Many factors affect quality of life, but perhaps the most important is a person’s health and well-being. In Indiana, where the rates for obesity and smoking are among the highest in the nation, Governor Mitch Daniels’ INShape Indiana program is working to address this crisis.

In October, our college is partnering with the Indiana State Department of Health to bring the 2007 INShape Indiana Health Summit: Live Healthy, Work Healthy to Purdue University. To be held October 15, the summit targets Hoosier employers and will address the economic benefits of a healthy workforce and the choices companies can provide their employees to help them develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

The annual Eva Goble Lecture Series will be held in conjunction with the summit and features Glorian Sorensen, a professor in Harvard’s School of Public Health. Dr. Sorensen is well known for designing and testing workplace interventions aimed at changing health-related behaviors and creating a healthy work environment.

Our college’s involvement in Governor Daniels’ annual Health Summit is just one example of the many ways we are partnering with like-minded organizations to achieve our mission of enhancing the quality of life in Indiana and beyond.

Hail Purdue!
Dennis Savaiano
Dean

For more information on the Health Summit or to register, visit the INShape Indiana Health Summit Web site.

With a new line of spirit wear and merchandise featuring the Consumer and Family Sciences name and logo, it’s never been easier to show your CFS pride. A wide variety of items are now available for purchase from the online CFS store. Profits from the CFS merchandise will be directed to the CFS Student Council to support student activities. Visit the CFS store to check out our merchandise!

When it comes to reading to children, the technique may be just as important as the time spent together. Jennifer Dobbs, an assistant professor in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies, suggests that parents practice dialogic reading, a more active form of reading that encourages input from the child and has been shown to accelerate children’s learning of pre-reading skills. Find out more about dialogic reading.

The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management is partnering with Krannert Executive Education Programs this fall to host the General Manager Academy, a professional development program for hotel managers in IAHI, the Owners' Association of IHG. In its third year, the academy focuses on leadership issues facing the hospitality industry. Read more about IAHI's General Manager Academy.

A Web site developed by an Extension specialist is helping parents and their children in their explorations and discussions of war, terrorism, and peacemaking. The site is named “Purple Wagon” and provides research-based information and activities to help children understand political violence, cope with fears, and learn how to make peace. The site has information for parents, children and teens, educators, researchers, and the media. Visit the Purple Wagon Web site.

September 12: CFS Study Abroad Fair & Forum

September 15: Family Day
September 21: Center on Aging and the Life Course Symposium

September 24–25: HTM Career Day
September 28–29: Foods and Nutrition Corporate Affiliates
October 5: CFS Dean’s Club Luncheon
October 5–6: President’s Council Weekend
October 6: INShape Indiana Walks Across Indiana
October 15: INShape Indiana Health Summit: Live Healthy, Work Healthy
October 26: CFS Alumni Board Meeting
October 26–27: CFS Festive Friday and Homecoming
October 29: Hanley Hall Celebration
October 30: Marriott Hall Celebration

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