Gallaudet University Regional Center - West

04/07/2023

An Announcement from the GURCs

The GURC-Midwest is looking for a new director. Are you that person?

Description Summary:

This position is a partnership between Austin Community College and Gallaudet University. The Director’s office location is hosted by Austin Community College and located at the Rio Grande Campus in Austin, Texas. The Director works under the direction of Gallaudet University and supports the missions of both organizations.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT INTERVIEWS FOR THIS POSITION:

• Fluency in American Sign Language is required for this position. The interviews will be conducted in ASL with questions asked to the candidate in ASL and the candidate expected to respond in ASL.

• Because the committee will include both deaf ASL users and hearing, non-signing members, an interpreter will be present to facilitate communication.

Video Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuhrK4DL3MY&t=2s

Job Description and Application Link: https://austincc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/details/Director--Gallaudet-University-Regional-Center-Midwest_R-3998

Closing Date: April 28, 2023

*See the job posting for specific information regarding application and deadlines.

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04/07/2023

Gallaudet University: Youth Programs

Summer Youth Camps 2023

Session 1: June 20-27
-GenCyber (Geek out in the world of information technology and cybersecurity!)
-Immerse into ASL (learn the rich language and culture!)
-Discover College and Careers (DC2)(learn more about yourself, your skills, and potential careers)

Session 2: June 28-July 5
-Got skills? (Design your own summer camp experience! (middle school))
-Deaf Youth Pride (Explore and embrace your identity)

Bonus!! Six Flags, Gallaudet, and Washington DC!

Register now to secure your spot: gu.live/register-syc-2023

For more information: gu.live/youth-camps

[email protected]
gallaudet.edu/youth-programs

04/06/2023

Ohlone College Deaf Studies Division: 50 years of Deaf Pride
Celebrate with us by attending these events on Friday, April 28, 2023, Smith Center at Ohlone College. FREE EVENT

Introduction to Deaf Culture: Book presentation & signing with several local Deaf authors 5pm to 615pm

CODA movie: Film screening at 7pm and Panel discussion at 9pm

Reception at 6 15pm to 6 55pm

please RSVP at: https://ohlone.formstack.com/forms/rsvp_for_50_years_of_deaf

01/25/2023

"Deaf-Centered Presenting" hosted by Ohlone College Deaf Studies 50th anniversary

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Flyer Background is black, upper portion of the flyer is highlighted with a gold silhouette giving the
impression of an eclipse.

Top: Gallaudet University Regional Center West logo, includes the Gallaudet symbol inspired by the ASL sign for the University.

Title: Free Webinar, Deaf-Centered Presenting

3 presenters’ photo circles: Left, a white woman wearing navy blue cardigan with white camisole, and crystal white necklace; Middle, a white man in his 60’s wearing a blue shirt; Right, a black womxn wearing coral sweater while wearing makeup.

3 presenters’ descriptions: Left, Genie Gertz, Professor, Gallaudet University; Middle, Thomas K. Holcomb, Professor, Ohlone College; Right, Felicia Williams, Professor, Gallaudet University

Followed by the program description: Tips for creating Deaf-Centered presentations will be shared for optimal, visually-oriented information delivery. With these approaches, barriers are reduced, which increase wide-range success for all involved. This webinar is designed for all, whether you are a seasoned or an up-and-coming professional, and/or whether you work with deaf, hard-of-hearing or hearing people.

Date and Time: 15 February 2023 11:00am PST

At the bottom:

Left, QR Code for registration;

Middle: Register: https://bit.ly/DeafStudieswebinar1;

Right, Decorative vertical logo element with Ohlone College 50 Years of Deaf Pride 1972-2022. The number 50 is included with two illustrated hands signing, one showing a five and the other signing a zero inside the number 50. (EOM)]

09/15/2022

Gallaudet University: Visual Language and Visual Learning
Upcoming PEN Distinguished Lecture Series

03/31/2022

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University:

New, Free Video Series Increases Access to Financial Literacy Education for Students, Families, and Educators

A new series of accessible financial literacy videos has been created through a partnership between the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center (Clerc Center) at Gallaudet University, the Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY), and Junior Achievement (JA). The videos are available at no cost to students, families, and educators throughout the United States.

