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The Department of Family & Consumer Sciences

Welcome to the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. We are pleased and excited that you have chosen to visit our website.  We offer programs of study leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Science, as well as, several degree minors and certificate programs.  We are the largest Family and Consumer Sciences program on the west coast and are accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Our mission is to prepare leaders for the family and consumer sciences professions.   We are an exemplary, comprehensive and integrative unit in the California State University system that focuses on teaching, scholarship and service to and about individuals, families, and communities in a diverse, dynamic society.

Thank you for considering our program for your academic needs.   We look forward to welcoming you into our department.

Sincerely,
Wendy Reiboldt, Chair

News and Events

Thesis/Project Fall 2009 Presentations
All presentations will be held in FCS Room 108/110.

November 23rd, 2009 – 11 am to 12:30 pm

  • 11:00 am  Laurel Romeo  “Consumer Evaluation of Apparel Quality”
  • 11:30 am  Tiffany Schulte “A Food Safety Educational Program for Hospital Foodservice Workers”
  • 12:00 pm  Anna Tomlinson  “Effectiveness  of Nutrition Education Instruction by a Dietetics Professional on Elementary School Students’ Intake and Knowledge of Fruits and Vegetables”

November 30th, 2009 – 11 am to 12:30 pm

  • 11:00 am Lisa Bowser “Effect of Nutrition Counseling on Malnutrition and Azotemia in Adult Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease”
  • 11:30 am  Carrie Centanni  “Development of a Clinical Research Protocol to Examine Potential Signals of Insulin Secretion in the Presence of Insulin Resistance”
  • 12:00  pm Gina Rossi  “Anesthesiology, Geriatric Surgery, and the Risk of Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction”

Please contact the Graduate Assistant at 562.985.5176 or smanzano@csulb.edu for more information.

 

Campus Closure Day

Due to state budget reductions, California State University, Long Beach will be closed Nov. 25, 2009. University classes will not be conducted, with the exception of credit and non–credit courses offered through the College of Continuing and Professional Education. Most facilities will be closed to increase cost savings through energy savings, although some will remain open to accommodate students, including the Student Health Center, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information regarding what will be closed or open on Nov. 25, call for prerecorded information on the State Budget Closure Day Information Hotline, 562/985-8080.

 

Contact Information

Family & Consumer Sciences
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, California 90840-0501
Phone: (562) 985-4484
Fax: (562) 985-4414

Advising

Academic Advising & Resource Center (AARC) will provide GE and major advising for undergraduate students. AARC is located in HSD 117.

Center Hours:
Monday -Thursday 8am - 5 pm
Friday from 8 am - 12 pm & 1 pm - 4 pm

Phone: 562-985-2691

 

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