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In keeping with the AAFCS

focus on “sustainability” and

the emphasis on “Going

Green,” the FACS Education

students at PSU have come to

realize the increased need to

teach topics such as recycling,

good consumerism, energy

conservation, environmental

sustainability, “enoughness,”

and respect for our

environment. The rationale for

integrating information about

sustaining our world makes our

curriculum more important

today than ever.

This recent focus on healthy

living and on protecting and

maintaining our environment

is not new to our profession.

Ellen Swallow Richards

pioneered and conducted an

enormous survey of drinking

water in Massachusetts in 1887

which led to the establishment

of water-quality standards

and modern sewage treatment

plants. She also pursued studies

on the chemicals used in

groceries that eventually led to

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY • FALL 2009

Family & Consumer Sciences

TODAYWhitbeck

Lindsey Posillico, FCS Teacher Ed, constructs a bulletin board focusing on sustainability as it relates to teaching nutrition concepts.

Going green with Pittsburg State FACS education majors by Cris Elliott, FACS Teacher Education

(see, Thrifty, pg. 2)

Living more thrifty: Fix it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without by Duane Whitbeck, chairperson

Part of the early

American

tradition

was the

making

do with

less and

saving for

the day

when they could acquire

something that was really

needed or wanted. They

called it “Stretching a buck”

during the Depression

years. Then in the war years

the saying “Fix it up, wear

it out, make it do or do

without” became a popular

slogan as individuals and

families worked together

to make it through tough

times and help contribute

to the war effort. People

found ways to economize

and the earlier family

& consumer sciences

professionals were at the

forefront of teaching these

concepts. Within the past

few years, returning to the

thrifty life has begun to

take hold with increasingly

larger groups of people.

Added to that is the more

(see, Going Green, pg. 2)

state food and drug standards.

It is ironic that more than

100 years later, these same

issues face our world. The

responsibility of solving

these concerns lies in the

hands of our young people.

It is the duty of teachers to

make students aware of the

seriousness surrounding these

issues and to motivate them

toward change.

Here’s what some of

our current FACS teacher

education students had to

say about the importance

of integrating knowledge

about sustainability into their

classrooms:

Cassandra Boucher, “I

would love to make my school

green. By doing so, I would

teach my students about the

importance of recycling. One

great activity to include the

whole school would be having

a recycling contest resulting

in both students and faculty

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GOING GREEN (continued from pg. 1)

practicing good habits

of recycling.”

Lindsey Sturman,

“FACS needs to

step up and provide

the knowledge of

sustainability to our

future generation by

reducing, reusing and

recycling.”

Stephanie Phelps,

“Going Green will

give our students a sense of responsibility for

the community around them and have a long

term impact on the future.”

Krysti Phillips, “Sustainability in the

classroom empowers students to grasp and

grow future conservation concepts.”

Megan Ballock, “FACS classes teach

our students all kinds of real world lifestyle

choices. Sustainability and “going green”

changes are taking place everywhere in

society and in the job market. Our students

will greatly benefit from learning more

information about this important topic.”

Rhonda Oestreicher, “The best way to

recent economic down-turn which

has resulted with increased efforts

at making do with less and to

conserve more.

As a department we teach

content as a part of the general

education requirements in the

area of consumer education and

personal finance. Within each

major within the department we

address content specific related

to the concepts of recycling,

conservation, and promoting best

practices in working with others.

The length of this newsletter will

not allow us to go much into

depth on all of these issues, but

we wanted to share some of the

things we are doing. Small things

often bring about greater rewards.

This fall we have stopped printing

course syllabi for our students and

have instead opted to post them

online. This has allowed us to cut

out printing by approximately

4000 copies.

It is possible to stretch funds in

a variety of ways: by eating home-

cooked meals, looking for bargains,

and establishing a budget, using

coupons, making wise financial

decisions, setting aside money from

each paycheck for emergencies,

and avoiding the extra cost of

interest. Another old saying is: “He

who understands interest—earns

it. He who doesn’t understand

interest—pays it.” This applies well

to both individuals and families.

