Delaware Day
March 1, 2024
Through this event, our admitted students will have an opportunity to interact with and learn from faculty, staff and current Ph.D. students in the School of Education, the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences and the Biden School.
We look forward to learning more about our prospective students’ interests, answering their questions, introducing them to our research projects and welcoming them to our campus.
Schedule
Friday, March 1, 2024 – Zoom
| 10:00 a.m. | Delaware Days Check-in
Prospective students will enter a pre-assigned breakout room with their student ambassador and a small group of other admitted students. At 10:15 everyone will automatically be moved to the main meeting room. |
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| 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks
Gary T. Henry, Dean Starting at 10:15, you will learn about UD and the College of Education and Human Development and what makes us special. |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Interactive Research Breakouts with faculty and current students
In this session, you’ll learn more about current research projects and collaborations between faculty and students. |
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| 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Break | ||
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Panel discussion with current students | ||
| 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Program and specialization area meetings, one-on-one or small group discussions with faculty advisors and prospective students |
Interactive Research Breakout Presentations
| Breakout Room | Presenter | Title of Presentation |
| 1 | Megan Botello | Fraction nonsense to fraction sense: impact of a fraction sense intervention on 6th grade students with math learning difficulties in an authentic classroom setting |
| 2 | Alexis Ambroise | Social Support and Social Strain Among Afro-Caribbean Adolescents: The Moderating Effect of Sex in Associations with Mental Health Diagnoses |
| 3 | Cara Kelly | Investigating Classroom Quality in a Head Start Context |
| 4 | Amanda Nolte | Where There Is a Will, Is There a Way? Exploring Teachers’ Attempts to Facilitate Productive Race Talk in the Classroom |
| 5 | Sarah Clerjuste | Unpacking the Challenges and Predictors of Students’ Use of the Distributive Property |
| 6 | Eric K. Layland | The Power of Embracing Gender Identity Among Trans and Nonbinary Individuals |
| 7 | Elena Silla | Strategy variations and algebra readiness: Examining procedural flexibility using Latent Profile Analysis |
| 8 | Jessica Namkung | Whole-number and fraction magnitude understanding and their impact on algebra competence |
| 9 | Deborah Drain | DIEEC Student Research Project Highlights |
University of Delaware Campus
Explore the University of Delaware through this virtual campus tour video. You’ll get a feel for our campus space, academic buildings, residence halls, student centers and other facilities.
Downtown Newark, DE
According to Best Value Schools’ 30 Most Charming College Town Main Streets, “it’s no wonder students at the University of Delaware love to hang out in Newark’s downtown — it’s home to one of the most charming college town main streets in America. Besides the usual collection of salons, shops, and antique stores, downtown Newark has an impressive collection of diverse ethnic restaurants.”
