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Tag: Human Development and Family Sciences
HDFS Ecampus students juggle school, kids and full-time jobs, and still find the time to study abroad.
Cherann Marie Daniels will receive her bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Sciences – Human Services on June 16. Cherann’s personal history and the support she is receiving is driving her to become a social worker. She will begin Portland State University’s master of social work program this fall.
“The one project I am most excited about is concerned with the return migration of rural young people.”
“Being in school gave me the sense that I could do something more,” Priscila said. “It gave me so much value.”
A new book about World War II, Korean War and Vietnam veterans – “Long-Term Outcomes of Military Service: The Health and Well-Being of Aging Veterans” – provides valuable insights into the effects of military service as a hidden variable in aging research. The book’s editors are Rick Settersten, endowed director of the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families; Carolyn Aldwin, endowed director of the Center for Healthy Aging; and Avron Spiro of Boston University and the Boston Veterans Administration.