About the Club

The Food Science Club is a student chapter of the national organization of the Institute of Food Technologists and consists of both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Utah State University. The purpose of this club is to assist the student's professional development. This is done through organized student activities designed to enhance knowledge of nutrition and food science, expose students to leadership roles and meet professionals employed in their fields of study.

Activities

Educational activities include training for a National College Bowl Competition and designing a novel food product to enter in a Product Development Competition. Other activities include volunteering for local charitable organizations. NFS club students are encouraged to join a national organization where they will meet professionals and other students currently working in their field of study.

Product Development Team

Food science undergraduate and graduate students team together and take product ideas and prototypes developed in the food science capstone course, Food Product Development, to higher levels of development. They expand and improve on these concepts preparing a five-page proposal that is submitted to the Institute of Food Technologist's Student Division's Food Product Development Competition and scored by five food industry judges. Over 25 schools compete each year. Finalists compete at the National IFT Convention. This activity is an excellent opportunity for students to interact with industry leaders and gain excellent work experience that is highly valued by industry.

College Bowl

Various universities put their food science knowledge and experience to the test as they compete with each other in quiz bowl. USU has fielded a College Bowl team in for the past ten years or more.  

Meetings

Meetings for the 2007-8 academic year will be held on the second Friday of each month.  Location is usually NFS 202, but please check before-hand. 

Join

Everyone is welcome.  If you are interested in joining the Food Science club or have any questions, please contact (faculty advisor) Marie Walsh at mkwalsh@cc.usu.edu or call her at (435) 797-2177 or (Student President) Lance Andreasen at landreasen@cc.usu.edu.