Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Accredited

December 16, 1996

Greensboro, NC: The Council for Accreditation of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAHEFS) granted accreditation to the Department of Human Environment and Family Sciences of the North Carolina A&T State University during its fall 1996 meeting. This is the second time the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences has been awarded the status of "accredited" by AAHEFS, and it is one of only 64 AAHEFS units across the nation to be recognized in this way.

The family and consumer sciences accreditation program focuses on the quality of education offered in postsecondary units which prepare professionals for contemporary practice.

Joyce Crouse, Chair of the Council for Accreditation for AAHEFS, congratulated Dr. Rosa Purcell, chairperson of A&T's Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, in a recent letter. "On behalf of the Council for Accreditation, we are especially pleased to recognize the quality of the faculty and programs of this family and consumer sciences program."

The A&T Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers programs in Fashion Merchandising and Design, Home Economics Education, Child Development, Child Development ­ Birth through Kindergarten, Dietetics, Food and Nutrition, and Food Science.

Founded in 1909, the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences is dedicated to improving the quality of individual and family life through programs that educate, influence public policy, disseminate information and publish research findings. Representing nearly 17,000 professionals in the family and consumer sciences, AAHEFS members include elementary, secondary and post secondary educators and administrators; Cooperative Extension agents; and other professionals in government, business and nonprofit sectors.

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For more information, contact Dr. Rosa Purcell, NC A&T Department of Human Environment and Family Sciences, (336) 334-7850.