FAMILY PIPELINE President’s Message Dear Parents,

We are pleased to present the Fall 2010 issue of Family Pipeline, the newsletter of LIM College’s Parents Association. The Association's function is to connect you to the LIM College community and keep you informed about the programs, activities, and services available to your young adult. Of particular note in this issue is an article on Page 7 about our expanded Study Abroad options. As globalization continues to “shrink” the world in which we live, international study has become an increasingly valuable part of a college education. Therefore, in addition to our existing programs in London, Paris and China, we’ve recently partnered with leading institutions in Rome, Milan, Barcelona and Australia to offer your student even more opportunities to experience the academic and personal growth afforded by living and learning in an international setting. I encourage you to find out more about these programs and discuss them with your son or daughter. We hope you enjoy reading about some of the wonderful things that have been happening at LIM College this semester. On behalf of all of our faculty and staff, please accept our best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season and a wonderful New Year. Sincerely,

Elizabeth S. Marcuse President

Inside “Fashion Insiders” Visit LIM College - 2 Next Generation Awards Honor Future Fashion Leaders - 2 Bringing the Past into the Present: The LIM College Archives - 3 Maxwell F. Marcuse Lecture Series Strengthens Intellectual Community - 4 Visual Merchandising Department Shines at IRDC Conference - 4 LIM College Faculty Members Moderate Sessions at Leading Health and Beauty Industry Conference - 5 Did You Know? - 5 LIM College’s 72nd Annual Commencement Speaker - 6 It’s a Small World After All: Travel and Study Abroad Opportunities at LIM College - 7 New LIM College Students Start the School Year by Helping Others - 8 Visual Merchandising Students Create Eco-Friendly Window Display for the Fashion Center –8

Introducing: Holly Davenport, Distance Learning Program Director - 9

LIM College in the News – Fall 2010 - 10

Faculty Spotlight – 10 Contest Winners Visit Cotton Incorporated - 12

Volume 4, Issue 1 Fall 2010

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“Fashion Insiders” Visit LIM College Exposure to industry professionals has always been a hallmark of an LIM College education. And this fall, LIM College’s new “Fashion Insiders” guest speaker series has provided students with special access to some of the most fascinating figures in the fashion industry. Speakers this semester included celebrity stylist and author Phillip Bloch, Laurent Levasseur, former CEO of Yves St. Laurent and Chief Operating Officer of Catherine Malandrino, and legendary fashion designer Stephen Burrows. Held in LIM College’s FashionOpolis, Fashion Insiders events included a reception for students in the fashion Scholars

honors program, giving them an opportunity to interact with the guest speakers on a more informal and intimate basis. Presentations were also capped off with a general audience Q&A session. The Fashion Insiders guest speaker series, which was conceived of by Dr. Rick Lester, Dean of Academic Affairs, and brought to life by Academic Affairs Course Coordinator and Fashion Merchandising faculty member Michael Palladino, is slated to continue in the Spring 2010 semester.

Next Generation Awards Honor Future Fashion Leaders Samantha Vigorito, Meaghan O'Malley, and Kristine Lusardi are the winners of the Next Generation Awards competition, a program developed by LIM College and the Accessories Council that focuses on cultivating the business skills of tomorrow’s fashion industry leaders. The students' $2,500 cash awards were presented at a breakfast at LIM College on September 24. The Next Generation competition required LIM College students in Derek Cockle’s Accessories class and Monica Diaz, Svetlana Zakharina, and Steven Van Leer’s Applied Fashion Merchandising classes during the Spring 2010 semester to create a plan for a new fashion accessory product. Samantha won the “Innovative” category with a plan to create “Bring on the Rain,” a line of rain boots, tote bags, and umbrellas which would utilize hydrochromatic ink to make artwork appear on these items when they got wet. Meaghan won in the "Small Leather Goods" category for a

MetroCard holder, and Kristine's “Treads,” which were bags and shoes made from recycled tires, took top honors in the "Eco-Friendly" category. The competition was judged by executives from top companies. The judges were: Peggy Freeman, Director of Licensing, Amieelynn Accessory Company; Bob Conrad, Senior Vice President of Design and Product Development, Henri Bendel; Linda Lombardi, Vice President, Global Creative and Store Design, Godiva; Alexandra Patino, Director of Jewelry Design, Jones Jewelry Group; and Lonna Conte, Design Director of Classic Brands, Jones Jewelry Group. Winners were selected based on a combination of elements, including an oral presentation, visual presentation materials, and the overall strength of their marketing concept. Says LIM College President Elizabeth S. Marcuse, “All of the participating students did a great job of synthesizing all of the fashion and business education and experience they've acquired so far at LIM College into one project.”

