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April 2009 From the Dean
To help ensure these student veterans get the support they need to excel in the college environment, Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded $5.8 million to Purdue’s Military Family Research Institute to launch Operation Diploma. The initiative, which runs through summer 2012, aims to provide support for students enrolled at Purdue and other colleges and universities across Indiana. The Operation Diploma staff will assist institutions of higher education in the areas of admissions, advising, financial aid and veterans’ benefits, student services, and disability support services. By addressing the academic, financial, physical, and emotional challenges that military members often face, Operation Diploma will help students feel welcomed and supported rather than alienated by the college experience. Hail Purdue! Will Ander to speak April 16 on the ‘greentailing’ revolution
CFS alumni invited to relax and connect in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Students travel to Dubai and OmanMore than 20 students spent their winter break on a study abroad trip to Dubai in United Arab Emirates and Oman. The students visited several unique educational sites including hotels and retail venues. One of the most valuable experiences was their interaction with managers at the Monarch Hotel where they had the opportunity to tour both front and back of the house. Most students on the trip are majoring in hospitality and tourism management or retail management. Read more Fair celebrates diversity and culture
Students learn about poverty through simulationTo help college students understand what poverty actually looks like, CFS Extension staff conducted a poverty simulation with undergraduates in foods and nutrition. Using a simulation kit, participants role-play the lives of low-income families and try to budget their resources to provide for basic necessities such as food and shelter. Students interact with mock human service agencies, grocers, pawnbrokers, bill collectors, job interviewers, police officers, and others. Read more MFRI and Sesame Street partner on project
Felker Series is “Going Global” on April 17There’s still time to register for the Felker Leadership Series “Going Global” on April 17. This year’s event features C. Perry Yeatman, co-author of Get Ahead by Going Abroad: A Woman's Guide to Fast-Track Career Success and several other speakers. In the evening, the college will host the annual CFS Alumni Awards Dinner. Registration is required by April 10. Read more Join us in Knoxville at the AAFCS conferenceYou’re invited to join CFS alumni at the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Centennial Celebration in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 27. Gather at the college’s reunion table and then join us for dinner prior to Saturday evening’s celebration. If you are planning to attend the event, please contact CFS Alumni Relations at (800) 535-7303, (765) 494-7890, or cfsalums@purdue.edu to receive additional details. Awards and HonorsConsumer Sciences and Retailing Hospitality and Tourism Management Upcoming EventsApril 6–8: Priester National Extension Health Conference Contact UsIf you have a comment or question about a news item, please e-mail us at cfsalums@purdue.edu. Thanks for reading CFS e-News! |
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As members of the military return from deployment, many of them will enter college — some as first-time students and some to finish a degree interrupted by military service. But a college campus differs greatly from life in combat, and military members often feel frustrated, alone, and misunderstood when they arrive on campus.
The Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing is sponsoring a presentation “Greentailing and Other Revolutions in Retail” on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. in Matthews Hall, Room 210. The speaker is Will Ander, a senior partner at McMillan|Doolittle, a Chicago-based retail consulting firm. Ander says, “Greentailing is capitalizing on the huge and growing demand for organic, sustainable, and wellness-related products. As it evolves, greentailing will force both suppliers and retailers alike in every category to take notice.” The program is free and no registration is required. 
The college is hosting a four-night trip to 
The National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH) invites CFS faculty, staff, and students to the annual CFS Diversity Fair on Thursday, April 30 from 2:30–3:30 p.m. in Stewart Center, Rooms 302-306. Students in NSMH have been working hard to plan this year’s event, which will include food from different regions of the world as well as games, activities, and displays. Various cultural centers across campus also will participate. 
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