News

13 Sep 2019

Dr. Springer named CYAF Interim Chair

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Springer has agreed to serve as the CYAF interim chair while a national search is completed. Dr. Springer has significant leadership experience given his time as interim associate dean and we are confident that he will maintain stability, as well as help guide growth and achievement during the interim period. As chair, Dr. Springer will provide overall leadership for the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies including the management of and the long-range planning for the unit.

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13 Sep 2019

The Defamation Experience Play Comes to Campus

The University of Nebraska Diversity Officers Collaborative, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources are bringing “The Defamation Experience” play to campus Sept. 24-25.

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05 Sep 2019

Dr. Helen Raikes Awarded 2019 Louise Pound-George Howard Distinguished Career Award

Tuesday Sept. 3rd, the UNL Faculty Senate presented the Louise Pound-George Howard Distinguished Career Award to Dr. Helen Raikes. Dr. Raikes is a Willa Cather professor in Child, Youth and Family Studies. The Pound-Howard Award is given annually to a person(s) who has demonstrated outstanding service and commitment to the University. Each year several nominees are submitted from across campus.

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28 Aug 2019

Campus parking rules change for football game days

Faculty and staff permit parking areas, including reserved, non-reserved and garages, are reassigned on home football game days.

Campus parking permit holders cannot park in standard assigned parking areas during game day preparation and activities. Parking areas close at 10 p.m. the night before a home game. Vehicles parked in violation of campus rules can be ticketed and towed.

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16 Aug 2019

Travel Training and You

Hands on travel training will be provided on September 10th from 10am to 12noon in Henzlik 33 and 2pm to 4pm in Home Ec 142. New faculty & staff are encouraged to attend but the sessions are open for anyone who would like to participate. Please be sure to bring your NU ID and password for Firefly so you can actively participate in the session. You may register for the session at . CEHS Travel.There are computers available for 20 participants so space is limited.

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02 Aug 2019

Where did our students go this summer?

CEHS Students spent time in various parts of the world this summer.

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02 Aug 2019

Summer Travelogue Series-Republic of Congo

The last presentation in the Summer Travelogue series was on Monday, August 12 with Philippe Siassia, CEHS Technology Support Associate on east campus! He shared about living in the Republic of Congo, and finished his presentation with a guitar performance of one of his original songs.

It was very informative! Thanks for sharing, Philippe!

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24 Jul 2019

Maria de Guzman, Jill Brown, and Carolyn Edwards chosen as the recipient of the 2019 Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award!

The book Parenting From Afar and the Reconfiguration of Family Across Distance authored by Maria de Guzman, Jill Brown, and Carolyn Edwards has been chosen as the recipient of the 2019 Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award! This award is given every year by the International Psychology Division (52) of the American Psychological Association to the authors of the book that makes the most significant contribution to psychology as a global discipline.

Congratulations for this well-deserved recognition on your hard work!

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19 Jul 2019

Project helps young flood survivors heal through reading

A new project at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is helping young flood survivors heal — page by page, story by story.
Led by Nebraska Extension, Read for Resilience will offer free storybooks with themes of coping with trauma, loss, grief and stress to children across the state. The project is part of the University of Nebraska's flood recovery serviceship program.
Read for Resilience books will be available online to parents, teachers and caregivers starting July 16. There is no deadline to apply.

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12 Jul 2019

40 students selected to participate in Teachers Scholars Academy

Forty recent high-school graduates have been selected to join the Teachers Scholars Academy in CEHS at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this upcoming fall semester. The academy was created in order to grow the teaching workforce in the state of Nebraska and address the future teacher shortage. These students will mark the inaugural cohort of the academy thanks to a generous donation from the William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation.

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