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Mission
Statement To establish a high quality forum relevant to the needs of global industry and higher education that will provide leadership in the timely dissemination of information dealing with all aspects of textile and apparel, technology and management. |
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Preparing Students for Leadership Roles
North Carolina A&T State University and North Carolina State University
Dr.
Jane Walker, Associate Profesor, North Carolina A & T
University
April Wilson, Assistant Coordinator of Diversity Programs, NCSU College of
Textiles Nancy Cassill, Professor, NCSU College of Textiles
A collaborative
effort between North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T
State University funded by the United States Department of Agriculture is
underway. The focus of the project is leadership development
for undergraduate students enrolled in programs in textiles apparel
management, merchandising and design, and food science/food safety at the
two universities.
The goal of the project is to establish a program that focuses on leadership
training and mentoring.
The three-year project will provide students with opportunities to
develop leadership abilities and establish mentoring relationships
with industry
leaders and/or university faculty through experiential learning. Much
of the information will be available to students at the two universities
via
Blackboard. The web-based format will enable students (1) to work through
various levels of leadership exercises, (2) receive immediate feedback
on what they have learned, (3) explore leadership issues within industries,
(4) explore research interests of faculty in textiles/apparel and food
science/food safety, (5) access on-line databases of persons in business,
industry and academia who wish to mentor students, (6) enable students
to contact those mentors via e-mail, and (7) encourage students to
work through web-based mentoring exercises. Finally, leadership seminars
will
be conducted and incorporated into the web-based materials. This is
an innovative way for students and professionals to interface. The
project
is designed to purposefully and systematically expose and educate students
about leadership and mentoring throughout their academic studies at
the two universities in order to enhance students’ opportunities
for future leadership roles.
Faculty in the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at
A&T
are spearheading the project in collaboration with faculty in the School of
Technology at A&T and faculty in the College of Textiles and College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State.
College
of Textiles
P.O. Box 8301
Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
Telephone: (919) 515-6646
FAX: (919) 515-3733
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