Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)

Welcome to the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences!

We hope you will take a few minutes to see what our department has to offer.

We are committed to providing our students with excellent educational experiences that will prepare them to enter the workforce, further their education, and/or engage in community service upon graduation.

We have a dynamic, intellectual faculty and student body working toward improving the quality of individual and family life for all New Mexicans.

Featured Items:

Kelley Cleary Coffeen, associate professor in Fashion Merchandising and Design, and Jamie Molina, assistant professor and program director in Family and Consumer Sciences Education, will present at the 2025 National Association of Career and Technical Education Postsecondary Conference in Austin, Texas. Their session will highlight strategies to strengthen career and technical education pipelines from secondary to higher education across New Mexico and the borderland region. (2025, August 12)

Dr. Martinez, a faculty member in the Family and Consumer Sciences Department, collaborated on the creation of a unique ice cream flavor to celebrate NMSU’s new president. The flavor was unveiled as part of a special event honoring the university's leadership. (2025, February 20)

Kelley Coffeen, associate professor in the Fashion Merchandising and Design program, now oversees the café with a team from Family and Consumer Sciences. Coffeen’s plans include ramping up the café’s retail offerings over the upcoming months. Her goal is to turn the café into a one-stop shop for coffee, pastries and gifts. (2024, April 17)

New Mexico State University’s Family and Consumer Science Department, in partnership with the TRIO Upward Bound program, held a weeklong camp for Hatch Valley High School students this summer. (2024, July 17)

Students with New Mexico State University’s Aggie Fashion Club are ready to book it to the runway and show off their unique fashion skills once again at their annual Sustainable Fashion Show. (2024, April 15)

Learn About FCS
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Contact Us

Elisa Anderson
Admin Asst, Intermediate
Family and Consumer Sciences
NMSU Gerald Thomas Hall Room 308
P.O. Box 30003 MSC 3470
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: 575-646-3936
Fax: (575) 646-1889
Email: elisaa@nmsu.edu

Cheyenne Cano
Admin Asst, General
Family and Consumer Sciences
NMSU Gerald Thomas Hall Room 308
P.O. Box 30003 MSC 3470
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: 575-646-7204
Fax: (575) 646-1889
Email: canoc23@nmsu.edu