Family & Consumer Sciences
Service Projects
Each year senior students in FACS 498 Professional Issues and Actions research the possibility of a service project for the students in family and consumer sciences (FACS). The project is usually based on one of the critical issues designated by the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). The student research teams are interdisciplinary and have student representation from each of the specializations offered in FACS at Olivet Nazarene University. Once the student research teams have presented their proposals they recruit others in the department to help implement the service. Each FACS student is asked to earn 1 service point per year by participating in one of the senior projects.
Our goal is that students who graduate from the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences will be prepared for Christ-centered service to all types of individuals, families, and communities. That preparation is enhanced by using our individual interests and academic specializations collectively to help others in need.
I Corinthians 12:12-13,27-31
Mathew 25:45
Past Projects
2008-2009
Salvation Army Extravaganza, Riverside Senior Living, Center of Hope, Building Better Futures @ the YMCA
2007-2008
Adopt a Family, Club 45 Fall Harvest Festival, Crisis Pregnancy Center, YMCA Outreach, Making a Green University: Recycling at ONU and in Our Community, Ronald McDonald Family Fall Fest
2004-2005 Professional Issues class did five different projects
2003-2004 Empowerment For A Brighter Future: Supporting Adult Education Through Child Care
2002-2003 FACTS About FACS
2001-2002 BBCHS Clothes Closet for Babies
2000-2001 Hope House