The definition of thrifty is that you

are good with the management

of resources including money,

property and time. We will be

posting a variety of resources online

that explore this concept further.

THRIFTY (continued from pg. 1)

Nikki Curry and Allison Sauls, FCS Teacher Ed, work together researching for a senior project.

Phi U recycling service project aids community

In May 2009 as the semester was ending and students were packing to leave for the

summer, Phi Upsilon Omicron members collected unwanted items to re-distribute

to the community as part of a recycling effort. The project called, “Help Us, Help

Others” was a huge success.

The purpose of this service project was to bring awareness to recycling used items or

overstocked food items to share with others in the community versus throwing them

away. To make it easy for students to donate these items, large black plastic tubs were

placed conveniently in each hallway of Crimson Villas Apartments which is located

across from the College of Technology building. The apartment managers supported

our efforts and were available to let us into to restricted areas to collect the items on

a regular basis. Items were sorted and redistributed to second-hand stores, including

the Salvation Army and the Doggie Bag. This allowed those institutions to sell them

for a profit. Proceeds then went to charity. Some of the items collected included small

shelving units, dishes, household items, purses, school supplies and canned goods. All

items needed to be in good condition, and ready for consumption.

teach students

to honor our

planet is by

setting a good

example.”

Marissa

Ballard,

“Asking

students to

recycle in the

classroom, in

their homes

and community will help them to develop

good habits. Additionally, teaching about

the harmful effects of irresponsible and

wasteful consumerism can open our

student’s eyes to the realistic consequences

of environmental apathy.”

As is evidenced by our students words,

the FACS classroom is the perfect venue to

teach sustainability concepts to our young

people; and our students are prepared to

do so. Ellen Swallow Richards would be

proud of our profession for continuing to

take the social responsibility of caring for

our environment.

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One man’s trash may be a child’s treasure by Amber Tankersley

Historically, early childhood

professionals are masters of making

more out of less. Schools, centers,

agencies, and family child care

homes that serve young children

have limited funding. Therefore,

early childhood professionals have

relied on creative ways to stretch

the money and resources they

are provided in order to create

developmentally appropriate

learning experiences for young

children. Even more so in today’s

“green” movement, responsible

consuming and repurposing of

materials is gaining more attention.

Future early childhood

professionals are practicing these

ideas of being creative while

learning how to teach young

children with few materials and

a limited budget. While there

are many beautiful catalogs full

of wonderfully colored children’s

toys we sometimes forget that it

is often the cardboard shipping

box that draws the most attention

from a young child. We have heard

that we need to think outside of

the box, but as an early childhood

professional sometimes we have to

crawl inside the box to look at new

purposes for items from the view of

a child.

Challenging our early childhood

development students to find

creative ways to help children learn

is an important skill. One exercise

allows students the chance to

choose a piece of “junk” from a bag

and brainstorm the many uses of

the object with young children. The

teachers are continuously working

to find new ways to use old items.

We have found that often it is the

simple things that bring about great

learning experiences. For instance,

when the preschool sensory table

was in need of new material, the

student teachers filled it with

cardboard tubes, craft sticks, scrap

material, masking tape, random

pipe cleaners, remnants of yarn, and

scissors. The children quickly went

to work creating amazing works

of art and practicing valuable fine

motor skills from the materials

provided without once mentioning

that it looked like we filled the

sensory table with leftover items.

Although the children could have

gained these same skills through

working with shiny new materials

they were just as happy turning

“trash” into their treasures. Perhaps

little moments like this will impact

these children throughout their

lifetime in using and reusing

items; not only will it benefit the

environment, but also their own

creativity.

Right: There were no limits to the children’s creations as the materials were added to daily.

Below: Student Stephanie Melugin enjoys creating with the preschool children.

