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FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN NUTRITION CLUB
Though catered towards Food Science, Nutrition, and Dietetic majors, the Food Science and Human Nutrition Club at the University of Florida welcomes students of all backgrounds and interests to come share their love for food and education. Active members are given the opportunity to interact with faculty and staff within related departments and have access to a variety of volunteer, scholastic, and leadership opportunities throughout the UF community and beyond.
The Club aims to serve the UF and Gainesville community through education of food science, dietetics, and nutritional sciences.Club Pillars
Service
- Serving as a resource for professional development of students
- Serving the UF & Gainesville community through education of food science, dietetics, and nutritional sciences
Education
- Educating students and the University of Florida community on special topics within food science, dietetics, and nutrition
- Educating the Gainesville community through healthy eating habits and food production
Wellness
- Enhancing the social well-being of students and community members though service and education
Typical Activities and Events:
- Teaching nutrition to the Gainesville Science Club
- Cooking for the patients of Winn Dixie Cancer Hope Lodge
- Developing menus
- Creating food labels
- Competing in the Institute of Food Technologists competitions such as:
- College Bowl
- Product Development Competition
Meets: Wednesdays at 5:15PM, location varying.
Follow the FSHN Club on Facebook.
Follow the FSHN Club on Instagram.Contact the FSHN Club at foodsciencehumannutrition@gmail.com or by messaging any of the officers through Facebook.
Advisors:
Herschel JohnsonOFFICERS 2023-2024
President: Evelyn Neilson
VP of Food Science: Marisa Maas
VP of Nutritional Science: Eileen Liu
VP of Dietetics: Olivia Keeble
Treasurer: Thomas Rootes
Secretary: Adrianna Vasquez
Outreach Assistant: Sophia Weigel
Culinary Coordinator(s): Jade Hundley, Mollie McGuire
Wellness Coordinator: Taby Acosta
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UF COLLEGE BOWL
IFT College Bowl is an annual trivia event that fosters critical thinking, friendly competition, and collaboration that undergraduate and graduate students may participate in. Trivia can range from various topics related to the food science and human nutrition, such as physical sciences, engineering, IFT knowledge and more. Participants gain technical skills and experiences outside of the classroom. Joining College Bowl or any IFT-related event starts in the fall semester and continues throughout the year.
Please see the IFT College Bowl website for more information.
The FSHN Club posts events and news from the College Bowl on social media:
Contact the UF College Bowl at vpfoodscience.fshn@gmail.com
Advisor:
Dr. Naim Montazeri
2019-2020 Board:
VP of Food Science: Elizabeth Tang
Team Captain: Elizabeth Tang
Related Organizations
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CASU: CULINARY ARTS STUDENT UNION
he purpose of CASU is to cultivate a community of food. We constantly foster and promote diversity via our organization's events and meetings. We showcase different cultures and highlight the link between food and community, all while bringing our members together. We also teach our members essential cooking skills that they will continue to use throughout their lives. Our executive board consists of 20 officers, and we try to have 1-2 events each month, totaling up to 8 events per semester. With smaller cooking classes where members can get more hands-on experience, the attendance can be anywhere from 30-40, due to the limited space of the pilot plant. However, with our GBMs, we have had 120 people attended in the past events.
Throughout the semester, we hold a variety of events to teach students about food science, cultural experience, diversity, and nutrition. Our General Body Meeting (GBM) is a type of event that we will have at the beginning of each semester to introduce ourselves to the members. With the GBMs, we cook most of the food ourselves with the purpose of introducing and showcasing the cultural and historical aspects of the food to the members. Another type of event that we have is the cooking class. With these cooking classes, we teach students basic cooking techniques by demonstrating certain recipes with a theme in mind (the theme can be certain food from a region or food that are good for your brain/skin). This is a more hands-on event for students as they will cook all of the food by themselves with our help. In addition, we also hold a cooking competition every semester based off the show "Chopped". Students can test their creativity in making food and have fun with friends at this event. Another type of event that we have is conflict cafe, where we teach students about the food from a certain country and invite a speaker to talk about the current conflict that is happening in the region. Students can engage in discussion about the topic with one another and have more insights about the current news.
