Welcomes Provost Perrin

1. Human Developmentand Family Studies Welcomes Provost Perrin

2. A Quick Tour of HDFS • Programs: Undergrad, Grad and Collaborative/Special Programs • Research • Faculty • Interwoven throughout with Points of Pride

3. HDFS is… • A productive unit committed to “high research activity,” both basic and applied • A department with a positive socio-emotional climate • Committed to community and professional service • Committed to HES’s Three “I”s: Internationalism, Interdisciplinary and Innovation

4. HDFS’s Undergraduate Program Offers 4 Concentrations • Early Care and Education • Teacher Licensure in Birth through Kindergarten education • Child and Adolescent Development • Family Studies

5. Undergraduate Points of Pride • HDFS is a popular major with over 400 students • On a 5-point scale where 3 is average, students rate HDFS instructor effectiveness above average (app. 4) • The Princeton Review has stated UNCG’s HDFS programs receive “enthusiastic praise from current students” • Courses emphasize cultural influences and global awareness

6. At the graduate level HDFS has over 50 students and offers • An academic masters degree in Human Development and Family Studies • the only Human Development and Family Studies doctoral program in North Carolina • Collaborative B-K and FLPE Programs

7. Graduate Program Points of Pride • The program is considered one of the best in the United States • Effective student group -- e.g., hosted internationally known family historian in fall ‘07 • In both 2004 and 2005 a UNCG PhD received the annual National Council on Family Relations Early Career Achievement Award. • Two UNCG graduates are among the National Council on Family Relations’ 80 Fellows • Alumnus Gary Bowen is President-elect of NCFR

8. Collaborative and Special Programs • Birth-Kindergarten (B-K) Program in Wake County • BS Birth- Kindergarten Degree with License • BS Early Care & Education • BK Licensure • B-K:ISED Masters Program with SES • Family Life/Parent education program with NCSU • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Leadership in Early Care and Education

9. Collaborative and Special ProgramsPoints of Pride • HDFS is a leader within HES for distance education, serving today’s diverse student population • The Wake County program responds to an expressed community need • The B-K programs prepare students for roles where North Carolina has a shortage of trained personnel

10. Early Child Care Center and Program • Child Care Education Program (CCEP): Lab for UNCG students, care for young children

11. Early Child Care Center and Program Points of Pride • The Child Care Education Program (CCEP) has celebrated its 75th anniversary • All 3 CCEP child care sites have the highest possible 5-star ratings • Richardson Fund Grant to CCEP 4 Diversity

13. Family Research Center • Marion O’Brien, Director • Houses several projects • Participates in 10-site NICHD Longitudinal Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development of 1000 children born in 1991, initially looked at effects of early child care, now looks at the natural history of children's development

14. Eight-year study examining the contextual, familial, and child characteristics that may contribute to early academic and social success versus challenging disruptive behavior in children. • Calkins & O’Brien HDFS

15. North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project • Conducts global quality assessments in child care programs across NC • Statewide collaboration with the Division of Child Development • Ongoing since 1999 • Over 50 trained assessors and staff • Conducts app. 300 assessments per month • Current annual budget $4 million • Serves the people of North Carolina in fostering high quality child care Cassidy, Hestenes, Mims, & Hestenes

16. Family Life Project Dr. Cheryl Buehler, Project Director • NIMH funded study of 1700 youths transitioning from middle school into adolescence. • Examines how aspects of family life – parenting, the marital relationship and how parents share parenting tasks, and parent’s emotional well-being – influence child outcomes (behavior, academic achievement, and emotional well-being)

17. Research Grant Points of Pride • New/renewed projects since July 1, 2007: $ 4,163,107 • HDFS has consistently been among the UNCG departments receiving the greatest amount of external funding (avg = app. 4 mil in the last two fiscal years) • The success rate of HDFS’s grant applications is high

18. Faculty and Staff Complement • Seven Full Professors:Buehler, Calkins, Cassidy, Demo, O’Brien, Perlman, Tudge • Eight Associate ProfessorsCoard, Fletcher, Helms, Hestenes, Hunter, Morgan, Shreeniwas, Supple • Four Assistant ProfessorsCrosby, LaParo, Leerkes, Scott-Little • Four Academic Professionals Bulls, Cranor, Mims, Smith • Three StaffCraig, Kernahan, Wolf-Forster

19. Faculty Points of Pride • First, and most important, the faculty collectively is an excellent team • Of 80 scholars honored as Fellows of the National Council on Family Relations, 4 are or have been UNCG faculty • Susan Calkins has an NIMH Independent Scientist Career Development Award • A recent download analysis showed that Dave Demo had published 2 of the 25 most-read articles in JMF

20. Dave Demo: Editor Par Excellence Dave Demo edits the Journal of Marriage and Family, the field’s leading journal. He processes over 700 manuscripts a year and drawing positive international attention to our department.

21. Jon Tudge’s Forthcoming Book A 7-nation study of how 3-year-olds in 3 continents spend their time, and who they are with as they learn what it means to be a part of their culture.

22. Roots and Wings Human development involves having both roots and wings Hopefully HDFS gives students both roots and wings and is a productive, pleasant phase in their life’s journey