• Changes that have occurred 2008-2009:
• New faculty hires: Dr. Marguerite Moore (FTM); Dr. Kate Carroll (FTM); Dr. Lisa Parrillo-Chapman (Textile Design); Erin Powell Smith (Entrepreneurship); Dr. Lori Rothenberg (Extension Associate Professor); Dr. Tim Clapp (moved to TATM from TECS).
• New advising personnel, Liz Moran, was hired to advise TATM students.
• Significant enrollment increases in the Fashion and Textile Management program has led to:
• Hiring two (2) adjuncts (Gibson, Harazin) and three (3) graduate students (assist with TT 252 labs) to teach 2008-2009.
• Two searches (Fashion and Textile Management; Fashion and Textile Design) were conducted, but due to the economic climate, both positions were closed prior to filling positions.
• Secretarial support remained efficient, but limited, requiring the additional support from student assistants.

• TATM lectures and labs/studios are operating at full capacity with increased enrollment. Limited funds exist to provide assistance to faculty with grading and/or lab assistance.

• Partnerships

• LECTRA donation – total > $11.2 million for fashion design software.
• E.A.T. donation – total > $800,000 for woven textile design software.
• Establishment of the Textile Management Science Laboratory (#4404), with completion of the infrastructure (electrical, wiring, other), carpet and paint, and conference room furniture.
•  Expansion of the Fashion and Textile Management (FTM) Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to include 15 industry and government personnel, with active Board participation via two meetings 2008-2009.  Three sub-committees (Vision; Membership; Textile Management Science Laboratory) were established, and were active in supporting initiatives to support the FTM program. The four IAB Board objectives are: 1) advise educators; 2) connect with students; 3) enhance visibility of the FTM program, and 4) visionary planning. 
• Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management (JTATM): Continued development of online journal, with launch of Volume 6, No. 1. A new Managing Editor, Dr. Moon Suh, was appointed, and the JTATM Managing Editorial Board was restructured.  In addition, Spring 2009 the conversion to an online submission process using Open Journal Systems Software was completed, with the launch of the redesigned Journal. The current subscriber list consists of ~ 10,000 (global industry, government, academic personnel).
• Cotton Incorporated Worldwide Headquarters
• Graduate student internship placement Summer 2008 (C.I. Global Supply Chain area).
• Four funded proposals were awarded to faculty, to increase brand awareness of cotton fiber products.
• A collaborative industry academic partnership between Springs Creative Products Group, LLC, and the Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management (TATM) was established April 2009.  This partnership, Design Challenge: Partnering for our Future 2009-2010, is designed to produce leaders for the state, nation, and world; create education innovation, and fuel economic development. This partnership is designed to engage students in a variety of collaborative efforts to enhance their education and to prepare them for tomorrow’s marketplace, providing recognition and support for the faculty and the College.

• U.S. Department of Commerce and North Carolina Department of Commerce:  Doing Business Internationally program, with focus on DR-CAFTA. Interface also included: Wake Technical Community College, OTEXA, U.S. Commercial Foreign Services, The American Chamber of Commerce, N.C.  Department of Agriculture, FIDE, Investment and Exports --- private non-profit organization promoting trade, the Honduran Maquiladora Association, and the Chamber of Commerce Industries of Cortes.
• National Science Foundation: Funding for research related to a) medical textiles (wound dressings) and b) functional design.
• National Textile Center: Funding for research.
• Military: Research funding --- U.S. Air Force Research Collaboration, NATICK.
• Ministry of Higher Education of Egypt: Research and education funding.
• North Carolina Department of Commerce: Funded industry research projects, interface with NC Department of Commerce personnel, North Carolina Textile Team, North Carolina Military Team, and North Carolina Port Authority personnel.
• South Carolina Council on Competitiveness: Funded industry research project, with presentation to the personnel of the South Carolina textile complex October 2008.

• ENSAIT and Hong Kong Polytechnic University: NC State Global Supply Chain graduate program.
• North Carolina A & T University: Diversity project (USDA Grant).
• Wake Tech (Community College): Programs: Export Ready; Doing Business Internationally.
• Gaston College: Performance Textiles research project.
• Institute of Textile Technology: Graduate research projects.