Follow CASU on Facebook.
Contact CASU at casu.president@gmail.com or messaging through Facebook.
Advisor:
Sharyn Passeretti
2019-2020 EXECUTIVE BOARD:
President: Trung Van
FOOD SQUAD
Team Leader: Claire Hendrick
Daniel Reiter
Robert Van Valkenberg
David Ervin
Gabby Gardunio
Catherine Padilla
Alexis DiazLOGISTICS
Team Leader: Linda Dillon
Deepali Signh
Arvind Shankar
Gera Fisher
Jawad KhanOUTREACH
Team Leader: Nathan Campbell
Franz Nartatez
Andrew Le
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Food Recovery Network (FRN)
The Food Recovery Network (FRN) was established to implement hunger relief programs for communities and to improve the sustainability of local restaurants, schools and other organizations that conduct food service. Here in Gainesville, FRN aims to provide sustainability and nutrition education to the community and to make a lasting impact on the reduction of food waste and food insecurity.Through food recoveries, donations, volunteering, and education, FRN persistently works to achieve a more sustainable, healthy, and aware Gainesville.
What we do:
Food Recoveries/Donations: One Step at a Time
- Host community lunches/dinners with recovered food
- Recover food from local farms/businesses/schools
- Donate recovered food to local food banks and shelters
Volunteer Work: Helping the Community
- Gleaning (gathering extra leftover produce after harvest)
- Food Pickups from donor businesses/farms/schools
- Food Donation Drives
- Gardening events at the Field & Fork Farm and Gardens
Sustainability/Nutrition Education: Reinforcing our Commitment
- Sustainable blog posts on our website
- Informative social media posts
- Volunteering at local elementary schools to teach nutrition topics
- Tabeling on campus
- Zoom webinars and general body meetings on food waste and sustainability
Meets: Every other Tuesday at 6pm
Follow FRN on Facebook
Follow FRN on Instagram
Subscribe to FRN's Website
Email to Subscribe to FRN's Monthly NewsletterContact FRN at frngainesville@gmail.com or by messaging any of the officers through Facebook.
Advisor
Dr. Beth Gankofskie
Club Officers (2020-2021)
Co-Presidents: Katie Capen & Izabella Smith
Vice President: Zoe Lohse
Treasurer: Anastasia Cashman
Secretary: Sierra Woodruff
Food Service & Outreach Coordinator: Yanissa Rodriguez
Community Education Coordinator: Madison Borman
Campus Education Coordinator: Na-Young Shin
Greek Life Coordinator: Abhaya Dilip
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Students Eat Right (SER)
Students Eat Right (SER) is an organization for students to join with the goal of advocating for public health matters as they relate to the field of dietetics and human nutrition. Membership is welcome to all students and majors with an interest in advocacy, politics, and matters of human health on a local and national scale. SER provides an opportunity for students to learn more about legislation behind the dietetic profession and connect with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics resources while hosting fundraisers, awareness events, and interactive meetings with current event discussions to enrich and educate students on campus.
2025 - 2026 Students Eat Right E-Board Officers
What we do:
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- GBMs range from discussing hot topics and misinformation in nutrition, bill tracking and legislative understanding, keeping up with current events in politics, and event planning
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Types of Events:
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- Fundraisers for a chosen advocacy issue in which donations will go towards research or directly to community resources as aid
- Travel to/Attendance of conferences such as FNCE, Academy webinars, and political summits to promote engagement and networking within the field of dietetics
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion events on a semesterly basis to connect with campus life
- Tabling to spread awareness and promote interaction with our chosen advocacy issue
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Meets: See Instagram or contact via email for updates.
Follow SER on Instagram
Email to subscribe to SER's biweekly newsletter
Contact SER at studentseatrightuf@gmail.com or by messaging us on Instagram
Advisors
Dr. Beth Gankofskie, PhD, RD
Kohrine Hazim, MS, RDN, LDN
Club Officers (2025-2026)
Co-Chairs: Ana Rivera and Stella Dioguardi
Treasurer: Angela Mestanza
Secretary: Kylie Warsaw
Event Chair: Alissa Alexis
Social Media and Marketing Chair: Kylie Keenan
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