Welcome to our inaugural issue. We view this as a means to stay connected with our stakeholders and share our program achievements and highlights. 

Students and faculty were very excited to be back and filled with energy, as we began the fall semester in person after two years of online and hybrid learning. Fall also marked the revival of the FDM Advisory Board, composed of community stakeholders, whose function is to act as a sounding board and provide advice on program direction. Many members participated in our 5-year review. Actually, this time the review became a 7-year review due to delays caused by the pandemic. In the review process we reflect on our mission and outcomes and include feedback from our stakeholders. An external review team composed of faculty from other universities visited the campus in October to assess the College, and were overwhelmingly supportive of the program and provided excellent feedback.... [For the full article, click "Read more"]

Dr. Ju-Young Kang (FDM) was recently awarded the Paper of Distinction award for the consumer behavior track during the 2017 annual conference of the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), for her paper entitled “Social-Local-Mobile Consumers’ Fashion Lifestyle and Omnichannel Shopping.”  [For the full article, click "Read more"]