MSU fashion design and merchandising majors present showcase Friday
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ore than 20 graduating human sciences majors specializing in fashion design and merchandising are presenting a portfolio showcase Friday [April 22] at 花秀直播 State.
Free to all, the 5-7 p.m. event celebrating the students鈥 final year of study takes place at the Club Level of Davis Wade Stadium. Attendees are asked to enter through the Northeast Golding Gate.
Works that will be on display include trend/concept boards, digital 3D design, planograms, financial simulations, global sourcing analyses, original designs, illustrations, technical illustrations and flats and technical design packages.
At 6 p.m. in the same location, Jill Haley, costume designer for the New York-based American Ballet Theatre, will speak to the seniors about their future endeavors.
Charles Freeman, assistant professor of human sciences, said all aspects of the showcase鈥攊ncluding fundraising鈥攁re organized within a semester鈥檚 time by the graduating fashion design and merchandising seniors themselves.
Freeman said the annual event provides faculty and administration in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and its School of Human Sciences with the opportunity to reflect on the students鈥 many accomplishments and celebrate their upcoming graduation from MSU.
鈥淭he senior showcase enables us to showcase the talents, skills and quality of education that our students possess, as well as celebrate them taking the next professional step into the industry,鈥 Freeman said. 鈥淭hey have worked so hard over the past four years, and we are honored and excited to have been part of their journey.鈥
The showcase exhibitors include (by hometown):
AMARILLO, Texas鈥擪elsey J. Herrera.
BRANDON鈥擝rianna M. Williams.
BRENTWOOD, Tennessee鈥擬adeline K. Merryman. She also is pursuing a bachelor鈥檚 in marketing.
BRUCE鈥擲arah E. Gardner.
COLDWATER鈥擲helbi A. Dunlap.
COLUMBUS鈥擬ia S. Jones.
GERMANTOWN, Tennessee鈥擡rika J. Tucker.
JACKSON鈥擨ree S. Gordon; Brittany A. Henderson; and Madison W. Pemberton.
LAUDERDALE鈥擜ndrea M. 鈥淎ndee鈥 Schuurman. She also is pursuing a bachelor鈥檚 in art/graphic design.
LOUISVILLE鈥擳ylena M. Byas.
MADISON鈥擫aura E. Richardson.
NEWTON鈥擹acarah T. Cox.
OCEAN SPRINGS鈥擲avanah S. 鈥淪avee鈥 Dalgo.
PONTOTOC鈥擧aley K. Gilbreath.
SCHLATER鈥擪athryn G. 鈥淜aty鈥 Coleman.
SENATOBIA鈥擲idney S. Mitchell.
STARKVILLE鈥擬argaret Allison.
TUPELO鈥擡lizabeth A. Burleson.
TYLERTOWN鈥擩amielee C. Davis.
WALLS鈥擪arissa A. Logan.
Additional details about the exhibit and the School of Human Sciences鈥 fashion design and merchandising concentration is available from Charles Freeman at 662-325-1293 or CFreeman@humansci.msstate.edu.
Information on the School of Human Sciences also may be found at , and .
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