The faculty for the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences has provided leadership in interdisciplinary projects across campus.
Specific examples include the collaboration of Interior Design and
University Facilities Management and a summer workshop on aging taught
cooperatively Food and Nutrition faculty and  the Department of
Sociology.  The Department was a strategic member of an
interdisciplinary research effort with the Department of Psychology
related to rural health.  Several projects have been completed involving
faculty from Food and Nutrition, Human Performance and Nursing.
Partnerships with local businesses, provide faculty and students
up-to-date information about the real world of professional employment.
A highly successful four-year partnership with Doughmakers, LLC., a
local bakeware business has resulted in student scholarships, hands-on
student experiences with testing products and funds for the FCS
Foundation.  This partnership has been featured on television, radio,
and was included in the 2002-2003 President's Yearly Report, "A Year
of Refinement, Serving the Future."  Leadership for the
interdisciplinary World Food Day events is provided by the Nutrition
faculty which is a highly visible activity on the ISU campus.  In 2003,
this was a collaborative project across campus.  Over 2500 pounds of
food was collected and given to Catholic Charities. In addition, the
Food and Nutrition faculty have worked closely with the ISU Employee
Assistance Program offering workshops for faculty on weight control,
modified diets and nutrition for wellness.  Also, highlighted in this
report:  the CDFL students studying to be child life specialists
benefited from a unique partnership with Methodist Hospital in
Indianapolis.  The department was one of four units involved in the
International Opportunities 2000 Conference.  Eleven International
guests from NIS & Russia were hosted on campus and developed cooperative
agreements with Family and Consumer Sciences, Social Work, School of
Technology, and School of Nursing.  Additional linkages beyond the
University include these institutions, agencies and organizations:

Alternative Learning and Living (Alternative High School/Nursery
School)
Area 7 Agency on Aging
Big Brother/Big Sister
C.H.A.N.C.E.S for Indiana Youth
Catholic Charities of Terre Haute
Center City
Children's Museum of Science and Technology
Clarion Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis
Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C)
Council on Domestic Abuse (CODA)
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Deming Center- Senior Citizens
Doughmakers, LLC.
Family Self-Sufficient Program, Terre haute Housing Authority
Family Services Association
First Baptist Church
FSSA-Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Garfield Towers- Senior Citizens
Gibault, Inc. Residential School for Troubled Boys
Goodwill Industries
Gordon Food Service
Governor's Task Force on Vocational Education, Indianapolis
Habitat for Humanity
Hamilton Center Child & Adolescent Services
Headstart
Health South Rehabilitation Center
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, Indianapolis
Indian Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Indiana Department of Education
Indiana Dietetics Association
Indiana State University Child Care Center
Indiana Theatre- Historic Preservation
Ivy Tech State College
Lakeview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
LeClub Health & Fitness Center, Hulman Memorial Student Union
Lighthouse Mission
Maryvale Apartments- Senior Housing
McMillan Adult Day Care Center
Mental Health Association
Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis
Milburn Pharmacy, Sullivan IN
Millers Merry Manor Nursing Home, Sullivan, IN
Minority Health Coalition
Open Arms Christian Center, Switz City, IN
Planned Parenthood
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
Royal Oaks Rehabilitation Center
Volunteer Fire Department, Riley, IN
Salvation Army
Senior Citizens Centers, Clay, Greene, Vigo Counties
Sodexho Food Service
Sullivan County Community Hospital
Sullivan Junior High School
Terre Haute City Hall, Engineering Department
Terre Haute Federal Building
Terre Haute Leadership Task Force
Terre Haute Regional Hospital
Union Hospital
Union Hospital Child Development Center
Vigo County Division of Family and Children
Vigo County Homes for Children
Vigo County Juvenile Center
Vigo County School Cooperation
Vigo County School Food Service
Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Carlise, IN
West Central Dietetic Association
Western Indiana Community Action Center
Westminster Village

* These institutions, agencies and organizations are located in Terre
Haute unless specified differently.