College of Education and Human Development UMN

Have a safe and happy Labor Day!

As a member of the St Paul City Council, Cheniqua Johnson often draws upon her Family Social Science experience while working with her constituents. Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/kXTBBBc

University of Minnesota Dept. of Family Social Science

Alumni profile: Public service is her calling Growing up in Worthington, Minnesota, Cheniqua Johnson (’17 BS) wasn’t particularly into politics. Her family would discuss issues when it went to cast ballots for presidential elections, but that was about it.

The University of Minnesota has been proud to welcome international students for 150 years, since the first two arrived from Canada and Denmark in 1874. We are of our CEHD international student community and need your help, as an alumni or student, to share the impact CEHD is making across the globe. Submit your stories here: z.umn.edu/cehd-international-students

Happy Welcome Week! We are so excited to have all of our new students on campus.

How can those in geographically disperse areas receive better access to behavioral health care? MIDB’s telehealth initiative is one way.

Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/Szi6OgM

Providing care from afar One of the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the adoption of telecommunications in numerous areas of society. Communication via screen has been available for some time, of course, but the pandemic brought on its use with greater urgency...

Join students, faculty, and staff at the CEHD Block Party to kick-start Fall 2024! This year’s event takes place Thursday, August 29, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Burton Hall Courtyard. Enjoy food, music, lawn games, swag, and an opportunity to learn about CEHD programs! Register here: https://loom.ly/pqDD4eU

Paris Games Are Being Hailed As the ‘Gender-Equal’ Olympics. Let's Take a Closer Look
July 31, 2024–NPR
Dunja Antunovic, University of Minnesota School of Kinesiology
Learn more: https://loom.ly/WXNgO00

What did a group of alumni and donors learn about CEHD’s collaboration with Thailand during a recent visit?

Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/vzj9pfY

A journey to Thailand For decades, CEHD has maintained strong partnerships with schools, organizations, and individuals in Thailand. From undergraduate study abroad programs to graduate internships, CEHD has established a robust network of relationships focused on..

This State is Testing a Model to Add More Civility to Politics
July 18, 2024–AOL
Bill Doherty, Department of Family Social Science
Learn more here: https://loom.ly/THHO-jY

This state is testing a model to add more civility to politics Next City reports that Minnesota's Civility Caucus is helping to develop fertile ground for understanding and collaboration across the aisle of the state legislature.

Discover how University of Minnesota School of Kinesiology
PhD student Jacquelyn Sertic has navigated her path
through academia. Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect:
https://loom.ly/lMbLfAw

A doctoral journey of community and support In the world of academia, the path to becoming a scientist is often portrayed as a linear progression, characterized by deliberate steps and premeditated decisions. However, my journey through academia has been anything but conventional...

Teachers v Pupils: Differing Views of Failure
July 9, 2024–Psychology in the Classroom
David DeLiema, Department of Educational Psychology
Listen to the podcast here: https://loom.ly/mkPvA7w

Psychology in the Classroom: Teachers v Pupils: differing views of failure How students and teachers navigate and prioritise different learning processes after encountering impasses during learning can be complex. Recognising that failure moments can be multifaceted, today’s episode explores how classroom discourse reveals varied valued learning processes, such as proble...

Jacquelyn Sertic reflects on her PhD path through the University of Minnesota School of Kinesiology. Click the image below to read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/lMbLfAw

A doctoral journey of community and support In the world of academia, the path to becoming a scientist is often portrayed as a linear progression, characterized by deliberate steps and premeditated decisions. However, my journey through academia has been anything but conventional...

Learn how the MIDB’s telehealth initiative is leading the way in behavioral health access.
Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/Szi6OgM

Providing care from afar One of the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the adoption of telecommunications in numerous areas of society. Communication via screen has been available for some time, of course, but the pandemic brought on its use with greater urgency...

Learn how University of Minnesota School of Kinesiology
student’s early love of sports has led him to double major in
sport management and special education. Click the image below to read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/pjKMdgU

Giving matters: For the love of the game As a boy in Shanghai, China, Kevin Gu had an early obsession. “I love sports,” he says. His love is pure. While many people enjoy the competitive nature of sports—striving to win and aiming for the championship—Gu has a fondness for the games in...

What is the Northern Lights Collaborative for Computing Education and how is it addressing computer science inequities? Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/nqo5HRg

Making computer science inclusive It may come as a surprise to many people that for the percentage of its high schools offering computer science (CS) courses, Minnesota ranks dead last in the country. The national average sits at 58 percent and Minnesota’s neighbors Iowa...

