If you have suggestions, please let her or me know.

I will continue as interim department chair next year.  Need an IRB signature?  I'll be in the office on and off during the summer.  So leave the form in my mailbox and drop me an email to let me know it's there: Signatures R Me.

Other news?  Please share.  I'm sure in my jet-lagged state, I've left some on the other side of the international dateline.

KUDOS to Michael Peabody

I am pleased to announce that Michael Peabody (doctoral student in EPE) has accepted the position of Psychometrician with the American Board of Family Medicine. The American Board of Family Medicine is one of the 24 medical specialty boards and certifies family physicians. Michael will be involved with scoring the certification examination, standard setting, reliability and validity studies, drafting manuscripts, and writing syntax to improve and automate ongoing psychometric processes. Please join me on congratulating him on this new professional endeavor.  

Kelly D. Bradley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation

University of Kentucky

131 Taylor Education Building

Lexington, KY 40506

kdbrad2@uky.edu

www.uky.edu/~kdbrad2