CFS in the 21st CenturyPeople, Partnerships and Possibilities
Purdue UniversityBoard of TrusteesMay 28, 2009
Dept. of Consumer Sciences & Retailing
Dept. of Child Development & Family Studies
Dept. of Foods & Nutrition
Dept. of Hospitality & Tourism
Management
Miller Early Learning Center
Child Development Laboratory Preschool
Individual, Couple & Family Therapy Clinic
HTM Cafe
John Purdue Room
CFS Extension
CFS Education
COLLEGE of CONSUMER AND FAMILY SCIENCES
Strategic goals for CFS 2008-2014• Increase the quality of the entering students
• Increase entering freshman SAT scores from 1074 to at least 1150• Increase the diversity to match at least State norms• Grow the holistic evaluation of applicants
• Improve retention and graduation rates• Double study abroad, honors graduates and service learning activities• Reduce upper division class size from 55 to 45 by adding capstone
courses• Double scholarship support for Access and Success and Dean’s honor
students from $250,000 to $500,000 per year• Increase the six year graduation rate from 64% to 70%• Increase the first year retention rate from 84% to 90%
Strategic goals for CFS 2008-2014• Increase number and quality of faculty
• Increase named and distinguished professors from 4 to 8• Increase faculty to 80 FTE to improve student/faculty ratio
• Grow new interdisciplinary partnerships in Health and Human Sciences
• Remodel and build facilities to support translational human research• Grow our global reach in discovery with delivery• Expand multi-investigator research programs
Learning that Improves Quality of Life: Undergraduate Majors • Early Childhood Education and
Exceptional Needs & Early Intervention (59)
• Youth Adult and Family Services (182)
• Apparel Design & Technology (89)• Financial Counseling & Planning
(170)• Retail Management (295)• Selling & Sales Management (221)• Dietetics (165)• Nutrition, Fitness, & Health (151)• Hospitality & Tourism
Management (488)• CFS Education (38)
National Recognition• Marriage and Family Therapy
#1 ranking 2009• Hospitality and Tourism
Management #1 ranking 2002 (last available rankings)
Undergraduate Enrollment
1800
Graduate Enrollment175 Doctoral Students & 50 Graduate Students
Engaging for Community and Economic Development
• F&N Corporate Affiliates Program• HTM Strategic Alliance Council• Center for Families Advisory Council• CSR External Partners Council• Military Family Research Institute Advisory
Council• CFS Alumni Board
Graduates600 Undergraduates & 75 Graduate Students
Graduation with Honors28
Diversity: StudentsUniversity CFS Current CFS Goal
African-American 3% 2% 4.5%
Asian-American 5% 4% 4%
Hispanic, Latino 3% 3% 4%
Native American 1% 1% 1%
White, Non-Hispanic 74% 82% 76.5%
International 14% 8% 10%
Female 76%
Male 24%
Undergraduate honors opening new opportunities
Extension/Engagement Programs • Health
– Nutrition Education for Food Stamp Eligible Audiences– Healthy Communities/Healthy Individuals– Eat Your Way to Better Health– Safe Food for the Hungry– Have a Healthy Baby– Dining with Diabetes
• Human Development– It’s My Child Too - Fathering Project– Adult Children/Aging Parents
• Personal Finance– Get Checking– Where Does Your Money Go?
Engaging communities to solve societies grand challenges
Operation Purple: Building Military Families
SAT Scores for CFS Beginners
Study Abroad Participation300
2008-09 Study Abroad Locations
Changing lives one experience at a time
Sponsored Program AwardsGoal: to sustain $25M per year
Sponsored Program Expenditures Goal: to sustain
$25M per year
FundraisingGoal: sustain $10M per year
CFS Centers: Integrating Discovery, Delivery & Learning
• Center for Families• Tourism & Hospitality Research Center• Center for Customer-Driven Quality• NIH Botanicals Center (multiple partners)• Center for Ingestive Behavior (w/ Psych)• Military Family Research Institute• Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (w/
DP and IU)
People, Partnerships and Possibilities: Grand Challenges
for CFS• Global – Families– Health – Transformed economy
• Leadership– Student quality– Student experience– Diversity– Health Sciences collaborations
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