Family and Consumer Sciences News

Luxury Jeweler Tiffany & Co. Makes First Visit to N.C. A&T on March 31

03/30/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

Representatives from luxury jewelry designer Tiffany & Co. and fashion agency Harlem’s Fashion Row are making a historic visit to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s fashion merchandising and design program as part of an ongoing partnership to open opportunities for diverse students and build connections in the fashion world.

N.C. A&T Fashion Student Chapman Chosen for NBA All-Star Art Showcase

02/16/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

Yakira Chapman, a third-year fashion merchandising and design student in North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, is scoring big at this year’s NBA’s All-Star game – with her art.

Head of the Class: N.C. A&T Child Development Lab Earns Prestigious Accreditation

01/30/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s youngest learners have a good reason to come to school with a smile this winter: the Child Development Laboratory, the campus’s early childhood educational facility, has received accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, an organization that promotes high-quality learning through age 8.

Gap Inc. and ICON 360 Renew Top Award for N.C. A&T’s Fashion Program

11/09/2022 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

Fashion merchandising and design students and faculty at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have a new reason to dress up and celebrate. For a second year, the program has received the top award of $100,000 from clothier Gap Inc. and fashion industry nonprofit ICON 360.

Harlem’s Fashion Row, Tiffany & Co. bring N.C. A&T students “transformative” experience through year-long series

08/30/2022 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

Fourth-year students in North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s fashion merchandising and design program will get the professional advice and build the connections they need to succeed in the luxury fashion world through a historic year-long collaboration between the program, fashion agency Harlem’s Fashion Row and luxury-goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.

N.C. A&T fashion merchandising students interning at nation’s top retailers  

08/08/2022 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

N.C. A&T, UNC-CH Receive $2.3M Grant from American Heart Association

07/12/2022 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

A team from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million grant from the American Heart Association to study ways to improve outcomes among women who are more likely to experience pregnancy complications because of poor heart health.

N.C. A&T, Cone Health Partner to Open New Lactation Clinic in East Greensboro

03/18/2022 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

A new lactation clinic within Cone Health’s MedCenter for Women, opened this week, a joint venture between North Carolina A&T’s lactation certificate program and Cone Health.

Lactation Certificate Program Receives $450,000 Grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield NC

02/22/2022 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina has awarded a $450,000 grant to the Foundation for North Carolina A&T to benefit the Pathway 2 Lactation Program and open a clinic to benefit primarily nursing families of color.

N.C. A&T Fashion Design Student Helps Create Urban Outfitters HBCU Collection

12/16/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

Urban Outfitters launches an HBCU collection designed by students from A&T, Clark Atlanta and Howard.

Claire’s Global Senior VP Joins Fashion Merchandising Program as First Executive in Residence

10/18/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

Timothy McClure, the global senior vice president of buying for Claire’s Inc., has partnered with the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences fashion merchandising and design department this semester as its first executive in residence. 

N.C. A&T Fashion Program Receives $100,000 Award from GAP, Icon 360

06/30/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

Fashion Nova, Megan The Stallion Give $25,000 to N.C. A&T Fashion Program

04/15/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

Popular fashion retailer Fashion Nova and rapper Megan Thee Stallion rolled out the red carpet for North Carolina A&T's fashion merchandising and design program recently with a surprise donation of $25,000.