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| March 2005 |
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 GLAMOUROUS CONVERSATIONSApril 3, 11 am–3 pm The Museum at FIT Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator, The Museum at FIT, and Phyllis Magidson, costumes and textiles curator at the Museum of the City of New York, lead conversations and tours through the museum's exhibitions, Glamour: Fashion, Film, Fantasy and Glamour, New York Style. Tickets $30 general public, $25 students and members. For more information call 212 524.1672 ext. 3393 or click here. SOCIETY OF PUBLICATION DESIGNERS LECTURE SERIES: JENNIFER CRANDALLApril 5, 6:30 pm Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Sponsored by Communication Design Jennifer Crandall, photo editor of Men’s Journal (formerly of GQ) will moderate a discussion with other photo editors. Free admission to first 50 FIT students and faculty with ID; $5 all others. For more infomation contact Communication Design, x77810. IT GIRLS ON FILM LECTURE SERIES: THE MOVIE STARApril 8, 5:30–7:00 pm Sponsored by The Museum at FIT in conjunction with FIT’s schools of Graduate Studies and Continuing and Professional Studies. Clare Sauro, assistant curator, Costume Collection, The Museum at FIT, will discuss Lucile’s movie star clients in conjunction with the graduate student exhibition, Designing the It Girl: Lucile and Her Style. Tickets $15. For more information call x77715 or email prof_studies@fitnyc.edu. MENSWEAR SHOWApril 11, 5 pm Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Sponsored by the International Association of Clothing Designers and Executives Guest critic: Mark Ecko. For more information contact Menswear, x77975. HOME PRODUCTS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS BREAKFASTApril 12, 7–9 am Waldorf-Astoria, Grand Ballroom The ninth annual Scholarship Awards Breakfast to benefit the Home Products Development program will be chaired by Leonard Florence. Honorees include Darlene Daggett, president, U.S. Commerce, QVC, Inc.; Michael Fux, president and CEO, Sleep Innovations; Lyn Kirby, president and CEO, Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrances; and Joseph Laneve, senior vice president and general merchandise manager, Home, Bloomindale’s. Tickets from $200. For more information contact the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries, x77820. LECTURE: THE UNSINKABLE LUCILEApril 15, 5:30–7:00 pm Sponsored by The Museum at FIT in conjunction with FIT’s schools of Graduate Studies and Continuing and Professional Studies Lucile, Lady Duff Gordon, is nearly as famous for her controversial escape from the sinking Titanic as she is for her fashion career. In this illustrated lecture, Titanic researcher Kristine Heid-Santiago analyzes the social life aboard the ship and tells the gripping story that threatened Lucile’s reputation. Tickets $15. For more information call x77715 or email prof_studies@fitnyc.edu. SHOW-OFF! AT THE STYLE SHOPApril 21, 7–9 pm The Style Shop, A building FIT’s on-campus, student-run boutique is hosting its fourth annual Show-Off! event to exhibit and sell the original work of students, faculty, and alumni to the FIT community and the general public. Featured items include accessories, apparel, fine art, and literature. For more information contact Jennifer Gaona, jennn0719@yahoo.com. TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS TO WORK DAYApril 28, 9 am–4 pm Sponsored by Human Resources There will be several workshops for employees and their children. A memo and registration form has been posted on InsideFIT. For more information contact Johanny Tavares, x75615. NEW WEI WORKSHOPSOngoing The New WEI Group has scheduled workshops throughout the spring semester on a variety of topics such as MS Outlook, PowerPoint, and FrontPage. For a complete listing of workshops, dates, and registration instructions visit www3.fitnyc.edu/thenewwei. For more information contact Patricia McGillin, x77611, patricia_mcgillin@fitnyc.edu. |
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NEW DINING MEMBERSHIP OPTION FOR FIT EMPLOYEESA new dining membership is now available to all FIT employees. Employees may elect the dollar amount to place on their employee ID cards ($50 minimum), which may then be used instead of cash for food purchases at the Food Pavilion, Pizza Lounge, and Java City. For any amount of $50 or more placed on your card, you will receive a bonus of 17%. Go to InsideFIT to view or print the dining membership brochure, which contains more detailed information, and an enrollment form. |
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VALERIE STEELE’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLOTHING AND FASHION CITED AS OUTSTANDING REFERENCE WORKThe three-volume Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, edited by Director and Chief Curator of The Museum at FIT Valerie Steele and published by Thompson/Gale in 2005, has been named an Outstanding Reference Source of the Year for small and medium-sized libraries for 2005 by the Reference and Users Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association. For further information contact Katharine Dean, dean.202@osu.edu. ENGLISH AND SPEECH PROFESSOR PARTICIPATES IN CONFERENCESGlenda Frank, adjunct assistant professor, English and Speech, will give a presentation in celebration of Lillian Hellman’s centennial on April 10 at the School of Music at Queens College. On April 15, Frank will present a paper at the Eighth International F. Scott Fitzgerald Conference at Hofstra University. Her paper will examine the American girl as visualized by Fitzgerald, Henry James, and Alexis Tocqueville. For more information contact Glenda Frank, x77540, glfrank@erols.com. |
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