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Redesign of the hospital gown.  Wall Street Journal article,                            “The Hospital Gown, Fashion Malady, Worries Would be Redesigners Sick” (p. A1, A16) provided briefly overview of Phase I of the funded research project. 
• Industry-related:  Institute of Textile Technology (ITT); [TC]2; INDA, Nonwovens Institute (formerly NCRC); APICS; American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA); Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP); ASTM, ITMA, IFAI.
• Professional associations:  International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA); Fiber Society; Textile Institute; Color Marketing Association; IFFTI, American Marketing Theory and Practice, American Collegiate Retailing Association, Academy of Marketing Science.

• Operational Efficiencies

• Reorganization of the TATM Department, with program focus on Fashion and Textile Management (FTM) and Fashion and Textile Design (Textile Design concentration, B.S. Textile Technology program). 
• Curriculum: Approval of the FTM revised/updated curriculum and the Fashion and Textile Design curriculum is in process, with completion course action forms and permission to plan.
• Renovation of the Digital Design Center, with construction of learning environment with glass-enclosed computer laboratory space, addition of new digital printer, and relocation of technologies within the room to create a more usable environment, including new display space.
• Expansion of Fashion Design Studio to accommodate growing program enrollment; location is space originally housing braiding technology (#1121).
• Relocation of the Textile Braiding Laboratory (#1227), with installation of the new technical braider.
• Expansion of the TATM Advanced Testing and Evaluation laboratory (#1311) to include two Kawabata sets of mechanical and physical property testers.
• 3-D Weaving Laboratory (#1225) includes 3-D weaving technology (donation by 3Tex) and newly acquired resin infusion system.
• Continued development of Supply Chain Management (SCM) activities (education, research) across the College. Task Force developed a white paper including analyses of internal strengths, our competitive College position vs. COE and COM activities in SCM, and visit to VF Corporation to begin dialogue with textile-related industry personnel re: potential collaboration (June 4, 2008)
• Close alignment with College of Textiles’ International Office, for efficient and strategic planning of study abroad and related experiences. Approximately 75% of all College students that are involved in international activities in the College are TATM students.

• Initiatives Supporting College-specific Goals and Aspirations

• Curriculum development continues representing education innovation for the Fashion and Textile Design (FTD) program.  Administrators from the College of Textile and College of Design met to discuss the potential collaboration of the FTD program. The program planning submission, for both the B.S. and M.S. degrees, was submitted to the Provost Office January 2009.  The FTD program faculty remains committed to providing innovative and creative programming to meet the increasing FTD interest by our industry partners. Program curriculum finalization is projected for early Fall 2009, with the FTD Steering Committee planning to have the program in place for Fall 2010, and a task force beginning the feasibility study of an Innovation Center (4th floor).
• Faculty spent considerable time discussing the “studio” teaching methodology.  Current lab restructuring is in process to support efforts for the FTM and FTD programs, including the conversion to a studio environment for the design (FTD) program.

• To fuel economic development, research initiatives continue in the area of economic competitiveness, with collaboration and funding by the North Carolina Department of Commerce (NCDOC), the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, the United States government, industry associations, and other agencies. This economic competitiveness research has opened new and creative research and funding venues for the College, with increased opportunities for collaboration with industry and government personnel.  We anticipate that this research stream will extend beyond the Carolinas, with textile-related data collection a) within the United States , b)  across countries (i.e., U.S. and Italy), and c) other country and region analyses.
• Funding for 2008-2009 included three funded projects by the NCDOC including:
• Maintaining the North Carolina Textile Information Warehouse for the North Carolina Textile Industry: Providing Assistance to Enhance Global Competitiveness. The establishment of Textile Connect (www.nctextileconnect.com) provided significant information and research to a) market the North Carolina textile complex to the global marketplace, and b) assist this complex in global competitiveness.  Maintaining and building more information infrastructure will provide opportunities to strengthen the North Carolina Textile Complex, as well as assist in recruitment of companies to North Carolina.
• Further Development of the North Carolina Performance Cluster: Providing Assistance to Enhance Global Market Competitiveness of the North Carolina Textile Complex. This research study provided the College with the opportunity to work closely with many North Carolina companies (including the 12 sub-sectors of this industry).  A series of focus groups are being held to provide the College with keen insights regarding the existing infrastructure of performance textiles in the State, plus the specific needs of this industry to assist in the economic development of this cluster in North Carolina.
• Identification of Specific Textile Organizations in Specific Regions as Potential Targets for Establishing North Carolina Operations. This study represents a strategic analysis with the development of a plan to attract specific companies to North Carolina.  By examining six (6) business models for textile complex development, a series of industry executive interviews from leaders in the global textile complex is in progress, with the result of identifying key companies that can be targeted for establishing a company presence in North Carolina.
• Development of Textile Connect Information Warehouse for the South Carolina Textile Complex providedan opportunity to market the South Carolina textile complex to the global marketplace, and assist this complex in global competitiveness. Launch in conjunction with industry conference (n =150), this website is positioned to provide timely information to the South Carolina complex.

