W Faculty Member Nominated for Certified Family Life Educator of Year

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Dorothy Berglund

Dorothy Berglund

COLUMBUS, Miss. (Press Release) — Dr. Dorothy Berglund, associate professor of family studies at Mississippi University for Women, has been nominated for Certified Family Life Educator of the Year.

The CFLE of the Year is awarded to the person who has demonstrated commitment to the CFLE program through national committee involvement and publication of articles related to the CFLE.

Berglund currently services on the National Council on Family Relations Certified Family Life Educator Academic Program Review Committee and has had lesson plans included in the CFLE lesson plan handbook. More recently, Berglund and W students were published in the CFLE Network, the quarterly newsletter for the CFLE, about their experiences in her human sexuality course.

“It is kind of surprising to me, I am really not looking for some sort of recognition in this way. I think the CFLE program is important because it gives a nice framework for developing college curriculum in family studies programs, and because the program really does prepare students to work in their field upon graduation,” said Dr. Berglund.

Berglund also has presented papers on incorporating CFLE content and activities in college classrooms and conducting community partnerships research with respect to family violence policies and programs. She has been a member of the CFLE for more than 15 years and an NCFR member for 22 years.

Since arriving at The W since 2006, Berglund has worked with her fellow colleagues to refine curriculum in the family studies program.

She has enjoyed working at The W “due to the small class sizes that allow everyone to work closely with our students to ensure their success and to really get to know them as people.”

“This closeness can really help when they start asking questions about where they should intern or what type of job or grad program they should be looking at when they finish,” Berglund said.

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