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Undergraduate students meet with their advisors at least once per semester to plan courses for the following semester and as needed for other issues that may arise. New graduate students are appointed an advisor by the Graduate Coordinator, Dr. Denise Skonberg when they are admitted to the Graduate School. Since the majority of graduate students are pursuing the thesis option, funding availability may limit the number graduate of students any one professor may advise.

Communication
Upon admission to the University, every student receives an email account on the First Class system. The email accounts usually have the following format: firstname.lastname@umit.maine.edu. In addition to serving as the primary email system on campus, First Class is the official campus on-line community. The Department maintains a conference called FSN News. Important notices for FSN majors will be placed in that folder on your First Class desktop, so please check it when you see a red flag indicated new postings.

Student Clubs
The Department has two student-run clubs. Membership is open to any interested student. The Nutrition Club is focused on nutrition education and service activities. For more information, please contact club president Mahala Patrick (email Mahala.Patrick@umit.maine.edu) or club advisor Dr. Susan Sullivan (email susan_sullivan@umenfa.maine.edu). The Food Science Club is an affiliate of the Institute of Food Technologists’ Student Association. The club advisor is Dr. Denise Skonberg (email Denise.Skonberg@umit.maine.edu), who is also coach for the IFT College Bowl team. This year’s Food Science Club president is Chelsea Douglas (email Chelsea_Douglas@umit.maine.edu. Many other clubs are active on campus. The First Class system contains links to all clubs on campus.

Honor Societies
All FSN students, undergraduate and graduate, have the opportunity to participate in the two honor societies affiliated with the Department. Dr. Adrienne White is the advisor for the Maine Alpha Beta Chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu. Monthly meetings are held. Dr. Alfred Bushway is the advisor for Phi Tau Sigma, the food science honor society. New members are invited to join these societies in the spring, based on their academic records. The University of Maine has many other honor societies, including Sigma Xi and Alpha Lambda Delta, which is also advised by Dr. Bushway.

Student Employment
Many part-time employment positions are available on campus. We encourage FSN students to inquire about positions, work-study and non-work-study, within the Department. Experience gained in working with faculty on research projects has helped many of our former students secure employment or graduate school admission.

 

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