these in-person meetings, there are emails, conference calls, and webinars. If you don’t participate in these activities, what is the best way to connect? AAFCS Commu-nities!
At last count, only 15% of AAFCS members belong to one or more Communities. Nationally, Com-munities offer the opportunity to collaborate with other members, as we all work to impact those making decisions about their well-being, relationships, and resources.
With the new AMS, it is easier to access members-only online services, including Communities, at www.aafcs.org! Look for the login button below in the top right of each webpage to get started!
What an exciting year to serve as your president! As we work to-gether to stream-line AAFCS, headquarters has launched a new Association Man-agement System
(AMS); the Annual Conference has been redesigned; and we just celebrated the fi rst annual Family and Consumer Sciences Day on December 3. Wow, so much is happening in the life of AAFCS!
While preparing to speak about AAFCS at our Fall Leadership Workshop, I thought about the many important ways we can cre-ate connections through AAFCS to make a difference. At the local level, our Affi liates are a crucial av-enue for connecting across prac-tice settings in the geographic area where we live and work. Through Affi liate meetings and conferences, we receive professional develop-ment and networking opportunities. Thank you, Affi liate leaders!
Next, I thought about how mem-bers connect across state and national borders. Some volunteer to serve on committees and every June we come together at the Annual Conference. In between
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(1) One login opens MyAAFCS, and your personal computer can remem-ber login and password information if you choose. (2) Inside MyAAFCS, you’ll see the “Manage Community Connections” button, and you can join a Community with just one click. (3) To communicate with your Com-munity members, select the “Explore Groups – Directory and Resources” button, followed by the “Email Group Members” button.
Currently, there are 20 Communities offering you the opportunity to be en-gaged with like-minded profession-als, from the Community of Elemen-tary, Secondary, and Adult Education to the newly formed Community of Ethics. There has never been a better time to get involved! Sign up today, and you’ll be on your way to connecting with others to make a difference for individuals, families, and communities.
Bev Card, CFCS
President
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AAFCS Hosts Fall Affi liate Workshop in Alexandria By Sophy Mott, AAFCS Director of
Affi liate and Member Relations
AAFCS staff and board members
were pleased to host the Fall Af-
fi liate Leadership Workshop in
Alexandria, Virginia, the home
of AAFCS headquarters. Forty-eight affi liate leaders partic-ipated in the workshop, Oct. 10-12. Some, like Cherylann
Dozier of New Mexico, left home at
3am to make the trip, while others
like Jacqueline Snee of Virginia
had an easier commute of just a
few Metro stops away. AAFCS was
excited to see them all!
Leaders got to know one another
at a “cookout” themed dinner on
Friday night, then learned about
the Annual Conference Redesign
and got a sneak peek at the 2015
conference city, Jacksonville, FL,
from Teri Fuentez of the Florida
Affi liate. On Saturday, Bev Card,
Peggy Wild, and Jane Walker
shared the benefi ts and impacts
of the recent Senate actions, and
Carolyn Jackson guided affi liates
on new initiatives, including Family
& Consumer Sciences Day 2014
and the new Research Center
Directory. Participants enjoyed an
offsite lunch at local favorite Theis-
mann’s Restaurant, and some took
advantage of the proximity and
toured AAFCS Headquarters.
The rest of the Workshop was
dedicated to strategic planning,
led by Peggy Wild, and affi liate
and member management tools
and resources, including the new
MyAAFCS. AAFCS legal counsel
also presented on taxes, insur-
ance, and everything in between!
If you’d like to see some of the
resources from the Workshop,
please visit www.aafcs.org/Mem
bership/Affi liateResources.asp.
Thousands Celebrate First Annual Family & Consumer Sciences DayBy Gwynn Mason, AAFCS
Communications Director
On December 3, 2014, more than 100,000 people from all 50 states, all seven con-tinents, and 17 countries participated in the fi rst annual
Family & Consumer Sciences Day
campaign, “Dining In” for Healthy
Families—the national celebration
that educates families about the
importance of preparing healthy
meals and “Dining In” together.
December 3rd was chosen to
honor family and consumer sci-
ences pioneer and AAFCS founder
Ellen Swallow Richards’ birthday.
“With the high rate of obesity in
this country, especially among
children, “Dining In” for Healthy
Families calls attention to a simple
action that families can take to be-
come healthier—prepare and eat a
nutritious meal together. We were
proud to lead this important cam-
paign,” said Carolyn W. Jackson,
CFCS, AAFCS executive director.
On December 3rd, AAFCS broad-
casted live interviews with Dr.
