We would like to invite all interested CFS graduate students to participate in a monthly Research Colloquium that focuses on SEM. The seminar will include presentations, discussions around readings, and hands-on experience with AMOS software. The seminar will meet the first Friday of the month starting in February 2014 from 1– 2:30 p.m. in the Ostrom classroom. The first topic will be: An Introduction to SEM with Drs. Rachel Razza and Matthew Mulvaney. This event is sponsored by the CFS Graduate Committee and the Student Council on Family Relations (SCFR).

Dr. Jaipaul L. Roopnarine was awarded a Nehru Distinguished Visiting Professorship at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Gujarat, India, during the Spring 2014 semester. His appointment in the Department of Human Development and Family Science recognizes his distinguished cross-cultural research and perspectives in Early Childhood Care and Education, fathering and family, according to department chair, Dr. Rajalakshmi Sriram. “We have had many leading scholars visit the department that has resulted in rich exchange of cross cultural perspectives in collaborative work,” notes Sriram. “The appointment is made to eminent scholars from within and outside India for lectures and discussions.” Roopnarine…

Non-perishable food donations accepted at campus drop-off locations through Nov. 22 The Student Council on Family Relations (SCFR), a recognized graduate student organization in the Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies, is sponsoring a food drive to benefit Vera House. Non-perishable food items, including packaged and canned goods, are being collected at the following Syracuse University campus locations now through Nov. 22: Main Entrance, 426 Ostrom Ave. Falk College Student Lounge, Third Floor, Sims Hall SCFR is an established graduate student organization under the direction and advisement of the Department of Child and Family Studies in the Falk…

In preparation for an hour-­‐long workshop geared to target students of junior and senior class standing in Fowler Highschool, WCNY and David B. Falk senior and workshop presenter, Chyna A. Fox, are looking to collect new to gently used business professional garments and accessories to coincide with their presentation. The newly developed Trying on Success workshop has been structured to provide students with valuable appearance-­‐related information about how to dress in job and college interviews as well as “on-­‐the-­‐job”. During this very interactive workshop, students will learn what appropriate business attire is and how to dress for success. The workshop…

Article by George Bain A Falk College research team is helping Onondaga County identify risk factors that indicate when children and youth will cross over from the child welfare system into the juvenile justice system. The team includes CFS associate professor, Matthew Mulvaney, the project director; Rachel Razza, assistant professor of child and family studies; Nancy Mudrick, professor of social work; Keith Alford, associate professor of social work, and; Carrie Jefferson Smith, director and associate professor of social work. All bring diverse perspectives and areas of expertise to the project. Suzanne Soule, Falk College computer consultant, is developing the database.…

The inaugural Alice Honig Asia Early Child Development Honorary Award was presented recently in Beijing, China, and will be awarded annually in honor of her years of service to the international field of early child development. Prof. Honig was on hand to commemorate the opening of Neuroplay company, which provides services to infant/toddlers, young children and their parents.

SAEYC’s fall conference offers two training sessions for three hours of training. The importance of educating the whole child will be the focus of a November 9 conference presented by the Syracuse Association for the Education of Young Children (SAEYC). The event will take place at the Syracuse City School District Professional Development Center and is sponsored by Falk College at Syracuse University and the Syracuse Association for The Education of Young Children. GNancy Gabriel, professor of human services and teacher education at Onondaga Community College and founder/director of West Side Nursery School will present the keynote address, “Making the…

An invited Q and A with Dr. Jaipaul Roopnarine, was featured by Psychology Today. The blog explores how fatherhood differs across cultures and through time. The Q&A highlights the work of Dr. Roopnarine, an international researcher and expert on father-child relationships across cultures, Caribbean families and childhood outcomes, early childhood education in international perspective, children’s play across cultures, immigrant families and schooling in the U.S. He is currently the editor of Fathering Journal and recently published, Issues and Perspectives in Early Childhood Development and Education in Caribbean Countries.