Fashion Design and Merchandising

The Fashion Design and Merchandising program prepares students for employment in the global textile and apparel industries.

Human Development and Family Science

The Human Development and Family Science program provides students the skills needed to provide educational, preventative and intervention services to individuals and families.

Interior Design

The Interior Design program develops students’ skills and knowledge in color, design, drafting, space planning, building and interior systems.

Teacher Education

The FCS Teacher Education certifies students to teach all areas of Family and Consumer Sciences at middle school and high school levels.

Food Nutrition and Dietetics

The Food Nutrition and Dietetics program prepares students for dietetic internships and successful careers in dietetics and food management fields.

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Garments on exhibition in the Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection gallery

Fuse exhibition at Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection galleryThe Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection (LJHCC) in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University invites the public to the collection’s new exhibition, "Fuse: The Influence of Art on Fashion," running through January 25, 2019.

Researcher to speak on development and maintenance of romantic relationships, October 9The Illinois State University Interdisciplinary Research Group on Personal Relationships will present a research colloquium featuring Brian Ogolsky, Ph.D. from 2–3 p.m. Tuesday, October 9 in 210 Moulton Hall.

Sewing problems: Students offer free clothing repairs to communityAn elderly man approached a couple of students sitting in front of a sewing machine in the Coffee Hound and asked what they were doing. Repairing clothes, they told him, and noticing a large rip in his jacket, suggested he get it fixed.