Marji Wachowiak
Co-Founder The Upcycle Academy, Author, K-12 Fashion Education Consultant, Fashion Industry Professional, Professor
- Role
- Associate Lecturer at Kent State University
- Location
- Kent, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Marji Wachowiak
My expertise is in the convergence of fashion education, business, and practical application.After a successful career within the retail industry, I began a new journey teaching at the School of Fashion at Kent State University. I became passionate about curriculum development with the quest to bridge the gap between theory and practice of academia and the ever-changing world of business. During this time, I began to pursue Fashion Programming for K-12. Accomplishments: Launched The Upcycle Academy Curriculum Lead for Fashion Merchandising Program at Kent State University Recipient of Teaching Excellence Award 2019 Summer Fashion Academy Coordinator, building the program from scratch Developed and led Middle School Summer Programming Hudson Advisory Board Member; Firestone LLC Author; Fashion Fundamentals Davis Art Author; Fashion Merchandise Buying and Planning Great River Learning Specialties: Higher Education, Curriculum Development, K-12 Fashion Education, Retail Merchandising, Product Development, Project Management, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Cross-Functional Team Leadership,
Experience
Associate Lecturer
Jan 2012 — Present
COURSES TAUGHT:FDM 10024 VisualsFDM 20511 Fashion BrandingFDM 30260 Product DevelopmentFDM 20020 Fashion Merchandising PresentationFDM 30263 Fashion Buying Merchandising and PlanningFDM 35270 Computer Applications in RetailingDKS 201280 First Year ExperienceCOURSE DEVELOPMENT~ Designed a lecture/lab/online hybrid course that integrates the knowledge of the product acquisition process. The emphasis on market sources, fashion buying techniques, process skills and retail math.~ Developed 4 Part Group Project with learning objective that allows students to apply critical thinking in analyzing the retail environment by researching, analyzing and describing current strategies.~ Contacted Industry Professionals and organized a schedule that allowed these individuals to supplement the lectures by leading in-class activities that correspond to the material.~ Designated as Lead Instructor responsible for developing syllabus and projects, choosing text and monitoring all sections of this course to maintain consistency in the execution of the class materials.
Education
Columbus College of Art & Design
Continuing Education
2010 — 2010
Franklin University
Masters
2010 — 2011
University of Cincinnati
Bachelor's degree
1976 — 1980
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