Human Development and Family Sciences

  • Marvin B. Sussman Award Ceremony

    November 11, 2022

    Please join us on Friday, December 9th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. to honor the Marvin B. Sussman Award recipient, Danielle Riser. You can attend the event in person, in ALS 220, or virtually. Please email Kristen Pousson, kpousson@udel.edu, with any questio …

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  • KON Initiation Ceremony

    October 18, 2022

    On Sunday, November 6th at 1:30 p.m. The Department of Human Development and Family Sciences will participate in the annual Kappa Omicron Nu Initiation Ceremony to initiate a select group of students into the Omicron Alpha Upsilon chapter.  The ceremon …

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  • Race and Culture: Exploring the Last 100 Years of Research on Black Families

    September 30, 2022

    Exploring the Last 100 Years of Research on Black Families Please join us on Wednesday, November 2nd at 1:00 p.m. to hear Chrishana M. Lloyd present how family science and scholars from other disciplines have been conducting research on and about Black …

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  • KON Networking Event

    April 6, 2022

    Please join us on May 3, 2022, for the first annual Kappa Omicron Nu Networking Event! Time of Event: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Location: The Green Lawn between Alison Hall and Morris Library Refreshments will be served! Please click here to register for t …

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  • Human Services Major Accepted to Clinton Global Initiative University

    January 13, 2020

    Women and young girls in rural Ghana spend hours each day transporting water from wells to their homes. To complete the long journey, they balance heavy jugs of water on their heads, which negatively impacts their physical wellbeing over time. During h …

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  • Teacher of the Year

    November 20, 2019

    College of Education alum Rebecca Vitelli explains how UD prepared her to be Delaware’s top teacher University of Delaware alumna Rebecca Vitelli has been named Delaware’s 2020 State Teacher of the Year. At age 26, she is one of the youngest nominees t …

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  • Samantha Leonard with Groomed book cover

    Surviving Sexual Assault

    August 2, 2019

    Book authored by alumna Samantha Leonard shed light on how predators “groom” victims As a survivor of childhood sexual assault, University of Delaware alumna Samantha Leonard knows that sexual predators are methodical about targeting and manipulating t …

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  • See How UD Graduates are Achieving Success!

    See How UD Graduates are Achieving Success!

    March 18, 2019

    98% of the 2018 College of Education and Human Development graduates are employed or pursuing further education. Click on Career Outcomes to find out more information.

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  • Latiaynna Tabb to present inaugural Social Entrepreneurship series

    Latiaynna Tabb to present inaugural Social Entrepreneurship series

    February 26, 2018

    Wednesday, February 28th is the start of the new Social Entrepreneurship Professional Development Series, which will bring a variety of entrepreneurs to campus to discuss their career paths, and how they have built their careers around the benefits of …

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  • Alumna leads music program in DE nursing homes

    Alumna leads music program in DE nursing homes

    February 17, 2017

    Casey Stradley, HMSV ’16, has helped introduce the Music and Memory program in nursing homes throughout Delaware. Stradley works with the Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection with the Delaware Department of Health and Human Services, the sam …

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