Kristine Lusardi

Phillip Bloch

Stephen Burrows

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Bringing the Past into the Present: The LIM College Archives “Fashion is never finished,” the actor portraying Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says in the new movie The Social Network. Perhaps he is right – but fashion can certainly be recorded, remembered and drawn from by bright young minds in the industry. And LIM College’s Archives provide the perfect resource. “The mission of the LIM College Archives is to identify, collect, organize, describe, preserve and make accessible the enduring records of LIM College and materials related to the fashion industry,” says Lisa Ryan, the College’s Archivist.

LIM College has partnered with the web-based subscription service Archive-It, which “allows institutions to build and access collections of digital content and create digital archives,” according to the company’s website.

Ryan established a web presence for the Archives this semester and Visual Merchandising faculty member Ron Knoth created an on-campus display of archived items. An exhibit of archive reproductions was also on display for the Maxwell F. Marcuse Lecture Series on October 27, and included original books by Marcuse, the founder of LIM College.

LIM College’s Archives focus on three major areas: College archives, special collections and rare books.

The College archives contain material specific to LIM College – materials “of enduring value created by or about LIM College,” according to Ryan. The collection includes photos, letters, programs, catalogs, yearbooks, and more.

The special collections include old manuscripts, pictures, publications, fashion forecasts, clippings, and “any other ephemeral material” related to LIM College or the industry at large. The Adrian G. Marcuse Library also transfers rare and valuable books to the Archives. According to Ryan, the College is developing collections of rare books and other publications, such as the fashion and art magazine Visionaire. This collection also contains books by Italian publisher Franco Maria Ricci. Students in the College’s Research and Analysis course will be taught “why we collect the items we collect, as well as the importance of preserving an institution’s records,” Ryan says. Fashion’s past, it seems, can dictate what it means to be fashion-forward.

Items from the LIM College Archives

Fashion Merchandising class circa 1940

Field Trip class circa 1945

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Maxwell F. Marcuse Lecture Series Strengthens Intellectual Community This fall, LIM College initiated the Maxwell F. Marcuse Lecture Series. Named for LIM College’s founder, the series will consist of lectures and literary readings by LIM College faculty. The first such lecture, “Cultural Diffusion and the Navajo Weavers,” was delivered by Derek Cockle of the Fashion Merchandising department at the series’ October 27 inaugural event at Maxwell Hall. “The intellectual currency of LIM College is uniquely focused on the fashion industry and is firmly grounded in practice much more than in theory,” says Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Jacqueline LeBlanc, who conceived of the series. “Accomplished industry professionals contribute to learning through the sharing of first-hand practical knowledge.”

Of course, LIM College professors have long blended academic and professional endeavors. The series is a way to create “a more formal intellectual community.” “There are already strong ties between the faculty’s professional work and the curriculum, whether that work is in visual merchandising or writing fiction,” Dr. LeBlanc says. “The new ideas generated by the lecture series will be leveraged by faculty to bring new knowledge directly to students in the classroom or, in some cases, to improve methods of teaching.” Some students are currently working as research assistants for faculty members, and others get one-on-one work on scholarly projects, according to Dr. LeBlanc. This month, Writing Center Director Dr. Robert Clark will present at a conference with two LIM College students. Future installments of the series include the Marketing & Management department’s Dr. Nicole Kirpalani lecturing on “Consumer Suspicion as Ambiguity in Persuasion: Process and Triggers,” as well as Lucy Collins’s (Arts & Communications) talk on “Fashion as Confession: Revelation and Concealment in Personal Identity.”

