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Child, Youth, and Family Studies Major: A Multidisciplinary Education
2024-2025
Welcome Family Studies and Human Services Students
Hello Students! We are excited to announce that the Commencement ceremony will be held in Viking Pavilion on PSU's campus this spring. Plan for a Sunday June 15th Commencement ceremony for all graduating students in SSW programs! More details to come or you can check PSU's Commencement page.
Jana Pursley (Meinhold)
Program Director Office Hours: by appointment
The Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) credential has achieved significant recognition by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Office of Head Start. The CFLE credential is awarded by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) and is recognized across the U.S. and Canada for its excellence in Family Life Education. Excitingly, the Child, Youth, and Family Studies (CYFS) program at Portland State University is a CFLE-Approved Program. This approval means that our graduates are well-prepared to meet the rigorous standards required for the CFLE credential, further solidifying our commitment to excellence in Family Life Education.
Our picks for Summer courses:
Our picks for Summer courses:
CRN:83632, CFS 312U Families in Lifecourse Perspective
CRN:83633, CFS 330U, American Fam in Film & TV
CRN:83634, CFS 350U Interpersonal Violence: children & families
CRN:83635, CFS 381U, Families, Stress, and Change
CRN:84753, CFS 385U, Working w Diverse Families
CRN:84764, CFS 487, Examining Bias and Belief
CRN:84465, SW 301U, Into to Social Work
Preschool for All Scholarships (over $20K in scholarships available for Summer 2025), designed to support students working in Oregon’s licensed early childhood programs or those intending to enter the early childhood education field. This scholarship is available to individuals who live or work in Multnomah County and are committed to pursuing careers in early learning and preschool education.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Undergraduate Enrollment: You must be enrolled in undergraduate-level courses at Portland State University. This scholarship does not cover graduate-level (500+ courses).
Declared Major/Minor: You must have declared a major or minor focused on early childhood in CYFS. If your proof of registration does not indicate your major or minor, additional documentation may be required.
Residency or Employment: You must live or work in Multnomah County.
Career Intentions: You must currently work in a licensed early childhood program in Oregon or intend to work in early learning as a teacher and/or in direct service with children in a preschool educational setting.
Complete the following steps
Complete the following steps
If you meet the eligibility requirements, please complete the following steps:
Submit the online OCCD HMS Application: Complete your application online through the Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education (OCCD) Higher Education Scholarship (HMS) portal.
Provide Proof of Registration: Attach your course registration from Portland State University with your HMS application after registering for the Summer 2025 term.
go to my.pdx.edu
go to the academic tab
go to view unofficial transcripts
select undergraduate transcript/self-service display
most importantly print from the print icon only so all information such as degree, name, and classes current and those for the coming term.
If you do not have an Oregon Registry Online (ORO) account - then Create an ORO Account at my.oregonregistryonline.org. Need help with your ORO account, contact OCCD at https://my.oregonregistryonline.org/help/
NOTIFY the Awards Team that Your Scholarship Request is Ready for Review by completing the following Google Form. Only scholarships completing this form can be reviewed.
Deadline
Deadline
All application materials must be submitted by June 1, 2025. Incomplete applications or those received after the deadline will not be considered.
If you have any questions about the application process or eligibility requirements, please contact Ingrid Anderson at ianderson@pdx.edu. We look forward to supporting your journey in early childhood education!
PUSH: Black Mamas Changing the Culture of Birth opened at
CoHo Theatre April 25-27!
Directed by Jamie Rea and Bobby Bermea and produced by Roberta Hunte and Beirut Wedding World Theatre Project, PUSH is an invitation to come laugh, shed a tear, and open your heart to the beautiful storytelling of mamas changing the culture of birth.
PSU Center for Women's Leadership present the first project in PSU’s Engaged Scholarship series: PUSH: Black Mamas Changing the Culture of Birth, a powerful theatrical work by Dr. Roberta Suzette Hunte, assistant professor in the School of Social Work.
