Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This is a fully online class, so there are no set meeting times and you will show up to do the work when it suits your schedule. The work is due every Sunday.

Zoom meetings with your instructor are available if you would like to discuss how I can best support your success.

The weekly course content is available Mondays at 5am and work is due every Sunday at midnight.

If you have any questions, please email: cindy.francois@pcc.edu

Here is a little information about myself!  My name is Cindy Francois, MS, RD/RDN, LD.  What does all of this mean? :)  I have a Master's degree in Nutrition from Oregon State, a BS degree in Food Science and Nutrition from Central Washington University, and did my Dietetic Internship at OHSU.  I am licensed to practice in the state of Oregon.

I grew up eating a very "typical American diet" and struggled with weight in my youth.  However, when I took my first elective nutrition course in college, the content inspired me to learn as much as I could about nutrition and to become a much healthier version of myself.  I changed my major immediately and haven't looked back. 

While I have a passion for healthy eating and fitness, I also enjoy many foods in moderation!  Like most of us, I wear many hats in life!  I am a wife, mother to grown sons, a dog mama, a candle-maker (my hobby/side hustle is making scented candles which I sell in local wineries and gift shops), a cook, and a friend to many.  In my free time I can be found with my nose in a book or making a mess in the kitchen. 

One of the best parts about online courses is interacting with students from around the state, country, and even the world - from all walks of life!  Whoever you are, wherever you live, for whatever reason you are taking this course ... I welcome you!  Cindy Francois

This course has all the content embedded in D2L, meaning that you will be using D2L for all the content of the course. There are links to videos, articles, blogs, and interactive websites, such as myplate.gov , that require updated browsers such as Chrome or Edge. I encourage the use of Google Suite for document submission, though it is not required and Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, and Powerpoint work well. iOs products are not compatible with D2L at this time.

Students are not required to have webcams or microphone.  However, if preferred, there are options to submit videos and audio recordings in place of written assignments.