Welcome to Family & Consumer Sciences
The Family & Consumer Sciences Department is one of the two original programs started on campus back in 1903. Our new building that we moved into in 2003, represents the latest in features for the 21st century in the fields of Early Childhood, Interior Design, Fashion Merchandising, Individual and Family Management and FCS Teacher Education.
We hope you take a few moments to look through the individual areas and even come visit us to learn more. Whichever program you choose, we are confident you will find the information valuable and applicable to the world of today and tomorrow.
Family & Consumer Sciences is:
Early Childhood
Fashion Merchandising
Interior Design
Individual & Family
FCS Teacher Education
What's New in FCS?
Career Clusters
Summer Workshop
Look for upcoming workshops for the summer in 2009
Preschool applications
The new Early Childhood Unified Certification
Masters in
Technology Studies available: Master with a Major in Career and Technical Education with Emphasis in Family & Consumer Sciences
The Center for the Study of Poverty and Student Achievement
Health and Nutrition in the News
Integrative Gerontology minor now available
Job Opportunities
Career services in FCS
Part time teaching opportunities
Upcoming Event
Career Day 2008
2007 FCS Student Trips
In 2007, 65% of the students in the department made trips outside of southeast Kansas to participate in learning opportunities including state, regional and national conferences, internships, study tours, etc. This was the third straight year at about that level. Most recently four students traveled to Reno, Nevada to present poster presentations at the National AAFCS conference.
Chicago - The early childhood students went to the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) Annual Conference in Chicago in November.
New York City - Spring 2008
Italy - Summer 2007
Wichita - 15 members of KAFCS attended the United Conference in Februrary 2008
Phi U
Phi Upsilon Omicron Honor Society
Phi U Alumni
Forms
Application for Student Teaching - Early Childhood Program
Application for Senior Applied Learning
