National Conclave for Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor Society
September 25-28, 2008
Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The National Conclave for Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor Society was founded by the University of Minnesota in 1909; Family Social Science was the Alpha Chapter. We are busy planning this national event and some of our faculty, including Pauline Boss, will present. Jan Hogan is one of the co-chairs of the overall planning committee.
Phi U is an honor society whose members are from three UM colleges - CE&HD, CFANS, and CDes. The current collegiate chapter president, vice-president and initiation co-chairs are Family Social Science undergraduate and graduate students. Numerous alumni from Family Social Science and the former College of Human Ecology are involved in the alumni chapter. Catherine Solheim serves as one of the collegiate advisers. Two Family Social Science graduate students received scholarships from the alumni chapter this year.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
66th AAMFT Annual Conference
Ethical Legal Challenges in Contemporary Family Therapy
October 30 - November 2, 2008
Memphis Convention Center
Memphis, TN
National Council on Family Relations
70th NCFR Annual Conference
Lenses on Family
November 5-8, 2008
Peabody Hotel - Little Rock, AR
The Theme: Lenses on Family
The lenses through which we view family affect what is seen and unseen, as well as how our research findings are understood. The theme of this year's conference encompasses how families are defined, which family processes are presumed to be adaptive, and how our research findings are interpreted in the public arena.