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Spring/Summer 2009 GraduatesKatie Bazal, Early Childhood Development from Liberal, Kan. Katie is employed with SEK-CAP Head Start as the zero to five center based program coordinator and also the Literacy Lead. She also organizes the Reading Is Fundamental Grant for all local Head Start Programs. She and her husband are expecting their first baby in March 2010.

Leah Benzin, Fashion Merchandising from Bartlesville, Okla. Current information unavailable.

Hannah Fowler, Fashion Merchandising from Pittsburg, Kan. Hannah is a buyer in the purchasing office of the Trump Corporation in New York City.

Caitlin Furnish, Individual and Family Management, from Paola, Kan. Caitlin is employed with Home Depot in Overland Park, Kan., as well as Applebee’s in Paola, Kan.

Jessica Geier, Interior Design, from Ft. Scott, Kan. Jessica is a design consultant with Thomasville in Overland Park, Kan.

Chancy Gerbitz, Interior Design from August, Kan. Chancy is seeking a position in the interior design field.

Sarah Handke, Interior Design from Lancaster, Kan. Sarah is a visual specialist with JC Penney in Pittsburg, Kan. She married Jeff Handke on June 13, 2009. He is an automotive student at PSU.

Robin Mallinson Kimmell, Early Childhood Development from Nevada, Mo. Robin is a swim instructor for Osage Prairie YMCA in Nevada, Mo. She was married in 2008 and had a baby daughter in July 2009.

Mila Hoover Little, FCS Teacher Education from Olathe, Kan. Mila is teaching family and consumer sciences at Pioneer Ridge Middle School in Gardner, Kan. She was married to Donny Little on July 19, 2008.

Ean Loffswold, Interior Design from

Iola, Kan. Current information unavailable.

Jennifer Murphy, Individual and Family Management from Ft. Scott, Kan. Current information unavailable.

Lura Parrish, Interior Design from Pomona, Kan. Lura is a room specialist with Room Makers in Topeka, Kan.

Lindsay Quall Hothan, FCS Teacher Education from Lawrence, Kan. Lindsay is FCS teacher at DeSoto High School in DeSoto, KS. She plans to begin a masters degree in school counseling in Spring 2010. She married Brett Hothan in summer 2009.

Laura Sirridge, Interior Design from Kansas City, Kan. Laura is continuing her education by working on an MBA through University of St. Mary’s in St. Mary, Kan.

Maggie Slack, Individual and Family Management from Mulvane, Kan. Current information unavailable.

Karen Slater, Early Childhood Development from Valley Center, Kan. Karen is a 3 and 4-year-old preschool teacher at Wichita State University Child Development Center.

Jaclyn Smith, FCS Teacher Education from Lamar, Mo. Jaclyn is the family and consumer sciences teacher at Field Kinley High School in Coffeyville, Kan. She is also department head of Human Services Career Cluster.

Mariam Tucker Self, Early Childhood Development from Ft. Scott, Kan. Mariam is a three and four-year-old preschool teacher in Longview, Texas. She married Levi Self on July 25, 2009.

Julia Vickers, Interior Design from Webb City, Kan. Current information unavailable.

Barbara Wilkerson, Interior Design from Chanute, Kan. Current information unavailable.

New FacultyIt is an honor to have former graduates return

to serve our department. This year we have two

outstanding former students who have joined us

as classroom instructors.

Sasha Ball joins our

department as instructor in

Fashion Merchandising for the

2009 – 2010 academic year.

Prior to her appointment at

PSU, Sasha worked within

the fashion industry in a

variety of ways; she worked in sales and visual

merchandising at Victoria’s Secret and as a bridal

consultant at Loree’s. In the fall of 2008 she

was hired by TOM’s shoes as an alternative sales

representative, essentially helping to dream of

new ways to sell shoes. When she began working

at TOM’s they were a little known company and

has since grown to become a household name.

Sasha’s minor in photography has spawned a

home business which has been quite successful.

Her love of textiles even influences her hobby of

knitting.

