Human Development and Family Sciences
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Emily Mayer’s internship with Big Brothers Big Sisters
January 18, 2017Human Services senior, Emily Mayer, served as a marketing, communications and special events intern with Big Brothers, Big Sisters in Philadelphia during Fall 2016. Emily gained experience with large-scale fundraising events that required her to draw f …
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Congratulations to the fall interns!
December 12, 2016Congratulations to the Human Services majors who successfully completed their 400 hour internships this fall semester! Top (L-R): Iva Musnuff: Northwest NJ Community Action Program, Phillipsburg, NJ Casey Stradley: Division of Long Term Care Residents’ …
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Giving for Global campaign initiative
November 15, 2016November is #UDGlobalMonth and the College of Education and Human Development has launched a “Giving for Global” campaign. The goal of this campaign is to raise funds to support CEHD students studying abroad in Barbados and South Africa, and student te …
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Dr. Fleury-Steiner partners with students on domestic violence research
November 14, 2016Dr. Ruth Fleury-Steiner, associate professor in human development and family studies, and Dr. Susan Miller, professor of sociology and criminal justice, are involved in a partnership with the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Delaware’s …
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HDFS students collaborate with community organizations
October 27, 2016During summer session, HDFS students had the chance to work with organizations on service learning projects under the guidance of instructor Cory Gilden. Families and Developmental Disabilities (HDFS 270) students designed projects in collaboration wit …
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Faculty and graduate students travel to Greece
July 12, 2016In May 2016, a group of early childhood education faculty members, graduate students and the Interim Dean of CEHD traveled to Greece to visit the University of Patras and University of Athens. This trip fostered an international collaboration in early …
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Nadisha Downs is a Summer Research All-Star
July 12, 2016Nadisha Downs, a Human Services major, was featured on UD’s tumblr account along with other summer researchers. Nadisha was selected as a McNair’s Scholar and is working alongside Dr. Rob Palkovitz researching perceptions of fatherhood among urban Afri …
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Congratulations to the Class of 2016!
June 2, 2016On May 27, 2016, the College of Education and Human Development held a convocation ceremony to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2016. HDFS was proud to recognize the accomplishments of our Doctoral, Masters and Undergraduate students who will g …
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ECE Students help develop toys for Lab Preschool
May 26, 2016During Spring 2016, Early Childhood Education majors collaborated with Mechanical Engineering students on a project to design and build developmentally appropriate toys for the children at the Laboratory Preschool. Months of collaboration between ECE a …
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Congratulations to Attalie Carnavali!
May 23, 2016Attalie Carnavalie, senior Human Services major, was given the 2015-2016 Grossman Memorial Award by the Division of Student Life. The Grossman Award, established by the class of 1963, recognizes undergraduate students who have demonstrated exceptional …
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