Derek Cockle

Visual Merchandising Department Shines at IRDC Conference For the second time in three years, Marjorie Lee Woo, Associate Chair of LIM College's Visual Merchandising department, was a member of the winning team in the "Iron Merchant" competition at the International Retail Design Conference (IRDC). She competed against industry professionals from across the world to create a unique display in one hour’s time. Now in its fifth year, the Iron Merchant Challenge is an opportunity for visual display professionals to apply their creativity alongside high-level peers from across all retail sectors. Attendee votes determine the best of show for this hands-on challenge, with the winning team getting a moment to shine on stage on the final morning of the conference. LIM College was well-represented at the IRDC in Toronto this year. Visual Merchandising Chair Eric Feigenbaum moderated a panel discussion which included faculty member Paul Olszewski, who is Director of Windows for Macy's Herald Square. Olszewski also came home with an award for "Best Store Windows" throughout the retail industry.

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LIM College Faculty Members Moderate Sessions at Leading Health and Beauty Industry Conference Two LIM College faculty members served as panel discussion moderators at the Health & Beauty America (HBA) Global Exposition and Conference at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in September. The HBA Global Exposition & Conference is the largest product development event and educational conference for the personal care, fragrance, wellness and cosmetic industries. With more than 40 sessions, the HBA conference offers industry practitioners vital education and information, including case studies, in-depth looks into specific markets, roundtables with industry leaders, and revelations of new technical innovations. Terry Burstein, Associate Chair of LIM College’s Fashion Merchandising department, moderated “Who’s Making it in the Men’s Market: What You Need to Know.” This session focused on what men want as they realize the importance of cosmetics and personal care products in their lives. The panelists explored how selling to men is different from selling to women and what strategies are best for reaching this market. Panelists included Jolene Schwartz, President and Managing Director, Appearances For Men; Karen Ballou, Senior Vice President, Menaji Skincare; and Laurent Hainut, President and CEO, Raison Pure International NYC. Dr. Dudley Blossom, Chair of LIM College’s Marketing & Management department, presided over a session titled “What Women Want: The Consumer at Every Age.” With presentations focusing on the teen and young adult market, the professional woman, and the aging population, this session instructed participants on how to effectively market to the female consumer at every age. Panelists included Peggy Lee, AVP - Creative, Maybelline; Alisa Marie Beyer, Founder and Creative Director, The Benchmarking Company; and Karen Young, CEO, The Young Group.

Terry Burstein (left) and Dr. Dudley Blossom

Did You Know? On Thursday, October 7, LIM College held its first general Parents Association meeting on campus. It took place at the Townhouse at 12 East 53rd Street. The theme of the meeting was “Secrets for Success.” The keynote speaker was Dr. Rick Lester, Dean of Academic Affairs, who provided insights on student success. The highlight of the meeting was an alumni panel who discussed their individual successes as students and as current fashion executives. The minutes of the meeting, a transcript of the panel discussion, and other meeting information can be found at http://www.limcollege.edu/parents-educators/9229.aspx. On Thursday, November 18 the Parent Advisory Board met to prepare topics that parents feel are relevant and should be discussed at the next general Parents Association meeting, which will be held on Thursday, February 10, 2011. The meeting’s agenda focused on academic updates, study abroad programs, ways students can prepare for internships, and how to network while in college. The Parent Advisory Board is the planning group for LIM College’s Parents Association. The Board meets two to three times a year to discuss topics that are of interest to parents of LIM College students. The meetings provide a forum for parents to meet and share ideas with one another and serve as a resource for parents and guardians interested in ensuring that their student has a successful experience at LIM College. If you would like more information about how to get involved with the Parents Association please email gail.nardin@limcollege.edu

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LIM College’s 72nd Annual Commencement Speaker

We are pleased to announce that Jill Granoff, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. will deliver the keynote address and receive the LIM College Distinguished Achievement Award at the College’s 72nd annual Commencement exercises, which will be held on May 26, 2011 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Ms. Granoff will also receive an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree at the ceremony. Ms. Granoff has been the CEO of Kenneth Cole Productions since 2008, following a 20-year career as a strategist and brand builder in the fashion and beauty industries. She was previously Executive Vice President at Liz Claiborne, Inc., where she had global responsibility for Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand Jeans, Kate Spade, and the company's e-commerce and outlet businesses. Before Liz Claiborne, Ms. Granoff was President and Chief Operating Officer of Victoria's Secret Beauty, a subsidiary of Limited Brands. Prior to that, she worked at The Estee Lauder Companies for 10 years, holding several senior management positions.

