Department News
Class of 2021 honored with Marriage and Family Therapy Award
The Department of Marriage and Family Therapy in Falk College is pleased to recognize the outstanding work of its graduate students for excellence. Robert Saah Nyumah is awarded the MFT Social Justice Award and Danielle Lippman has been selected as the Class Marshal...
Discovering Her Passions
Senior Ashlyn Friedberg discovers her career passions and pursues a field of school psychology. After graduation, Ashlyn knows exactly where she’s going, but it was not that way when she was starting College...
Senior says HDFS major was “the perfect fit”
Human development and family science (HDFS) junior interns at an elementary school while preparing for a social work career. Jordyn Joel grew up in a family of 5—her parents, a brother and sister who are twins, plus her dog, Harley, in Long Island, NY. “I have always had an interest in family dynamics,” she says...
Social Work Awards 2021
The School of Social Work in Falk College is pleased to recognize the outstanding work of its undergraduate and graduate students for excellence...
Gaining a Global Health Perspective
Kennedy Hagens had planned on a career in medicine, but her introduction to public health inspired her to consider health care from a new perspective. This summer, she’ll receive a master of public health (M.P.H.) degree as a member of the inaugural cohort...
Tapping into Resources for Academic Success
Khin Aung, a major in Social Work, is a wife and mother of two middle-school sons, and the first in her family to go to college. Although she is juggling a lot of responsibility as well as learning English as her third language, she has been able to achieve academic success. One of her achievement strategies has been...
2021 Public Health Student Awards
The Department of Public Health is pleased to recognize the outstanding work of its undergraduate and graduate students for excellence. Awardees were nominated by faculty and professional staff and selected at a group meeting. Given the abundance of talent and achievements of our students...
Falk College Class of 2021 Commencement, Convocation
Congratulations to the Class of 2021! Falk College is proud of its students and their accomplishments. Commencement is a milestone moment. It’s one our graduating students have worked tirelessly toward and one they’ve looked forward to celebrating with family and friends...
Stepping Up to the Plate
As he envisions his career plans, Buonadonna hopes to address issues of diversity and equity in sports and sport industries. “I always go back to the concept of intersectionality,” he says. “There are athletes who identify in multiple ways—some with identities they might even hide....
Falk College announces the Evan Weissman Scholarship Fund
Professor Evan L. Weissman was a tireless advocate for equity in the food system. To honor his legacy and to continue the work he believed in so deeply, his family has created the Evan Weissman Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will defray tuition costs for food studies graduate students...