VAFCS Student Unit
​​The VAFCS and AAFCS Student Units promote the professional development of members who are students of family and consumer sciences or related fields through regular communications on association programs geared to students. Students join AAFCS at the student rate and become members of their state affiliate. Students maintain that student rate for one year after graduation. Go here for more information.​

Full-time students in a post-secondary program are eligible for student AAFCS and VAFCS membership.  Student dues are $50 annually.

Purposes of the Student Unit

  • ​Promote knowledge of content and capabilities of the Family and Consumer Sciences discipline.
  • Celebrate the past of Family and Consumer Sciences and sustain the future.
  • Develop professional interests which lead to active membership in the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences at the local, state, and national level.
  • Make available the opportunity to meet and foster relationships with professionals in Family and Consumer Sciences and explore career opportunities.
  • Provide the opportunity for leadership development among members.
  • Supply experiences to increase mutual understanding among people of all cultures.
  • Support Family and Consumer Sciences related community service.

​Virginia Schools Offering Courses in Family & Consumer Sciences Areas


​Bridgewater College
Family and Consumer Science Dept.
Bridgewater College
402 East College St.
Bridgewater, VA 22812
Dr. Donna Hoskins 
www.bridgewater.edu/academics/divisions/health-human-sciences/family-consumer-sciences-major

Liberty University
Family and Consumer Science Dept.
Liberty University
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24502
(434) 592-3747
Mrs. Matalie Howard (student unit advisor)
www.liberty.edu/facs

Virginia State University
Family and Consumer Sciences
Virginia State University
PO Box 9211
Petersburg, VA 23806
(804) 524-5761
Dr. Badiyyah Waaijid (student unit advisor)
www.agriculture.vsu.edu/undergraduate-programs/family-and-consumer-science/index.php
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​Virginia Tech
Department of Apparel, Housing, ​and Resource Management
Virginia Tech
240 Wallace Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6063
Dr. Julia Beamish
www.ahrm.vt.edu

207 Wallace Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-4191
Dr. Irene Leech
www.ahrm.vt.edu


Interested in shadowing a
FCS professional for the day?
​
Reach out to any of the contacts listed above
​or Kay Burke.