Outside of work, Ms. Granoff is an active member of the community. She is a member of the Board of Directors of FIT's Educational Foundation, Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW), and a member of The Women's Forum. Ms. Granoff has been featured as a leading female executive in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and Greenwich magazine. She is also the recipient of many honors and awards, including the CEW Achiever Award, the YWCA Brava Award, and the Leadership Award from the Girl Scouts of Greater New York. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Duke University, Ms. Granoff also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University, where she was awarded the Lawrence A. Wien Fellowship for academic excellence.

Students in Professor Paula Wang’s Chinese Culture and Language course celebrated the end of the semester with lunch at a Chinese restaurant. Course participants learned about the impact of China’s culture and political system on foreign investment development and local economic growth, as well as how to do business with a broad range of Chinese partners. They also discovered that in addition to being helpful for their future careers, learning about international culture can also be fun!

Jill Granoff

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It’s a Small World After All: Travel and Study Abroad Opportunities at LIM College

The steady rise of globalization throughout all sectors of the business world has made international study an increasingly important aspect of the college experience. Studying abroad is often a life-changing experience, and the knowledge and maturity gained from living in a foreign country, negotiating a new culture, and acquiring another language can make a student a stronger candidate when he or she applies for a full-time job after graduation. LIM College is committed to providing our students with opportunities that will help them succeed in the fashion and related industries, and an important part of that commitment involves the continued growth and expansion of our travel and study abroad programs. We currently

have a range of offerings that take place during the summer, over Winter Break, or for an entire semester. Cross-Cultural Analysis is a two-week, three-credit program open to students of all levels. During the Winter Break in January, a group of students travels with an LIM College faculty member to two cities in Western Europe, where they visit fashion businesses and major cultural sites. This year’s cities are London and Paris. We also offer two-week trips to China during the summer. These three-credit programs are also led by a faculty member. Participants visit businesses and cultural sites in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. LIM College recently partnered with the American University of Rome to offer a longer and more independent experience during the summer for students at the sophomore or higher levels. Students will live in Rome for four weeks during the summer (usually from the end of May through the end of June) and complete two courses (6 credits) at the American University of Rome. Juniors and seniors can also take advantage of traditional semester-long study abroad options. In addition to our long-standing exchange program with the University of Westminster’s School of Business in London, we have also added new full-semester programs at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia and at the Institute of European Design’s campuses in Milan, Rome and Barcelona.

All semester-long programs require payment of LIM College tuition and housing, plus travel expenses and spending money. Shorter programs typically cost $4,000 - $5,000, depending on the length of the program and travel expenses. Students should contact the Office of Student Affairs to obtain detailed information and application guidelines for the program(s) they are interested in. They will also need to speak to their Academic Advisor to discuss how a travel/study abroad program will fit into their course of study. For more information please contact studyabroad@limcollege.edu.

The Coliseum in Rome

Sydney Opera House

Hangsau, China

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New LIM College Students Start the School Year by Helping Others Traditionally, Freshman Orientation consists of students learning their way around campus, meeting their classmates, and getting ready for the start of classes. Yet for incoming students at LIM College, Orientation is also a time to help improve the local community that they are becoming members of. So on August 20, hundreds of new LIM College students fanned out in small groups around New York City to volunteer for a variety of community service activities. Projects the students participated in included: working to beautify parks in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx; assembling activity bags for pediatric patients at New York University Medical Center; helping the American Cancer Society and Gay Men’s Health Crisis prepare for upcoming special events; cleaning spaces for children and their families at the Ronald McDonald House; organizing clothing and dressing mannequins at Bottomless Closet (an organization that provides business attire for disadvantaged women); and sorting through items donated to Housing Works (an organization dedicated to fighting AIDS and homelessness). This is the second consecutive year that LIM College has made community service projects a mandatory part of its weeklong New Student Orientation. Shatika Robinson of Paterson, New Jersey is a freshman who helped clear weeds at Manhattan’s Riverside Park. She said “It was a good experience. I had fun while serving the community. I always enjoy doing community service and would like to go on and get involved in projects that help homeless men and women.” Says LIM College President Elizabeth S. Marcuse, “Orientation sets the tone for the academic year and establishes expectations for our students. Community service is an integral part of co-curricular life, so we felt it was important to incorporate it into the college experience as early as possible. Performing community service helps students develop an appreciation for diversity and privilege, and exposes them to some of the many issues facing our local area. It is our hope that this experience motivates them to stay involved in the community throughout the year.”

