Family and Consumer Sciences Newsletter January

January 2015 The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Alumni Newsletter Registered Dietitian Exam: 100% Pass Rate for Vision Statement 2013-14 Dietetic Interns! The vision of our faculty is to produce Pictured are (l to r) Dr. Jerald Ogg, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs; Dr. Sue Byrd, outstanding graduates who use Family chair, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences; interns Emily Turbeville, Chelsea Geu- and Consumer Sciences knowledge and therman, Hannah Christiansen, Kristen Hagarty skills to address societal issues to pro- and Denise Bell. Also pictured is Dr. Todd Winter, dean, UT Martin College of Agriculture and mote the global well-being of individu- Applied Sciences. als, families, and communities. Recently, university officials con- Dietetics (AND). Interns receive level practice delivering nutrition The undergraduate major, Family and gratulated 2013-14 Dietetic In- 1200 hours of supervised prac- therapy in hospitals and commu- Consumer Sciences, is accredited by the terns who earned the distinction tice in clinical nutrition, food nity based nutrition programs in Council for Accreditation of the Ameri- of having a 100% pass rate for systems management and com- order to promote a better quali- can Association of Family and Consumer the Registered Dietitian Exami- munity nutrition with a concen- ty of life for individuals, families, Sciences. The didactic program in die- nation. The Dietetic Internship tration in nutrition therapy. The and communities. For more tetics (undergraduate program) and the (DI) is a post-baccalaureate pro- mission of the Dietetic Internship information about the DI pro- dietetic internship program are accredit- gram accredited by the Accredi- (DI) at the University of Tennes- gram, please contact Internship tation Council for Education in see at Martin is to prepare in- Director, Brian Carroll at 731-881 ed by the Accreditation Council for Edu- Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) terns for the registration exami- -7102 or email him at cation in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and nation and competent entry- [email protected]. (ACEND). Undergraduate Program Receives Continued Accreditation The undergraduate curriculum leads to a degree with the bachelor of science in The UT Martin Department of was commended for forward about their careers and con- family and consumer sciences. The ma- Family and Consumer Sciences thinking faculty who engage ducts mock interviews to pre- (FCS) has been granted accredi- students in a variety of scholarly pare students for entering their jor is called family and consumer scienc- tation from the Council for Ac- and outreach activities and pro- careers. The accreditation pro- es and offers seven concentrations: creditation of the American vide quality advisement. The cess includes bi-yearly reports FCS Education Association of Family and Con- advisory council was also com- with a full self-study and site Child and Family Studies sumer Sciences. This is a reaffir- mended for its effectiveness. visit for reaffirmation every ten Gerontology mation of accreditation with the The FCS advisory council offers years. Food and Nutrition program first receiving accredi- input to maintain quality pro- Dietetics tation in 1973. The department grams, speaks to FCS classes Hospitality and Food Service Mgt. Fashion Merchandising. Congratulations to FCS for Accreditation of its under- The graduate program, offered online, graduate program. FCS Advisory Council members, includes two concentrations: Faculty, Students, and the General Family and Consumer Sci- Dean of the College of Agri- ences culture and Applied Sciences gather to network while the Dietetics (which incorporates the Advisory Council is on cam- Dietetic Internship). pus. January 2015 2014-15 Dietetic Interns Child and Family Studies Students in CFS 421, Adult Development, created a tactile map for freshman FCS major Ashley Jackson. Sharon Robertson from the UTM Services and Success Center suggested this as a need during a meeting with the class members in October. Students traded two other short assignments to undertake this project. Ashley, who is blind and deaf, need- ed a tactile map to help her become familiar with UT Martin campus, especially the many sidewalks on campus. Students used Google maps, an interior design software program, and many hours of sketching, cutting, painting, and gluing to create the map. In addition, Ashley was provided a flash drive of files written by class members describing build- ings where she will have classes. These files contain descriptions of the build- ings including locations of elevators, offices, classrooms, restrooms, emergen- cy exits, and stairways. Ashley has cochlear implants which allow her to hear sounds close to her, and she uses a computer program which “reads” Word The 2014-15 UTM Dietetic Internship Class Pictured are back row left to files. Students in the class presented the map to Ashley during their final ex- right: Jasmine Turner, Sally Harper, Karly Hines, Riley Auvenshire, Hannah am period on December 11. Curran (Dietitian from Ireland) and Mr. Carroll, UTM DI Director. Front row left to right: Alison Owen, Louise Perry, Jaimee Cooper, Megan Sylwanowickz, Lori Henry, Kim Boldt and Dee Pratt, President and CEO of Dietitian Associates, Incorporated. Ambassadors Continue to Help with Enrollment Numbers! 