Developmental Science graduate student and part time HDF faculty, Irene McIvor Mason, has been selected as the 2017 AFCPE Outstanding Symposium Student paper Award Winner! Her paper, Subjective Well-being and Financial Independence of Young Adults has been chosen by the AFCPE Symposium Task Force and Reviewers as the 2017 Student Paper Award winner. Irene will […]
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Dr. Skye Leedahl receives the 2017 College Of Health Science Innovation Award by Dean Gary Ligouri & Associate Dean Deb Riebe!
The Innovation Award recognizes faculty or staff members for their contribution to innovation, and their implementation of ideas that positively impact the College of Health Sciences. Creativity and innovation can occur in a number of areas including (but not limited to): 1) developing new processes, methods, or systems to improve efficiency, student success, or advising; 2) making CHS […]
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According to Major Waste Disposal, the average American throws away 4.5 pounds of trash every day. To visualize how much trash that is, you would need a 100-mile-deep hole the size of a football field to store just one year of trash thrown away in the United States. The world is in general consensus that […]
Continue reading "Growing a new generation of environmental lovers"Research Team Will Receive an Outstanding Paper Award at the AAFCS Conference in Dallas, Texas in June
Research Team Will Receive an Outstanding Paper Award at the AAFCS Conference in Dallas, Texas in June A team of six researchers led by Dr. Soo Hyun Cho will receive the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal (FCSRJ) Best Paper Award for 2016 for Personal Finance/Consumer Economics at the 108th Annual Conference of the American […]
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Annmarie Vaccaro honored for social justice oriented work KINGSTON, R.I., February 15, 2017 – The leading association of the student affairs profession is honoring a faculty member at the University of Rhode Island with a lifetime achievement award for outstanding research and scholarship. NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education has named Annemarie Vaccaro recipient […]
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ATTENTION HDF SENIORS Dates for Information Sessions for HDF 480 and HDF 481 HDF 480 Field Experiences in Common Agencies (6-12 credits) HDF 481 Field Experience in Seminar and Reflection (1 credit) April 6, Thursday Kingston Campus, 2:00-3:00PM, Quinn Hall, Conference Room 109D Providence Campus, 6:00-7:00PM, Room 432 April 12, Wednesday Kingston Campus, 2:00-3:00PM, Quinn […]
Continue reading "HDF Senior Internship"Tom Balestracci, CSP Grad 2016 recently received some prestigious professional awards
Tom Balestracci (CSP, 2016) recently received some prestigious professional awards. Tom received the 2016 New Professional Award from NACA (National Association for Campus Activities) as well as the 2016 Richard F. Stevens Outstanding New Professional Award for NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) Region 1. Congratulations Tom!
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Annemarie Vaccaro (CSP Program Director, Associate Professor) received the 2016 NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) Region 1 Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Literature/Research Award.
Continue reading "Annemarie Vaccaro receives NASPA award"URI researchers awarded $176,000 grant to study long-term impact of financial education
300 Rhode Island students will participate in study Posted on September 13, 2016 KINGSTON, R.I. — September 13, 2016 –Research has shown that effective financial education strongly predicts a young adult’s overall financial capability and well-being. Yet, the research also shows that financial literacy is not as resilient as other learned skills. “Much like wandering […]
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