Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics Department
Chairperson: Kaitlyn Eck, PhD, RDN, LDN
Mission
The mission of the Nutrition and Dietetics Department is to provide students with dedicated faculty, quality facilities, and an inclusive environment, which support nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate education, research, and service in multiple practice areas of nutrition and sports nutrition/exercise science.
Philosophy
The programs promote scholarship with a central focus on current research and advanced education. By providing a supportive environment, the program seeks to enable students and faculty to produce, synthesize, interpret, and apply research for the advancement of their discipline and improvement in their practice.
Goals and Objectives
The overall goals of the graduate nutrition and sports nutrition/exercise science programs are to develop proficient professionals who will be proactive in scholarship and leadership in their respective fields.
The objectives of the programs are:
- To foster a learning environment that leads to quality teaching and learning, original research contributions, and scholarly pursuits.
- To prepare students who can think critically in the theoretical and practical areas of nutrition and sports and human performance nutrition.
- To promote student commitment to lifelong learning, professional development, and community service.
- To encourage mentoring, teamwork, and collaboration.
- To empower students to excel in their knowledge and skill development in order to competitively enter the job market, internships, or graduate programs.