A&T Department Head Elected to Accreditation Council

June 5, 2001

Greensboro, NC: Dr. Rosa Purcell has been elected to serve on the 11-person American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Council for Accreditation.

Purcell is chairperson of the Department of Human Environment and Family Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, which is accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAHEFS). It is one of only 59 accredited programs nationwide.

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

Council members review programs seeking or maintaining accreditation and serve as the governing members of AAHEFS.

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 educators; and other professionals in government, business and nonprofit sectors.

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For more information, please contact Dr. Rosa Purcell, NC A&T School of Agriculture and Environmental and Allied Sciences, (336) 334-7850.