UNE Online promotes Applied Nutrition program at national conference

UNE Online

University of New England Applied Nutrition Program Manager Ellie Dodge, Ph.D., and UNE Online Senior Marketing Manager Victoria Hartig attended the annual Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) conference in San Diego, CA. In addition to being available to meet potential new students and faculty, they also represented UNE in the national conversation on nutrition.

“The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior is a great resource for our students,” said Dodge. “Membership in any professional organization brings with it a variety of benefits including access to experts in the field as well as knowledge of current and breaking research and education initiatives, networking opportunities, and the potential to meet new colleagues and make great friends.”

UNE participated in an interactive, hour-long ‘Dialogue Now’ session, along with a diverse audience of nutrition professionals. The session included an overview of UNE’s new Master of Science in Applied Nutrition program and incorporated a lively discussion around UNE’s strategies and experiences in designing and launching a new program. The session also allowed time for the audience to provide the UNE team with comments, insights and industry-specific feedback, as well as their perceptions of potential Master of Science in Applied Nutrition student populations.

Dodge is a long-time SNEB Annual Conference attendee and has been an active member of SNEB for the last seven years, volunteering as an abstract editor for the annual conference, and most recently on the Membership Committee.

The UNE College of Graduate and Professional Studies is launching its first MS in Applied Nutrition cohort in the fall of 2016. The college has received a positive response to the program already, with enrollments up 50% over projections.

 

To learn more about the College of Graduate and Professional studies, visit online.une.edu

To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.