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Consumer & Family Sciences
1906 College Heights Blvd
Bldg. #11037
Western Kentucky Univ.
Bowling Green, KY  42101

270-745-4352     phone
270-745-3999     fax
CFS@wku.edu   e-mail

Webmaster: Lauri Warden

Just what is Consumer and Family Sciences?

This is the question we are asked the most. The answer has varied over time. In 1911, when Western Kentucky University moved to its present location on College Heights, a new department was formed: Domestic Science and Domestic Arts. Many changes have occurred over the last nine decades including changes in faculty, curricula and even the name: Consumer and Family Sciences; however, one thing that has not changed is the high standard of academic quality advocated by the Faculty and Staff of Consumer and Family Sciences. The approximately 500 CFS students play a big role in this academic quality by participating in the University Honors Program and a variety of preprofessional Organizations.  Please feel free to examine this website to learn more about Consumer and Family Sciences at WKU.

WKU is located in historic Bowling Green, one of the fastest growing communities in Kentucky with a population of approximately 85,000 that features such attractions as the Kentucky Museum, Corvette Museum, Hobson House, and nearby Mammoth Cave National Park. Located on Interstate 65 about 120 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky, and 65 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee, Bowling Green gives you that "college town flavor" while still offering conveniences of larger cities in the region.

Date Last Modified: October 25, 2007
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