Barbara O’Neill, CFCS, Rutgers
Cooperative Extension, who
discussed the fi nancial impact
of “Dining In”; Dr. Brian Wansink,
Cornell Food and Brand Lab, who
provided healthy eating strategies
from his new book Slim by Design;
Dr. Ingrid Adams, University of
Kentucky, who talked about the
benefi ts to children of “Dining In”;
and Dr. Barbara Fiese, University
of Illinois Family Resiliency Center,
who shared how to build family re-
lationships during family mealtime.
Other Family & Consumer Scienc-
es Day segments supported the
“Dining In” theme and highlighted
the work of the Family & Consumer
Sciences Alliance’s Next Genera-
tion movement. And there were
even guest appearances by Ellen
Richards (played by Joyce Miles)!
All archived segments are posted
at www.youtube.com/aafcs.
In addition to “Dining In” on De-
cember 3rd, secondary schools,
universities, Extension offi ces, and
businesses celebrated Family &
Consumer Sciences Day by pre-
senting food preparation educa-
tion programs and workshops;
distributing family meal information
and recipes; holding food drives
for families in need; and participat-
ing in FCCLA@TheTable.
Family & Consumer Sciences Day
was sponsored by Nasco Family
& Consumer Sciences, The Sugar
Association, and Delcor Technol-
ogy Solutions.
Thank you to everyone who
participated and helped to make it
a huge success!
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XLR8 with AAFCS Certifi cations!By Todd R. Christensen, CPFFE,
National Financial Education
Center at Debt Reduction Services
My kids know that I tend to be
a bit overly opinionated about
people who spend extra money
to personalize their license plates,
especially given that many, if not
most, of them are already liv-
ing paycheck-to-paycheck like
nearly 60% of Americans (see
www.usfi nancialcapability.org).
However, that doesn’t mean I still
don’t spend my entire turn at a red
light (and sometimes more time
later) trying to fi gure out what the
license plate on the car in front of
me really says. Seriously, though,
how are most people supposed to
know that “I ALT F4” means “I quit”
(Alt-F4 being the Microsoft Win-
dows keyboard shortcut for clos-
ing, or “quitting,” a program)?
Well, if I were to create a “vanity” plate for the Cre-dentialing Center, I’d prob-ably choose from one of the following: UP2D8, XLR8, or INOV8.
When I joined the Council for Cer-
tifi cation as its only public mem-
ber nearly six years ago, I was
impressed with the certifi cations
already in place, which included
CFCS, CFCS-HDFS, CFCS-HNFS
and the then recently added
CPFFE (which I now hold myself).
Additionally, there were a number
of pre-professional certifi cations.
The mark of a great program is continual improvement. That’s why we know that we have
a great Credentialing Center.
Over the past year, they’ve been working on new certi-fi cations, including a Certifi ed
Nutrition and Wellness Educator
credential and the pre-professional
assessment and certifi cation in
Leadership. More information is
forthcoming, but if you have any
involvement in these disciplines, I
hope you’re pretty X EYE TED.
In fact, if you ever see a license
plate with GOT CFCS or a newer
GOT CNWE, fi rst, wave at them
real friendly like, then CELEBR8
their hard work by smiling at them,
and then know that the driver of
the other car has the ULTIM8 in
certifi cations.
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Someone Ought to Do Something!By Duane Whitbeck, Board Liaison
to the AAFCS Public Policy
Committee & Carol Werhan, Pro-
fessor, Pittsburg State University
At a conference presentation the
speaker said that there are three
things an effective presenter will
do: “Inform you about the topic,”
“Inspire you to see why it is im-
portant,” and “Motivate you to
act.” As professionals in family
and consumer sciences (FCS)
the fi rst two areas are where we
spend much of our lives as we
talk with others about our fi eld
or teach our students. The third,
motivating to action, is one that we
might do far less often. Over the years there has been much discussion about how we should get the individuals in authority to recognize the value of FCS at all educa-tional levels. The topic seems
so large that no one knows where
to start. As a profession, we are
stuck on the issue, without a de-
fi ned task or action plan. How-
ever, as family and consumer
scientists, we are great with tasks.
Here is some background infor-
mation to motivate you to act and
specifi c tasks to be completed.
Every year each Chief State
School Offi cer is responsible for
submitting to the U.S. Depart-
ment of Education a list of Teacher
Shortage areas. This 25 years’
worth of state data can be ac-
cessed online. The most recent
reported data indicates that 15
of 57 reporting states/territories
list FCS as a High Need/Teacher
Shortage area. This is important
for two reasons: 1) national grants
are available for those entering
a teaching fi eld in a high needs
area and 2) public perception of
the need for FCS teachers impacts
potential teacher candidates’ deci-
sion to enter the fi eld. Of those
that reported, there was no con-
sistency in the title of the licensure
area. Data cannot be accurately
aggregated if we all aren’t using
the same term for the licensure
area. In Kansas, we have asked
repeatedly how to get FCS educa-
tion on the state teacher shortage
list and no one seemed to know.
