Important Dates to Remember
Spring 2024
- Classes begin: January 22, 2024
- Spring Break: March 18-22, 2024
- César Chávez Day: April 1, 2024
- Continuing student registration begins for Fall 2024: April 22-May 17, 2024
- Finals week: May 13-17, 2024
- Commencement: May 15-19, 2024
Fall 2023
- Classes begin: August 21, 2023
- Labor Day: September 4, 2023
- Veterans Day: November 10, 2023
- Fall Break: November 20-24, 2023
- Finals week: December 11-15, 2023
Major Advisors Sorted By Career Interests
The Department of Nutrition and Food Science believes academic advising should be linked with your career aspirations. Career advisors are organized as follows:
New to the Major? Unsure of Your Career Goals?
Dr. Michelle Morris
Holt 355
Student Office Hours:
- M 8:45-10:45am and by appointment
Pre-Dietetics
Dr. Katie Silliman
ksilliman@csuchico.edu
530-898-6245
Holt 324
Last Name: A-H
Student Office Hours:
- W 10:30am-12:30pm
- F 10:30-11:30am and by appointment
Ms. Lauren McNamara
lmmcnamara@csuchico.edu
Holt 326
Last Name: I-R
Student Office Hours:
- M 11:00am-12:00pm
- T 10:00-11:00am and by appointment
Cynthia Klobodu
cklobodu@csuchico.edu
530-898-4762
Holt 330
Last Name: S-Z
Student Office Hours:
- By appointment
General Dietetics
Laura Curtis
lccurtis@csuchico.edu
Holt 334
Student Office Hours:
- T 2-2:30pm
- R 2-4pm and by appointment
School Foodservice or Certified Dietary Manager
Dr. Joan Giampaoli
jgiampaoli@csuchico.edu
530-898-6410
Holt 369
Student Office Hours:
- By appointment
Nutrition Education, Lactation Education, or Sports Nutrition
Dr. Julie Holland
jmholland@csuchico.edu
530-898-6567
Holt 322
Student Office Hours:
- W 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- F 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and by appointment
Food Science, Agriculture, Marketing, Sustainability, or Media and Writing
Dr. Maria Giovanni
mgiovanni@csuchico.edu
530-898-4023
Holt 336
Student Office Hours:
- M 10am-12:30pm
- R 11am-12:50pm and by appointment
Public Health or International Nutrition
Dr. Seth Klobodu
ssklobodu@csuchico.edu
530-898-6163
Holt 314
Student Office Hours:
- W 2-5pm and by appointment
Allied Health Career Such as Nursing, Physician Assistant, etc.
Dr. Katie Silliman
ksilliman@csuchico.edu
530-898-6245
Holt 324
Student Office Hours:
- M 1:30-3:30pm
- W 10:30-11:30am and by appointment
Management, Public Health, Grant Writing & Program Evaluation
Stephanie Bianco
sbianco@csuchico.edu
25 Main Street
Student Office Hours:
- By appointment
Advising for Related Programs
Masters in Nutritional Science
Dr. Keiko Goto
kgoto@csuchico.edu
530-898-6767
Holt 328
Student Office Hours:
- M 1:30-3pm
- T 2-3pm
- W 1:30-3pm and by appointment
Minor in Food Science
Dr. Maria Giovanni
mgiovanni@csuchico.edu
530-898-4023
Holt 336
Student Office Hours:
- M 10am-12:30pm
- R 11am-12:50pm and by appointment
Minor in Food Service Administration
Dr. Joan Giampaoli
jgiampaoli@csuchico.edu
530-898-6410
Holt 369
Student Office Hours:
- By appointment
Minor in Nutrition
Dr. Katie Silliman
ksilliman@csuchico.edu
530-898-6245
Holt 324
Student Office Hours:
- M 1:30-3:30pm
- W 10:30-11:30am and by appointment