• The successful Executive-in-Residence program, coordinated by Bill Harazin, Adjunct Associate Professor, continued 2008-2009 with the goal of producing leaders for the state, nation, and world.
• Program: "Illicit: The Dark Trade", September 18, 2008, Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC); included impact on the U.S. economy of counterfeiting and piracy. The distinguished panel included: North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall; M. Christopher Bowen, attorney; Barbara Kaplan, Senior Counsel VF Corporation; Caroline Joiner, Vice President of GIPC, and William Harazin.
• Developing leads for future 2009-2010 programming includes: Linda Heffner, VP of Wal*Mart’s Home Textiles Division; James Yokely, North Carolina Ports; Scott Quesenberry, former Special Textile Negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Brian Eck, IBM.

Gender	M	9
	F	14
African American (North American)	M
	F	1
Asian	M	1
	F	2
Middle Eastern	M	1
	F
European	M	3
	F	1
Caucasian (North American)	M	4
	F	10

• Enrollment continues to increase, with the Textile and Apparel Technology and Management Department representing 75% of the College’s undergraduate enrollment (Table 2), and approximately 40-45% of the College’s graduate student population.

TATM	625	75%
TECS	179	22%
T	27	3%
Total	831	100%

• Faculty/student ratio is 1:52 for the Fashion and Textile Management program (522 students; 10 faculty members).
• Fashion Development and Product Management: Classes covered with four tenure-track faculty and one visiting assistant professor (Rong). Textile Brand Management and Marketing: Classes covered with two tenure-track faculty, one part-time faculty, and Interim Department Head (one class per semester). 
• Significant curriculum revision for the FTM program, with reduced TATM Core courses, and increased course depth in each of the three concentrations.
• Curriculum revision for each of the three concentrations (Fashion, Branding, Retail and Supply Chain)
• Development of entrepreneurship course, with tie with university programming (Erin Smith)

• Curriculum approval for the Textile Design concentration (B.S. Textile Technology; 27 hours).
• Over 50% of the B.S. Textile Technology students (TT program “split” TATM/TECS) have identified their program selection as Textile Design (~55/103 TT students Textile Design).
• The Anni Albers ADA was approved by the College of Textiles Fall 2008. There was a delay in university approval, due to ADN Department not having their program’s GEP approved.

• TATM faculty continues to actively advise students to complete M.S. degrees and Ph.D. degrees (increase from 2005-2006, 53%).

Table 4. Degrees Awarded and Years to Completion

	Masters					Doctoral
Year	Num	Mean	Min.	Max.	Med.	Num	Mean	Min.	Max.	Med.
06/07	14	1.97	0.75	2.75	2.00	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
07/08	18	1.70	0.75	2.75	1.75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Table 5. Graduate Faculty Data

Year	Tenure/Tenure Track	Total	Chairing at least one committee	On Off-Campus Scholarly Assignment
06/07	21	34	20	0
07/08	22	39	21	1

Table 6. Degrees Conferred, 2007-2008, Textiles -- by Department and Curriculum

By Department and Curriculum		Degree			Total
		Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
Textile and Apparel Technology Management	TMT Textiles, Textile Mgmt And Tech Conc	0	18	0	18

Table 7. TATM Graduate Student Financial Support

Graduate Student Financial Support (University Data)

