Dr. Frances L. Murphy
Professor, Graduate Coordinator, and CFLEC Coordinator/On-Site Director Fax: 217-581-6090Email: flmurphy@eiu.edu
Website: https://www.eiu.edu/cflec/index.php
INTRODUCTION
Fall 2019 f2f Office Hours (Central Time)
Mondays 9-10 am
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 1 - 3 pm
Location: 1102 Buzzard Hall
Phone: (217) 581-7917
Students and prospective students: Go here to make an appointment. https://www.eiu.edu/cflec/machform/view.php?id=13593
The Department of Human Services is the place to discover how to help children and families as a career path that meets your need to make a difference in the world! With both undergraduate and graduate programs, we will help you find your place in this world. https://www.eiu.edu/hscl/
As the Graduate Coordinator of the M.S. In Human Services Program Administration degree program, I invite prospective students to contact me to disucss how our graduate degree can strenthen your career potential and advancement. Effective Fall 2019, the degree name changed from M.S. in Family & Comsumer Sciences to our new name, M.S. in Human Services Program Administration. This follows the recent reorganization at EIU which created the Department of Human Services in the new College of Health & Human Services. If you have graduated with an undegraduate degree in FCS, let's talk about the great opportunities open to you for graduate study. flmurphy@eiu.edu https://www.eiu.edu/mhs/
The Child & Family Life Education Center is the practicum site for Human Services courses and provides enrichment programming for infants, toddler, and preschool children up to kindergarten age. HSL 4851 - Infant Development is a senior/graduate level course that provides specialized experience and skills development with infants and young toddlers. Contact Dr. Murphy for more information. flmurphy@eiu.edu
The Child & Family Life Education Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EIUChildandFamilyLife/
and website https://www.eiu.edu/cflec/index.php
In 2015, BEST COLLEGE REVIEWS has ranked the SFCS South Africa program at EIU #14 of "the 50 best study abroad programs in America." Consider a study abroad program at EIU. https://abroad.eiu.edu/
Education & Training
1989 Ph.D. in Child Development; Texas Woman's University
1981 M.S. in Home Economics, Eastern Illinois University
1979 B.S. in Elementary Education, Eastern Illinois University with K-9 Illinois Teacher Certification
Community
WE WELCOME CHILDREN into the Child & Family Life Education Program - infants, toddlers and preschoolers up to kindergarten age.
Toddler and preschool programs are available fall and spring semester and follow the University calendar.
Infant program is available one semester per academic year). Contact us at cflec@eiu.edu to find more information and to put a child on the waitlist.
Since 2016, the Department has offered a parent mentoring program to detainees at the Coles County Safety & Detention Center in Charleston, IL that is staffed by graduate students, interns, and community volunteers. The "Family Life Education Parent Mentoring Program" serves to support parents who are detained in the Coles County Jail in their role as parents by meeting individually in mentoring sessions with the purposes of:
-support and encouragement;
-providing child development information;
-encouraging ways of maintaining communication between parent and children as appropriate.
For information about the mentoring program, contact Dr. Murphy. flmurphy@eiu.edu
Frequently Taught Courses
FCS 3853 - Child Development Practicum
FCS 5852 - Adolescence & the Family
FCS 4845 - Family Stress & Resilience
FCS 1800 - Lifespan Human Development