The public is invited to a panel discussion on February 16, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 31 of the Human Sciences Building titled “Teaching From The Collections” featuring Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design faculty members Drs. Mary Alice Casto, Sandra Starkey and Claire Nicholas, and assistant professor of practice Michael Burton, along with Ph.D. graduate student Molly McPherson. The panelists will address the many ways that the collections are used in the context of the department’s curriculum. Facilitated by graduate student Kylin Jensen, the panel discussion is an outgrowth of Ms. Jensen’s dissertation work examining the use of the collection in teaching.

For more information, call (402) 472-2911 or visit http://textilegallery.unl.edu.