• Fashion student returns from 'life-changing' New York Fashion Week experience with industry connections, renewed runway resolve

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    Three fashion majors’ designs accepted at ITAA Design Exhibition; Two win scholarships

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    Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success

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    CTE Credit

    New agreement awards qualifying students CEHD credit for CTE courses.

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    Meet our faculty

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.

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    Three FCS faculty members were granted tenure at WMU's Board of Trustees meeting on June 27, 2024.

    Congratulations to Chuck Bruce (Faculty Specialist II, Workforce Education and Development), Dr. Jou-Chen Chen (Associate Professor, Family Science and Human Development) and Dr. Kimberly Doudna (Associate Professor, Family Science and Human Development).

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