The Department office will be open Winter Break (December 15 – January 25) during the normal hours of Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Please note that the office will be closed on the following days:
Friday, December 24
Monday, December 27 to Friday, December 31
January 17
Wellness and Health Inspired Student Kitchens are a vetted resource for hands-on nutrition programming for the San José State University community. This program encourages people to take “WHISKS” in the kitchen and gives members of the community the tools needed to promote healthy food behaviors and establish healthy relationships with food. WHISK recruits and trains SJSU nutrition students to lead our programming providing additional practical application opportunities to complement required academic coursework.
Students who would like to become a WHISK Ambassador can submit an application on the Join Our Team webpage.
To request to host a WHISK event for SJSU students, staff, or faculty, please visit the Request a Workshop webpage.
Keep up with WHISK by following @whisk_sjsu.
The Circle of Friends, founded in 1992, is a coalition of alumni, faculty, students, and friends who have joined together to provide ongoing private support to sustain the Department of Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging’s dedication to excellence. They offer two types of scholarships to students in the department: the Circle of Friends Scholarship for undergraduate students and the Graduate Student Research Assistance Award for master’s students.
The Circle of Friends Scholarships are offered at the beginning of each Spring semester. To read more about the qualifications and to obtain the application, please visit Student Scholarships.
The Graduate Student Research Assistance Award is offered on a rolling basis. You may apply whenever you begin your research project. Visit Graduate Student Research Assistance Award to obtain the application.
To become a member or to learn more about the Circle of Friends, visit the Circle of Friends webpage.
Our undergraduate advisors for fall 2021 semester, Kasey Cacace and Desiree Severance, are trained graduate students who are able to assist students with initial coursework planning and assistance with general program questions.
Whether you would like to meet with them in-person or online via Zoom, you must complete an advising form. Advising forms can be found on our Undergraduate Advisors webpage.
For in-person advising, you can meet with Kasey on Tuesdays or with Desiree on Fridays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Industrial Studies 229.
For online video advising via Zoom, you can meet with Desiree from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays or Wednesdays. You can meet with Kasey from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays.
For more information, visit Undergraduate Advisors.
In celebration of the Department of Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging’s 110-year anniversary, let us remember where it all began.
The Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging Department at San José State University began in 1911 as one of five arms of the Home Economics Department under department head Maude I. Murchie. At this time the department offered courses in foods, nutrition, dietetics, textiles, and needlework and took two years to complete.
In 1917-1918, dietetics curriculum efforts at SJSU were directed toward assisting with nutrition concerns of World War I. By 1923, a four-year program was developed, and in 1924, the Home Economics Department moved into the Home Economics Building. Over time, the concentrations within the Home Economics Department evolved to become Textiles and Clothing, Foods and Nutrition, Child Development, Interior Design, and Marriage and Family.
To learn more about the Department’s history, please visit our History webpage.