Appliqué, embroidery, paint, and weaving, 1900-1949, China, 8x8x7” By Kayla Caldwell, a fourth-year student in Design Studies, studying Textiles and Fashion Design. Stitch by stitch the details of the ox’s face, its rider, and the …
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Textile Tuesday: A Renaissance Italian Chasuble
Metallic and silk thread on linen, 1400-1499, Italy By Austin Morrow, a third-year student in Design Studies, studying Textiles and Fashion Design. This fifteenth-century Catholic chasuble from the northeastern shore of Italy is an incredible …
SoHE News & Events: December 14-20
Lauren Papp Co-chairs Committee to Find New Dean of Students Professor and Associate Dean Lauren Papp will be co-chairing the committee to find a new Dean of Students alongside Billie Welsh, chair of Associated Students of …
SoHE News & Events: December 7-13
VR 101 with Kevin Ponto | Raison Sauna Article Kid asks the popular question, How Does Virtual Reality Work? DS Associate Professor Kevin Ponto was asked by an eight-year-old, “how does virtual reality work?” as …
A Model of Leadership: Yolanda Jenkins
Yolanda Jenkins, chair of the School of Human Ecology Board of Visitors (BoV), was honored for her thoughtful leadership and dedicated service during the annual fall meeting of the BoV. Since joining the board of …
UW x August – EVERY BODY
every body, every shape, every skin color…everyone is beautiful! August, a streetwear shop located in downtown Madison’s State Street, partnered up with SoHE students to host “Every Body,” a styling and photography event that took …
Annual SoHE Holiday Potluck
Wednesday, December 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Room 2235 Bring good cheer and a dish to pass! Providing Student Support Annual gifts provide immediately available discretionary funds that the Dean uses for recruiting and …
SoHE News & Events: November 23-29
Cyber Monday and Technology Experts in the News Insights to Online Holiday Deals This year’s Cyber Monday broke records with an estimated $7.9 billion spend online. SoHE’s Jerry O’Brien of the Kohl’s Center for …
UW x August Street Wear Challenge
A student blog story SoHE Design studies students have been challenged to create one-color screen-printed shirts for August, a popular street wear boutique located on State Street in Madison. The project is a partnership between Rob …
Retail Students Present Trend Forecasts to Kohl’s Reps
Learning to work with different “thinkers” On October 17, Executive in Residence for Retailing and Consumer Behavior and SoHE alum Linda Ahlers was on hand to help students in the Product Development Strategies in Retail …