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News from the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
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The Board of Directors Election is Underway!
According to the AAFCS Policies (July 2021) the composition of the Leadership Council is below and they vote on the Board of Directors candidates.
• Each Affiliate's President and President-Elect or their designees
• Three officers of the Assembly of Higher Education or their designees
• Three officers of the Student Unit or their designees
• Three officers of the Past Presidents Unit or heir designees
• AAFCS Board of Directors
A very special note of appreciation to Anne Pitts for serving as chair of the Nominating Committee and to committee members LaToya Johnson, Gregg McCullough, Cindy Miller and Hannah Upole for their important role in the election process. The committee has identified three candidates that appear on the ballot for the two Director-at-Large positions for the term 2022 – 2025.
As a member, you can engage in the process by reviewing the candidate materials and then contacting your Affiliate Representatives on the Leadership Council to share your thoughts/feedback.
Click on the candidate's name to review their leadership statement, resume and view their video in your MYAAFCS account.
Voting will close on Monday, January 31.
Respectfully,
Robert Van Dyke, CFCS, AAFCS President
Nancy Bock, AAFCS Executive Director
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2022 AAFCS Conference Registration Opens Soon
AAFCS is working behind the scenes to open conference registration and also ensure a safe face-to-face conference in Orlando for our members and other FCS professionals, students and partners.
You will find numerous opportunities to connect, or re-connect, with fellow attendees during the conference through educational sessions and other events such as the SuperSessions, the new expo "Hub," and the traditional AAFCS Community/Group and Board and Business Meetings, Awards Ceremonies, poster sessions, Apparel, Textile and Design Showcase, Educational Experiences, charity events, and more!
Watch for our next email announcement on Annual Conference registration details in the next two weeks!
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NEW Virtual Professional Development Module Available
Module 4 in the Virtual Professional Development Series is now available for AAFCS members and focuses on the FCS-BOK cross-cutting theme of Global Interdependence! This module features Dr. Gwendolyn Hustvedt, IFHE President, and shares information about World Home Economics Day 2022 focused on “Building Resilient Homes and Families.” This module offers strategies and resources for how AAFCS members can contribute to and participate in WHED 2022 activities. Click here to explore all of the VPD modules available to AAFCS members.
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New Year, Updated Profile!
Four quick and easy steps:
1. Log onto your MyAAFCS account;
2. Click on the drop-down arrow next to your photo;
3. Select Profile;
4. Lastly, edit away!
An updated profile allows us to keep you up-to-date with new staff, awards, membership benefits, JFCS, and much more. For more questions, please contact membership@aafcs.org. Happy Updating!
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NEW MEMBER RESOURCES AVAILABLE: JFCS in Action!
Check out the new member-only resources, JFCS in Action, for Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences (Volume 113, Issue 3)! These new supplemental resources are provided to pursue further thought and/or action on selected topics from the issue and are cross-walked to the FCS Body of Knowledge, the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education, and the Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education Standards. The free resources include the following segments:
• For Further Thought provides questions to foster individual thought or facilitate group discussions;
• For Further Action provides instructional and outreach ideas/resources to apply JFCS content into your classroom, program, or affiliate; and
• For Further Reading provides additional JFCS articles related to the selected topics.
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Certification Renewal Information (Follow Up)
While renewal email reminders were sent throughout the fall, a round of paper invoices will be mailed in January. Certification renewal is based upon payment of the maintenance fee (paid annually) and submission of 75 PDUs (reported at the end of the cycle). The due date for fee payment and PDUs is March 15th. PDU reporting is due for those whose 3-year certification cycle ends August 31 of the most recent year. To check your cycle dates and the number of PDUs recorded, please log into MyAAFCS. For more information about certification renewal, visit the website.
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Latest Issue of the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal Available
The December 2021 issue of the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal is now available. Volume 50 Issue 2 includes articles on graduate research trends and productivity, adoption of fad diets, and panic buying. The list of theses and dissertations completed in 2020 is also provided in this issue.
Click here to view the December issue! Not a subscriber? An online subscription to the FCSRJ is available to members at a special rate of $45 (a 70% savings compared to non-member rates). If you would like subscribe, log into MyAAFCS to add the FCSRJ as an optional journal subscription.
Call for Research
Interested in sharing your research at the national level? Apply to present your original unpublished FCS research, not currently under consideration for publication, as a poster or oral presentation at the AAFCS Annual Conference! The Community of Colleges, Universities, and Research (CUR) and the Assembly of Higher Education (AHE) has issued a call for abstracts for the 2022 Annual Conference. Abstracts and proposals are being accepted for:
• Undergraduate Student Research Poster Presentations
• Graduate Student Presentations
• Professional Poster Presentations
• Oral Research Presentations
Click here for more information and to download the “Call for Abstracts.”
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Save the Date – Prepare for FCS Educator Day 2022 (February 16)
Get ready to celebrate FCS Educator Day 2022! On February 16, FCS students, educators, and professionals across the country conduct a variety of events and carry out initiatives to celebrate and showcase the value and importance of family and consumer sciences education and its educators. The countdown is on! As you prepare, use the images and posts/messages provided to help countdown to FCS Educator Day on your social media accounts using the hashtags #SayYestoFCS and #FCSedday. The images and messages are available at here.
The National Partnership to Recruit, Prepare, and Support FCS Educators will kick off the celebration with a FREE webinar on Tuesday, February 15th at 6:30 PM ET. Join us during the session to be inspired with strategies and tools shared by a panel of FCS educators and engage in discussion and networking with fellow FCS Educators. Winners of the "Why Teach FCS" video and poster contests will be announced and showcased during the event as well. Seats are limited! Click here to reserve your seat and register for the event!
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Upcoming Meetings and Events and Deadlines
- January 21, Public Service Announcement (PSA) submissions due
- January 31, AAFCS Leadership Council Voting Closes
- February 15, Recruit, Prepare, and Support FCS Educators webinar
- February 16, FCS Educator Day
- June 25-27, AAFCS 113th Annual Conference (Orlando, FL)
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