Katie Swezey was a

graduate of the FCS Teacher

Education program and

recently she completed her

Masters degree. Cris Elliott,

her faculty mentor remarked,

“Ms. Swezey brings many

contributions to our department. She has a solid

educational background in teaching, is deeply

dedicated to our profession, has experience

in career services and is top-notch at building

relationships in the workplace. We are very

fortunate to have her on our faculty team.”

Outside of the classroom, Katie is involved with

many activities as a young professional and

with the community. She is currently working

on the Smoke free task force of SE Kansas and

helps with 4-H. Her hobbies include culinary

arts, sewing and fitness. She and her husband

Justin are currently remodeling their home in

Pittsburg. Katie’s absolute favorite pastime is

spending time with Molly, her two-year-old

daughter.

Ball

Swezey

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2009 FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES CAREER DAY

November 23, 2009 • 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Make plans now to bring your students!

• Experience hands-on activities with faculty and students. • Explore professional career opportunities in the area of FCS.• Tour the campus and visit with PSU students. • Have a great college experience.

For registration information, contact: Holly Viets at hviets@pittstate.edu.

Alumni NewsShelia Cook, ’08, is teaching family and consumer sciences at Webb City High School in Missouri.

Tara Kemp, ’08, is teaching family and consumer sciences at Bonner Springs High School in Kan.

Brandy Muller Pierce, ’08, is proud mother to a new son, Jase Daniel Pierce, born August 25 2009.

Crystal Stokes, ’08, is teaching family and consumer sciences at Joplin North and South middle schools in Missouri.

Korri Tener, ’08, is teaching family and consumer sciences at Wathena High School in Kansas.

Jennifer DeGroot, ’06, is a family and consumer sciences teacher at Park Hill High School. She is also working towards a master of educational Leadership at PSU.

Fawn Mace Plummer, ’03, and her husband became parents to son, Mateo Dylan Plummer on August 11, 2009.

Joel Emerson, ’99, is salon manager and national market trainer for ULTA Salon, Cosmetics and Fragrance in Olathe, Kan.

Melinda Lake, ’96, is an insurance agent with Physicians Mutual in Milton, Kan. She completed a masters of science degree in family studies and human services with an emphasis in family financial planning from Kansas State University in December, 2008.

Kimberly Rector Easter, ’83, received the family and consumer sciences teacher of the year award for 2008. In 2008 she was also voted mentor adviser. She was awarded the master adviser award in 2004.

Frugal modisteby Katie Swezey

The FCS Construction

Techniques class is doing

its part to reduce, reuse,

recycle on a personal scale,

while preserving their

financial well-being in the

process. The students in

FCS are no strangers to

the high costs in today‘s

economy when it comes to

garment construction. Fabric alone for

constructing any given project can cost

anywhere from $20 to $30...not a small

fee when you are dealing with the average

college student’s minimal budget.

The students are encouraged to use

large scraps of hand-me-down fabric,

purchase second hand notions at a

fraction of the retail costs, reuse spools

of forgotten thread, and share and share

some more. “All of my classmates have

shared materials to ensure everyone had

enough and it used up all the extras,”

says Jessica Snider, senior in fashion

merchandising, “I even sewed pieces of

scrap buckram together to make it useable

for my project.”

One assignment in particular requires

the students to breathe life into a retired

T-shirt. We all have them. Some old, some

new, too big, or too small; most buried

deep within our dresser drawers and

closets. Camps and concerts, souvenirs

and solidarity, past-times and play-times,

expressions and emotions…a T-shirt is really

a badge of our own existence. The idea is

that the students take a shirt they don’t wear

anymore, but has sentimental value, and

deconstruct it into a wearable garment. The

patterns come from the book Generation T:

108 ways to transform a T-shirt by Megan

Nicolay. It is an explosion of hundreds of

ideas for dramatically remaking t-shirts

into everything from tube tops, skirts, arm

warmers, to even a wedding dress.

“‘Frugal Modiste’ sounds more eloquent

than cheap seamstress,” commented Katie

Swezey, FCS instructor. “I want to insure

that the students are utilizing all of their

current resources and hopefully save money

in the long run. The T-shirt reconstruction

is a project we will do to close the semester.

