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Jung E. Ha-Brookshire, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the University of Missouri (MU) Department of Textile and Apparel Management, will present, "Career Options in Fashion" at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 in the Western Illinois University Union Sandburg Theatre. The presentation is open free to the public.
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Fashion Industry Expert to Talk Fashion Career Options in Global Supply Chain Sept. 11 at WIU

September 2, 2014

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MACOMB, IL — Next week at Western Illinois University, a fashion industry expert will talk to WIU fashion merchandising students about the various career options available throughout the global supply chain.

Jung E. Ha-Brookshire, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the University of Missouri (MU) Department of Textile and Apparel Management, will present, "Career Options in Fashion" at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 in the University Union Sandburg Theatre. The presentation is open free to the public.

Prior (1997–2004) to joining the MU faculty, Ha-Brookshire worked as a production assistant, production coordinator, production manager and sourcing manager for Adjmi Apparel Group and Richard Leeds International, Inc. (New York City). While working in the industry, she traveled to Asia and Central America for textile and apparel product sourcing, product development, production coordination and quality assurance. At MU, she teaches global sourcing and the capstone for retail marketing and merchandising students. She also teaches graduate level global supply-chain management and theory development and evaluation courses.

In 2011, she received the Rising Star award by International Textile and Apparel Association. In 2010, she garnered the Excellence in Education award by MU Division of Student Affairs, and in 2009, she was named Professor of the Year by an MU student athlete group. See http://tam.missouri.edu/faculty_brookshire.html for her complete biography.

"Career Options in Fashion" is sponsored by the Visiting Lecturer Committee and is presented by the WIU Department of Dietetics, Fashion Merchandising and Hospitality (DFMH) in the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS). For more information, contact COEHS Director of Development, Marketing and Community Relations Dana Moon at (309) 298-1690 or via email at DM-Moon@wiu.edu.

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