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USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences

August 15 - 21, 2021

 
Classroom Guidance for Instructional Faculty: Fall 2021
USF has produced guidelines which are intended to empower USF instructional faculty in support of academic continuity and optimizing student learning while helping to protect the health and wellbeing of faculty, students, and staff. This guidance is considered a living document and will be updated as circumstances dictate.

For the latest university guidance and mitigation protocols in response to COVID-19, please continue to visit usf.edu/returningtocampus. For information and resources to support your course delivery, visit the Faculty Toolkit.

The USF Fall 2021 Town Hall video is available here for any who missed the live event.
 
Florida HIPPY Program and Children's Services Council of Martin County Form Partnership to Bring School Readiness Program to Martin County
The Children's Services Council of Martin County (CSCMC) and the Florida HIPPY Training & Technical Assistance Center at the University of South Florida are working together to bring a parent involvement and school readiness program to Martin County. For more than 30 years, the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program has partnered with parents to prepare their children for early school success using a home visiting model.

With a worldwide pandemic, childcare closings, and unemployment, several of Martin County's lowest resourced areas – already struggling with low school readiness rates – saw rates plummet to as low as 17% in more than one elementary school. To help increase young children's chances for success in school in Martin County, the CSCMC sought services that could reach families and provide them with books, curriculum, materials, support, and parent training. Read more...
 
CBCS In The News

For the Culture: Addressing Health Disparities
WFLA(NBC)-Tampa
... in this week's for the culture hey good morning, everybody so usf doctor kyaien conner and state senator darryl rouson they say they know ...

New Publication
  1. Lee, S., Urban-Wojcik, E. J., Charles, S. T., & Almeida, D. M. (2021). Rich and balanced experiences of daily emotions are associated with activity diversity across adulthood. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab144
 
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