She serves as chairperson of the Department of Human Development and Environmental Studies. She has been recognized for a commitment to mentoring students and implementing a variety of teaching strategies to meet student needs. The award was based on the use of authentic assessment in the classroom, involvement in professional organizations, and awards from the Center for Teaching Excellence in both Advising and Teaching.

Bowers has a history of writing successful grants to benefits students, including $55,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to develop a program assisting child care providers in obtaining undergraduate degrees, and $456,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to provide child care for student parents.

She was the 2003–2004 recipient of the College of Health and Human Services Outstanding Teacher Award.

Over the past month, 13 IUP clubs and organizations have redesigned used chairs to represent their identities and the organizations for which they are actively fundraising. The groups were required to use something recycled in the chair’s design.

The decorated chairs will be displayed beginning at 6 p.m. in the Hadley Union Building Susquehanna Room.

Competing groups are Alpha Gamma Delta, supporting Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation; Two Amigos; Delta Psi Epsilon Christian Sorority, supporting Soles4Souls; the National Art Association; the Environmentally Conscious Organization, supporting the Indiana County Humane Society; Kappa Sigma, supporting the Military Heroes Campaign; the International Interior Design Organization, supporting the American Cancer Society; the Men of God Christian Fraternity; Delta Zeta, supporting The Painted Turtle; Theta Phi Alpha, supporting Glenmary Home Missioners; the Fashion Association, supporting the Alice Paul House; and two groups from Family Consumer Sciences Education, supporting the Boys & Girls Club. 

Attendees may purchase tickets at the door to vote for their favorite chair. The group with the most votes will receive additional funds toward its chosen charity, but non-winning groups will receive part of the proceeds for their charities as well.

For more information, contact Julie Gomboc-Turyan, human development and environmental studies department faculty member, at turyan@iup.edu.

She was recognized during the annual Research Appreciation Week luncheon on April 1, 2013.

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The paper develops a research model based on a multi-theoretical perspective and examines how strategic sourcing impacts buyer-supplier relationship, supplier evaluation, and sourcing performance from the buying firm’s perspective in the context of the textile and apparel industry.

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The segment aired December 12, 2012, and can be viewed on the phillyBurbs. com wesite. A related article was updated February 12, 2013 on the phillyBurbs.com website. 

Her work began as a class assignment (for CDFR 411: Family and Community) and grew into the development of a community program teaching swimming, guiding children towards healthy food choices, and encouraging physical activity.

Gilmore previously presented her work at last year’s Undergraduate Scholars Forum.

Hwang, Bowers, and Swinker presented a session titled "Social Networked Mobile Learning in Higher Education" at the International Conference for Academic Disciplines in Rome. 

Bowers and Henry presented a session titled "Supporting, Training, and Retraining Staff to Increase Staff Retention and Enhance Effectiveness in the Classroom" at the annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children in Atlanta.

CCAMPIS is a four-year grant available to low-income undergraduate student-parents for child care, to aid in student retention.   

This is the third year Bowers and Henry have received grant funding.

For more information, contact Henry, mhenry@iup.edu.

Students will examine personal, cultural, and social factors related to financial wellness; create a financial wellness self-improvement plan; and learn valuable information and skills to build a healthy financial future. 

For more information regarding the course, please contact Terri Owens (Terri.Owens@iup.edu).

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Visit beautiful Italy—Milan, Venice, Florence, Pisa, and the Cinque Terre region—with the Human Development and Environmental Studies Department.

The tour departs on May 20, 2013, for nine days.

$50 discount until December 15.

For more information, contact fbowers@iup.edu.

Strategic Outsourcing, publisher of peer-reviewed academic and practice-based research papers, is the only scientific journal to provide a holistic and global perspective on outsourcing, regardless of sector or industry of application. It provides a central, authoritative, and independent forum for the critical evaluation and dissemination of research and development, applications, processes, and current practices relating to the design, implementation, and undertaking of strategic outsourcing.

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Terri Owens, assistant professor of Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE) in the Department of Human Development and Environmental Studies, delivered the keynote speech. FCSE student teachers also attended the meeting.

FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. It is the only national career and technical student organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through family and consumer sciences education. Today over 200,000 members in nearly 6,500 chapters are active in a network of associations in 50 states, including the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Her design will be featured in issue 166 of Threads Magazine.

