A growing concern in our society is the raising rates of obesity in all age groups of our population. While numerous actions have been implemented to increase accessibility to healthier foods, these rates continue to sore. A new approach to tackle this national epidemic is to increase nutritional education to students. This petition is specific to Clemson University, but if you feel this is a good idea - feel free to sign as well.
Catharine Lindsay and I are advocating to achieve this idea by making Introduction to Principles of Human Nutrition (NUTR 2030) a general education requirement for all students. Also, we wish to enforce the addition of a nutrition module in the CU 1000 course for incoming freshman. These two options will ensure that all students will be exposed to nutritional education, leading to better health decisions overall.
Updates
March 26, 2018
Catharine and I are currently drafting a formal proposal to outline how NUTR 2030 can integrate into the existing core curriculum requirements. We have requested a meeting with the undergraduate curriculum committee to present this plan and discuss the necessary administrative adjustments.
March 26, 2018
The increased momentum behind this proposal has attracted the attention of the university curriculum committee. Catharine and I are now preparing the formal documentation required to present NUTR 2030 as a potential general education requirement during our upcoming meeting.
11 Comments
Such a solid plan. Hope they actually listen to you guys.
I wish I had this as a freshman!! Would have saved me so much trouble.
Need this bad.
about time honestly. the food on campus is terrible half the time and people have no idea what they are putting in their bodies
This would be so helpful. Most freshmen just eat pizza every night because they dont know any better.
Great idea!
Love this idea!!
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A growing concern in our society is the raising rates of obesity in all age groups of our population. While numerous actions have been implemented to increase accessibility to healthier foods, these rates continue to sore. A new approach to tackle this national epidemic is to increase nutritional education to students. This petition is specific to Clemson University, but if you feel this is a good idea - feel free to sign as well.
Catharine Lindsay and I are advocating to achieve this idea by making Introduction to Principles of Human Nutrition (NUTR 2030) a general education requirement for all students. Also, we wish to enforce the addition of a nutrition module in the CU 1000 course for incoming freshman. These two options will ensure that all students will be exposed to nutritional education, leading to better health decisions overall.
Updates
March 26, 2018
Catharine and I are currently drafting a formal proposal to outline how NUTR 2030 can integrate into the existing core curriculum requirements. We have requested a meeting with the undergraduate curriculum committee to present this plan and discuss the necessary administrative adjustments.
March 26, 2018
The increased momentum behind this proposal has attracted the attention of the university curriculum committee. Catharine and I are now preparing the formal documentation required to present NUTR 2030 as a potential general education requirement during our upcoming meeting.
11 Comments
YES!! nutrition should be common sense but it really isnt. good luck!
Such a solid plan. Hope they actually listen to you guys.
I wish I had this as a freshman!! Would have saved me so much trouble.
Need this bad.
about time honestly. the food on campus is terrible half the time and people have no idea what they are putting in their bodies
This would be so helpful. Most freshmen just eat pizza every night because they dont know any better.
Great idea!
Love this idea!!
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YES!! nutrition should be common sense but it really isnt. good luck!