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- TCD help raise funds for Lincoln's Cedars Foundation
- TCD Journalism major Belinda Wright crowned Miss Nebraska
- TCD students and faculty attend Kansas City Career Day
- TCD Announces First China Study Tour May 15 - 27, 2010
TCD help raise funds for Lincoln's Cedars Foundation
Auction assistants and TCD students Arielle Hurd and Anna Keiser display Allie Nielsen’s Jungle bag.
The sixth annual Cedars Foundation POWER OF THE PURSE fundraiser auction was held on November 12, 2009 at Bryan LGH Plaza here in Lincoln. Following on a preliminary round of jurying, the creations of two Textiles, Clothing & Design student were included in the auctions. Graduate student Sandra Starkey’s “Modern Pocket Purse” raised $1,300 on the live auction. Junior Allie Nielsen’s “Welcome to the Jungle” entry garnered $45 on the silent auction. Congratulations to these award-winning students! Cedars Foundation and TCD are excited to continue their partnership in supporting Cedars' much needed work in the community.
"Modern Pocket Purse" by Sandi Starkey raised $1300 for Cedars Foundation
TCD Journalism major Belinda Wright crowned Miss Nebraska
2010 Miss Nebraska Belinda Wright, TCD Journalism major
The TCD community was excited to learn recently that TCDJ student Belinda Wright was crowned Miss Nebraska on Sunday October 25th. One of three children, she is a native of Scotia, NE (population 300) and is currently a Senior who expects to complete her undergraduate degree in TCD with a journalism emphasis in 2010. Belinda saw competing for Miss Nebraska as a way to challenge herself and to strengthen her self-confidence as well as increase her life skills. Heavily based on personal accomplishment, the competition emphasizes communication skills, fitness and health, and the value and importance of volunteerism. Belinda will now move on to the Miss USA competition in Las Vegas on April 18. TCD'ers will definitely be tuned in to the national network broadcasting the pageant that evening.
Wishing you all the best Belinda!
TCD students and faculty attend Kansas City Career Day
TCD students with KS Career Day keynote Speaker Nancy Taylor (center)
and Taylor's niece, TCD alum Rebecca Taylor of Tomboy, Inc.
and R. Lee Designs (right)
Eight TCD majors accompanied by Dr. Harriet McLeod and Senior Lecturer Carol Easley attended the annual Kansas City Career Day this past Friday, Oct. 23rd. Joining them was TCD design grad Rebecca Taylor who works for Tomboy Inc. in Kansas City, and who’s recently launched her own business, R. Lee Custom Design.
Rebecca’s aunt Nancy Taylor was the morning keynote speaker at this year’s conference. She is employed as a designer at Athleta, recently acquired by the GAP. Athleta has been outfitting women athletes since 1998 from its Sonoma County, CA, headquarters. One competitive advantage Athleta has in the women's active wear is their strong graphics and the fact that their product is designed by women athletes for women athletes .
Nancy Taylor described her career path from successful couture bridal designer/owner in San Francisco, to NYC where she worked as a designer with a medium-size firm, and then back to SFO and her current position with Athleta. She encouraged the students to network, hone their computer skills, follow their passion, embrace change, be aware of trends, take risks, and be open to learning.
TCD students then had the opportunity to tour the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, site of KC Career Day, with museum docent Donna Houtterman. The students really enjoyed her tour as she was energetic, her comments were relevant to them as designers, and she constantly involved them in "what do you see?" reflections.
The afternoon keynote speaker was Mr. Kelly Cole, president of Halls, Inc. He described Halls' history as one of luxury, service, and exclusivity. He will continue this tradition by focusing on people, promotion, and product. Mr. Cole's advice to students was to work hard, be dependable, work for someone they’d want to imitate, and get hands-on experience, something that TCD students do achieve through TCD’s internship program.
TCD design major Kathryn Alms received an honorable mention for her design submission. Along with Kathryn at the Career Day were Natalie Zwygart, Tiffany Hopkins, Katey Kaiser, Madison Simmons, Kiersten Koza, Michelle Higgins and Sylvia Cox. Report submitted by Dr. Harriet McLeod.
TCD Announces First China Study Tour May 15 - 27, 2010
From May 15 –27, 2010, TCD students and faculty will travel to Shanghai, China and surrounding textile centers for the first TCD China Study Tour, part of the department’s series of annual study tours that also include on a rotating basis New York City, Paris, Prague, London and other European textile and apparel centers. Asia is now added to this rotation, and China its first destination. China is one of the world’s major social, political and economic forces, and its stunning rise as a manufacturing powerhouse has captured global notice. China’s ancient history and its rich and varied cultures offer intriguing counterpoints to its rapid industrial growth, and this study tour will provide insights into each of these dimensions of contemporary China. From Shanghai’s fast-paced and dense metropolitan mass to the history-laden gardens of ancient canal towns, our itinerary will encompass the old and the new, the past and the present, the rare and the everyday, and will offer study tour participants a close look at textiles and apparel spanning centuries. Each day of our study tour will offer lenses onto textile and apparel history and textile and apparel design, production and retailing today. We’ll look at the historical and contemporary Chinese arts that have influenced China’s textile and apparel designers, including bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy and a wide range of costume from China’s diverse ethnic populations. We’ll see silk production at its source and we’ll visit silk markets and museums that document its long and vivid history. Along the way we’ll see futurist urban landscapes, great architecture of the past as well as the present, quiet garden sanctuaries and bustling shikumen neighborhoods (stone gate houses) in the shadows of modern high rises, and we'll encounter the latest cutting-edge trends both in upscale designer boutiques and in the pavilions of Expo 2010. Our host universities, Donghua University in Shanghai and Jiangnan University in Wuxi (pronounced ‘woo-shee’) will serve as bases during the 12 day trip. The estimated price of $2800-$2900 includes roundtrip airfare from Lincoln, hotel accommodations (double occupancy) with breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, excursions and field trips, English-speaking local guides, selected admissions and insurance. Additional tuition and fees for 2 credit hours through UNL Summer Sessions will be approximately $375. Ancient canal, Suzhou, China The tour will be led by Professors Yiqi Yang, Barbara Trout and Michael James. Dr. Yang and Dept. Chair Michael James will speak to Dr. Trout’s History of Costume class about the trip on Friday September 11 at 11 a.m., and to MONTAGE members onWednesday October 7 at 8:15 p.m. in city campus Union. An open informational session and Q&A about the trip will be hosted by Dr. Yang and Michael James in the TCD conference room HECO 228.1 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday September 29. 
2007 Student Apparel Design Exhibition at Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
Jiangnan University campus, Wuxi, China
Suzhou Art Museum designed by I. M. Pei
