Mission statement
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences provides integrative educational programs and conducts research focused on reciprocal relationships; relationships among individuals, families and their near environments with the goal of improving the quality of life within a dynamic global community.
Academic programs
View a list of academic programs offered by the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Ask the chair
If you have questions about FCS, concerns that you want to share, or good news about yourself, your academic program, or your student organization, please contact Dr. Ayers. She has appointments for individual meetings upon request.
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News
Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success - Dec 16
WMU education instructors offer advice for parents navigating virtual learning with young kids - Sep. 15
FCS assistant professor receives Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award - June 28
Dietetics major receives scholarship from the American Culinary Federation - June 18
Two Broncoes tapped to help address racial disparity in COVID-19 outcomes - June 15
WMU experts, alum explain why locally sourced food is enjoying a renaissance - June 3
Three Family and Consumer Science faculty receive the climate change teaching fellow mini grants - May 18