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Stephanie will receive the award from the Indiana Arts Council on December 7, 2012, at the annual meeting in front of the IAC board and membership.

Stephanie is president of the IUP Fashion Association. Congratulations!

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The segment aired September 26, 2012. Sarah Lonetti, IUP Family and Consumer Sciences Education alumna and a teacher at Indiana Area High School, was also interviewed for the segment.

To watch a video of the segment, please visit the KDKA site.

The conference was held at California University of Pennsylvania on September 14–15, 2012.

Sarah Brown, assistant professor, presented “The Power of the Outdoors” and Fredalene Bowers, professor, and Marion Henry, assistant professor, presented “Poverty, Brain Development, and Play — What Is The Connection?”

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This nine-day tour will fly to Milan, then travel via bus to visit Venice, Florence, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Cinque Terre (the five lands of the beautiful eastern Riviera), and the Lake District. The tour is open to IUP students, family, friends, and faculty.

For more information regarding the tour and an early bird discount, contact Fredalene B. Bowers, Ph.D., in 207 Ackerman Hall or e-mail fbowers@iup.edu.

Eun Jin Hwang, Fredalene Bowers, and Sally McCombie presented “Moving Home Economics Programs into the Future with Technology.” The paper was written by Hwang, Bowers, McCombie, and Karen Scarton of the department.

Fourteen graduating seniors have opted to participate in the annual show and celebrate the completion of their course of study. Please join us in celebrating with them and wishing them well as they embark on the next phase of their professional journey.

In conjunction with the show, Nick Doichev, principal at DLA + Architecture and Interior Design, will offer a presentation entitled “Working with Historic Buildings.” The presentation is scheduled for 1:00 and will be repeated at 2:30 in Wallwork Hall, room G-98.

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She was co-author of the paper “Environmental Uncertainty, Market-Orientation Strategy, and Organizational Structure in China’s Apparel Retail Stores.”

The following IUP students will serve the student member section (photo, from left):

• Kelsey Faehner: President-elect
• Kelli Thomas: Public relations committee
• Samantha Rodgers: Treasurer
• Kara Rehak: Secretary
• Abbey Mason: Public relations committee
• Brittany Yorks: President

PAFCS is an affiliate of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. The professional organization works to empower individuals, strengthen families, and enable communities. Members include elementary, secondary, post-secondary, and extension educators; administrators; and other professionals in government, business, and nonprofit sectors. Members also include students preparing for a career in the field of family and consumer sciences.

This program will be in the academic area of Fashion Merchandising, where Hwang is an associate professor.

The exchange program will promote international friendship by stimulating and supporting intercultural activities and projects between the two counties. This agreement between IUP and Kyung Hee University will welcome students, faculty, and scholars.

Janet Blood

• Vice president of Education of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals (ASDP), was at the ASDP conference in October 2011
• Won the 2010–2011 College Of Health and Human Services Outstanding Teacher Award
• Was elected to a two-year term as vice president of Education for the National Board of Sewing and Design Professionals
• Won the top prize, Best Overall, in the 2010 Association of Sewing and Design Professionals “Suit Your Style” design challenge sponsored by Threads magazine. The challenge involved transforming a commercial sewing pattern (Vogue 2898) only through pattern making techniques. Her winning denim ensemble will be featured in Issue #154 of Threads.

Eun Jin Hwang

• Instrumental in developing a student exchange program between IUP and the Kyung Hee University, South Korea
• PowerPoints for S. Marshall. Individuality in clothing selection and personal appearance. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
• (In press). Chapter four case study: Finding new vendor with discount terms. In C. Easterling, Merchandising Mathematics for Retailing (rev.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:Prentice Hall
• With Marjorie, N. (2011, October). US apparel retailers’ use of facebook in strategic management under environmental uncertainty. In C. Despres (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance (p. 68). Sophia-Antipolis, France: SKEMA Business School
• With Fredaline Bowers, presented a paper entitled “The Influence of IUP Students' Involvement in Social Networks to Teaching and Learning” at the 2011 Pennsylvania Association of the Councils of Trustees (PACT) Fall Conference, Indiana Pa., October 20, 2011
• Presented a paper at the Academy of Marketing Science Cultural Perspectives in Marketing Conference in July 2010 in Lille, France, titled “Perceived Environmental Uncertainty, Market-Orientation Strategy, and Organizational Structure in South Korean Apparel Retail Stores”
• Was the co-author of “Market Orientation, Performance, and Perceived Environmental Uncertainty in South Korean Apparel Retail Stores,” published in Transnational Corporations Review
• Led a study tour to Seoul, South Korea, for six students and three faculty members in May 2010

