The International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting is a joint meeting with the Center for Parent Education and the International Sociological Association's Committee on Family Research. This International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting is a two-day interdisciplinary conference that will bring together regional, national, and international scholars, policy makers, parent/family educators, early childhood interventionists, family support professionals, school/parent liaisons, students, and child and family advocates. The Conference on Parent Education has met annually on the campus of the University of North Texas for 17 years and is unique as an annual conference focused on educating and supporting parents.

The Winter 2010 edition of the COE alumni newsletter Results! has been published. In it, you will find highlights of our many successes, as well as interesting articles about our alumni and all the wonderful things they've accomplished since earning their degrees here at UNT. Please follow this link (Winter 2010) to read the newsletter. If you would like to opt-in to the recipient list, please click here.

Each year, the University of North Texas’s College of Education reviews the past year's best theses and dissertations and awards two top honors. This year the dissertation award went to Dr. Peggy Ceballos (Ph.D. '08), a graduate of the Counseling and Higher Education (CHE) program. Her major professor was Dr. Sue Bratton. The thesis award went to Brian White (MS '08), a graduate of the Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation (KHPR) program whose major professor was Dr. Simon Driver.

Health officials predict increased flu cases this fall, including of H1N1 (swine) flu, so an upswing in the number of flu cases is also anticipated within the UNT community. Right now there is no indication that the effects of any flu strain, including H1N1, will be unusually severe, but we will keep you informed if this changes. It’s important that you know what to do if you think you may have the flu and steps you can take to help avoid getting the flu.

Visit www.unt.edu/flu for more information.

Welcome to the continuation of our newsletter, Results!.  The 2008 - 2009 year was a successful one for us, much of it due to friends like you! We received over $2 million in gifts this year with commitments of over $1 million for next.  External funding was over $12 million, of which $6 million was new.  Gifts are extremely valuable but particularly so because they benefit our students.

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On Tuesday, October 13th, the College of Education partners with the College of Arts and Sciences to bring you Education: The Key to Success for North Texans, an annual event that brings together community, political, academic and business leaders to promote the importance of education in Texas and raises funds for scholarships and student-based programs.  Click here to learn more!

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas has been designated as one of the top national universities because of its innovative changes in the 2010 U.S. News & World Report's rankings of colleges and universities released today (Aug. 20) by the magazine.

As interest in gifted education wanes at graduate-education programs in Texas, advocates want to see more training for educators who teach gifted students. Supporters feel that without properly trained teachers, the needs of gifted students often go unnoticed.

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Less than 50 percent of first-time teachers remain in the field for more than three years, according to University of North Texas associate professor Dr. Tandra Tyler-Wood. Wood is an associate professor in the College of Education's Department of Educational Psychology

UNT's Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi receives chapter excellence award. This award is the highest given by the International Honor Society for Education.