TAM Newsletter: Spring 2021, Volume 11, Issue 1 |
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Innovative Leaders in the Global Fashion Supply Chain |
Where students learn both the art and
science of the fashion industry! |
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It has been a quite transforming semester. The Provost announced earlier in 2021 that the Department of Textile and Apparel Management will be under the leadership of the College of Arts and Sciences effective on July 1, 2021. The TAM faculty, staff and students are looking forward to being part of the largest college on campus. TAM has been known as the “Innovative Leaders in the Global Fashion Supply Chain: Where students learn both the art and science of the fashion industry!” and, with this change, TAM will now truly become part of the arts and sciences communities. See more from here. |
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A TAM doctoral student, Cydni Robertson, received Fulbright U.S. Student Research Award in 2020. This award will support Cydni to travel to El Salvador to conduct dissertation research in Santa Ana and San Salvador, El Salvador to learn more about gender inequality amongst professionals in the Salvadoran textile and apparel manufacturing industries, and more specifically, how have these inequalities been influenced by the Central America and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). She will work with educators and industry professionals in El Salvador. Two of our product development students were chosen to participate in this year’s Visual Art and Design Showcase (please see stories about Ruiyao Yuan and Tyler Reeder). |
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We welcome a new faculty member, Nicolette Leiby, who completed her MS from University of Missouri. She starts her new role, Instructor and Academic Advisor, on June 1, 2021. She brings a wealth of industry experiences and passion for mentoring the next generation. |
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We had so many awards to celebrate and events to recognize. May of our faculty members received national and international news spotlights, our brand-new TAM peer mentor program launched in spring 2021, and our students received national scholarship. |
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Message from Association of Textile and Apparel Management (ATAM)
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From Rebecca Potje, the President of ATAM: During the Spring 2021 semester, ATAM has held various meetings and events. In February, two recruiters from UNIQLO came to speak about the company’s opportunities for employment. In March, ATAM held our first social of the semester at Three Story Coffee in downtown Columbia. First, both Jerica Leiby and Reshma Danak came and spoke about their careers in sourcing. The second meeting was a resume and cover letter workshop with Jaime Mestres and Nicolette Leiby. Also, Lisa Hu, founder and designer of Lux & Nyx, came to speak at our meeting about her entrepreneurial and designer journey, as well as her insight on the industry today. ATAM will be holding elections for the 2021- 2022 school year in the coming weeks, and the executive board is excited for an interactive, in-person semester in the Fall! |
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Message from Graduate Student Association
(GSA-TAM)
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From Cydni Robertson, the President of GSA-TAM: We had an active and exciting Spring '21 semester. We are excited that 3 Masters students (Nicolette Leiby, Mahima Naznin and Anna Moritz) and 2 Ph.D. students (Eunmi Lee, and Shuyi Huang) are set to graduate this spring. Even with social distancing, GSA-TAM remained connected and embraced togetherness via Zoom with a Spring Pastel Show-and-Tell social event. GSA-TAM is also preparing a philanthropic event with The MU Health Care to deliver merchandising trainings and offer inventory assistance at the hospital gift shop. So, please stay in touch. |
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Missouri Historic Costume and Textile Collection
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The MHCTC has been doing so much. Please check out the latest news from MHCTC. MHCTC was busy with Missouri Women: Suffrage to Statecraft to Collective Voices: Persistent Narratives within Campus collections. Stay up to date with our Collection activities and recognitions! |
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Happy Summer and We'll See You Back in Fall! M-I-Z, T-A-M! |
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