Jin Su

• Presented two papers entitled “The Relationships Among Strategic Global Sourcing, Sourcing Personnel’s Business Capabilities and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study of the U.S. Textile and Apparel Global Supply Chain” and “Consumer Decision-Making Styles: Comparison Between United States and Chinese Young Consumers” at the forty-second annual meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, Mass., November 19–22, 2011. The two papers were published in the conference proceedings.
• Presented two posters entitled “An Update on Young Chinese Consumer Styles: A Survey of China’s Post-80s Generation” and “Women Entrepreneurs in China’s Apparel Industry: A Study of Women’s Career Development” at the 2011 annual meeting of the International Textile and Apparel Association, Philadelphia, Pa., November 2–6, 2011. The two papers were published in the conference proceedings.
• Presented a paper entitled “Preparing Students as Socially Responsible Global Citizens Through Fashion Merchandising Courses” at the 2011 Pennsylvania Association of the Councils of Trustees fall conference, Indiana, Pa., October 20, 2011
• Presented a paper entitled “An Empirical Examination of Global Supply Chain Management Practices in the U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry” at the 2011 International Conference on Logistics, Informatics, and Service Science, Beijing, China, in June 2011. The paper was also published in the conference proceedings.
• With Gargeya, V. B. (2011). Strategic sourcing and supplier selection: A review of survey-based empirical research. In T. M. Choi (Ed.), Fashion Supply Chain Management: Industry and Business Analysis. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
• Recognized with the Teaching Excellence Faculty Recognition Award in the category of Diversity, Center for Teaching Excellence, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2010–2011
• Led a faculty study tour in May 2010 to Beijing and Shanghai, China, which included Donghua University, Shanghai, and Dong Fang and Ai Ying Early Childhood Education Center, Beijing, China

The CFSA students volunteered for Day of Play, Family Fun Fest, Indi Kids, and Hopeful Hearts, in addition to collecting over $1,200 in supplies for Pathways Homeless Shelter, $500 in supplies for Hopeful Hearts, and $500 toward a new sandbox for Indi Kids.

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The program went through an extensive self-study process and an on-site vist by NAEYC assessors and was rated in the 95–99 percent range for all ten NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and more than 400 related accreditation criteria.

“We’re proud to have earned the mark of quality from NAEYC and to be recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest professional standards,” said Marti Higgins, executive director of Indiana County Child Day Care Program (Indi Kids). “NAEYC accreditation lets families in our community know that children in our program are getting the best care and early learning experiences possible. Indi Kids is committed to excellence and continuous quality improvement: teaming with parents to provide high-quality care and education services.”

Each year, FCCLA honors one person who has made outstanding contributions and who gives continuing service to the national organization.

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private schools through grade 12. FCCLA is the only national career and technical student organization with the family as its central focus.

McCombie received the award on July 13, 2011, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.

McCombie is an associate professor in IUP's Human Development and Environmental Studies Department and coordinates the Family and Consumer Sciences Education program. in 2009, she was recognized as the Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Educator of the Year by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Dr. Janet Blood

• Dr. Blood, the VP of Education of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals (ASDP), was at the ASDP conference in October 2011.
• Elected to a two-year term as vice president of Education for the National Board of Sewing and Design Professionals.
• Won the top prize, Best Overall, in the 2010 Association of Sewing and Design Professionals “Suit Your Style” design challenge sponsored by Threads Magazine. The challenge involved transforming a commercial sewing pattern (Vogue 2898) only through pattern making techniques. Her winning denim ensemble will be featured in Issue #154 of Threads.

