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    HCD News
  • HCD Professor Rand Conger's research was recently featured in an article entitled "Tools for Tough Times" in the Monitor on Psychology, a newsletter [Vol. 40, No. 1, Jan. 2009] published by the American Psychological Association. The article describes the work Professor Conger and his research team have been doing in Iowa and California, and discusses the implications for impacts of the current economic downturn on families and children. Professors Rand Conger and Katherine Conger have also served as advisors for the Sesame Workshop organization which is developing a television special, in partnership with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as well as outreach resources designed to help families and children cope with economic hardship.
  • Lenna Ontai, a Cooperative Extension specialist of HCD, has received a 2009 ANR Distinguished Service Award for her outstanding teamwork on the EatFit nutrition education program, which aims to promote healthy eating behavior among adolescents. ...More
  • Sharon Huntsman has been awarded the inaugural Ted. K. Bradshaw Memorial Alumnus Award. This award recognizes an early or mid-career alumnus who has demonstrated both academic excellence as well as the creative and skillful pursuit of social justice in California and beyond. More info on cdgg web site.
  • IAD student Ian McAllister, has been named as the recipient of the CA&ES College Medal for 2008-2009. Congratulations to him and his mentor, Professor Stephen Brush, who is the IAD Master Advisor.
  • Professor Jonathan London of the Human and Community Development Dept., advocates a multidisciplinary approach to Central Valley studies. "Change in the Central Valley" Impact report by College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences ...More

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Mission

The Human and Community Development Department

(College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, internships, and outreach programs. Majors are offered in Community and Regional Development, Human Development, and International Agricultural Development.

Community Development is concerned with the study of communities, and the people in them. It focuses on the community and organizational development, the role of culture and ethnicity in shaping community life, and the ways that knowledge can be used to solve social problems and improve the quality of life.

Human Development explores the developmental process in humans throughout the life cycle. Biological, cognitive, and personality/sociocultural aspects of development are studied.

The goal of International Agricultural Development is to improve food production, nutrition, marketing, and health in less technically advanced countries. Students in this major are trained in technical areas of agriculture that can be applied to the problems of world hunger and health.

    Recent Seminar

  • "Faith-Based Organizations and Community Change in Haiti."
  • Elissaint Jean Jacques

  • Thursday, Jun. 4, 4:00pm -5:00pm
  • Hart 3201