The videos, which prominently feature American Sign Language (ASL) with subtitles and voice-over in English, are applicable for a wide variety of students, including those who are and are not deaf. The videos incorporate topics aligned with financial literacy, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship pathways. Concepts include making choices, citizenship, banking, and money, owning a business, being an entrepreneur, getting a job, and more.

The current set of videos is available now on the CDHY website, as well as through JA.org, and educational institutions across the U.S. are invited to utilize the content. The group plans on expanding the JA Hand in Hand Video Series in the future.

CDHY website: https://www.cdhy.wa.gov/resources/video/basics-financial-literacy/

For the entire content of the Press Release follow this link: https://www.prweb.com/releases/2022/3/prweb18587344.htm

03/23/2022

Gallaudet University: Upcoming Events & VL2 News

The Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience (PEN)

Program Distinguished Lecture Series



SAVE THE DATE

Thursday, April 7, 2022, 2:00-3:00 p.m. (EST)



Dr. Vinod Menon

Rachel L. and Walter F. Nichols, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Systems Neuroscience Models of Numerical Cognition and Learning Disabilities



For more information about the presenter and to register in advance: https://vl2.gallaudet.edu/pen-distinguished-lecture-series/93



Missed the previous presentation? Check them out at https://vl2.gallaudet.edu/pen-distinguished-lecture-series
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2nd Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Institute's Discovery Blitz



SAVE THE DATE

Monday, May 9th from 1-2:30 PM



The CNI Discovery Blitz salutes science research & discovery with lightning-fast, 3-Minute presentations by The VL2 Research Center (PEN & CNI) Students, Faculty, and Research Staff.

https://gallaudet.zoom.us/j/85159165875

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PEN student invited to prestigious summer institute

VL2 is proud to announce that Sarah Kimbley, a fourth-year doctoral candidate in our Ph.D in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) program, has been selected to participate in the 2022 Inclusive Assessment of Multi-Modal Mutlilinguais (IAM3) Institute. IAM3 is a prestigious, intensive two-week summer institute hosted by Stockholm University that is sponsored by a grant from the National Science Foundation. https://www.iam3.info/

Read more: http://vl2.gallaudet.edu/news/pen-student-invited-to-prestigious-summer-institute

The PEN Distinguished Lecture Series in Educational Neuroscience was created in association with the Foundations Proseminar course for graduate students in the Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) program. Since its inception, the series has grown!

03/09/2022

Gallaudet University: Upcoming VL2's PEN Distinguished Lecture

The Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) Program Distinguished Lecture Series

Kimberly Noble, MD, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience and Education at
Teacher College, Columbia University

Socioeconomic Inequality and Children’s Brain Development

Thursday, March 10, 2022, 2:00-3:00 p.m. (EST)

The presentation will be archived at: https://vl2.gallaudet.edu/pen-distinguished-lecture-series

Click Here to Register: https://gallaudet.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g5U_NnU5QvSAfEgUHsGvGA

About the Presenter

Kimberly Noble, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Neuroscience and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. As a neuroscientist and board-certified pediatrician, she studies how socioeconomic inequality relates to children’s cognitive and brain development. Her work examines socioeconomic disparities in cognitive development, as well as brain structure and function, across infancy, childhood and adolescence. She has funding from the NIH and more than a dozen private foundations, and is one of the principal investigators of Baby’s First Years, the first clinical trial of poverty reduction in the first three years of life. Dr. Noble received her undergraduate, graduate and medical degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. She was the recipient of the Association for Psychological Science Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions, the American Psychological Association award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, and is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Her TED talk has received more than two million views to date, and her work has received worldwide attention in the popular press.

The PEN Distinguished Lecture Series in Educational Neuroscience was created in association with the Foundations Proseminar course for graduate students in the Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) program. Since its inception, the series has grown!

03/03/2022

Gallaudet University Youth Program:

2022 Summer Camps for Middle School and High School from Gallaudet University