Year	#RA	#TA	#RA/TA	#Fellow	#RA/F	#TA/F	#RA/TA Fel	No. Supported	% Supported	Avg. Stipend
06/07	13	0	3	11	1	0	0	28	65 %	$14,827
07/08	15	0	3	11	0	0	0	29	57 %	$18,040

Table 8.  Students Funded by TATM (Department Data)

Master of Science in Textiles Students

	No.	%	Comments
Number of Students - TATM Funding	34	81.0	Includes 8 ITT Students
Number of Students - TECS Funding	1	2.4	ITT Student
Number of Unfunded students	7	16.7
Total	42	100.0

Ph.D. Students Funded by TATM

Degree	No.
TTM	6
FPS	3
Total	9

• Increase in MT students (non-thesis), with 20 MT students (on-campus and TOP). Distance education courses provide increased opportunity for off-campus graduate students.
• Faculty working with ITT research projects (both in Management and in Textile Technology)
• Masters of Textiles Degree – Global Supply Chain Concentration with 1 NC State new student enrolled Fall 2008.  Seven (7) Hong Kong Polytechnic University students enrolled at NC State Fall 2008.
• Graduate program recruitment:  ITT; COT Open House; TATM senior classes.
• Institute of Textile Technology (ITT): TATM faculty continues to work closely with ITT in advising ITT Fellows.  TATM faculty with funded ITT projects include:
• 2008-2009: Cassill/Oxenham; Cassill/Joines; Little/Liu; Thoney/Joines
• TATM Graduate Program Certificates approved:  Textile Brand Management and Marketing, Consumer Product Design and Development (Textile Supply Chain Management certificate in process).
• Four M.S. graduate program tracks have been established and courses identified within each track: Textile Brand Management and Marketing, Textile Supply Chain Management, Fashion and Textile Design, Textile Technology.

• Program faculty has worked hard to attract and retain students.  Attendance and presentation to potential students included participation at the University Open House, College of Textiles’ Open House, and First Year College program.  In addition, faculty from FTM and Textile Design (TD) programs presented to T 101 classes Fall 2008. Projected incoming enrollment for Fall 2009, indicates the majority of the students will be enrolled in TATM (FTM program, Textile Design; 101/177, excluding transfers).

• Teaching Load Calculator calculated for TATM Faculty, represents individual faculty efforts in teaching, advising – graduate and undergraduate, proposal writing to fund graduate students.  The majority of TATM faculty is carrying teaching and advising loads in excess of the University recommended 12 credit hours per semester.
• There is an increased number of students enrolling in distance education, especially at undergraduate level including on-campus students.  This is putting significant resource pressure on the Department re: coordinating examination schedules and completing courses.
• STEP program involvement Summer 2008 (FTM, TD faculty).
• Presentation of product and marketing plans is an important component of educational experience:
• Fashion Shows: Cotton Couture, Threads, Art-to-Wear, African American Textile Society
• Visual Merchandising: Cameron Village Visual Design competition
• Creative infusion in classes
• Belk Private Label program: Product and market development
• Gregg  Art Museum and North Carolina Art Museum: Design inspiration
• Software training: LECTRA
• Technology infusion: Learn Technology – Graphic design fundamentals for branding
• Webinars: OTEXA, Developing Web Pages

Refereed Publications	26
Non-Refereed Publications	3
Publications in Press or Accepted (date specified)	7
Publications submitted	17
Book Chapters, Manuscripts	10
Books Written	1
Patents Issues	1
Patent Disclosures/filed	2
Total Presentations	89
Presentations at National Meetings (2)	42
Presentations at International Meetings (1)	47
Research Conferences	9
Consulting Agreements	3
Plant Visits	25
$ in Proposals Submitted (Research Office)	1,343,030
Proposals Submitted (From Research Office)	29
$ Research Proposal Awards (Research Office)	735,680
Proposals Awarded	17
Notes: (1) Meetings held outside the United States     (2Meeting where the audience is national

