Human Development and Family Sciences

  • Congratulations to the 2015-2016 award winners!

    Congratulations to the 2015-2016 award winners!

    May 19, 2016

    Congratulations to the 2015-2016 award winners! Human Development and Family Studies graduate and undergraduate students were recognized at the Celebration of Excellence on Friday, May 13. Students received awards to recognize their exceptional work in …

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  • 2016 Steele Symposium

    2016 Steele Symposium

    May 10, 2016

    On April 29, many HDFS students and faculty participated in the annual Steele Symposium at the Embassy Suites. Over 40 students presented posters and papers of their research work, and some were recognized with awards for their research contributions. …

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  • Highlights from 2016’s Project Search

    Highlights from 2016’s Project Search

    May 2, 2016

    This year’s Project Search educational job fair brought hundreds of teacher candidates and employers together to discuss available opportunities in the teaching field. Early Childhood Education majors were among the student candidates who attended to d …

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  • #UDAbroad Voices of Our Community series features Dr. Norma Gaines-Hanks

    #UDAbroad Voices of Our Community series features Dr. Norma Gaines-Hanks

    March 8, 2016

    Dr. Norma Gaines-Hanks was recently featured in a #UDAbroad Voices of Our Community video promoting the HDFS Study Abroad trips that she leads to South Africa and Barbados during winter sessions. Dr. Gaines-Hanks is a strong supporter of students being …

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  • New HDFS course celebrates diversity and inclusion with Special Olympics partnership

    New HDFS course celebrates diversity and inclusion with Special Olympics partnership

    December 16, 2015

    Lara Andrews, a Ph.D. student in HDFS, envisioned a course several years ago and finally saw it come to fruition during Fall 2015 with unbelievable results. Lara combined her coaching and sports experience with her HDFS knowledge to develop a course th …

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  • Olivia Blythe shares her experience doing service work in India

    Olivia Blythe shares her experience doing service work in India

    December 8, 2015

    Olivia Blythe, a Human Services and Women and Gender Studies double major, shares her experience of doing an internship in India during Summer 2015. Olivia worked with New Light, a grassroots nonprofit that provides job and education opportunities to s …

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  • Student teachers using new technology in the Laboratory Preschool

    Student teachers using new technology in the Laboratory Preschool

    November 10, 2015

    The News Journal recently highlighted the new educational technology that is being using by master teachers and student teachers in the Laboratory Preschool. As Early Childhood Education majors are working with children in the classroom, master teacher …

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  • HDFS hosts the Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations Conference

    HDFS hosts the Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations Conference

    September 21, 2015

    On Friday, October 16, HDFS is hosting the Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations Conference with sponsorship support from Wilmington University and the University of Maryland. The conference is titled “Families as Advocates: Healthcare, Disabilities …

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  • Congratulations Spring 2015 Graduates!

    Congratulations Spring 2015 Graduates!

    June 2, 2015

    On Saturday, March 30 the University of Delaware Commencement ceremony recognized students graduating in Spring 2015. Among those who graduated was HDFS student Kendell Daughtry, who completed his Bachelor’s degree in Human Services over the course of …

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  • Wednesday, April 15 is Project Search, UD’s educational job fair for students and alumni

    Wednesday, April 15 is Project Search, UD’s educational job fair for students and alumni

    April 13, 2015

    On Wednesday, April 15, UD will host Project Search at the Bob Carpenter Center. This is an educational job fair with recruiters from over a hundred school districts, and other educational organizations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The job fair …

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