Enrollment Traffic/Fashion: (2003) In an effort to increase enrollment and draw more students to my art program, I researched U4ia Fashion software. The French manufacturer, Lectra, Inc., donated their upscale software at no cost (valued at multiple millions of dollars) for students to use and learn. New to the software, I secured a grant for me to learn U4ia software for a weeklong training in the fashion district of Manhattan, NY. Enrollment efforts were a success, and I taught students the basics about “patterns and repeats” in the textile industry and led them to produce various textile designs as an extracurricular activity.
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