Dr. Eun Jin Hwang

• Hwang, E. (2011). PowerPoints for S. Marshall. Individuality in clothing selection and personal appearance. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
• Hwang, E. (in press). Chapter four case study: Finding new vendor with discount terms. In C. Easterling, Merchandising Mathematics for Retailing (rev.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:Prentice Hall.
• Hwang, E., & Marjorie, N. (2011, October). US apparel retailers’ use of facebook in strategic management under environmental uncertainty. In C. Despres (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance (p. 68). Sophia-Antipolis, France: SKEMA Business School.
• Dr. Hwang and Dr. Bowers presented a paper entitled "The influence of IUP students' involvement in social networks to teaching and learning" at the 2011 Pennsylvania Association of the Councils of Trustees (PACT) Fall Conference, Indiana PA, October 20, 2011.
• Presented a paper at the AMS (Academy of Marketing Science) Cultural Perspectives in Marketing Conference in July 2010 in Lille, France, titled “Perceived Environmental Uncertainty, Market-Orientation Strategy, and Organizational Structure in South Korean Apparel Retail Stores.”
• Was the co-author of “Market Orientation, Performance, and Perceived Environmental Uncertainty in South Korean Apparel Retail Stores” published in Transnational Corporations Review.
• Led a study tour to Seoul, South Korea, for six students and three faculty members in May 2010.

Dr. Jin Su

• Dr. Su presented two posters entitled "An update on young Chinese consumer styles: A survey of China’s Post-80s generation" and "Women entrepreneurs in China’s apparel industry: A study of women’s career development" at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), Philadelphia, PA, November 2-6, 2011.
• Dr. Su presented a paper entitled "Preparing students as socially responsible global citizens through Fashion Merchandising courses" at the 2011 Pennsylvania Association of the Councils of Trustees (PACT) Fall Conference, Indiana, PA, October 20, 2011.
• Dr. Su presented a paper entitled "An empirical examination of global supply chain management practices in the U.S. textile and apparel industry" at the 2011 International Conference on Logistics, Informatics, and Service Science (LISS), Beijing, China, in June 2011. The paper was also published in the conference proceedings.
• Su, J., & Gargeya, V. B. (2011). Strategic sourcing and supplier selection: A review of survey-based empirical research. In T. M. Choi (Ed.), Fashion Supply Chain Management: Industry and Business Analysis. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
• Led a faculty study tour in May 2010 to Beijing and Shanghai, China, which included Donghua University, Shanghai, and Dong Fang and Ai Ying Early Childhood Education Center, Beijing, China.

• Dr. Sally McCombie, Dr. Terri Owens, and Dr. Janet Blood presented “Fashion Merchandising: A Thriving Career Field,” at the thirty-sixth annual Pennsylvania Career and Technical Education Conference in Lancaster, Pa., in June 2010.
• McCombie, Owens, and Blood, along with Family and Consumer Science Education students H. Dravecky and G. Chilson presented “Strengthening Secondary and Middle Level Fashion/Sewing Programs” at the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, in June 2010.
• McCombie was elected to serve on the American Association of Family Consumer Sciences National Nominating Committee beginning in 2011.

• Dr. Fredalene B. Bowers and Marion Henry presented “What’s Putting Our Children and Families at Risk?” at the Early Childhood Education Summit in State College, Pa., in October 2010.
• Bowers was one of several experts in the field featured on two DVD training videos available from ChildCare Exchange: VOICES Insights from the Field, Child Assessment and Supporting Teacher Performance.
• Bowers and Henry are implementing a four-year CCAMPIS (Child Care Access Means Parents in School) grant to provide financial assistance and support services for child care to IUP undergraduate student-parents. Bowers received the grant award from the U.S. Department of Education, and Henry will coordinate the grant, which will aid in student retention. The project has been funded for $114,137 per year, and more than $450,000 in four years.

Bowers received the grant award from the U.S. Department of Education, and Henry will coordinate the grant, which will aid in student retention.

The project has been funded for $114,137 per year, and more than $450,000 in four years. Contact Mrs. Henry (mhenry@iup.edu) with questions.

Find more information: Child and Family Studies Grant Offers Student-Parents Support for Child Care.

Victoria was nominated by faculty member Marion Henry.

Alisia Drew, Child and Family Studies major, was selected as one of the 2010–2011 McNair scholars.

IUP’s Monroeville center is at 400 Penn Center Boulevard, Building Four, Suite 900, Wilkins Township. Classes are offered in the evenings and Saturdays.

The curriculum meets National Association for the Education of Young Children standards for early care and education.

Courses will be taken with a cohort, in which students build and maintain a supportive professional and academic network while moving through their classes as a group. Courses will be taught by doctoral-level IUP faculty members, and all students will have an advisor-mentor to provide guidance during the academic process.