LIM College students volunteered at local parks

Visual Merchandising Students Create Eco-Friendly Window Display for the Fashion Center

Marjorie Lee Woo, Associate Chair of LIM College’s Visual Merchandising department, and the students in her Visual Presentation class recently created a visually stunning and socially responsible window display for the Fashion Center at 209 West 38th St. Their overall concept was to make a conscious effort to protect and preserve our environment. Most of the components of the window display were made of paper, much of which was recycled, or previously used or repurposed. The tagline for the display was REPURPOSE…RECYCLE…REFLECT.

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Introducing: Holly Davenport, Distance Learning Program Director Holly Davenport is LIM College’s new Distance Learning Program Director. She comes to the College from the University of Central Missouri, where she headed a small department devoted to successfully blending technology into the learning environment. When she saw an ad for the distance learning position at LIM College in June, she thought it seemed perfect for her. “I instantly emailed it to my husband, and he said the job description looked like it was written just for me,” she says. Davenport says she is excited to be at an institution where distance learning is so embraced. “The fact that so many courses have made it online in such a short amount of time speaks volumes,” she says. “I am learning more and more how driven everyone is here and I find it inspiring.”

In the last few years, LIM College has been increasing the number of fully online courses it offers, as well as the number of hybrid courses, which are taken half online, half in the classroom. Distance learning has also become particularly important to the College’s Continuing Education programs because many of those students have full-time jobs and need highly flexible schedules. Davenport says she is especially excited to see disciplines that hadn’t been perceived as suited to hybrid or online learning become enhanced “due to a piece of technology or an application” that made the issue of not being in the same room “disappear.” Her current projects include a plan to encourage some pedagogical best practices for faculty who teach online and hybrid courses. “My focus is primarily on the exploration of different instructional strategies,” she says. “There is no one right way to do anything, and instruction is certainly no exception.” She’s also directly involved with LIM College’s biggest technological endeavor, the launch of Blackboard 9.1, which is set for Spring 2011. “Version 9.1 has made great strides to enhance collaborative learning in the online environment,” says Davenport. Improvements include new tools that mimic interactions students are having outside of the classroom via social media applications. Students will also be able to download a Mobile Learn application onto their smart phones for free. Says Davenport, “The educational experience is becoming increasingly transportable, reinforcing the importance of nurturing the anytime, anywhere style of learning.”

Holly Davenport

The Center for Graduate Studies and Continuing Education

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Faculty Spotlight Arts & Communications Dr. Robert Clark’s essay “The Amity of Influence: The Scholarship of Rachel Wetzsteon,” was published in the online poetry journal Able Muse. John Deming had two poems published in the July/August issue of the Boston Review. Liz Sweibel’s video and photographs were included in the Boston issue of Ekleksographia, an online literary journal. Natasha Yannacañedo played a Southern belle in Andrea J. Fulton's One Drop, which was part of the Dreamup Festival at Theater for the New City. She also performed multiple roles in Judith Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare! at the TBG Theatre. Fashion Merchandising Terry Burstein, Associate Chair, gave a presentation at the British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association annual conference in London on “The Short Study Abroad Program and Academic Rigor.”

LIM College in the News – Fall 2010 LIM College is making news. So far this semester there have been several stories in a variety of media outlets throughout the country involving our people, programs, and events. Women's Wear Daily (WWD) announced the winners of the Cotton Incorporated / LIM College textile design contest, with articles in the publication and on their website. Earlier this semester, WWD also ran an article about the launch of LIM College’s Professional Certificate Programs. In September, Michael Londrigan, Chair of the Fashion Merchandising department, was interviewed for a piece on WNYC radio on the relevance of Fashion Week in an internet age. Ports 1961 President Jacqui Wenzel, who is an alumna of LIM College, and Fashion Industry Advisory Board member David Wolfe of Doneger Creative Services were also interviewed for the piece. To hear the segment, visit WNYC's website (www.WNYC.org). Also in September, Dr. Milan Milasinovic, LIM College's Dean of Graduate Studies & Continuing Education, was quoted in an article in The Financial Times on developments in fashion education. He said, “The fashion industry has been oriented toward creativity, but a business education is also needed to evolve and flourish. Fashion is a business; creativity plays a large role, but without business knowledge, prospects for success are limited.” On the national level, Dr. Susan Baxter of the Marketing & Management department was quoted in an Associated Press article on decorating a dorm room on a budget. It ran in 13 newspapers throughout the country, reaching nearly 400,000 readers. And on the West Coast, Dr. Dudley Blossom, Chair of the Marketing & Management department, was quoted in a Los Angeles Business Journal article about marketing with Twitter.

