Melanie Reim interview, 2021 August 10, 2021 August 10
Scope and Contents
FIT Talks is an oral history program of the Fashion Institute of Technology/State University of New York. It documents personal accounts and experiences of people relevant to the College and to the industries that support - and are supported by - the College’s curricula. The program incorporates the most suitable technologies for the capture and provision of content and, with the guidance of an advisory board, the strategic addition of new subjects to the collection. The collection is administered by the Special Collections and FIT Archive, a unit of the Gladys Marcus Library.
Dates
- Creation: 2021 August 10
Creator
- Reim, Melanie (Person)
- Trivette, Karen Jamison (Person)
Language of Materials
English Latin
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
"Melanie joined FIT in 1996, and by 2001, became one of the one of the founders of the MA/ MFA program in Illustration in the School of Graduate Studies at FIT, expanding and raising the profile of the undergraduate and graduate Illustration departments at FIT as Chairperson from 2001 to 2017. Under her tenure, the MFA in Illustration at FIT has expanded and flourished, and is one of the most successful and respected programs at the institution. Melanie is also seen as a leader on the FIT campus, appointed to committees inclusive of the President's Council on Strategic Planning, the Brand Consortium and one of the co-founders of the President's Council on Diversity, engaging with students and faculty all across campus." https://societyillustrators.org/award-winners/melanie-reim/
Biographical / Historical
Karen Trivette is the Head of the Special Collections and FIT Archive at Fashion Institute of Technology.
Full Extent
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Existence and Location of Copies
* View this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Uz_kGD_M7pc
Physical Description
* Duration of interview published online: 00:45:09
General
"Melanie joined FIT in 1996, and by 2001, became one of the one of the founders of the MA/ MFA program in Illustration in the School of Graduate Studies at FIT, expanding and raising the profile of the undergraduate and graduate Illustration departments at FIT as Chairperson from 2001 to 2017. Under her tenure, the MFA in Illustration at FIT has expanded and flourished, and is one of the most successful and respected programs at the institution. Melanie is also seen as a leader on the FIT campus, appointed to committees inclusive of the President's Council on Strategic Planning, the Brand Consortium and one of the co-founders of the President's Council on Diversity, engaging with students and faculty all across campus." https://societyillustrators.org/award-winners/melanie-reim/
General
Karen Trivette is the Head of the Special Collections and FIT Archive at Fashion Institute of Technology.
General
Published
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository