Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Department Information

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Faculty

ANNE FIGUS (2018)
Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences; Chair, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., 1993, Illinois State University
M.Ed., 2004, Loyola University Chicago
Ed.D., 2012, Benedictine University
Certified Project Management Professional

DEBBIE KIMBERLIN (2013)
Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., 2003, Olivet Nazarene University
M.S., 2005, Eastern Illinois University
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Registered and Licensed Dietitian

RAMSEY BURGESON (2024)
Instructor in Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., 2022, Olivet Nazarene University

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers several majors. These include Dietetics, Interior Design, and Family and Consumer Sciences , with a concentration in Hospitality.

Family and consumer sciences is the field of knowledge and service focusing on families as they function in various forms. Family and consumer sciences integrates knowledge from its own research and other areas such as the physical, biological, and social sciences, and the arts, and applies this knowledge to the enrichment of the lives of individuals and families. The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is involved effectively in the scientific, cultural, social, and economic dynamics of a changing society.

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Bachelor

Minor