What is AAFCS & TAFCS Student Units ETSU Chapter?
AAFCS is the only national organization representing family and consumer science professionals across practice areas and content specializations. The association's 14,000 members work to empower individuals, strengthen families, and enable communities.
These professionals develop, integrate and provide practical knowledge about the things of everyday life-human growth and development; personal behavior; housing and environment; food and nutrition; apparel and textiles; and resource management-that every individual needs everyday to make sound decisions which contribute to a healthy, productive, and more fulfilling life.
What About TAFCS Student Unit ETSU Chapter?
TAFCS is the Tennessee Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. As student members, we are part of the P/GS section, or pre-professional graduate section. We are joined with other students across Tennessee who are interested in helping families and making our world a better place. With this organization, we have a united voice of students that can influence the happenings of our professional state organization and throughout the world.
Why should you join AAFCS Student Unit @ ETSU Chapter?
- Professional development opportunities
- Leadership development opportunities
- Scholarships at the local, state and national levels
- Opportunity to travel to State and National Meetings
- Exposure to more current information in your field
- Opportunity to network with professionals
- Helps build your resume
- Opportunity to participate in professional presentations at the state level
- Extra-curricular education beyond the classroom
- Serve the ETSU campus and the community through service projects
Vision: The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences is recognized as the comprehensive and integrative source of knowledge and the primary voice focusing on family, individual and community well-being.
Mission: The mission of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences is to effect the optimal well-being of families and individuals by:
- Empowering members to act on continuing and emerging concerns
- Focusing the expertise of members for action on critical issues
- Assuming leadership among organization with mutual purposes
Fees
- Annual dues are $60.00
- AAFCS Student Unit @ ETSU dues are $10.00 annually
Contact Information
For more information about AAFCS and TAFCS Student Unit @ ETSU Chapter, contact Angela Lewis at lewisar@etsu.edu
