January 2015

Registered Dietitian Exam: 100% Pass Rate for

2013-14 Dietetic Interns!

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Alumni Newsletter

The vision of our faculty is to produce

outstanding graduates who use Family

and Consumer Sciences knowledge and

skills to address societal issues to pro-

mote the global well-being of individu-

als, families, and communities.

The undergraduate major, Family and

Consumer Sciences, is accredited by the

Council for Accreditation of the Ameri-

can Association of Family and Consumer

Sciences. The didactic program in die-

tetics (undergraduate program) and the

dietetic internship program are accredit-

ed by the Accreditation Council for Edu-

cation in Nutrition and Dietetics

(ACEND).

The undergraduate curriculum leads to a

degree with the bachelor of science in

family and consumer sciences. The ma-

jor is called family and consumer scienc-

es and offers seven concentrations:

FCS Education

Child and Family Studies

Gerontology

Food and Nutrition

Dietetics

Hospitality and Food Service Mgt.

Fashion Merchandising.

The graduate program, offered online,

includes two concentrations:

General Family and Consumer Sci-

ences

Dietetics (which incorporates the

Dietetic Internship).

Vision Statement

Recently, university officials con-

gratulated 2013-14 Dietetic In-

terns who earned the distinction

of having a 100% pass rate for

the Registered Dietitian Exami-

nation. The Dietetic Internship

(DI) is a post-baccalaureate pro-

gram accredited by the Accredi-

tation Council for Education in

Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)

of the Academy of Nutrition and

Dietetics (AND). Interns receive

1200 hours of supervised prac-

tice in clinical nutrition, food

systems management and com-

munity nutrition with a concen-

tration in nutrition therapy. The

mission of the Dietetic Internship

(DI) at the University of Tennes-

see at Martin is to prepare in-

terns for the registration exami-

nation and competent entry-

level practice delivering nutrition

therapy in hospitals and commu-

nity based nutrition programs in

order to promote a better quali-

ty of life for individuals, families,

and communities. For more

information about the DI pro-

gram, please contact Internship

Director, Brian Carroll at 731-881

-7102 or email him at

bcarro18@utm.edu.

Pictured are (l to r) Dr. Jerald Ogg, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs; Dr. Sue Byrd, chair, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences; interns Emily Turbeville, Chelsea Geu-therman, Hannah Christiansen, Kristen Hagarty and Denise Bell. Also pictured is Dr. Todd Winter, dean, UT Martin College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences.

Undergraduate Program Receives Continued Accreditation

The UT Martin Department of

Family and Consumer Sciences

(FCS) has been granted accredi-

tation from the Council for Ac-

creditation of the American

Association of Family and Con-

sumer Sciences. This is a reaffir-

mation of accreditation with the

program first receiving accredi-

tation in 1973. The department

was commended for forward

thinking faculty who engage

students in a variety of scholarly

and outreach activities and pro-

vide quality advisement. The

advisory council was also com-

mended for its effectiveness.

The FCS advisory council offers

input to maintain quality pro-

grams, speaks to FCS classes

about their careers and con-

ducts mock interviews to pre-

pare students for entering their

careers. The accreditation pro-

cess includes bi-yearly reports

with a full self-study and site

visit for reaffirmation every ten

years.

Congratulations to FCS for

Accreditation of its under-

graduate program. FCS

Advisory Council members,

Faculty, Students, and the

Dean of the College of Agri-

culture and Applied Sciences

gather to network while the

Advisory Council is on cam-

pus.

January 2015

Ambassadors Continue to Help with Enrollment Numbers!