Find more information: PSU article: PUSH
TOJC has developed justice and inclusion teaching/learning Toolkits with activities for ECE classrooms, home visit programs, and in-home care settings and for families, based on the six core social identity categories: race/skin color; gender, family structure, culture/language, socio-economic status, and able-ness. The Toolkits are available online to purchase and download and will be available in hard copy soon!
Are you interested in serving as a Student Representative in the CYFS?
The School of Social Work values student input and participation on SSW committees. Duties: attending CYFS Team meeting once a month. These committees influence policies, practices, faculty training, and curriculum, in addition to other school-wide functions. Interested? Please email: Hillary Hyde, hhyde@pdx.edu, looks great on your resume
CYFS program has purchased APA guidelines for all of the CYFS majors. We hope that this tool is useful to you as you move through your classes. Writing using the APA format is something CYFS majors work on in all of our classes, but especially in the Professional Self required writing series. Please let us know if you find this tool helpful.
Please fill out the form with your PDX.edu email below if you did not received an APA guideline and would like one. We can not guarantee you will receive one (but will try our best).
Student ERDC Eligibility:
Current media alerts for the ERDC expansion.
KTVL: https://ktvl.com/newsletter-daily/more-oregon-families-eligible-for-affordable-child-care-program
Central Oregon Daily: https://centraloregondaily.com/child-care-central-oregon-grants/
KPIC: https://kpic.com/news/local/more-oregon-families-eligible-for-affordable-child-care-program
North Coast Citizen: https://www.northcoastcitizen.com/news_free/affordable-child-care-program-more-oregon-families-now-qualify/article_2132468c-7602-52e7-a0fa-b3509510a0b4.html
CYFS Students Resources:
The Learning Center at PSU https://www.pdx.edu/learning-center/ has academic coaching, D2L support, tutoring and a variety of tools to help you find success in your studies. These programs are free and remote this term.
The library at PSU provides a number of academic supports for students, including long term loans of Chromebooks and other equipment. You can find out more about their Spring services here https://library.pdx.edu/services/library-services-2021/
Your CYFS faculty is also here if you have questions or concerns. Please feel free to contact your instructors, stop in during their virtual office hours, or visit me on Tuesdays from 3-4 at https://pdx.zoom.us/j/86438158970 .We are not together in person yet, but we are here.
This SSW Undergraduate Programs newsletter will be the place to look for current information and events throughout the term. It will appear at the beginning and middle of each month. If you have any information you would like to share with your fellow students, you can do by submitting it to sswundergrad@pdx.edu
The PSU Covid-19 Response page is a good place to find out the most current guidelines, information, and resources for PSU students.
Portland State University requires all employees and all students who live, work, learn, or access services on our campus to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be approved for an applicable exemption. You can find additional information on the PSU Covid -19 Vaccinations page.
Masks are no longer required in most spaces at PSU, except for campus health care and child care spaces. However, quite a few people are still most comfortable wearing masks, so we need to recognize and respect that people will be comfortable with differing mask usage. You can find out additional information on the PSU Masks page.
All of the CYFS faculty and staff look forward to seeing you - whether online or in person. Make sure to reach out to us so we can assist you in having a good school year. My weekly open office/student hours are on Tuesdays from 4-5 on zoom https://pdx.zoom.us/j/89938911731
Check out our community partnership page and get involved. Our children development center at Portland State University is looking for students who are interested in gaining leadership skills in family and children learning environment by joining their advisory board and attending a meeting once a month. Contact Helen Gordon Child Development Center
Previous newsletter information: Link to previous newsletter information here
Roberta Hunte & Susanne Klawetter recently published "'Black Nurses in the Home is Working:' Advocacy, Naming, and Processing Racism to Improve Black Maternal and Infant Health" in Maternal and Child Health Journal. The article explores how racism-related stress impacts Black women’s health, pregnancy, & parenting and how a culturally-specific program can affect this relationship. Any Student interested in working or discussing research with Roberta Hunte, email hunte@pdx.edu
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