Human Development & Family Science News
Helpful resources for students and families during the COVID-19 pandemic
Interpersonal stressors tend to increase during uncertain times such as the one we are experiencing now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While self-isolating, we may not have access to familiar ways of coping. Here is a list of helpful resources for students and families during this time...
Falk senior’s teaching fellowship was “unexpectedly challenging, tirelessly engaging, and utterly rewarding”
Tyler Ashley Smith ’20 thought Syracuse University was the perfect fit—but not for the reasons she was expecting. “When I was applying to colleges, I wanted to be close to a big city and figured that Syracuse University would be close to New York City,” says Smith. “When I finally visited campus, I discovered two things: One, it was definitely not close to the big city. And two, the spirit on campus was completely infectious and I knew I wanted to spend my four years here.”
2020 HDFS Student Awards
Our award-winning students make us all proud! We are excited to recognize the work of our top undergraduate and graduate students, and it is important to us that these high-achieving students not only understand their worth within our department and Syracuse University but also their great value to our communities and our world. We are training the next generation of world changers. The HDFS Stude…
Honoring our high-achieving students
The Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) is proud of its many high-achieving students, students who are active in research, scholarship, and community building. We are pleased to announce the following HDFS students who have been recognized by our department as achieving the honor roll based on a GPA of 3.4 or above: Halimeh Abdel-Aziz Jennifer Ball Madison R. Barton Alyssa No…
Professional workshop gives students techniques to support healthy play for children
Danielle Beck, Anuoluwapo “Anu” Omole, Samira Suljic (left to right) at the Life is Good company headquarters in Boston, MA discussing the concept of O’Playsis, or how to create an oasis for play.In August 2019, Syracuse University students travelled to Boston, Massachusetts to complete a two-day training through the Life is Good (LIG) Playmaker 2-Day Intensive Retreat for professionals who work w…
Human development and family science alumna empowers children, young women in Uganda
Shaylah Nichols, courtesy of SIT Shaylah Nichols ’18, a human development and family science alumna of Syracuse University’s Falk College, was recently named an Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow at the School for International Training (SIT). Nichols, who studied abroad in Uganda in 2017 through SIT, will to return to Uganda in May 2020 to establish an empowerment program for girls and young women in Kis…
Dean Murphy welcomes Falk students to campus
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Dear Falk College Students, Welcome back to campus, returning Falk students. And welcome to new and transfer students joining us this spring. We are so glad to have you join our Falk family. I hope that your winter break was filled with family, friends, and loved ones, and plenty of time for both restful and exciting activities. As the Spring 2020 semester begins, I wou…
Falk College offers graduate program scholarships for 2020
Alumni admitted to one of Falk College eligible master’s program for 2020: All Syracuse University alumni can apply for a scholarship equivalent to 25% of tuition for one of Falk College’s eligible residential master’s degree (listed below). In addition, GRE tests and application fees waived. Scholarship is for residential programs, only. All students who are full or part-time Syracuse University…
Advancing scholarly inquiry into connections between religion, spirituality and social change
Merril SilversteinApproximately one-third of millennials and post-millennials—young adults born 1981 and later—profess to have no connection to religion, according to the Pew Research Center. Yet evidence points to their strengthened humanitarian values and prominent spirituality. The degree to which religion is decoupled from prosocial goals and spirituality in contemporary young adults is one of…
Falk alumna advances career in research, higher education
Sangita Pudasainee-Kapri at AACN Faculty Development Conference Sangita Pudasainee-Kapri ’12, M.S., ’14 CAS, ’17 Ph.D. came to Syracuse from Nepal, where she worked as a registered nurse. “Working at central and local-level hospitals and health centers in Nepal, my interests leaned towards exploring and working with children and families,” she says. That’s what inspired her to pursue higher educat…