Student Ambassadors commit to a year of

volunteer service with the Department of

Family and Consumer Sciences. The am-

bassadors represent all 7 concentrations

of Child and Family Studies, Dietetics,

Food and Nutrition, Family and Consumer

Sciences Education, Fashion Merchandis-

ing, Gerontology and Hospitality and Food

Service Management offered in the major

in the Department of Family and Consum-

er Sciences. Ambassadors may assist in

recruiting, campus tours and correspond-

ence with prospective students. Our am-

bassadors have recently assisted with Fall

Preview Days, Academic Major and Career

Fair and recruitment opportunities at area

High Schools. What is new this year is

that our ambassadors are forming part-

nerships with prospective incoming fresh-

man and transfer students, offering these

students a chance to ask questions spe-

cific to their areas of concentration via

email correspondence. Feedback from

the partnership has been overwhelmingly

positive with prospective students gaining

insight through the eyes of another stu-

dent. To date, the department has gath-

ered information for recruitment from

218 potential students and of those 88

have been seniors, academic major chang-

es or transfer students that have partner-

ships with the Student Ambassadors. If

you are an FACS Teacher and would like

for an ambassador to come visit your

school and talk about our program, please

contact Dr. Sue Byrd at sbyrd@utm.edu or

call 731-881-7100.

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.

2014-15 Dietetic Interns

The 2014-15 UTM Dietetic Internship Class Pictured are back row left to right: Jasmine Turner, Sally Harper, Karly Hines, Riley Auvenshire, Hannah 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.

Child and Family Studies

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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 files. Students in the class presented the map to Ashley during their final ex-am period on December 11.

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

family this fall as the Director of the

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 ac-

creditation requirements for the DPD

program, and teaching 3 classes this fall (Nutrition and Disease, Lifespan Nutri-

tion, and Advanced Nutrition).

Just a few of our 2014 Freshmen and Our New Graduate

Research Assistant, Tracye F. Valentine

Advisory Council and

Student Interviews!

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.

Pictured above: Allison Maxey, Megan

Witherington, Karina Palido

Pictured above: April Ring, Sabrina

Black, Miranda Paschall

Pictured Left: Emily Strawser, Heather

Tillman, Mike Davis

Thank you for your continued support!

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Former department chair and Professor Emeritus Anne L. Cook won the Little Black Dress Contest that was part of the AAFCS 2014 Annual Conference in St. Louis this past summer. She is shown here with Seth Aaron Henderson of Project Runway fame with her dress which is reversible.

Other News: AAFCS

The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

106th Consumer Science Conference and Expo will be in Jackson-

ville, FL, June 24-27, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency, Jacksonville

Riverfront.

January 2015

Getting students involved in Student Learning Internationally

Recently eight UT Martin students went to Ecuador and worked in the Andes Mountains at the Milpe Bird Sanctuary to make a difference in the lives of fami-lies in the area and help the environ-ment. Students planted trees as part of a forest restoration project in an area that had previously been clear cut for pasture land. They also assisted in teaching the women in the area to sew and make bracelets so they can sell products to supplement their income. They worked with the children, teaching English as well as learning games from the children.

The group led by 3 faculty from UT Mar-tin, including Dawn Wilkins, Biology Pro-fessor, Craig Darroch, Animal Science

Professor, and Sue Byrd, Family and Consumer Sciences Professor, also visit-ed the small town of Mindo to interact with individuals who recently opened a health care clinic in the area. During a trip to the area a year ago, Byrd became acquainted with the efforts of Volunteer Med Partners, a U.S. based NGO, who had identified this region as badly in need of a health care facility. (Visit http://www.volunteermedpartners.org/VMP/Home.html for more information.)

The clinic project director was interest-ed in providing nutrition education but had little resources. Byrd organized graduate students who researched and developed a brochure specific to foods eaten in the area, promoting good eat-

ing habits. Copies of this brochure were delivered to the Clinic during this visit. The response was overwhelming. Un-dergraduate students at UT Martin will continue to work on this project to de-velop additional brochures with a possi-ble return visit within the next 2 years.

Women from the Mindo, Ecuador area show off the Tote bags they made, surrounded by students, faculty and Karen and Gary Schlitz (back left), who live

in the area and help organize similar projects.

Above: Sue Byrd, Professor at UT Martin, teaches a local Ecuadorian mother how to sew in order to supplement her income.

Left: Students bird watching and planting trees as part of a reforestation project at Milpe Bird Sanctuary.

January 2015

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Alumni Updates

3 UTM Alumni all Registered Dietitians living in South Carolina and very involved with the South Carolina Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (SCAND). This photo was taken during regulatory day when SCAND officers were visiting the government agencies.

