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Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) goes green

December 1, 2021 a134221 child development and family center, Child Development Lab, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, FACS, Family, Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences, News, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

Things just got a little greener at NIU’s Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) thanks to a generous grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation. For Kristin Schulz, executive director of the CDFC, the $11,550 grant means there will be less waste

Faculty publications list for in 2019

January 22, 2020 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Audiology, Dietetics and Wellness, faculty, Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, Hospitality and Tourism Management, human development and family sciences, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, Nursing, research

Congratulations to our College of Health and Human Sciences faculty who have had publications in 2019. Milijana Buac, Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology Gross, M. C., Lopez, E., Buac, M., & Kaushanskaya, M. (2019). Processing of code-switched sentences by bilingual children: Cognitive and

Marriage and Family Therapy alumna promoted

January 21, 2020 lbotterman1@niu.edu Alumni, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Family and Child Studies

Annie Fridh, who earned her B.S. in Family Social Services (’93) , and her M.S. in Applied Family and Child Studies (’01), has been named the new leader of Rosecrance Jackson Centers. The center is Iowa’s largest comprehensive treatment program for adult

Scenes from fall commencement 2019

December 16, 2019 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, College of Health and Human Sciences, Dietetics and Wellness, Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, Fashion Merchandising, Health Studies, Hospitality and Tourism Management, human development and family sciences, Interdisciplinary Health Professions, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Military Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Public Health, Rehabilitation Services, Students

Congratulations to all the CHHS fall 2019 graduates! Below are a few images from the Saturday, Dec. 14, NIU Undergraduate Commencement.

Family social services student to present exhibit

February 5, 2019 lbotterman1@niu.edu College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Family and Child Studies, Students

Oriana Flores, a Human Development and Family Studies student will present her exhibit “Creating Environments that Matter”, during an open presentation on the National Survey of Student engagement Results and Student Engagement Exhibit, 2 p.m., Feb. 7, at the Holmes Student Center,

$1.6 million state grant means expansion for CDFC

December 18, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu child development and family center, Child Development Lab, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Family, Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences

The Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) at NIU has received a $1.6 million award from the Illinois State Board of Education to provide full-day preschool services to more DeKalb children. The Preschool for All Expansion (PFA-E) program increases access to full-day

Family and Child Studies’ research sited in national news

November 29, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu faculty, Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences

A study co-authored by NIU Child and Family Studies Assistant Professor Xiaohui Sophie Li was recently sited in a Market Business News article: Prepare kids financially by giving them hands-on experience with money.

HDFS program receives Gateways to Opportunities credentials

November 1, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, Uncategorized

NIU has been approved as an entitled institution for the Gateways to Opportunity ECE Credential -Levels 2, 3, 4, and 5 through 2023. As an entitled institution, students have the opportunity to qualify for state recognized credentials as they take courses or

Campus Child Care and Child Development Lab merge

May 15, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu Child Development Lab, Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences

NIU’s Campus Child Care and the Child Development Lab are merging to become the Child Development and Family Center. The merger means more child care options for NIU students, faculty and staff beginning this summer. Expanded infant care options will be available

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