The frugality involved can be used and

shared with others time and time again,

the result makes for a fabulous conversation

piece.”

Jesica Snider working on her project.

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ContributionsThe Department of Family and Consumer

Sciences would like to thank all those who have been so generous with their contributions from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. We sincerely apologize if any names were inadvertently left off the list. If your name was omitted, please let us know so that it can be corrected in the future.

Crimson and Gold Society ($1000-$4999)

Duane & Lisa Whitbeck

Ralf J. Thomas ($100-$499)Amy & John Bass

Domenic Bertoncino Revocable Living TrustDoris M. Bradley

Marie C. BrinkmanScott & Nancy Collins

Lois E. DickeyJock’s Nitch Sporting Goods

Virginia L. LawrenceJoseph & Betty Miller

Ray & Libby SharpDonald & Nancy Stephens

Ann K. Veith

Sarah Chandler Society ($1 -$99)Larry & Sallyanne Anderson

Louise BakerS. Joy BartaJoan Beck

Marjorie F. BooherRose S. Campbell

Timothy & Julie DaintyLaura Mae Deters

Mike & Sandy EmersonLinda Luanne Fadely

Carol J. GarrisonJulia A. Gorman

Roger & Debby IdekerCarl & Betty Lou Jeans

Joe & Susan KumerMark & Karla Lawless

Donald & Alice LovelyCarolyn K. McClaskey

Harold & Joyce MeredithChris & Stephanie Poss

Andy & Alice ReeseRhonda K. Riley

Daniel & Sandy RobersonJoyce K. RoseLorna L. StoverRuth J. TaylorHolly A. Viets

Dell & Laura WillardL. A. & S.K. Williams

Scholarships for 2009-2010The following students received a total of $35,795 in scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year:

Educational Opportunity Fund ScholarshipAfton Cowen, Early Childhood Development, Ft. Scott, Kan.Sydney Gambill, Early Childhood Development, Pittsburg, Kan.Kala Finney, FCS Teacher Education, Leavenworth, Kan.Eva Miessner, FCS Teacher Education, Jasper, Mo.Stephanie Phelps, FCS Teacher Education, Kansas City, Kan.Kortney Post, Interior Design, Nevada, Mo.Sara Roderique, Fashion Merchandising, Webb City, Mo.Lindsey Sturman, FCS Teacher Education, Olathe, Kan.

Alumni Achievement AwardMarissa Ballard, FCS Teacher Education, Lawrence, Kan.Shelia Foster-Ruckle, FCS Teacher Education, LaHarpe, Kan.Ann Keeton, Early Childhood Development, South Coffeyville, Kan.

E. Louise Gibson Phi Upsilon Omicron ScholarshipJessica Moore, Individual and Family Management, Girard, Kan.Maureen Schofield, FCS Teacher Education, Webb City, Mo.Maleah Yurchak, Early Childhood Development, Paola, Kan.

Mary Kern Martin ScholarshipKala Finney, FCS Teacher Education, Leavenworth, Kan.Melissa Smalley, Interior Design, Bartlesville, Okla.

E. Louise Gibson Memorial ScholarshipHannah Combrink, Interior Design, Dodge City, Kan.Michelle Krause, Interior Design, Pittsburg, Kan.Maricela Moreno, Interior Design, Wichita, Kan.Lauren Williams, Fashion Merchandising, Columbus, Kan.

Carrie Arlene Williams Memorial ScholarshipMegan Ballock, FCS Teacher Education, Eudora, Kan.

Gina Sharp Memorial ScholarshipKelsey Littlejohn, Fashion Merchandising, Oswego, Kan.

Sue Hippensteel Memorial ScholarshipMaureen Schofield, FCS Teacher Education, Webb City, Mo.

M. H. McFarland ScholarshipChloe Addington, Interior Design, Overland Park, Kan.Amy Barnhart, Early Childhood Development, Independence, Kan.