LIM College also made it onto television. The College was featured in a news piece that aired on WNBC-TV on August 24 about parents who are over-involved in their college-age children's lives. Part of that segment was filmed at LIM College's residence hall at 1760 Third Avenue, and freshman Gabrielle Falcone was interviewed. And in October, Michael Londrigan taped a piece for Reuters Television about the impact of bedbugs on retailers. He was also interviewed on the same subject for a Crain’s New York Business article earlier this year.

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Terance Coffee spoke at Jones NY’s National Merchandising Meeting in June. His topic was "How to Plan a Successful Event." Rebecca Fitts launched Imilla Road, a branded series of pop-up shops that showcases emerging designers at retail prices under $200. Imilla Road acts as a collective of new and emerging designers looking to connect with the market. Amanda Hallay signed a contract with U.S publisher Skyhorse to write a book to be published in the fall of 2011 titled Truly Classic Cocktails. It will be a cultural history of classic mid-century American cocktails. Michael Londrigan, Chair, participated in a report for Blueshift Research in May on how celebrity endorsements and changing fashion trends are driving new customers to J. Crew. Sarah Shirley appeared on NBC’s Today show in May to present a segment on “The Little White Dress.” She used an LIM College student as one of her models. Erica Young (Class of 2006) styled and wrote a fashion trend article for the Chicago-based magazine Me: In Focus. Marketing & Management Jasmine Bellamy was the Brand Director for the controversial dress Venus Williams wore at the French Open this year. Dr. Dudley Blossom, Chair, was quoted in Blueshift Research’s report "E-Books Threaten College Bookstores' Used Sales," which was released in August. Dr. Blossom also was part of a panel on "Marketing 2.0" at Afingo.com’s “Behind the Seams” fashion industry forum on October 8. Kevin R. Brotz, JD will return as an invited Guest Lecturer at Weller International Business School in Paris in February. He will lecture on "Selected Topics in American Business Law," including the American jury system, aspects of the American courtroom trial, product liability claims, and the use of licensing as a marketing tactic. He will also deliver lectures on “American Financial Regulation” and "Legal, Contract, and Start-Up Issues in American Entrepreneurship" to Weller’s MBA students. Fred Steinberg’s story “Plying the Waters along Norway’s Western Coast” appeared in the June issue of International Travel News. Patrick Tormey was named as a participating member of the National Consumer Panel, a division of the Nielsen group. Visual Merchandising Eric Feigenbaum, Chair, moderated a panel on Visual Merchandising at the International Retail Design Conference (IRDC) in Toronto in October. In December he will moderate a panel discussion on Visual Merchandising for the National Association of Display Industries (NADI) Design Collective in New York. He will also speak at the National Retail Federation's (NRF) annual conference in January, as well as at VisionEast, a major event for medical professionals who sell eyewear. Ron Knoth was interviewed by ABC News Radio about Amazon.com’s report that digital books are outselling traditional print editions.

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Contest Winners Visit Cotton Incorporated The winners of the Cotton Incorporated – LIM College textile pattern design contest visited Cotton Incorporated’s headquarters in Cary, North Carolina on September 30. The group was hosted by Mark Messura, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Marketing, and they toured Cotton Incorporated’s Fiber Processing, Dyeing and Finishing, Product Evaluation and Product Development areas, as well as the Analytical Lab. Pictured from left are: Deanna Rowe, Nicole Clonan, Nicole Powell, Fashion Merchandising Chair Michael Londrigan and Fashion Merchandising faculty member Charles Fradella.