For more information, contact Dr. Fredalene B. Bowers, coordinator, Child and Family Studies Program, at 724-357-4046 or 724-357-2336 or by e-mail at fbowers@iup.edu.

Registration deadline is August 15, 2010.

This ten-day tour to Italy and Greece will be in May 2011 (departing after Spring graduation). The tour is open to IUP faculty, students, friends, and family. The tour price includes air transportation, lodging, two meals per day, tour guide, and transportation in Italy and Greece. There is also an optional three-day Greek Island Cruise.

Complete itinerary 

For information regarding costs (early bird discounts, etc.), e-mail Fredalene B. Bowers, Ph.D., at fbowers@iup.edu.

Faculty Presentations

Dr. Mary Swinker and Dr. Jin Su developed and presented “How to Wear Your Jeans” in How to Wear Your Genes events at the Spirit of Women Hospital Network, Indiana Regional Medical Center, Pa., June 18, 2009.

Dr. Fredalene Bowers, Dr. Kris Ramassini, and Dr. Sarah Brown presented a workshop called “Researching, Reflecting and Embracing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity” at the annual Higher Education Institute: It’s Our Future: Investing in Each and Every Child, Grantville, Pa., on June 1, 2009.

Dr. Sarah Brown presented her research titled “Chronic and Severe Peer Rejection: Impact on Children’s Engagement in School” at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development in Denver, Colo., on April 2, 2009.

Dr. Fredalene Bowers and Ms. Marion R. Henry presented the workshop “Effective Advocacy for Teen Parenting Programs” at the twenty-ninth annual National Healthy Teen Network Conference, Albuquerque, N.M., in November 2008.

Awards

Dr. Fredalene Bowers received the Center for Teaching Excellence’s Faculty Recognition Award for Academic Advising and Mentoring in April 2009.

Dr. Jin Su was recognized as an Outstanding Professor (voted by student members) for Spring 2009 by the Panhellenic Association at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Publications

Dr. Jin Su’s article “Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Selection in the U.S. Textile-Apparel-Retail Supply Network” was published in the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal.

Dr. Fredalene Bowers’ article “Developing a Child Assessment Plan: An Integral Part of Program Quality” was published in Child Care Exchange, November-December, 2008.

Dr. Sarah Brown has coauthored two book chapters that will be published this summer and fall. The first will appear in The Handbook of Bullying in Schools: An International Perspective. The second is in the Handbook on Motivation at School.

Dr. Janet Blood has published a dress in Threads magazine.

Other Accomplishments

Dr. Kris Ramassini developed and taught a new class called “Early Intervention.”

Dr. Fredalene Bowers secured $40,000 in external funding to develop a special partnership between IUP’s Human Development and Environmental Studies Department, the Northwest Regional Key, and Indiana County Head Start. Mrs. Marion Henry was the instructor for a six-credit Child Development associate course in the Child and Family Studies program. Twenty-four students successfully completed the course, and a banquet was held on May 29 to recognize the students. Lydia Cerroni of Northwest Regional Key was the keynote speaker.

Also attending the banquet were Marion Henry, instructor; Fredalene Bowers; and Mary Swinker, department chairperson.

Dr. Fredalene B. Bowers, professor and member of the North American Reggio Emilio Alliance, and Ms. Marion R. Henry, instructor, participated in the 2008 Study Tour of the Reggio Emilio Program in Reggio Emilio, Italy. Since early fall 2008, Bowers and Henry have been working closely with staff members and administrators of the Indiana County Child Care Program in Davis Hall to implement "the “Reggio Approach,” as it is known.

Reggio Emilio is not a curriculum or a method of instruction—rather, it is an approach based on philosophical principles of many early childhood psychologists, including Dewey, Piaget, Vygotsky, Gardner, and Bruner. This approach is based on a “respect for the potential of all children,” a rich environment which is engaging and welcoming, an emergent curriculum resulting from the interests of the children, and a focus on the “languages” of children, such as art media, dramatic play, and music. In addition to regular, collaborative staff meetings, the faculty and staff are also visiting other Reggio Emilia-inspired programs.

IUP’s Early Care and Education Program is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, is recognized as a Four Star Program by the Pennsylvania Keystone Stars, and is licensed by the Department of Public Welfare.