Viola Lacher Roe Holmes ScholarshipKieva Robinson, Fashion Merchandising, Grandview, Mo.

Anita K. Laurent ScholarshipBrodi Birch, FCS Teacher Education, Hesston, Kan.Meagan Hastert, Early Childhood Development, Garnett, Kan.Erin Jameson, FCS Teacher Education, Columbus, Kan.Maricela Moreno, Interior Design, Wichita, Kan.Rhonda Oestreicher, FCS Teacher Education, Richmond, Kan.Robyn Pillers, FCS Teacher Education, Pittsburg, Kan.Melissa Smalley, Interior Design, Bartlesville, Okla.

Steelman ScholarshipAaren Marsh, Interior Design, Bartlesville, Okla.

PSU Preschool ScholarshipCasey Bradshaw, Early Childhood Development/Nursing, Girard, Kan.

(see, Scholarships, pg. 7)

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GO Green with FACSAs a result of this emphasis within our profession, the FACS education students are sponsoring a “Go Green” contest.

Because we believe that all FACS classroom teachers should integrate these concepts into their classrooms, we are asking FACS teachers to send us their “going green in the classroom” ideas. This could be a lesson plan, bulletin board, community project, etc. The top three winners will receive an attractive reusable shopping tote bag and have their entries posted on the PSU Family and Consumer Sciences Web site. Get your classes involved and enter today! Entry Deadline is November 23, 2009.

SCHOLARSHIPS (continued from pg. 6)

Laura Youngers, Early Childhood Development, Cheney, Kan.Maleah Yurchak, Early Childhood Development, Paola, Kan.

KAFCE Scholarship AwardHannah Combrink, Interior Design, Dodge City, Kan.Robyn Pillers, FCS Teacher Education, Pittsburg, Kan.

Adult Education Grant ScholarshipJaclyn Smith, FCS Teacher Education, Lamar, Mo.Brandy Muller-Pierce, FCS Teacher Education, Bluejacket, Mo.

JoAnn Newby Adult Education Grant ScholarshipJaclyn Smith, FCS Teacher Education, Lamar, Mo.Brandy Muller-Pierce, FCS Teacher Education, Bluejacket, Mo.

National Phi Upsilon Omicron ScholarshipsLindsey Sturman, FCS Teacher Education, Olathe, Kan.Rhonda Oestreicher, FCS Teacher Education, Richmond, Kan.

One persons trash is an interior designers treasure by Denise Bertoncino

The students in FCS 740 Creative Problem Solving were asked to

design a life sized model of a space using only found objects that were

renewable, reusable, or recyclable. The class collected various items such

as soda cans, water bottles, cardboard, fabric, carpet, paint, tires, and

wood. The team evaluated the items to decide their best use within the

model. Their inspiration for the space came from animal and plant life

in the ocean. The students used descriptive adjectives to describe their

perception of the ocean. These words were darkness, layers, gradation,

porous, illumination, repetition, illusions, and abstraction. These words

were then interpreted and given shape and color to use for the

space. Designs for the model included flooring, wall covering,

furniture, lighting, and the architectural structure. The structure

in its entirety is an abstract reflection of underwater life.

The concept of our theme for this newsletter, “Fix it up, wear

it out, make it do, or do without,” was strongly exemplified in

this project. The students struggled with the limitations of using

only found objects. They had to develop a concept, use what was

available, and create good design in the process.

An awareness of material use for products and the waste caused

by these broadened the knowledge base of the class. The success

of the project proved to the class that good design can be created

using products that would be put in a landfill if not recycled or repurposed.

In the Residential Design course this fall students are exploring a

wide variety of Green Design strategies and incorporating them in their

individual projects. As a part of this process students learned about home

construction using straw bales for exterior walls.

Top: The students in Creative Problem Solving used scrap cardboard tubes to build a structure in the lobby of the FCS building.

Bottom: Students in Residential Design explore construction principles using straw as a building material using sustainable materials.

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