Discover how a group of CEHD alumni and donors traveled to Thailand to experience CEHD collaboration up close.

Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/vzj9pfY

A journey to Thailand For decades, CEHD has maintained strong partnerships with schools, organizations, and individuals in Thailand. From undergraduate study abroad programs to graduate internships, CEHD has established a robust network of relationships focused on..

Read about a CEHD visit to Cambodia to meet with and learn from educational partners.
Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/sGPVYTg

Reflecting on Cambodia In January 2024, nine CEHD faculty traveled to Southeast Asia to learn and engage with partners in the Kingdom of Cambodia. International Faculty Delegations are part of recent efforts by the Office of International Initiatives to promote cultural...

Minnesota ranks last in the country in the percentage of high schools offering computer science courses. Learn how the Northern Lights Collaborative for Computing Education is trying to change this. Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/nqo5HRg

Making computer science inclusive It may come as a surprise to many people that for the percentage of its high schools offering computer science (CS) courses, Minnesota ranks dead last in the country. The national average sits at 58 percent and Minnesota’s neighbors Iowa...

Alum Elizabeth Craig knows firsthand the challenges of working at an unpaid student internship. Discover how she is helping others in similar circumstances. Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/wI-6ZhE

Working for the Northside The Northside Job Creation Team (NJCT) has a clear-cut goal: to help bring sustainable jobs to North Minneapolis that pay a living wage and offer decent benefits. So far, it has succeeded in its task, and it wants to make sure that success...

Dean’s Office Administrative Manager

We seek an individual to provide administrative leadership to the dean’s office. This person has primary responsibility for the strategic planning, management, and implementation of day-to-day operations of the dean’s office and provides administrative expertise and executive-level support to the dean, chief financial officer/chief of operations, and other senior leaders. This position also provides administrative and programmatic leadership by partnering with senior leaders to align financial resources, human resources, data systems, facilities, technology, and other operational areas with the strategic goals of each collegiate administrative unit.

Apply here: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/363746

In January, nine CEHD faculty met with educational partners in Cambodia. What were their
takeaways?

Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/sGPVYTg

Reflecting on Cambodia In January 2024, nine CEHD faculty traveled to Southeast Asia to learn and engage with partners in the Kingdom of Cambodia. International Faculty Delegations are part of recent efforts by the Office of International Initiatives to promote cultural...

Assistant Professor Stephanie Sisco has worked for a year with the Northside Job
Creation Team to create a strategic plan that reinforces the organization’s sustainability. Learn
about her journey.

Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/wI-6ZhE

Working for the Northside The Northside Job Creation Team (NJCT) has a clear-cut goal: to help bring sustainable jobs to North Minneapolis that pay a living wage and offer decent benefits. So far, it has succeeded in its task, and it wants to make sure that success...

Congratulations to alum, Sarah Bacon (BS ’21, sport management MEd ’23) on winning a Silver Medal in the ! Learn more about Sarah and the other CEHD Olympians here: https://loom.ly/YfYq54Q


University of Minnesota School of Kinesiology

As Autism Treatment Spending Rises, Controversial Therapy Is the Main Option for Minnesota Families
July 18, 2024–Star Tribune
Jessica Simacek, Institute on Community Integration
Learn more: https://loom.ly/fxHuquk

As autism treatment spending rises, controversial therapy is the main option for Minnesota families The practice called applied behavior analysis, or ABA, is the overwhelming option for early intervention, but some people with autism and their families have criticized it.

Learn how CEHD’s Workforce Development and Research Lab is helping sustain community
opportunities in North Minneapolis.

Read the story in the latest CEHD Connect: https://loom.ly/wI-6ZhE

Working for the Northside The Northside Job Creation Team (NJCT) has a clear-cut goal: to help bring sustainable jobs to North Minneapolis that pay a living wage and offer decent benefits. So far, it has succeeded in its task, and it wants to make sure that success...

Thank you to all of our 2024 attendees, presenters, and volunteers for a wonderful conference yesterday!

Next up: Experts from the MN legislature and senate, Minnesota Department of Education, and Minnetonka Schools hold a panel discussion.

Today is the final day of ! We can’t wait to hear from keynote 3 “Genius, Justice & Joy: Toward Culturally & Historically Responsive Education” presented by Gholdy Muhammad! Full program here: cehd.umn.edu/lead/program

So excited for keynote 2 “Finding Indigenous Resources and Making Them Work: How to Hit a Home Run When Delivering on Minnesota's Sweeping Standards Revisions” presented by Anton Treuer! Full program here: cehd.umn.edu/lead/program