Family and Consumer Sciences Department
Faculty
Ardyth A. Stull, MA, MAEd
The Family and Consumer Sciences programs at MVNU are no longer available to students declaring a major or minor, beginning with the 2014-2015 Catalog. The Family and Consumer Sciences program will be removed from the Catalog, pending the graduation of all current departmental majors and minors.
Family and Consumer Science Program Objectives
The courses and curriculum of the family and consumer sciences program are designed to achieve the following student outcomes:
- demonstrate sensitivity to the need of building strong Christian families and homes;
- evidence the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to function effectively as individuals, family members, and citizens;
- exhibit the professional and personal ethical standards appropriate for the work force and facilitating the well-being of families and society;
- participate in internships, work experience, and professional organizational membership that integrate learning with experience;
- demonstrate the essential knowledge and skills appropriate to child development, family relations, housing, clothing and textiles, nutrition and wellness, family life management, and career participation;
- demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to function effectively as a vocational family and consumer sciences teacher; and
- evidence the knowledge and skills to pursue graduate study in specialized areas of family and consumer sciences.