{"id":284,"date":"2010-11-23T11:55:25","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T16:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/globalandgreen\/?p=284"},"modified":"2024-04-30T09:09:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T13:09:52","slug":"fit-students-journey-to-san-francisco-to-attend-2010-fall-green-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/globalandgreen\/2010\/11\/23\/fit-students-journey-to-san-francisco-to-attend-2010-fall-green-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"FIT Students journey to San Francisco to attend 2010 Fall Green Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FIT Students journey to San Francisco to attend 2010 Fall Green Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

On November 4, 2010, eight students from the Fashion Institute of Technology\u2019s International Trade and Marketing major (ITM) departed from the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple and headed to the City by the Bay to attend the 2010 Fall Green Festival.<\/p>\n

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Names on photo from left to right: Stacie\u00a0Shepp (FIT Alumna), TatianaHoudgebe, Prof.\u00a0Shireen\u00a0Musa, Yasmin\u00a0Piracha, Kayla Palmer, Arielle Childs, Brittany Vernola,\u00a0Udochi\u00a0Nwaigwe, Larissa Zemke,\u00a0Sahar\u00a0Omar<\/p>\n

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Equipped with curiosity and excitement, they navigated through the vibrant labyrinth of over 300 exhibitor booths and dozens of speaker sessions, uncovering knowledge and gaining motivation. One student who attended the Bio-Inspired Design: Innovations in Green Products and Business<\/i> session commented: \u201cIt was amazing! I was inspired during a biomimicry session when I learned how designers, engineers and biologists were working together to find innovated design solutions from nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the 2-day Green Festival, students\u2019 taste for sustainability was tantalized as they were presented with generous samples of Dr. Bronner\u2019s Magic Soap, various organic skincare, and consumed organic treats, such as Alter Eco Bolivian dark chocolate, Palestinian fair trade olive oil, an assortment of cookies and crackers and Nature\u2019s Path granola bars, just to name a few.\u00a0 \u201cThey fed us well!\u201d stated another student with a big smile.<\/p>\n

Fueled by these sustainable calories, students enthusiastically participated in speaker Q&A sessions, such as Fair Trade Coffee Sustainability from Farm to Cup<\/i> and Where are we in the Fair Trade Movement?<\/i>\u00a0 Here, they applied the skills they are learning in FIT\u2019s ITM major to pose tough questions about Fair Trade verses Free Trade and sustainable supply chains.<\/p>\n

FIT\u2019s ITM major is a Bachelor of Science program that prepares students to become global business leaders.\u00a0 Courses include Import\/Export Regulations, Global Marketing, Global Sourcing, and International Corporate Responsibility, among others.\u00a0 Also, in support of the “FIT Goes Green:\u00a0 Infusing Sustainability into our Culture” initiative, the college will host its 5th<\/sup> Annual Sustainability Conference, which is free and open to the public, on April 12, 2011.\u00a0 The theme of this year\u2019s conference is \u201cThe Liquid Planet,\u201d focusing on water as one of our most precious resources.<\/p>\n

We spent the last day of the trip enjoying some of San Francisco\u2019s precious resources.\u00a0 Students explored the bay area.\u00a0 I visited Muir Woods and was amazed by what nature creates with a single seed.\u00a0 The height, presence, health and longevity of these redwoods, among the tallest trees on the planet, which have been nurtured by the earth for hundreds of years, is truly majestic.<\/p>\n

The Green Festival was sowing the seeds of sustainability into the hearts and minds of our students and they are growing into mindful, global citizens and leaders, who will be as magnificent as the west coast redwoods.<\/p>\n

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Written by Professor Shireen Musa,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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