Welcome!
Choosing a career in the field of human sciences puts you in the forefront of career opportunities in the 21st century. The School of Human Sciences (HS) includes disciplines that focus on the application of science to the provision of services for humankind.
HS has been successful with extramural funding for research, training, and service projects that are discipline-specific, multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary in nature. Our students have the opportunity to engage in practica, field experiences, internships and related student learning opportunities with community-based agencies and organizations within their major.
Home to the program areas of Audiology and Speech-Language Sciences, Community Health, Dietetics, Gerontology, Rehabilitation, and Recreation and Tourism, HS offers both undergraduate and graduate programs with national and international reputations for innovation and excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
Mission
The mission of the School of Human Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado is to prepare well-educated students in the areas of audiology and speech-language sciences, community health, dietetics and nutrition, gerontology, human services, recreation and tourism, and rehabilitation for successful leadership, professional practice, scholarship, and service in the global community; to contribute to the advancement of the professions through scholarship; and, to provide outreach through educational and clinical services that enhance student learning and enrich the community. We seek to fulfill this mission by providing distinctive undergraduate and focused graduate programs that engage students through active participation in learning and scholarship with the faculty and by promoting a culture that fosters collaboration across disciplines and excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
Contact Information
University of Northern Colorado
College of Natural and Health Sciences
School of Human Sciences
Gunter Hall, Room 1300, Campus Box 89
501 20th Street
Greeley, CO 80639
Acting Director:
Dr. Elizabeth "Liz" Gilbert
970.351.2390
elizabeth.gilbert@unco.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Janice Riegel
970.351.2451
janice.riegel@unco.edu
- Gerontology Masters Student, Angela (Nancy) Mendoza, is a Fall 2012 recipient of the UNC Graduate Dean's Citation for Excellence Award
- Emily Folsom, MA Speech-Language Pathology candidate, was awarded the UNC Graduate Dean's Citation for Outstanding Thesis, entitled Guided and Non-Guided Clinical Observation in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Undergraduate Perspectives
- School receives 2011 Excellence in Service Award
- Collins is awarded $82,574 grant
- Meinke receives Natalie Stukas Hearing Conservation Award
- Weil pursues research on elders living in Rome, Italy
- Bezyak receives $678,000 long-term training grant
- Fahey is awarded the 2011 Distinguished Service Award
- Gerontology program co-sponsors the Rocky Mountain Conference on Aging
- Dietetic students maintain the Dietetics Student Community Gardens
- UNC hosts the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education conference
- UNC Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Clinic receives A+ rating from BBB
- TACE Region 8 staff co-host Quality Assurance and Program Evaluation conferences
- Two SHS students are awarded Research Excellence Awards
- ASLS alumna is selected for the Minority Student Leadership Program
Janice Riegel