Program for Research on Youth Development and Engagement

PRYDE Presents: Talking Youth Research Podcast! Our undergraduate scholars have launched a new podcast series that shares conversations between students, faculty, and practitioners discussing relevant youth development content for the NYS community. In this inaugural episode, scholar Kyle Muña and PRYDE’s Director, Dr. Anthony Burrow, talk about the motivations behind the PRYDE program and how it has influenced his own research on youth purpose in life. To hear the first episode, visit our Anchor page here: https://anchor.fm/prydepresents

What can we learn from having conversations with 4-H leaders about purpose in life? This newsletter introduces a study in which researchers conducted several focus groups across counties in New York to to ask educators if they believe 4-H helps youth develop purpose. Click on the link to read more!

How Do 4-H Leaders Think the Program Contributes to Youth Purpose? — PRYDE 4-H educators and volunteers seem to believe that 4-H helps youth develop a sense of purpose in life by providing children exposure to new and diverse experiences.

Today's the last day to join PRYDE's crowdfunding efforts to support the PRYDE Scholars program! We have just until midnight to reach our goal of $7500!

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PRYDE Scholars Help Cornell University raise $7,500 for the project: PRYDE Scholars. Your gift will make a difference!

"I know they say curiosity killed the cat … but that is what fuels a researcher!" Read about Junior PRYDE Scholar, Nahisha Alabre, and how a comic book assignment helped her get in touch with her inner creativity as a translational research trainee in her latest blog post!

Finding my creativity through PRYDE All my life there has always been a structure to everything that I did. My comfort with following directions led my spark of creativity and curiosity to grow dull. And this year, I realized that being such a stringent direction follower even led me to stray away from developing my own interests and

We’re in the final stretch, but we still have 4 days to raise funds for the PRYDE Scholars and reach our final goal of $7500. These funds will help PRYDE Scholars to collaborate with community members and support the well-being of young people.

Would you consider joining our group of supporters and giving us one last push to reach our goal before the end of the month?

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PRYDE Scholars Help Cornell University raise $7,500 for the project: PRYDE Scholars. Your gift will make a difference!

PRYDE needs your help! We’re launching a crowdfunding effort today that will only go through the end of November – all donations go directly to our PRYDE Scholars Program.

Seven PRYDE Scholars are selected every year among the rising Juniors in Cornell’s College of Human Ecology. They learn from both Cornell faculty and community-based youth practitioners about putting research into practice. Scholars then design and lead their own original research projects to address a need among youth in New York state’s 4-H Program.

We’re asking you to help us reach our goal of $7500 to support new Scholars & fund their community-based research projects. Please consider donating here: https://crowdfunding.cornell.edu/PRYDE

Thank you!!

PRYDE Scholars Help Cornell University raise $7,500 for the project: PRYDE Scholars. Your gift will make a difference!

Missed the Youth Development Research Update this year? Check out some of the highlights from the conference in this news post from the PRYDE website!

Conference takes multigenerational approach to youth development This year’s Youth Development Research Update, “Multi-Generational Approaches to Youth Development,” focused on research and programs that reach across generations.

Parents and educators can positively shape children's math skills by verbally labeling quantities of toys during play sessions! Read more in the article below!

How parents can shape children’s math ability It’s well known that teaching children to read is a process that begins at a very early age, but a study published in Child Development demonstrates that math should be treated the same way.

Don't wait to register for the Annual Youth Development Research Update: Multi-Generational Approaches to Youth Development taking place at La Tourelle Hotel on May 30-31, 2018. Registration deadline is May 14th.
Rooms at La Tourelle must be booked by April 27th to received the discounted group rate!! Click on the link below for the registration form and additional details.

PRYDE Events PRYDE's current events.

Find out what the Adolescent Transitions Laboratory is doing to help youth express themselves through writing about changes that they are experiencing while undergoing puberty in Mary Kate's blog post!

Writing, and sharing writing, to cope with puberty's changes I don’t know what your adolescence was like, but I’m still waiting on my acceptance letter to Hogwarts or to stumble into a wardrobe that will take me to Narnia.

Dr. Lee Humphreys writes that sharing and posting on social media about our lives isn't such a new concept after all. Read about her new book in this Cornell Chronicle article for more!

Humphreys: On social media, what’s new actually isn't | Cornell Chronicle In her new book, communication professor Lee Humphreys shows how pocket diaries, photo albums and baby books are the predigital precursors of today’s digital and mobile platforms for posting text and images.

How does PRYDE facilitate undergraduate youth outreach? Read about Rebecca's experience with participating in the 4-H Urban Outreach Program here in her blog post!

PRYDE got me working with kids IRL (not just in the lab) As a PRYDE scholar, I gained new experiences in engaging with communities directly and interacting with children in 4-H programs.