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When Life Gives You Snow Make Snowballs
When snow shut down Southwestern Middle School in Lafayette, Indiana,
for several days in December, the students in Becky Brown Newell's
eighth-grade family and consumer sciences class realized they had
more than a few snow days on their hands — they had a manufacturing
crisis.
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Botanicals Center to Lead National Research
in Dietary Supplements
In search of health and wellness, an increasing number of Americans
are turning to dietary supplements. According to the National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), the popularity
of supplements such as soy isolates, green tea extract, garlic,
echinacea, St. John's wort, and ginkgo has increased dramatically
in the last decade. Despite the proliferation of these products,
little is known about their safety and effectiveness.
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Making an Impact at an Affordable Level
of Giving
In the fall of 1999, the School of Consumer and Family Sciences
announced plans to embark on a three-year planned giving campaign
— the first in the School's history. Now in its final year,
the campaign is very close to reaching its $10 million goal.
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Food Service Industry Must Satisfy Its Managers
In the food service industry, turnover of hourly employees is well
documented. In fact, food service managers have identified employee
turnover as one of their largest problems, says Richard Ghiselli,
associate professor in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism
Management at Purdue.
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Join Our Gala Celebration
Plans are well underway to make our 75th Gala Celebration one you
will never forget and won't want to miss! Because there will be
so much to see and do, the celebration weekend has been expanded
to include Thursday, October 25. We hope you will mark this weekend
on your calendar and make plans to attend. Invitations will be mailed
in May 2001. Here's a sneak peak at the festivities...
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CFS 1999-2000 Honor Roll
2001 Alumni Award Winners
2002 Alumni Award Nominations
CFS Alumni Association Board of Directors
Nominations
Letter from the 75th Anniversary Committee
Chairman
Class Notes
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