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Conference on Family Wellness March 9-10 features John Van Epp
The Lipscomb Conference on Family Wellness sponsored by the Cross Chair in Family & Consumer Sciences, in partnership with Hillsboro Church of Christ, 
will feature Dr. John Van Epp, international marriage educator. The conference will feature a number of events, including a Healthy Marriage network lunch, leadership training for two nationally recognized courses, and a Community Marriage Event. Dr. Van Epp will also speak at a Community Marriage Event that is free and open to the public on the evening of March 9, 7:00-8:30 p.m., at the Hillsboro Church of Christ.
Dr Van Epp has conducted numerous seminars and workshops over the past twenty years on topics related to marriage, family, recovery, singlehood, emotional make-up, relationships, and divorce. His popular curriculum, How to Avoid
Falling for a Jerk, is taught in ten countries and over 45 states by hundreds of churches, singles organizations, educational settings and agencies. A second program, Marriage LINKS, applies his Relationship Attachment Model to maintaining the closeness and intimacy in marriage. Both the "No Jerks" and LINKS courses are "teach-out-of-the-box" programs with an instructor course on DVD. These are being taught internationally by over 5,000 instructors in counseling and agency settings, public and private junior and senior high schools, colleges and universities, prisons, military installations, extension classes, coalition and community programs. Van Epp brings training in both of these programs to Lipscomb. Registation is available for one ($250) or both ($400) of the trainings here: Course Registration
Dr. Van Epp will also speak to the Nashville Healthy Marriage Network on Thursday, March 8, at Lipscomb University. To register for the meeting and luncheon, go here: HMN registration.
Dr. Van Epp's innovative Relationship Attachment Model, book, and relationship courses were awarded the Smart Marriage Impact Award (2008) and have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Psychology Today, O Magazine, and Cosmopolitan. He has appeared on the CBS Early Show, the O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, and Focus on the Family. For more more information on the conference or events connected with the weekend, contact john.conger@lipscomb.edu
Welcome
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is an exciting place for you to study and learn. You can choose from four specializations, or concentrations, and four minor areas of study. In addition to these, the department also sponsors numerous organizations, conferences, and opportunities to learn outside the regular classroom.
The primary purpose of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is to offer you a strong, general Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, with an emphasis in one of four areas of specialization. You can specialize in:
In each of these concentrations, we strive to help you develop the breadth and depth of knowledge you'll need to participate in careers which serve individuals and families in a variety of settings. The knowledge base of this discipline includes concepts from the study of human development and social interaction, resource management, food and human nutrition, apparel and textiles, and shelter and design of the near environment. We focus on the interrelationships of people to their near social, economic, and physical environments.