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Meet this year’s HDFS peer advisors💚💛🐏

HDFS Peer Advisors work closely with our advising team to support students as they navigate the major, connect with campus resources, and get involved in the HDFS community. Their peer-to-peer perspective helps students feel welcomed, supported, and set up for success. 🐏💛 by @hdfscsu

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Now it’s time to meet this year’s HDFS Peer Mentors 💚💛🐏

HDFS Peer Mentors help incoming first-generation students and students who have experienced barriers to educational success navigate their transition to college. Through personalized support, shared experiences, and a strong sense of community, peer mentors help students build confidence, find resources, and feel connected throughout their first year at CSU. 🐏 by @hdfscsu

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Maddie Zakrajsek says HDFS positively impacts the lives of others☀️ She found the degree by exploring her interest in psychology, finding that Human Development and Family Studies was development psychology, and it was exactly what she was looking for. Maddie is an HDFS Ram, and you can be too! 💛💚🐏 by @hdfscsu

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Don't miss your chance to make a difference -Campus Connections is now accepting applications for mentors!

Campus Connections mentors local youth (ages 10-18) while providing college students the opportunity to make a difference in their community while gaining professional experience.

You can also ear the Youth Mentoring Certificate (9 credits)!

Priority application deadline is October 23, 2026.
Learn more about the experience and apply here: https://col.st/5363y three students in tie-dye shirts look at a sheet of paper on a table while one writes on it. by @hdfscsu

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It's Ramfunder season! Let's support the Sesame 3-Generation Mentoring Program!

What is Sesame 3-G?
This program brings together young children, youth, and older adults to engage in fun, meaningful experiences that create bonds, develop skills, and expand perspectives across generations. Each week, experienced adults mentor students and students mentor preschoolers in a unique relationship that promotes growth and learning, community and creativity, self esteem, and social skills.

The program launched in Spring 2026, CSU is the first college or university in the nation to pilot the program, and the activities center on lessons learned from Sesame Street!

Funding for this program depends on gifts from donors, and that could be YOU! Donate a little or a lot and be sure to spread the word. There are 17 days left to meet the fundraising goal and all donations will be matched up to $10,000! Donate here: https://col.st/i7pgq a young girl looks up at a college student laughing while she looks at an older gentleman by @hdfscsu

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Happy World Teacher’s Day from the CHHS Ramily 💚🐏💛

Thank you to all the past, present, and aspiring teachers, faculty, and mentors who continue to positively impact our classrooms, communities, and lives 🥲 by @hdfscsu

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Meet Ash Clark, (@ashsclarkk) a stellar @hdfscsu Ram with a knack for making connections 💚🐏💛

After taking HDFS 101 as an elective during her first year and discovering the Prevention & Intervention concentration, Ash found her home. Since then, she's become an active and engaged member of the HDFS community. Get to know Ash in this Q&A 👇

Q: What does HDFS mean to you?
A: From the moment I became an HDFS student, I realized it was much more than just a field of study. What stands out the most is the incredible staff and students, whose genuine care for one another creates an amazing environment. Every person I've encountered within the department has been so kind and respectful, making the learning atmosphere truly enjoyable, and something I will cherish for the rest of my life.

Q: How have you gotten more involved with HDFS?
A: I have been apart of CSU's program, Campus Connections, for the past 5 semesters now, and this is my second semester serving as Thursday night's Lead Mentor Coach. I have always known I wanted to work with youth, but I didn't know exactly how I wanted to work with them, and CC answered that for me! I also serve as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, and Research Assistant.

Q: What communities or groups of people do you hope to impact after graduation and in your career?
A: I hope that I can create an impact for teens, and families in need after I graduate. I hope that I can foster a friendly and positive environment that promotes resilience within couples and families. Ash Clark sits on a couch in the HDFS building and makes peace signs with both her hands by @hdfscsu

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“Can you tell me how to get” to meaningful connections across generations? 💛

Last spring, Colorado State University became the first college or university in the nation to pilot 3G Mentoring, an intergenerational program that brings together preschoolers, CSU students, and older adults to learn from one another through activities inspired by Sesame Street.

Over eight weeks, participants met weekly at CSU's Early Childhood Center to watch short Sesame Street lessons and engage in conversations and activities centered on Cookie Monster's five Cs: connection, communication, confidence, creativity, and collaboration.

The result? Joyful conversations and opportunities to create meaningful connections across generations while providing opportunities for learning and growth at every stage of life!

As the program expands in Fort Collins this year, it's proving that some of life's best lessons happen when we take a stroll down a different kind of Sesame Street together. 💛 Three participants sit in a small discussion circle in a community room. One participant holds a clipboard and pen while facing a child seated nearby, and another participant holds a clipboard with markers. Additional participants are seated in the background. by @hdfscsu

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We had a blast at the CSU Early Childhood Center Lab School Fair! This was a great chance to get to know the partnerships that make our Lab School unique! 🏫

From educators and families to students and researchers, the fair highlighted the collaborative environment that supports young learners every day. We’re grateful for everyone who helps make this vibrant learning community possible. ✨ by @hdfscsu

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A Colorado State University professor with the university’s Prevention Research Center recently returned from a two-week trip to Indonesia where he delivered talks and workshops to students and public health professionals about prevention science.

Professor Emeritus David MacPhee in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies hosted a young Indonesian clinical child psychologist named Sarah Saragih at CSU last November. Saragih received funding for the visit as part of a fellowship with the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative.

Not only did YSEALI’s Professional Fellows Program Reciprocal Project pay for Saragih’s monthlong trip to Fort Collins and CSU, it also paid for MacPhee to visit Indonesia last month. The initiative is operated by the U.S. Department of State and was created in 2013 to build leadership skills and networking among those between the ages of 18 and 35.

Read more about the trip! https://col.st/ng8e6 David MacPhee stands with 3 colleagues by @hdfscsu

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The Colorado State University Developmental Disabilities Research Lab in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies received funding for two new projects from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development totaling more than $5 million to advance research supporting the development of executive function in young children with Down syndrome.

Read more here: https://col.st/likjj 8 women a part of the research lab stand and pose for a photo together. by @hdfscsu

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