The Department of Family, Nutrition, & Exercise Sciences (FNES) is an interdisciplinary department that brings together people who study family and consumer sciences, textiles and apparel, nutrition, dietetics, physical education, and exercise science. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals preparing to become teachers of family and consumer sciences and physical education. FNES is dedicated to a complex and demanding mission: to provide quality educational experiences and conduct groundbreaking research to enhance the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities in an increasingly global society.

FNES (pronounced as "finesse") is located on the 76-acre campus of Queens College, the largest campus of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. At Queens College, FNES is one of eight departments in the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and is housed in two buildings, Remsen Hall (family and consumer sciences, textiles and apparel, nutrition, and dietetics) and Fitzgerald Gymnasium (exercise science and physical education).