Fern Mallis, known as the "Godmother of American Fashion," can still recall the pivotal moment that helped shape her career and pave a path for tremendous success.It was 1991, and she was about to begin her role as the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.A spring fashion show for designer Michael Kors was being held in a typical New York City loft. When the music began to blare, the speakers reverberated, the room shook and chunks of plaster began falling from the ceiling, hitting supermodels as they strutted down the runway.The International Herald Tribune declar...
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From March 23 through April 24, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's International Studies program hosted its annual Global Village series. From a photo contest an exhibitions in the Uumbaji Gallery to storytelling gatherings and a potluck, Oscar Ritchie Hall bloomed with thoughtful discussion, awareness of study opportunities, and cross-cultural connection. A talk by Peace and Conflict Studies professor Dr. Tatsushi Arai, centering around his studies of functional coexistence, set the tone on Monday, March 30. His work having taken him from Hiroshima to Rwanda to Tel Aviv, Arai has learned firsthand of not...
For five ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students, the classroom recently transformed into a high-stakes public relations agency boardroom. Tasked with launching a national campaign for a real-world client, the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Gold team spent months researching, planning and executing a strategic communications plan for ACCESS Newswire, a global press release distribution and media relations platform. Their efforts caught the attention of the industry’s top judges, earning the team a prestigious honorable mention in the 2026 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Bateman Case Study Competition.&...
Working alongside ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì faculty Kristen Mimms Scavnicky, assistant professor of architecture, and Sue Hershberger Yoder, professor of fashion design and merchandising, visiting artist, Adam Nathaniel Furman guided students through a collaborative design process that culminated in a large-scale gateway installation. Furman is an acclaimed, London-based artist known for his signature use of color and patterns in storytelling. He, along with Mimms Scavnicky and Hershberger Yoder led ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì architecture and fashion students in a hands-on, immersive workshop as ...
Marching Golden Flashes High School Band Day invites high school marching bands and their directors to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University for a free, immersive collegiate game-day experience at Dix Stadium. Participating bands will join the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Marching Golden Flashes on the field for a halftime performance during the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì vs. University at Buffalo football game. The event includes a provided meal and game admission for registered band members. Registration is intended for entire marching bands led by their directors, not individual students.
Students, faculty, staff and community partners gathered at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Herrick Aquatic Ecology Research Facility (HAERF) on April 24 for the university’s Arbor Day BioBlitz, a hands-on event focused on documenting biodiversity across one of campus’s most unique research environments.Organized by ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s new student chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration, the BioBlitz invited participants of all experience levels to explore the wetland’s network of experimental ponds and Allerton Creek while collecting ecological observations alongside researchers and environmental ...