Faculty Mini-Retreat Luncheon:
Toward a Greener, Sustainable, More Eco-responsible Curriculum (Part 2 of 2)

Friday, March 4th, 2011 | 12noon-3pm

Science + Design = Effective Business!
Elaine Maldonado and Karen Pearson would like to welcome you to the second faculty mini-retreat on Sustainability. Please join Susan Elrod, Director of Project Kaleidoscope , a leading science education center based in Washington D.C. and FIT faculty MaryAnn Allacci, Interior Design, Sandra Markus, Fashion Design, and Robert Vassalotti, Fashion Merchandising Management. Presentations and activities will focus on the role of science in developing sustainable products, and effective business and marketing plans.

This mini-retreat was made possible by the support of the NSF (TECH-FIT), FIT Sustainability Council and the CET.

• The Science Behind Design (pdf) by Guest Speaker: Susan Elrod, Director of Project Kaleidoscope
• Alabama Chanin -Sustainable Fashion (pdf) by FIT's Sandra Markus, Fashion Design: Apparel
• Building a Sustainable Design Resource: Partnering on the Next Generation of FIT Library’s Research Guides (pdf) by FIT's MaryAnn Sorensen Allacci, Interior Design
• Sustainability and Business: Will there be a Meeting of the Makers? (pdf) by FIT's Robert Vassalotti, Fashion Merchandising Management

• Tech-FIT Mini-Retreat 1 & 2 Attendee Survey Results (pdf)
• Recommended Resources (pdf)
• Susan Elrod on Scribd (web link)
• Project Kaleidoscope: Advancing what works in STEM education. (web link)
• Toward a Greener, Sustainable, More Eco-responsible Curriculum (Part1)