Failing to fi nd the answer at the
state level, it seemed logical to
begin working the problem from
both ends.
The Offi ce of Post-Secondary
Education at the U.S. Department
of Education was contacted and
indicated that each state submits
data gathered from school su-
perintendents regarding teacher
shortage areas. That information
once compiled at the state level is
then sent on to the national level.
While it sounds like a relatively
simple process, apparently it is
not. In Kansas, even though we
have a critical shortage, this data
was never reported to the US De-
partment of Education and it was
unclear as to who was responsible
for doing so. Further informal
investigation revealed that other
states resubmit past data or use
inaccurate methods of determining
shortages.
In order to work from the ground
up, superintendents in Kansas
were surveyed to assess their
perceptions of the need for FCS
content and to establish that there
is a critical shortage.
We need your help. Our goal is to determine the report-ing system used in every state, inform the decision makers, and get accurate data reported. To do this we
need partners in every state who
can facilitate a similar superin-
tendent survey and assess who
is reporting shortage data to the
federal government and where
they get their data. To date, we
have 23 states that have at least
one volunteer willing to participate.
Our goal is to have four to fi ve
volunteers from every state. Of
the 23 that have paticipants, 10
have only one person. We need
more partners. We need YOU. Someone ought to do something!
Now you can. If you are willing to
help, please email us at
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CELIAC DISEASE: A Hidden World-wide EpidemicBy Juanita Mendenhall (See
www.aafcs.org/res/14_AC/Pres-
entations/Celiac_Disease.pdf for
slides presented at AAFCS 105th
Annual Conference)
The session room was at capacity
with colleagues interested in learn-
ing about what they, as an AAFCS
professional and as an individual
“need to know” to help curb this
serious common disease affecting around 1 in 100-133 people worldwide.
Ninety-fi ve to ninety-nine percent
of those with it don’t know it, but
they most likely have had it since
birth because it is a frequently ex-
pressed hereditary disease. It is
not a new disease but doctors are
only now paying much attention in
the United States, although Europe
and Australia have tested babies
and checked for celiac disease for
at least 20 years, which eliminates
many illnesses that are caused
by or specifi cally infl uenced by
celiac. Information used came
from Columbia University Celiac
Research Center, Johns Hopkins,
Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, the
National Celiac Foundation, and
numerous medical publications.
When a person with celiac ingests
gluten, found mainly in wheat, bar-
ley, and rye or their derivatives,
an immune reaction is set off that
wears away the villi on the 22 foot
long small intestine, reducing the
absorption of vital nutrients. When
this happens all sorts of “other”
manifestations occur but the
underlying condition is the celiac
disease. Celiac is defi nitely not
an allergy! It is clearly a different
mechanism, which acts slowly
(usually) to cause a host of condi-
tions and illnesses that the indi-
vidual has been treated for, without
being tested for the real culprit,
celiac disease. Over 30 health conditions are found to be linked to celiac. Some are: in-
fertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth;
menstrual problems; Osteoporosis;
Type 1 Diabetes; Lupus, Thyroid
Diseases; intestinal and lymphoma
cancers, bloating and bowel
problems, Dermatitis Herpetiformis
and eczema; dental defects,
canker sores; Autism Spectrum;
slow growth in children, etc. (Go to
DoIHaveCeliac.org to do a
self-check.)
Tests for celiac are very spe-
cifi c and the correct ones must
be used. Also, if you have not
been eating gluten when you are
tested it will not be an accurate
test. Many doctors miss the diagnosis, so if they are not well
versed in celiac, fi nd one that is
so you feel confi dent in the results.
The heredity factors are HLA-DQ2
(95% have) and HLA-DQ8 (5%
have). Initial blood work should
be: Total IgA, IgA-tTG, IgA-EMA.
Celiac is the most misdiagnosed
and undiagnosed autoimmune
disease in the world.
At the session, participants tasted
three samples of gluten-free food,
which “disappeared quickly.”
They were given recipes and tips
on how to navigate grocery stores,
pharmacies (yes, meds and cos-
metics), restaurants, and gather-
ings, etc., as well as resource lists.
There are so many new and great
gluten-free foods and ingredients
to choose from that eating is as
pleasurable as ever. In fact, being
diagnosed with celiac disease IS
ABSOLUTELY CAUSE FOR CELE-
BRATION! You fi nally know what’s
wrong; what you can do about it;
and that you can heal yourself—by
remaining gluten free! (I have!)
