Upcoming Events Calendar

January 2012

February 2012

Justine Siegal is a baseball pioneer. As the Founder and Executive Director of Baseball for All, she has dedicated her life to providing greater opportunities for girls and women who desire to play baseball. Having played baseball (not softball) through high school, men’ summer leagues, and in international play, she is the first woman to throw batting practice to Major League teams (Indians, A’s, Rays, Cardinals, Astros and Mets), the first female base coach in professional baseball (Brocton Rox), and the only female assistant college baseball coach. While she is appreciative of the honor to make history, she is much more interested in creating a better future for girls and women who want to play baseball at all levels.

For more information, contact steven.wisensale@uconn.edu

The event is sponsored by the Department of Human Development & Family Studies, and the Women’s Studies Program.

March 2012

Doctoral Dissertation- Kate Kellett
“Long-Term Care Need and Utilization Among Baby Boomers and Older Adults with Mental Illnesses in Connecticut”

1:00pm
FSB 18
All are invited to attend!

Alumni, Friends, Faculty & Staff are invited to join us for a gathering at the William Benton Museum Café* and a viewing of : Women of New England: Dress from the Industrial Age, 1850-1900.

William Benton Museum Café
3:00-4:30pm
(Snow date, March 8th)

This beautiful exhibition of fifty Victorian Mannequins is based on the extensive Historical Clothing and Textile Collection at the University of Connecticut. It was organized by Professor Laura Crow, Director of Costume Design and Curator of the Collection, in the Department of Dramatic Arts of the School of Fine Arts. Many of the dresses were part of the M. Estella Sprague Costume Collection in the School of Home Economics/Family Studies, named after one of the early faculty members and administrators there. Alumni from the School of Home Economics and their families have been significant contributors to the Collection. A lovely catalogue of the Exhibit should be available for $20 when we assemble in the Café. Beverages and pastry can be purchased, as well as the Exhibit Catalog.

Please RSVP by February 24th
860-486-3559 (please leave a message) or e-mail irene.q.brown@uconn.edu
Irene Q. Brown, Assoc. Prof. Emeritus, Human Development and Family Studies

(Parking available at the North & South Parking Garages)

3:30pm
Storrs campus, CB 101

Professor Gavazzi has established a research program that identifies the impact of family dynamics on adolescent development, psychopathology, and problem behavior. Dr. Gavazzi has been involved in the development and evaluation of a number of family-based programming efforts, including a multifamily psychoeducation group for families containing children with mood disorders implemented and evaluated through a grant from the National Institutes for Mental Health. Professor Gavazzi also has created the Growing Up FAST Program, a family-based diversion initiative for use with juvenile offenders and their families, that has been funded through a series of generous grants from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services and the State of Ohio Department of Youth Services.

Currently his efforts are largely directed toward the development of a web-based instrument known as the Global Risk Assessment Device (GRAD), designed to measure potential threats to the developmental needs of adolescents coming to the attention of the juvenile justice system.

For more information contact: Stephen.Anderson@uconn.edu

Sponsored by the Department of Human Development & Family Studies, and the Center for Applied Research in Human Development

April 2012

6:00-8:00pm

Students from all majors are welcomed to attend FSUC's Annual Career Night for Human Services and Helping Professions!
You will have the opportunity to network with various professionals who will be sharing their experiences at their present job, previous jobs, their education etc. This is a great opportunity for students at any stage of their career searching to learn about possibilities for the future!

Professionals Attending Will Include: -Department of Children and Families (DCF) Supervisor -Marriage and Family Therapist -Family and Child Law Attorney -Counseling Psychologist -School Social Worker -Child Life Specialist -Early Childhood Educator -Graduate Students (Marriage and Family Therapy, Human Development and Family Studies, Higher Education and Student Affairs) -Representatives from Career Services and the Family Studies Alumni Society

Dress code is business casual. Feel free to bring your resume and/or questions for the professionals.

More information available at: http://www.facebook.com/events/150130388437931/

For further information regarding this event, please contact: Rachael Glidden, uconnfsuc@gmail.com

Willington Pizza House, Rte 32
6:00pm

Questions? Contact samantha.goodrich@uconn.edu

“Assessing Help-Seeking Attitudes, Service Utilization, and Provider Preferences Among Undergraduate Students With Self-Reported Sexual Functioning Concerns”

All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend!

2:00pm
FSB 18

May 2012

HDFS Graduate Student Reception

Graduates, Family, Friends, and Faculty are cordially invited to a reception honoring the HDFS Class of 2012!

R.S.V.P. by April 24, 2012
carla.gomez@uconn.edu or 860.486.4049

“Identity Development and Civic Attitudes: A Person-Centered Approach to Understanding Emerging Adults' Experiences in Community Service”

All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend!

3:30 - 5:00pm
FSB 18

Undergraduate Commencement Reception

HDFS Class of 2012 Graduates, Family, Friends, and Faculty are cordially invited to an Undergraduate Commencement Reception

Sunday, May 6, 2012
Prior to the Commencement Ceremonies
(Light refreshments will be served)

9:30 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m.
Human Development and Family Studies Deans’ Lounge
Family Studies Building

R.S.V.P. by April 20, 2012
carla.gomez@uconn.edu or 860.486.4049

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