Katherine Gattis Shavo (left), MS, RDN, LD; UTM BS '88; UTK MS '96; Current Position: Nutritionist for the Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging; Living in Columbia, SC.

Charlotte Caperton-Kilburn (middle), MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN; UTM BS '87; owner of NFL Performance (Nutrition For Life Performance), Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietitian, Charleston, SC; President of the South Carolina Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Ann Childers (right), MS, MHA, RDN, LD; UTM BS '77, MS '79; Manager of Clinical Nutrition & Informatics at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC; Consumer Protection Coordinator, South Carolina Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

FCS Registered Dietitians in South Carolina!

ALUMNI NEWS NOTES:

Amanda Evans (Spr 14)— is currently in Douglasville, GA and works in Atlanta as a Design Consultant for Havertys Furniture. She works at the brand new concept style store called the Style Studio in Buckhead (Atlanta). Amanda has worked there since October 2014.

Emily Turbeville (DI) - RD, new PRN hire at Centennial hospital in Nashville and also at Nashville YMCA for nutrition counseling. Whitney Pope (Fall 13) - is the FACS teacher at Lake County High School Vanda Cook (2010) - is the FACS teacher at Arlington High School Meagan Symmes (2007) - Senior Sales Coordinator with Lincoln Financial Group, Franklin, TN

Attention Alumni: Give us an update! Email your graduation year /degree and what you are doing with your FCS degree to sbyrd@utm.edu! Thanks for sharing!

Alum in Nashville!

Congratulations from Family and Consumer Sciences to Lauren K. Hudson, Student Ambassador and junior FSCE concentration, and Tra-

cye F. Valentine, GA for FCS. Both were initiated into the Alpha Epsilon Epsilon Chapter at UTM Kappa Delta Pi Chapter on December 7,

2014. Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) is an International Honor Society in Education whose membership is offered to those top 20% of their field and

was founded in 1911 to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. Initiated membership

exceeds 1.2 million and some of the more notable members include: John Dewey, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jean Piaget, Marga-

ret Mead and George Washington Carver.

Extension Alumni!

Alum Shannon Fisher (right) is currently Guest Services Repre-sentative at Marriott Hotel in Nashville. (She is shown here with Dr. Sue Byrd)

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Left to Right: Tennille Short, Sarah Poole, Rachel Erwin

January 2015

Other News from across the state:

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Student Organizations

KIDS COUNT—Tennessee is 36th this year in the an-

nual KIDS COUNT National Data Book ranking on child well-

being, better than its 39th ranking in 2013. The state is among the five states with the biggest improve-ments in overall rankings from 2013 to 2014. The

Data Book rates states on four domains: Economic Well-Being, Education, Health, and Family and Community. Each domain is comprised of four measures. When the most recently available data were compared to those from 2005, Tennessee im-proved on 10 of the 16 measures; worsened on five and remained the same on one, paralleling national changes.

Fashion Merchandising Associa-tion (FMA) through the UTM Women’s Center Speaker Series in November 2014 presented a program on what to wear when giving a presentation. FMA stu-dents dressed either appropri-ately or inappropriately with the audience voting and dis-cussing correct attire. Below are clothes on loan from Mau-rices and 5 Seasons Men’s Shop

The Student Dietetic Association (SDA) recently wrapped gifts for Healthy Start Children. Above (l to r): Jennifer Sommerville, Gerpouria Minter, Allie Whimey, Shelly Jones, and Hannah Grider.

The American Association of Family

and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) has

been very active and during home-

coming week participated in a can

food drive and sculpture along with

other homecoming activities includ-

ing Quad City. Pictured above are:

Pictured above are Mike Davis, Dr.

Lisa LeBleu, Mrs. Littleton and Alli-

son Maxey. Pictured below are

Heather Dunn, Mike Davis and Lau-

ren Hudson.

Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth—Every day across

the state, there are people working to improve the lives of children and youth. Some provide care and important services, some are vol-unteers helping a child in need and, some speak out on behalf of kids to improve their well-being. By their actions, they are all advocates. And, they are all everyday super-heroes! On March 10th and 11th, 2015, the Tennessee Commission on Chil-dren and Youth’s 27th annual Chil-dren's Advocacy Days will cele-brate these "Superheroes of Advo-cacy."

WTAEYC SDA FMA AAFCS

In October, 2014, the newest

student organization, the West

Tennessee Association for Educa-

tion of Young Children (WTAEYC)

attended the 60th Diamond Jubi-

lee Conference in Chattanooga

for TAEYC. TAEYC serves as the

voice for the early childhood

community in Tennessee advo-

cates for children, their families,

and their futures. Pictured with

speaker Lisa Murphy are students

Emily Strawser and Allie Reyn-

olds.

SDA students showing off their

new banner. The purpose SDA is

to develop bonds between stu-

dents, faculty and the communi-

ty which increasing ones'

knowledge of nutrition and die-

tetics.

January 2015

Activities:

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Community Nutrition Class helping out at

We Care Ministries of Martin, TN.

Debbie Walden spoke at the NW Council Legislative Forum Breakfast, regarding funding of Healthy

Start for next year. Since Healthy Start is not in the State's reoccurring budget, we are on the Chop-

ping Block again this year. Tell your legislators how important Healthy Start is to North-

west Tennessee!

Left: Debbie Walden, Program

Coordinator, Healthy Start; Aman-

da Wilkin, Family Support Worker,

Healthier Beginnings; Debbie Abel,

Program Manager, Healthier Begin-

nings; Dr. Marti Herndon, Profes-

sor, Child and Family Studies; Leigh

Ricketts, Family Support Worker,

Healthy Start; Cathy Waggoner,

FCS Advisory Board Member

Students in food science class use a refrac-

tometer to measure the brix concentration

of sucrose in an aqueous solution; analyze

through the microscope the dispersion of

various oil/water emulsions and measure

viscosity of ketchup and corn syrup. Stu-

dents also participated in substitution of

ingredients and comparison of tastes.

Food Science Labs

Dr. Shirley Raines (left), Presi-

dent Emeritus, University of

Memphis and UTM, family

and consumer sciences alum-

nus, is shown here with Dr.

Sue Byrd, Department Chair,

at the Tennessee Women’s

Economic Summit.

On December 3, 2014, the UTM FCS celebrated the first annual National Fami-

ly and Consumer Sciences Day. December 3rd was chosen because it is the

birthday of Ellen Swallow Richards, our founder. She was an amazing woman!

Left: Dr. Byrd with cake for dedication of 1st annual event. Right: FCS stu-

dents, faculty, alumni and university friends celebrate Family and Consumer

Sciences Day by Dining In and celebrating Ellen Swallow Richards' Birthday.

Scenes from the FNCE

Meeting in Atlanta in

October 2014. Megan

Sylwanowicz and Kim

Boldt with Jared of Sub-

way fame.

Cultural Etiquette class learning dining etiquette

Tennessee Women’s Economic Summit

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and Consumer Sciences

January 2015

The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Family and Consumer Sciences 340 Gooch Hall Martin, TN 38238-5045 (731)-881-7100 www.utm.edu/fcs

Department Chair: Dr. Sue Byrd sbyrd@utm.edu Program Resource Specialist: Kimberly Sledd ksledd@utm.edu

Newsletter Editor: Tracye F. Valentine Graduate Research Assistant travvale@ut.utm.edu

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Congratulations August 2014 and December 2014

Family and Consumer Science Graduates!

Giving That Makes a Difference in FCS!

As alumni we know you are asked by UTM to give back to the University and we know you do. Many of you give to our FCS scholarships, even sponsoring a scholarship. But we have been asked by others, do you give FCS scholarships? The answer is YES!!! So when you give to UTM you can designate your scholarship go to a specific scholarship. We have scholarships desig-nated for students in dietetics, fashion merchandising, family and consumer sciences education, as well as scholarships for any student in family and consumer sciences that have been named in memory or honor of FCS professionals. If you are in-terested in more information contact Dana Prince at dprince@utfi.org, or Sue Byrd at sbyrd@utm.edu