• Dr. Sally McCombie of Family and Consumer Sciences received the Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching in Spring 2006, one of the highest honors IUP bestows upon faculty. She has served for 11 years as the coordinator of the Family and Consumer Sciences Education program. In her classroom, she uses a variety of engaging instructional techniques, modeling how effective teachers provide learning opportunities based on a unique blend of content and pedagogy. Congratulations Dr. McCombie!

• Ellen Mikowychok (Interior Design) and Jennifer George (Family and Consumer Sciences) graduated from the Honors College in 2006.

• Our students do many hours of community service. Those enrolled in CDFR 463 do 30 hours of community service during the course. CDFR 419 and 317 students work and volunteer in the University Child Care Center and Indiana Head Start Program. Student organizations in Family and Consumer Sciences, Child and Family Studies, and the Interior Design program also engage in community service.

• Faculty have been actively engaged in research, writing, presentations, service and other projects and have received various awards.

  Gehring, Thom, Fredalene B. Bowers, & Randall Wright. Anton Makarenko: The "John Dewey of the U.S.S.R.". The Journal of Correctional Education, Dec 2005, Volume 56, Issue 4.

  Bowers, Fredalene. Understanding and Communicating with Preadolescents and Adolescents. Presentation at St. Andrews Village Professional Staff Development Training. December 2005.

  Bowers, Fredalene & Marion R. Henry. “Increasing the Potential for Academic Success: Working with Teen Parents and At-Risk Students Living in Poverty.” Presented at the 4th International Hawaiian Conference on Education, January 2006.

  Bowers, Fredalene & Marion R. Henry. “Recent Research in Neuroscience and the Implications for Early Childhood Education.” Presented at the 4th International Hawaiian Conference on Education, January 2006.

  Bowers, Fredalene and Maria McCarthy (Co-Facilitators). January and February 2006 - Five Week Parenting Series, Trinity United Methodist Church.

  Bowers, Fredalene. The Importance of Play, Indiana Hospital Parenting 101 Program, March 6, 2006.

  Bowers, Fredalene. Presentation entitled Adolescent Development, Effective Strategies for Working with Families. Student Assistance Program Training, Armstrong-Indiana Drug & Alcohol Commission. March 22 & 23, 2006.

  National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. Faculty Appreciation Reception, IUP HUB, Dr. Fredalene Bowers received the 2006 Best Faculty Member Award (voted by student members).

  On October 29, 2005, the IUP Student Section of the PA Association of FCS hosted a state-wide meeting in Ackerman Hall. Sixty undergraduate FCSE majors met, coming from IUP, Marywood and Seton Hill Universities. Dr. Brooke Judkins was the keynote speaker, and a panel of practitioners, many of whom were IUP alumni, communicated "words of wisdom" to the undergrad pre-teachers.

  Dr. Sally McCombie developed a new online version of Consumer Sciences 101.

  Frey, D.K., Hines J.D. & Swinker, M.E. InfoWIZARD Web-portal for problem-based learning, Poster Presentation at the International Textiles and Apparel Association Annual Meeting, November 1-6, 2005 in Alexandria, VA.

  Hines, J.D., Frey, D. K., & Swinker, M.E. (2005). Lifelong learning: Web-based information literacy module for merchandisers. Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences, 97(4), 55-58.

  Hines, J.D., Swinker, M.E., Frey, D. K., & Broughton, K. (2005). Embedding information literacy into a merchandising curriculum. MountainRise, 2(1). Retrieved January 25, 2005, from http://facctr.wcu.edu/mountainrise/ archive/vol2no1/html/embedding_information.html

  Swinker, M.E. & Hines, J.D. (March, 2006). Understanding consumers' perception of clothing quality: A multidimensional approach. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 30 (2), 218-223.

  Dr. Frank Viggiano, Human Development and Environmental Studies, appeared on National TV (139 US Markets) on the following dates: September 8, November 2, December 2 (Comcast Cable Network & Black Horizons, WQED-TV 13 PBS), December 15 (Pittsburgh Today, KDKA-TV 2 CBS), December 17-18 (Lifequest, WQED-TV13 PBS), December 19 (This Morning, WUSA-TV CBS, Washington, DC), and December 31 (Lifequest, WQED-TV PBS).

  In November, 2005, NBC-TV in Las Vegas invited Dr. Frank Viggiano to do a Holiday Gift TV segment. In addition, the LV Review Journal asked Dr. Viggiano to contribute to a story on Holiday Shopping in which IUP was mentioned.