2014-2015 Student Ambassa- dors (left). Pictured seated from left are: Aries Lewis, Elizabeth Sanders, Brittany Hart, Miranda Paschall. Stand- ing from left are: Kimberly Barnett-Sledd –Program Re- source Specialist, Lauren Hudson, Zoe Stringer, Mike Davis, Heather Dunn and Allison Maxey. Not pictured: Karina Pulido, Allison Roland and Andrea Richardson . Pictured (above): FCSE Student, Laura Fitscher, doing her student teaching and assisted with recruiting at OCCHS. Student Ambassadors commit to a year of Preview Days, Academic Major and Career 218 potential students and of those 88 volunteer service with the Department of Fair and recruitment opportunities at area have been seniors, academic major chang- Family and Consumer Sciences. The am- High Schools. What is new this year is es or transfer students that have partner- bassadors represent all 7 concentrations that our ambassadors are forming part- ships with the Student Ambassadors. If of Child and Family Studies, Dietetics, nerships with prospective incoming fresh- you are an FACS Teacher and would like Food and Nutrition, Family and Consumer man and transfer students, offering these for an ambassador to come visit your Sciences Education, Fashion Merchandis- students a chance to ask questions spe- school and talk about our program, please ing, Gerontology and Hospitality and Food cific to their areas of concentration via contact Dr. Sue Byrd at [email protected] or Service Management offered in the major email correspondence. Feedback from call 731-881-7100. in the Department of Family and Consum- the partnership has been overwhelmingly er Sciences. Ambassadors may assist in positive with prospective students gaining recruiting, campus tours and correspond- insight through the eyes of another stu- ence with prospective students. Our am- dent. To date, the department has gath- Keywords: UTM Family and Consumer Sciences bassadors have recently assisted with Fall ered information for recruitment from January 2015 The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Welcome to the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences! Amy Richards, M.S., R.D., L.D.N. has joined the Family and Consumer Sciences Just a few of our 2014 Freshmen and Our New Graduate family this fall as the Director of the Research Assistant, Tracye F. Valentine Didactic Program in Dietetics. Previ- ous to her appointment at UT Martin, Richards was the dietetic internship director at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. She is currently completing her PhD in Nutri- tion, Exercise and Food Science at South Dakota State University. Rich- ards is getting acquainted with the R.D.’s in the area who are vital to our program, setting up rotation sites for field experience for senior dietetic students, getting up to speed on accreditation requirements for the DPD program, and teaching 3 classes this fall (Nutrition and Disease, Lifespan Nutri- tion, and Advanced Nutrition). Other News: AAFCS Former department chair and Professor Emeritus Anne L. The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences th Cook won the Little Black Dress Contest that was part of 106 Consumer Science Conference and Expo will be in Jackson- ville, FL, June 24-27, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency, Jacksonville the AAFCS 2014 Annual Conference in St. Louis this past Riverfront. summer. She is shown here with Seth Aaron Henderson of Project Runway fame with her dress which is reversible. Advisory Council and Student Interviews! Pictured Left: Emily Strawser, Heather Tillman, Mike Davis Family Consumer Sciences Advisory Council members were on campus in November and provided input for Family Consumer Sciences programs, talked to students about their careers and interviewed students. (Back row L to R) Carrie Brawley, Kelly Tivey, Amy Vaughn, Beverly Shelby, Benita Giffin; (Front row) Julie Donaldson, Olivia Riley, Kathy Waggoner, and Betsy Henderson. Not pictured: Michele Atkins, Michelle Bruner, Barry Keathley, David Keeling, Warner Pace, Julia Lynch, Shirley Williams. Thank you for your continued support! Pictured above: Allison Maxey, Megan Pictured above: April Ring, Sabrina Witherington, Karina Palido Black,

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