The days are hot and the students are back — it must be August in West Lafayette! As we prepare to welcome our returning students, we look forward to meeting a new class. And our first-year students for fall 2006 are an exceptional group — talented, intelligent, and involved. The SAT scores of our incoming freshmen keep climbing, and this year’s class has the highest average yet.

The demand for our programs is high as career opportunities for professionals in the hospitality and service industries continue to grow. In fact, several programs in Consumer Sciences and Retailing and Hospitality and Tourism Management were so popular that we had to restrict enrollment for fall 2006. With our current numbers, we expect to graduate a record 600+ students in 2005-06.

Even though our enrollment is growing, our college remains one of the smallest and close-knit schools at Purdue. I continually see and hear about faculty and staff who go out of their way to help a student. This caring attitude is just one of the reasons why many of our students say the thing they like most about CFS is the personal attention they receive — and that’s the way we think it should be.

Hail Purdue!
Dennis Savaiano
Dean

A three-day institute on the West Lafayette campus will provide infant-toddler professionals in Indiana with in-depth, research-based information to help them provide high-quality child care, education, and early intervention services. “Putting Families at the Heart of Relationship-Based Practice” will be held August 23-25 and will feature speakers who are nationally known experts in the education and care of young children. Get more information on the conference and registration.

During Purdue Day at the Indiana State Fair on Wednesday, August 16, Purdue will host a picnic dinner in honor of Harvey Washington Wiley, father of the Food and Drug Act. The picnic will be 5:30–6:30 p.m. in the hospitality tents. For more information or to register, contact CFS Development and Alumni Relations at (800) 535-7303, (765) 494-7890, or cfsalums@purdue.edu.

We hope you are making plans to join us for a fun-filled Homecoming weekend on September 22-23. Festive Friday is packed with “back-to-class” sessions, a reunion for CFS Alumni Board members, and a parade and fireworks in the evening. On Saturday morning, we’ll be in the CFS tent before the game and a University-wide celebration will take place on the Purdue Mall. Look for your invitation in the mail this month! Visit the CFS Homecoming page on our Web site for complete information.

CFS Education
Wanda Fox, associate professor, received the 2006 Outstanding University Teacher Educator Award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Education and Technology Division. The award honors a family and consumer sciences teacher educator who has provided outstanding teacher preparation instruction and has made significant contributions to innovative and unique teacher education.

Foods and Nutrition
Lindsey Anne Thieme, a graduating senior in dietetics and foods and nutrition in business, provided the student response at Purdue University’s summer commencement ceremony, held August 5.

August 16: Purdue Day at the Indiana State Fair
September 8: CSR Advisory Council meeting
September 9: CFS Family Day Reception
September 21: Center for Families Advisory Council meeting
September 22–23: Festive Friday and Homecoming
September 25: Center on Aging and the Life Course Symposium
October 6: Foods and Nutrition Corporate Affiliates meeting
October 19: Women of Purdue event
October 26: Eva Goble Lecture Series

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