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Friday, November 20, 2009
UTSA students win research awards from American Society for Microbiology
Ann Reyes, Tricia Van Laar, Steve Rodriguez are honored at conference
Thursday, November 19, 2009
UTSA achieves 91-percent participation in state charitable campaign
UTSA faculty and staff donate more than $266K to 2009 SECC
Thursday, November 19, 2009
UTSA undergrads compete for $100K in prizes at technology competition
Competition challenges UTSA students to form a viable technology start-up
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Institute of Texan Cultures presents range of holiday activities, exhibits
Institute offers first holiday ornament, Dec. 5 Family Day, vintage nativity display
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
International students develop English speaking skills with UTSA program
Intensive English program is housed in bicultural-bilingual studies department
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
UTSA choirs, orchestra perform American masterworks by Copland, Bernstein
Concert is 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 22 in Arts Building Recital Hall, Main Campus
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Institute of Texan Cultures shares family's tradition with nativity display
Czech family's 1890s nativity scenes will be on display Nov. 21-Jan. 3
Friday, November 13, 2009
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez conducts roundtable with vets who are students, staff
Congressman encourages veterans to apply for federal education benefits
Friday, November 13, 2009
UTSA faculty endowments are the gifts that keep on giving
Gifts ranging from $250K to $2 million help recruit, retain researchers, artists
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Possible exposure to tuberculosis determined at UTSA Downtown Campus
UTSA students and staff needing testing have been notified
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
UTSA Satellite Space hosts painting and installation exhibits Nov. 5-22
Two M.F.A. candidates present colorful paintings, installation with clown theme
Monday, November 09, 2009
Director hired for new UTSA alternative and renewable energy institute
Les Shephard is energy expert recruited from Sandia National Laboratories
Friday, November 06, 2009
UTSA College of Business ranked nationally by BusinessWeek magazine
For second consecutive year, UTSA's part-time M.B.A. program is ranked
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Climbing to tier one: UTSA reports 34 percent increase in research spending
University increased research spending 97 percent over five years
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Pair of UTSA basketball games to be televised by Southland TV Network
UTSA men's Feb. 6 game and women's Feb. 13 game to be televised
Monday, November 02, 2009
Institute for Economic Development celebrates 30 years of growing business
Network of business expertise contributes to UTSA's community engagement mission
UTSA Professor Goutham Menon elected secretary general of International Consortium for Social Development
Goutham Menon
Share this Story(Oct. 26, 2009)--Goutham Menon, UTSA associate professor of social work, has been elected secretary general of the International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD), an organization of practitioners, scholars and students in the human services working in the area of international social development.
Established in the 1970s by a group of social work educators, the ICSD addresses pressing human concerns from an international, interdisciplinary perspective. The consortium fosters collaboration among personnel of organizations such as the United Nations, World Bank, UNESCO and UNICEF as well as among professional associations in the human services and institutions of higher learning.
ICSD strives to develop the capacities of individuals and communities; promote world peace and social justice; improve access to adequate health care and education; overcome discrimination against women and minorities; and create sustainable income and economic structures.
"Social workers have been involved in social-change efforts across the globe for many years," said Rosalie Ambrosino, chair of the Department of Social Work in the UTSA College of Public Policy. "However, as a profession we need to be even more involved in collaborative international efforts that promote sustainable change through community and economic development, organization and program building, and social development. Dr. Menon's long-time efforts in international social work make him an excellent choice for this key leadership role in ICSD."
As secretary general, Menon's responsibilities will include the day-to-day management of the organization's resources and in enhancing member relationships around the world. He also will provide leadership and direction to ICSD's peer-reviewed journal, Social Development Issues, and to the organization's biennial international symposium, the next one to be organized in Bangladesh in 2011.
"It is an honor to be asked to serve as secretary general of ICSD," said Menon. "This organization has been a catalyst for many innovative collaborations that help the least economically developed nations, and I hope to continue its tradition of enhancing networks of likeminded professionals."
Menon has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Madras, India, and a doctorate of social work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is on the board of the Council on Social Work Education, the national accreditation agency for the social work profession. His areas of expertise include information and communication technologies to enhance social and economic development, international social work and education, and social enterprise development.
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