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News and Events
Congratulations!
Delta Epsilon Chi
Thirteen students attended the Delta Epsilon Chi “Collegiate
LeadershipAcademy” in NYC at the Hotel Pennsylvania on
November 12, 13, 14, 2009. One of our competing teams (aptly
named, “Fashionistas to the Maxx!”), consisting of Kelsey
Ives, Yii-Lin Chang, Allison Mussoline, and Alison Erbel,
was the winning team in the Fashion Merchandising & Retail
Management Case Study Event, beating out seven other teams
from around the USA. The competition was judged by industry
leaders. Congratulations team! Advisors, Prof. Robert
Vassalotti & Prof. Sharon White, are proud of all of the
participants and of the winning team~! Other participants
included: Sonmin Bong, Joanna Brozinsky, Rachel Donahue,
Nicole Falcone, Olivia Long, Allison Mortimer, Katherine
Olsen, Virginia Shipman, & Jackie Wink. Also, during the
conference and competition, students visited retail and
cultural sites and heard from industry guest lecturers.
Delta Epsilon Chi Team Members and
Advisors
FMM Alumni and Students
Participate in 2009 Job
Fair
Kristen DiBenedetto, May'09 FMM graduate, who
is an assistant buyer
at Ross Stores, Joined FIT HR to talk with
current FIT students at the Job
Fair held in the Great Hall on October 27,
2009.
Kristen DiBenedetto (right) with Kaneez
Butt
FMM Senior wins
Scholarship
Melanie Melendez, an FMM Senior specializing
in Product Development,
has won a Scholarship from the
Underfashion Club. To qualify, applicants
needed a 3.0 or higher GPA with special
interest in Intimate Apparel. All
applicants met with a panel of
professionals and presented a portfolio, or
garments, that reflected their interest in
IntimateApparel.
Melanie, whose
corsets have been sold in FIT's Style Shop, is planning
to create her own line. Congratulations,
Melanie!
Melanie
Melendez with FMM Acting Chairperson, Renee Cooper
JDA FOCUS
APRIL 26-28, 2009
Associate Professor Naomi Gross and two FMM students,
Sara Cortese and Nytia Baker, attended the
JDA user
conference in D.C. FIT was
provided with a booth in
JDA's "Innovation Zone". FIT
marketing material was
displayed the FIT team provided coverage
for the booth,
attended sessions, and walked the
conference floor. The
students met senior executives from PVH,
Liz Claiborne,
Brooks Brothers, Lane Bryant, Hot Topic,
NY & Company,
Dollar Tree, Polo, Michael's Stores,
Staples, and Linda
(Miller) Ottenwaelter from JDA (FMM
graduate), and others.
At the end of Monday, Professor Gross, Sara and Nytia
presented The Fashion Institute of
Technology: Our Talent
Meeting Your Demand. The VP of Merchandise
Planning and
Allocation at Liz Claiborne, Senior
Director of Supply Chain
Services at Polo, VP Planning and
Allocation at Brooks Bros.,
and others attended. Professor Gross
provided an overview
of FIT and our curriculum in the FMM
Buying and Planning
specialization. The students shared
their experiences in the
classroom, internships, club activities,
study abroad and
more. Sara and Nytia were wonderful
and truly outstanding
ambassadors representing FIT.
Click here for photo
and Sara and Nytia's thoughts on
the conference.
FMM Student Scores 100!
Congratulations
to Teresa Karavas for scoring a perfect
100 on the JDA EP Certification exam!
The newest course to
the FMM curriculum is FM 325, Financial
Assortment &
Planning. This class is supported by JDA
software and
focuses on Enterprise Planning.
After successfully
completing the course, students are then
eligible to take a
certification exam. Teresa, a student who
took FM 325 in
Fall 2008, is not only the first FIT
person to take the exam
and pass it, but she scored a perfect 100!
Teresa Karavas being congratulated by Renee Cooper,
Chairperson of FMM and Joseph Antee,FM 325 Professor.
Joseph Antee served as moderator for an event entitled
Economic Forecast and the Role of Fashion Forecasting
Information, as part of the 3rd
Annual LOVE YOUR
LIBRARY WEEK.
Joseph Antee, Jayne Mountford, Lily
Berelovich and David Wolfe
The event, held in
the Great Hall on Wednesday, February
11th, featured a
panel of industry experts and innovators
that included Jayne
Mountford, Vice President-Trend
Reporting from
STYLESIGHT, Lily Berelovich, President and
Chief Creative
Officer of FASHION SNOOPS and David Wolfe,
Creative Director of
Doneger Creative Services. The well
attended event of
students and faculty, also featured
individual table
presentations from each company as well as
Women's Wear Daily.
The Fashion Merchandising Management
Department
congratulates Robin
Sackin on her promotion to
Acting Dean of the Jay and
Patty Baker School of Business
and
Technology!
We are pleased to announce the
appointment of
Renee Yates Cooper
to
Acting Chairperson of the FMM
Department
and
Gary Wolf to
Acting Assistant Chair of the
department.
Go to
Career Opportunities to
find out about
opportunities for the POLO RALPH LAUREN
2009
Executive Training program!
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