• Success rate with proposals = 55%

• Faculty remain active reviewers for research journals: Journal of Textile Institute, Clothing and Textile Research Journal, Textile Progress, American Marketing Association, AUTEX Online Journal, Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research, Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management, Fibers and Polymers, International Journal of Retailing, Journal of Business Research, Retail and Distribution Management, Journal of Product and Brand Management, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management.
• Research Leadership:  IFFTI Research Chair (Little).
• Research opportunities (research issues, funding sources) in new, creative areas are emerging.  With the hires of new faculty and the increase in proposals, it is anticipated that publications and research awards will increase… IF teaching load adjustments can be equalized in the College. 
• Research areas are diverse for TATM, with broad research areas that include: Economic competitiveness, transportation textiles, healthcare product design, design/innovation and material development, new product development, retail, marketing and branding, trade, bioengineering, sizing and fit, textile technology, niche products and marketing, supply chain management.  Diverse funding opportunities currently include: government sources (NCDOC, South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, NATICK, Air Force, NTC, NSF, NASA, other) and industry associations (ITT, Cotton Incorporated, NCRC).

• Annual Transportation Industry Symposium, Raleigh, NC; March 2009.
• AAFA/NPD/NC State (co-sponsor) Industry Outlook Seminar, New York, NY; October 2008.
• NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative (NCII2).
• 9th Annual Outreach and Engagement.
• TexED Short Courses: Weaving and Advanced Woven Design (Seyam); Introduction to Nonwovens (Seyam).
• Digital Design Center: Cotton Incorporated programming continues (Knitting; L. Parrillo-Chapman).
• Planning – TexED: Cohen Seminar Series is currently in the planning stages (M. Cohen, N., Cassill, T. Clapp, L. Rothenberg, E. Powell).
• North Carolina Central University (Fashion Show Judge): M. Jones.

• Abdel-Fattah Seyam: College of Textiles Nomination, Alumni Outstanding Research Award.
• Michelle Jones: College of Textiles Nomination, Alumni  Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award.
• Kate Carroll: IFFTI Junior Faculty Award.
• William Harazin: John J. Dortch International Service Award.
• Hoon Joo Lee: Polymer Physics Prize, Journal of Polymer Science.
• Moon Suh, Outstanding Lifetime Contribution Award, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA).
• Nancy Cassill: 2009 Pearson/Prentice Hall Lecturer for ITAA.
• Berdine, M.; Parrish, E.; Cassill, N.; & Oxenham,W.: Excellent Paper Award Presentation, Research Journal of Textiles and Apparel.
• Abdel-Fattah Seyam: NATO forum presenter.
• Helmut Hergeth: IBER Conference – Best Paper Award.
• Rong Liu: Editor, Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Information.
• Professional Associations: ITAA Nomination Committee (Istook), AAFA Leadership Council (Istook).
• University Leadership: Faculty  Senate – Secretary elect (Hergeth); Academic Policy Co-Chair (Hergeth); University Steering Committee on Commencement Chair (Lamar).

• Design Competition: Jubilee Embroidery (1st, 2nd, 3rd places).
• Automotive Textile Solutions Design competition (1st place).
• Graduate students: J.R. Williams (ITT Research Award; Little/Liu).
• Shelley Wei: Alpaca Owners & Breeders Student Design Competition (4th place/57 entries).
• AATCC: Material Design Competition: Student team (1st place; 2nd place); Pantone View design competition (1st place); Best Student Paper 2008: Athletic Protection.
• Student Bridges: Women in Leadership (J. Eason; Amy Strickland).
• TATM graduates students with honors (cum laude or above), graduation with two degrees; some valedictorians
• Jenna Eason's participation in Nagoya University Advanced Automotive Engineering
• YMA Scholarship Award Winners (value each $5000, plus industry internships)
  • 2008-2009: Allison DeCarlo & Kate Schnable
  • 2009-2010: Whitney Medlin, Johanna Thomas & Eleanor Hoffman
• Industry Open House – Poster awards
• Dnyanada Satam: Apparel, Design & Management
• L. Liu: Textile Technology

• Nancy  Cassill appointed TATM Department Head
• Abdel-Fattah Seyam appointed Associate Department Head and Director of Graduate Programs
• Kristin Thoney-Barletta appointed Associate Department Head of Undergraduate Programs

• Rob Cooper –  Staff Senator alternate, District 14, College of Textiles