Maryland Council on Family Relations (MCFR)
Get involved! See what's going on at MCFR! We host a range of activities for both undergraduate & graduate students: breakfasts, professional meetings, evening seminars, brown bag lunches, and community service projects.
View MCFR's current and past Projects.
What is MCFR?
MCFR is Maryland's student chapter of the National Council on Family Relations. The organization provides an opportunity for students to explore family issues, meet fellow students, and prepare for careers in teaching, research, policy analysis, or direct service to families. MCFR is open to all undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in Family Science.
MCFR’s Goals and Aims
- Student support:
- Facilitate mentoring relationships between entering and advanced students, and undergraduate and graduate students
- Provide financial awards for research and service work that fosters professional development in family studies and/or recognizes outstanding achievement
- Professional development:
- Host brown bag sessions that address family issues
- Serve as a liaison between faculty and graduate student research projects and undergraduate research interests
- Provide guidance and communications assistance for independent project teams
What does MCFR offer?
- Brown bags & seminars: Hear speakers address topics of interest to MCFR members
- Community service projects: Get involved in the community on member-initiated projects
- Family policy projects: Explore family issues at the community, state, and national level through member-initiated projects
- Research projects: Link faculty, graduate and undergraduate students together on research projects initiated by members or faculty
- Awards: Recognize undergraduate student efforts through financial awards
2007-2008 MCFR Officers
President: Megan Fitzgerald
Community Service Coordinator: Colleen Vesely
Family Policy/Advocacy Coordinator: Kate Speirs
Marketing/Fundraising Coordinator: Kate Riera & Liz Davenport Pollock
Undergraduate Community Service Coordinators: Ashley Antoine & Yael Herzstein
Undergraduate Family Policy/Advocacy Coordinators: Rachel Tamaroff & Felicia Jones
Undergraduate Research/Scholarship Coordinators: Melba Malpass & Sarah Breen
Undergraduate Marketing/Fundraising Coordinators: Lauren Polovoy
Information about MCFR elections will be available in April. If you are interested in running for an MCFR officer position or would like to nominate someone, contact Megan Fitzgerald.
