FCS FLASH ISSUE 114:  December 8, 2009

Link to Complete FCS Calendar (Color-coded by discipline for easy reference)
Put these dates on your new 2010 calendars!
March 5, 2010: Downey: FCS Fashion and Interior Design Student Event,"Your Design Career: Color it Green" 
March 11-13, 2010: Napa: Vocational Education Leadership Institute 2010 hosted by the CCC Academic Senate
March 19, 2010: Costa Mesa:  FCS Professional Development Event: Fashion, Info and Online Registration
April 8-10, 2010: Long Beach: CAEYC Annual Conference and Expo
April 9, 2010: Westwood:  CCGG Annual Meeting (& Student Bootcamp)
April 16, 2010: Downey: Student Culinary/Hospitality Symposium & Competition: Save the Date! 

FCS: Program Showcase 
We have some amazing Family and Consumer Science Programs going on throughout the state. Energetic and creative instructors are using their resources to design and develop new and exciting learning experiences. While visits to these programs is not realistic, you can get the look and feel of what’s happening via a virtual tour.  Here are our first four Program Showcases for you to review.

Roger Gerard gives you a peek into Shasta College’s Hospitality Program. Did you know they have their own winery?
Jill Golden’s Orange Coast College Culinology students “tell all” in this student centered presentation.
Carol Rupe shows off her student club and strong advisory board. These groups help keep Shasta’s Family Studies Program connected to the community.
Kathi Cliff and Roxanne Williams document the construction of Los Angeles Southwest College’s Leed™ Certified Child Development Center.

FCS faculty used inexpensive digital camcorders to capture, record, and upload their videos to YouTube. You can purchase small, easy-to-use camcorders for under $100. Once you have the camera, you can tell and sell your program via YouTube. Students can view your recruiting videos on their phones. You can embed your videos to make your PowerPoint presentations more compelling. You can post your videos on your college’s website, or send your video link to community organizations. Before you begin your YouTube production, complete Lights, Camera, Action… to make sure your video is a hit.

Articles Just For You: Carol Lamkins, CMKBD, CID, writes about how color trends are linked to the state of the world. Color descriptions are paired and verified in experiential photographs Color Trends for 2010”. Dana Wu Wassmer, Consumnes River College, confirms that obesity often begins when students go away to college. In “How to Combat the Freshmen 15” Dana offers weighty advice on how to avoid putting on unwanted pounds. Maria Claver, PhD, MSW, Cal State Long Beach, offers some timely tips to help our aging population protect against Identity Theft. Roger Gerard, Shasta College looks at hiring practices in the hospitality industry breaking down the difference between "tradition" and discrimination. Finally, Dolores Robles, MA, Mt. San Antonio College, recommends some excellent decision making strategies to help students identify alternative courses of action.

The FCS Grant Staff wishes you and yours a joy-filled holiday season and a prosperous and peaceful 2010!

This newsletter was brought to you by the California Community College Chancellor's Office Family and Consumer Sciences Collaborative Grant (#09-0160). Please contact Joann Driggers (jdriggers@mtsac.edu) or 909/594-5611 x5203 with any questions.