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Students present strategic plans to community judges

Merchandising student team members Jamie Carver and Adrienne Duval presented their 2009-2010 promotional strategic plan for Archer Photography to Jonathan Billing during a recent trade fair.   The presentation was part of their studies in AMT 440 – Advanced Retail Management  – taught by Meriem Chida, WSU assistant professor.   The Carver-Duval team and 12 […]

Learning through feedback from industry leaders

Chida Don’t talk to Meriem Chida about a disconnect between academia and the “real world.” An assistant professor of apparel merchandising, she is determined that each of her courses be anchored by a problem that someone in the real world is trying to solve.   “I’m a strong advocate of bringing reality to the students,” […]