Mission Statement

Family and Consumer Sciences undergraduate and graduate students are expected to graduate having met the following outcomes: 

• Students recognize, respect, and value individual and societal diversity
• Students learn standards for ethical professional practices
• Students value their roles as family and consumer sciences professionals in the formation of public policy/civic engagement in their ability to critique, develop, implement, and assess policies that support the well being of individuals, families, consumers, and communities
• Students develop critical thinking skills to utilize diverse approaches for determining alternative solutions for issues
• Students support the principles and importance of collaborations and partnerships in communities and the work place
• Students recognize that education is a lifelong process