UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences

06/04/2026

Jam session: Our Carla Schwan, UGA Extension Food Safety Specialist, led a science and practice in home food preservation workshop on canning blueberry jam and jelly this week for Extension agents from three states.

06/04/2026

Youth in military families need support from parents and peers to maintain a healthy mental well-being, according to a new study from the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Researchers found these relationships are connected to adolescents’ abilities to utilize adaptive coping skills, such as problem-solving and self-reliance, which in turn promote their well-being. The potential to have a parent deployed overseas, regular moves and other obstacles make adolescence a particularly challenging time for young people in military families. By fostering connections both in and out of the home, military youth can have the stable support they need to better focus on their own self-efficacy and long-term mental health.

Learn more at the link below! 🔗

06/03/2026

FACS grad Kaitlyn Foley is living her dream as the director of ecommerce and retail for U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties. Read more about her story in the latest issue of Georgia Magazine:

https://news.uga.edu/georgia-magazine-articles/kaitlyn-foley-red-white-and-blue/

06/01/2026

Calling all FACS alumni in Savannah!

We’re bringing a little Athens spirit to the coast - come join us at Ardsley Station patio for an evening of connection and conversation.

🏢 Ardsley Station (102 E Victory Drive, Savannah)
🗓 June 4
⏰ 5:30 – 7 p.m.

We’d love to see you there – register today to let us know you’re coming! gail.uga.edu/events/facs/facs-after-five-savannah

05/26/2026

Why is money so hard with ADHD? Our Christine Hargrove answers that question and more and gives practical ways you can build systems that work for you in this engaging Q&A with Understood.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WZsR3mbkRA

The Love and Money Center

Do you ever forget to pay your bills? Or buy things you don’t reall...

05/25/2026

Today, we remember all those who have bravely served and given their lives for our country.

Located at the center of campus, Memorial Hall was completed in 1925 and honors the 47 University of Georgia men who died serving our country in World War 1.

05/21/2026

We love it when our alumni stop by to visit! This week, we enjoyed catching up with 2010 graduate Darren Liddell, now a successful financial planner and entrepreneur in New York and one of the stars of our We Are FACS student recruitment campaign.

Learn more about Darren and his passion for helping families build a better future for themselves here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPgbsXFOtDo

We Are FACS! https://www.fcs.uga.edu/about/wearefacs

05/15/2026

It’s time for a Savannah meetup! You’re invited to FACS After FIVE—an easygoing evening of connection, conversation, and community at Ardsley Station’s patio.

📅 June 4 | 5:30–7 PM
🤝 Meet Dean Zvonkovic & FACS staff
👥 Reconnect with alumni + make new friends. Feel free to bring guests - friends and family are welcome!

➡️ Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly. Use this link for sign-up: gail.uga.edu/events/facs/facs-after-five-savannah

05/14/2026

You did it, FACS grads!

Your UGA journey doesn’t end at graduation! No matter where life takes you next — grad school, a new job or a brand-new city — you’ll always have your FACS family cheering you on.

Stay connected as you start this next chapter:
• Update your contact info so you never miss an opportunity (see link below).
• Explore whether there’s a UGA Alumni Chapter in your new hometown
• Follow and engage with us on social to keep FACS close, wherever you are — stay connected Once a Dawg, always a Dawg.

🐾 We’re so proud of you — and we can’t wait to see all you’ll do next.

https://alumni.uga.edu/myinfo/

05/13/2026

Full circle: Local seniors visited our Child Development Lab at the McPhaul Center on Tuesday for a fun and nostalgic trip back to where their academic careers began. Now soon-to-be graduates of Cedar Shoals, Clarke Central, Athens Academy, Oconee County High School, North Oconee High School and East Jackson, the seniors reminisced with teachers and toured their original playground and old classrooms.

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