Berkeley College students in the Fashion Merchandising and Management program will\u00a0benefit\u00a0from\u00a0experiential learning opportunities under a new collaboration with\u00a0The Brooklyn Fashion Incubator, Inc. (BFI), a nonprofit that\u00a0mentors\u00a0emerging\u00a0fashion entrepreneurs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The partnership was announced at a Global Fashion Collaborative focused on global business, sustainability, and technology\u00a0in New York City\u00a0last month.\u00a0Through this\u00a0collaboration, Berkeley College students will shadow BFI executives\u00a0and potentially obtain internships\u00a0with BFI,\u00a0which\u00a0works to\u00a0help fashion entrepreneurs with professional growth and business development.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A fashion show during the event highlighted fibers and textiles from participating countries including Ireland, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, and Canada. BFI also welcomed Mayor John Moran of Limerick, Ireland, who will partner with BFI to develop a fashion incubator in the town of Limerick. Gerald Angley, the Consul General of Ireland in New York, also attended.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are grateful to the Fashion Merchandising and Management program at Berkeley College for supporting our nonprofit organization\u2019s 10th anniversary event,\u201d said Maria Barraza, Executive Director, BFI. \u201cWe look forward to expanding our collaboration as BFI pursues its mission with our global initiatives by impacting emerging entrepreneurs around the world in the fashion industry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Patricia Greer, JD, Provost, Berkeley College, said\u00a0The Brooklyn Fashion Incubator\u2019s Global Fashion Collaborative sets the stage for where fashion is headed by connecting industry stakeholders, including those in academia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBerkeley College is pleased to partner with The Brooklyn Fashion Incubator as it supports the\u00a0designers of\u00a0tomorrow,\u201d Greer said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0Berkeley College Fashion Merchandising and Management program blends creativity with a strong business foundation so our graduates can support brands and retailers\u00a0in\u00a0staying profitable while delivering exceptional fashion products,\u201d Greer said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Photo Caption:\u00a0<\/b>Berkeley College faculty, students, and administrators attend the Global Fashion Collaborative hosted by The Brooklyn Fashion Incubator, Inc.\u00a0\u2013 Image courtesy of Berkeley College.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Berkeley College students in the Fashion Merchandising and Management program will\u00a0benefit\u00a0from\u00a0experiential learning opportunities under a new collaboration with\u00a0The…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":404110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,190931,607,10574,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,190932,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-404109","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-berkeley-college","10":"tag-entrepreneurship","11":"tag-fashion","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-city","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkcity","16":"tag-ny","17":"tag-nyc","18":"tag-the-brooklyn-fashion-incubator","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115611615269924206","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}