TACUSPA Article & Grant Competition Deadline - April 16th

TACUSPA Members,

The Graduate Education and Research Commission would like to announce this year's article and grant competitions! 

Do you need some money for thesis, dissertation, or department-based research? Would you like to see your research and graduate school papers in print AND have a chance to be honored for your efforts? Submit a research paper or grant proposal by April 16, 2010!

TACUSPA Research Development Grant - Application Form 2010

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFVmSTBLb3VyTld2ZF9DNTIzbDdiOWc6MA

TACUSPA Article Competition - Call for Papers 2010

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgc3mwvc_99gt4488dp

If you have ANY questions, please contact the Graduate Education and Research Commission (jtedwards@tarleton.edu) or call 254-968-9638.

*Also, please remember that the TACUSPA blog is updated EVERY MONDAY! This month's topic is focused on HBCUs and HSIs - http://tacuspa.blogspot.com. Subscribe to the blog -http://tacuspa.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default.

Sincerely,

Jennifer T. Edwards & Sandi Osters
TACUPSA Graduate Education and Research Commission Co-Chairs

The Texas REACH Conference: Helping Foster Youth REACH their Dream of a College Education

Helping Foster Youth REACH their Dream of a College Education

Texas State University

LBJ Student Center Ballroom

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

Inaugural Convening of Higher Education Institutions and Child Welfare Programs

Day One: May 26, 2010    11:30 am to 4:45 pm

Day Two:  May 27, 2010     8:30 am to 2:00 pm

Please register by May 14^th, by going to the Texas REACH website:

http://www.texasreach.info/

Why you should attend....

Hear about nationally recognized research and programs for youth aging out of care

Learn the latest on local efforts in our own state

Become familiar with the most up-to-date resources for youth leaving care

Hear directly from young people about what works!

Conference Cost:  $35.00.  This cost includes attendance to the conference both days, conference materials, lunch on both days, breakfast on day two and snacks.   

Lodging

The website also contains information about lodging.  There is currently a room block available for Texas Reach participants and this information is contained on the website.  However, the room block will be released on April 26^th.

A limited number of scholarships are available.  For scholarship information or general questions, please contact Tanesha Dillard at 512-691-1553 or tdillard@casey.org  or Elaine Carter at 512-691-1566 or ecarter@casey.org

HBCUs and HSIs (Week One) - List of HBCUs and HSIs AND Current Research

In this week's post, we highlight the various HBCUs and HSIs in Texas. We provide a list of institutions classified as an HBCU or HSI and we highlight recent research focused on HBCUs and HSIs in Texas.

TG's Report - "Profile of Minority Serving Institutions in Texas" -

http://www.tgslc.org/pdf/HSI-HBCU-Summary.pdf

Texas Hispanic Serving Institutions Consortium - http://txhsic.org/

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities - http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Default_EN.asp

White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities - http://ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-index.html

Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): Serving Latino Students -

http://www.edexcelencia.org/system/files/Emerging_HSI.pdf

HBCUs in Texas:

Prairie View A&M University

Huston-Tillotson University

Jarvis Christian College

Paul Quinn College

Southwestern Christian College

Texas College

Texas Southern University

St. Philip's College

Wiley College

HSIs in Texas

Baptist University of the Americas, San Antonio

Brazosport College, Lake Jackson

Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch

Coastal Bend College, Beeville

Del Mar College, Corpus Christi

El Centro College, Dallas

El Paso Community College, El Paso

Galveston College, Galveston

Houston Community College System, Houston

Howard College, Big Spring

Laredo Community College, Laredo

Midland College, Midland

Mountain View College, Dallas

Northwest Vista College, San Antonio

Odessa College, Odessa

Our Lady of the Lake University-San Antonio, San Antonio

Palo Alto College, San Antonio

Saint Edward's University, Austin

San Antonio College, San Antonio

San Jacinto College-Central Campus, Pasadena

South Plains College, Levelland

South Texas College, McAllen

Southwest Texas Junior College, Uvalde

Southwestern Adventist University, Keene

St Marys University, San Antonio

St Philips College, San Antonio

Sul Ross State University, Alpine

Texas A & M International University, Laredo

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi

Texas A & M University-Kingsville, Kingsville

Texas State Technical College-Harlingen, Harlingen

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio

The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville

The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso

The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa

The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg

University of Houston-Downtown, Houston

University of St Thomas, Houston

University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio

Victoria College, Victoria

Wharton County Junior College, Wharton

April 2010 - HBCUs and HSIs (An Overview of the Month's Posts)

TACUSPA Members,

This month's focus is on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Texas! Through the next few weeks, we will highlight the following:

I. A List of HBCUs and HSIs in Texas.

II. "What are HBCUs and HSIs?"

III. Current Tweets on HBCUs and HSIs

IV. Recent News and Research on HBCUs and HSIs

V. Recent Texas-Based Dissertations on HBCUs and HSIs

VI. Recent Youtube Videos on Issues Encountered By  HBCUs and HSIs
VII. Recent Books on HBCUs and HSIs

If you would like to highlight an HBCU or HSI in Texas, please send an e-mail to Dr. Jennifer Edwards - jennifertedwards@gmail.com.


Enjoy this month's topic!



Sincerely,


The TACUSPA Graduate Education and Research Commission

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Community Colleges (Week 5) - Austin Community College & YouTube!

This month, we would like to highlight the Austin Community College System for their efforts on YouTube. The Austin Community College System provides the following through YouTube: campus tours, faculty interviews, financial aid overview, student life stories, leadership opportunities, orientation previews, etc. Here is a link to their channel on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/accstudentlife

The NEAT aspect of these videos is the closed captioning feature for students who may have trouble hearing the audio. Way to go Austin Community College System!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2zY5LZb2D8