Spring 2017
February
Cultural Potluck! Come enjoy a variety of dishes from all across the globe all under
one roof! This is a great opportunity to get aquatinted with your
classmates as well as a few new cultures!
Date: Friday, February 9th at 6:30 pm
Location: AF 206C
First Club Meeting of the Year! It's 5 o'clock
somewhere! Join the current food science students and faculty for happy
hour at the local sports bar, Danny K's! We will be briefly discussing
upcoming events for the semester and then enjoy the rest of the meeting with
good food, drinks, and company!
Date: Friday, February 16th from 5:30-7 pm
Location: Danny K's
Food Science w/ 1st Graders! FSNSA has a special opportunity to get 1st graders excited about college and food science! We will be taking over a 1st grade classroom at St. John's Lutheran elementary school and performing food science experiments with the kids!
Date: Friday, February 23rd at 2-3 pm
Location: St. John's Lutheran
SCIFTs Dinner Meeting! Join fellow SCIFTs members for a special joint dinner meeting with RCA. This is a great opportunity for networking with industry professionals.
Date: Wednesday, February 21st
Location: Village Green Foods, Irvine
March
SCIFTS Suppliers Night Expo! The SCIFTS Suppliers Night Expo
is finally here! Don't forget, volunteering for this event is a mandatory
requirement if you want to apply for a travel grant or the Phil Bates
Scholarship!
Date: Wednesday, March 7th at 3 pm
Location: Disneyland Hotel Expo Hall
Expo West! Join us for the 37th
annual Natural Products Expo West and exlore all the latest natural and organic
food trends! This is a four day event
filled with trade shows, educational conferences, and in-person networking that
you don’t want to miss.
Date: March 8th-11th
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Networking Night! Come network with food science
industry professionals and learn about potential opportunities in the industry.
Sharyn Iler, the cofounder of the Flavor Experience conference, will be our
keynote speaker for the event.
Date: TBD
Location: TBD
April
Regional College Bowl! After a long year of hard work and preparation for
this very moment, our college bowl team will be competing against other schools
within the pacific southwest region in a food science trivia competition! Let's
show them our support!
Date: April 6th-7th
Location: Cal Poly SLO
SCIFTS Dinner
Meeting! This
is the second to last dinner meeting of the year for SCIFTS so let’s make it
count! It will be a fun night of great
food and many networking opportunities!
Date: April 18th
Location: Pomona Valley Mining Company
OC Food Bank! Let’s join together in giving
back to the community by packing food boxes at the OC Food Bank. These boxes will be distributed to the hungry
in Orange County and the surrounding areas.
Date: April 21st
Location: OC Food Bank
May
Awards Night! Let's celebrate a year of accomplishments and wish our graduating
students farewell in this fun end of the year event!
Date: Friday, May 4th, 6 pm
Location: TBD
