Internet access is available in many classrooms, laboratories, and computer rooms. The club provides students with an opportunity to develop personal and professional relationships with fellow students, faculty, and people in the food industry. Through its annual fund-raising programs, the club helps support various projects such as travel to professional meetings, meat and dairy judging teams, field trips, seminars, and social activities. Students regularly participate in undergraduate and graduate research paper competitions of professional organizations and also in the annual IFT Student Association College Bowl competition. Active involvement in the club and the professional organizations offers students opportunities to develop leadership potential on both a local and national level.
Students also become involved with departmental activities.
The department sponsors Dairy Products and Meat Judging teams which travel and compete with students from other universities. Team members have opportunities to tour dairy and meat processing companies during their travel. Involvement with judging teams allows students to increase their expertise in food science while receiving academic credit. Additionally, students become involved in departmental recruiting activities and assist with career fairs on and off campus. Students are encouraged and supported in opportunities to participate in internships with food industry organizations, usually during the summer semester.