Professional Organizations

Faculty in the Deparment of Design and Merchandising are actively involved in the following organizations in a variety of capacities, such as two past presidents of the International Textile and Apparel Association, past president of IDEC, past board members of FIDER, and past and current editors of journals published by these organizations.

• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences - AAFCS
• American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists - AATCC
• American Society for Testing and Materials - ASTM
• American Society of Interior Designer
• Costume Society (AM)
• Foundation for Interior Design Education Research - FIDER
  
• Interior Design Educator's Council - IDEC
  
• International Textile and Apparel Association - ITAA
  
• Pantone
• Surface Design Association
• Textile Clothing Technology Corporation - TC2
• The Fiber Society
• The Textile Institute

 

Trade Publications

• Apparel Industry
• California Apparel News
• First View
• Daily News Record
• Interior Design Industry News
• Women's Wear Daily