FACS HISTORY
1918
View of the family as an interconnected emotional unit, where each member's behavior, thoughts, and feelings influence and are influenced by the others rather than existing independently.
What is Family Systems Theory
Helps people of all ages develop, recover, or maintain the skills needed for daily living and working, using therapeutic activities tailored to physical, cognitive, or emotional challenges.
Occupational Therapy
Name one (or both) of the HDFS undergraduate advisors?
Julie Patterson and/or Ryan Burke
What year was UGA founded?
1785
Who named the building that is home to the College of Family and Consumer Sciences?
Dr. William Terrell Dawson
Explains child development as shaped by nested layers of environmental influence, ranging from immediate settings like family (microsystem) to broader cultural and societal forces (macrosystem). It emphasizes that these systems interact with each other and change over time, and that children play an active role in their development.
Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory
Assesses and treats communication and swallowing disorders, helping people improve skills like speech, language, voice, and fluency across the lifespan.
Speech Language Pathologist
Melissa Kozak
What is UGA's Fight Song?
Glory Glory to Ole Georgia
What Act established Cooperative Extension?
The Smith Lever Act of 1914
What a learner can do independently and what they can achieve with guidance from a more knowledgeable other. It emphasizes that optimal learning happens in this zone, through scaffolding that's gradually removed as the learner gains mastery
Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development
Works with couples to identify unhealthy patterns, improve communication, and resolve conflicts that are straining their relationship, often drawing on theories of attachment and family systems. Combine clinical training with a deep understanding of relational and developmental dynamics.
Marriage and Couple Counselor/Therapist
Who is the HDFSA Faculty Advisor?
Megan Dove
Boom
Who was the first dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences?
Mary Creswell
Eight “crises of development” across the lifespan, each centered on a specific conflict—like trust vs. mistrust in infancy or identity vs. role confusion in adolescence—that a person must resolve to grow psychologically. Successfully navigating each stage builds a particular virtue or strength, while unresolved conflicts can leave lasting difficulties that affect later stages.
Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory
Helps children and families cope with the stress, fear, and uncertainty of hospitalization, illness, or medical procedures through developmentally appropriate play, education, and emotional support. They use tools like medical play, distraction techniques, and honest, age-appropriate explanations to help kids understand and process what's happening to them.
Who is the current FACS Dean?
Anisa Zvonkovic
What animal was UGA's original mascot?
A goat
What year did the College of Home Economics become the College of Family and Consumer Sciences?
1990
Children progress through four distinct stages—sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational—as they actively construct their understanding of the world. Key concepts of assimilation and accommodation.
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Teaches individuals and families practical skills and knowledge—covering areas like parenting, communication, financial literacy, and relationship building—to help them function more effectively and navigate life transitions. Unlike therapists, they focus on prevention and education rather than treatment, often delivering their work through community workshops, school programs, or family resource centers.
Family Life Educator
What is the name of the Assistant to the President and University Spokesperson?
Rod Guajardo
Where was the first EVER UGA football game played?
Herty Feild