FCS Newsletter - 2017

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Family and Consumer Sciences 2017 Newsletter

Greetings FCS Alumni and Friends! First, let me introduce myself. I’ve been a professor in Career and Technical Education (now Workforce Education and Development) for eighteen years and took over as the department chair in January when former chair Gary Bischof became the new dean of the Honors College. I have enjoyed working with all our faculty and staff in my new role; everyone has been very supportive while I’m learning the details of our six programs and administrative procedures.

A Message from the Chair 1

Dietetics 2-3

Family Sciences 4-5

Fashion Merchandising AND Design 6-7

FoodService OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY 8-9

Interior Design 10-11

WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT 12-13

Awards and Recognition Ceremony 14-15

Faculty Publications

Here are a few highlights for the 2016-2017 academic year: • A new major in Youth and Community Development began this fall, as well as a new graduate certificate in Kinship Care. A new minor in Workforce Education & Development was also launched in the fall semester. • Two majors in the family science program, Family Studies and Child & Family Development, will be available completely online starting spring 2018. This change will improve accessibility for those seeking a BS in the field of family science, particularly those who work full-time and/or cannot commute to Kalamazoo. Faculty have been busy developing numerous courses for online delivery. • In April the Interior Design program received a full six-year re-accreditation from the Council on Interior Design Accreditation. • Two new scholarships were established this year. The Dr. Charles “Rusty” Dannison and Dr. Linda L. Dannison Endowed Scholarship for FCS will be used to award masters students in the Child and Family Life areas. Students in Interior Design with excellent academic performance are eligible for the TowerPinkster Endowed Scholarship. Thanks for all that you do to support the FCS Department! Please stop by and see us sometime.

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Giving 18-19

Rick Zinser Professor and Chair


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