For more information, check out:
www.celiaccentral.org, The Na-
tional Foundation for Celiac Aware-
ness. Teachers, consider a unit in your FCS classes and help curb the epidemic! Spread the word so more peo-
ple can have the healthy life they
should have. We all can help.
Celiac MYTHS
Myth #1: You can outgrow celiac
disease. Although symptoms may dis-
appear with proper gluten-free adher-
ance, once a diagnosed celiac, you
ALWAYS have celiac.
Myth #2: A little bit of gluten now
and then won’t hurt. Research
indicates it WILL, even in very small
amounts. (20+ ppm does damage)
Myth #3: Vinegar contains gluten.
Distilled is OK. Only MALT vinegar
has gluten.
Myth #4: Distilled alcohol has
gluten. Distilling removes gliadin, so
it is gluten free. Only spirits made from
wheat, barley, or rye and related fl avor-
ings contain gluten.
Myth #5: Gluten is absorbed
through the skin. Gluten MUST be
ingested to affect the villi of the small
intestine. The condition dermatitis
hepetiformis that celiacs may get is
caused by eating gluten, not creams
or lotions ON the skin.
Myth #6: You can get celiac diesase
through a blood transfusion. The an-
tibodies found in blood cannot cause
celiac disease in another person.
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Mentoring Undergrads in the Human SciencesSponsored by Kappa Omicron Nu
Dr. Sherry Haar & Kelsie Doty in video
of “Common Interests, Creativity, and
Scholarship Characterize an Under-
graduate Mentoring Research Jour-
ney into Plant-based Dyes” at Kansas
State University
Mentoring Undergraduates in the Human Sciences, http://mentoring.kon.org/, is
designed to emphasize the bene-
fi ts of and improve undergraduate
research in the human sciences
associated with engagement:
student learning, retention, and
possible connections to post-bac-
calaureate study and involvement.
The resources are rooted in endur-
ing principles that began with the
relationship between Telemachus
and Mentor in Greek Legend.
Resources are posted in the following categories: Mentoring Information, Mentoring
Resources, Abstracts and Awards,
Mentoring Tutorials, and Mentor-
ing Stories. Students and faculty
are encouraged to use the site to
increase the effectiveness of insti-
tutions in building and sustaining
quality undergraduate research
programs, to share their experi-
ences, and to give recognition to
undergraduate researchers and
their mentors.
The mentoring minisite accom-
panies the successful Under-
graduate Research Journal for the
Human Sciences that is celebrat-
ing its thirteenth year of publishing
research manuscripts, research
papers, and research reports at
http://www.kon.org/urc/
urc_authorguidelines.html.
AnnouncementsCongratulations, Newly Certifi ed Professionals!
July 1, 2014 – September 30, 2014
Karen Chessell, CFCS
Teene Duff, CFCS
Carol Erwin, CFCS
Maryann Guldin, CFCS
Aimee Kilgore, CFCS
Hannah Mott, CFCS
Casey Ochoa, CFCS
Abigal Potts, CFCS-HDFS
Lawrence Strauss, CFCS
Katrinia Voekel, CFCS
Award Nominations Due January 12, 2015
By Roma Jean Bradburn, Chair,
Awards & Recognition Committee
The Teacher of the Year award, the
graduate fellowships, and undergrad-
uate scholarship nominations are due
in the new year, January 12, 2015.
Mark your calendars so that the date
does not pass you by!
Remember that the process for sub-
mitting nominations has been revised
for the January 12, 2015 submission
deadline.
All nominees will submit their personal data through an online survey. All other sup-porting materials will be sub-mitted in Word or PDF form to Roxana Ayona at [email protected]. This will simplify the
submission process. Once all nomi-
nations have been received on Janu-
ary 12, 2015, Ms. Ayona will prepare
the material to be sent to the jurors for
judging during the months of February
and March. See the Awards page to
familiarize yourself with the process at
www.aafcs.org/Awards.
Thank you
for Sponsoring
This Issue!
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Address service requested AAFCS Calendar of Events
December 31, 2014 Last day for charitable contributions for the 2014 tax year. Give your best gift at www.aafcs.org!
January 5, 2015 Manuscripts due for JFCS issue 107.3 on The Next 100 Years of FCS in the United States
January 12, 2015 Submission deadline for AAFCS Teacher of the Year award, fellowships, and undergraduate scholarship
February 2015 Registration opens for the AAFCS 106th Annual Conference & Expo
February 20, 2015 Regular registration deadline for AAFCS professional competency exams in March
For year-round professional development, check out our wide array of archived webinars at www.aafcs.org/DevelopmentCenter/Webinars.asp.
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