Monetary awards and scholarship nominations are currently open for UD Undergraduate and Graduate students involved in the field of human development. Read the UDaily article "Helping People Can Help You" For more information, including the nomination form, visit http://www.hdfs.udel.edu/content/honors-award-information. Application deadline is February 15, 2012.
UD Early Learning Center receives NAEYC accreditation. Leadership at the University of Delaware Early Learning Center (ELC) within the College of Education and Human Development understands this and provides a supportive and engaging environment that helps ignite the spark in a child’s mind. As proof of that dedication, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has awarded the ELC the mark of quality by the NAEYC Accreditation system. Read the UDaily article.
Delaware is one of nine states that will share $500 million in grant money won in a high-profile competition intended to jump-start improvements in often-overlooked early childhood programs. The News Journal.
Ali McDonough, a Human Services major at UD, and her father met with Vice President Joe Biden in the West Wing of the White House to talk about childhood cancer. The McDonough family started The Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Positive) Foundation in 2007 after Andrew died from complications of Leukemia when he was 14. B+ was Andrew's blood type and became the family motto throughout his fight -- to "Be Positive". Vice President Biden was presented with his a B+ tee shirt. The B+ Foundation (www.BePositive.org) funds childhood cancer research and financially assists families of children with cancer nationwide. To date, B+ has awarded over $550,000 in research grants. This year alone, B+ has awarded over $600,000 of financial assistance to families in 49 states (only missing Wyoming!).
A new $2 million federal research study was recently awarded to HDFS faculty Jason Hustedt, Myae Han, Jennifer Vu and Rena Hallam by the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families in the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. This five-year project seeks to bolster the existing services provided by NDEHS through implementing and studying a research-based parent-child interaction intervention. Read the UDaily Article.
Kylie Melvin, has received the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award from Special Olympics Delaware. Kylie is the youngest person to receive this award. Ms. Melvin is the 2010 Swank Human Services Disabilities Scholarship recipient. Read the UDaily Article.
Jenna M. MacKenzie, Human Services- Clinical Services, is one of four UD students awarded the Daniel and Lois Gray Memorial Scholarship by Autism Delaware. Read the UDaily Article
The University of Delaware Career Services Center has dedicated its library inhonor of the contributions of Dr. Richard Sharf. Read the UDaily Article
The 2011 Swank Human Services Disability Scholarship has been awarded to Kelsey Darch.
26th Marion H. Steele Symposium was held April 29th. Award winners are J. Rachel McCulley- 1st Place Undergraduate Paper; Meghan Julia- 1st Place Graduate Paper, Molly Torres - 1st Place Undergraduate Poster; Jessica Schulz - 1st Place Graduate Poster. Read the UDaily Article
Congratulations to Dr. Lynn Worden
Dr. Worden, Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator in HDFS, has been selected to receive UD's 2011 Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Award. Nominations for this award were submitted by students, alumni, faculty and staff.
