Faculty Mini-Retreat 2011.03.04
Toward a Greener, Sustainable, More Eco-responsible Curriculum (Part 2 of 2)
Friday, March 4th, 2011 | 12noon-3pm
Science + Design = Effective Business!
Elaine Maldonado and Karen Pearson would like to welcome you to the second faculty
mini-retreat on Sustainability. Please join Susan Elrod, Director of Project Kaleidoscope
-- a leading science education center based in Washington D.C. -- and FIT faculty
MaryAnn Allacci, Interior Design; Sandra Markus, Fashion Design; and Robert Vassalotti,
Fashion Merchandising Management.
This mini-retreat was made possible by the support of the NSF (TECH-FIT), FIT Sustainability Council and the CET.
Event Presentations
- The Science Behind Design (pdf) by Guest Speaker: Susan Elrod, Director of Project Kaleidoscope
- Alabama Chanin - Sustainable Fashion (pdf) by FIT's Sandra Markus, Fashion Design: Apparel
- Building a Sustainable Design Resource: Partnering on the Next Generation of FIT Library's Research Guides (pdf) by FIT's MaryAnn Sorensen Allacci, Interior Design
- Sustainability and Business: Will there be a Meeting of the Makers? (pdf) by FIT's Robert Vassalotti, Fashion Merchandising Management
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