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Events

Emma Hakansson of Collective Fashion Justice at GCNYC

How can we create a total ethics fashion system?

Hear Total Ethics Fashion  author and founding director of Collective Fashion Justice  Emma Hakansson in conversation with GCNYC’s Michelle Gabriel, ask questions, discuss, and buy a signed book!

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*This event is open to the greater community; all are welcome.

Promotional poster for an event featuring author Emma Hakansson discussing ethical fashion, with details of the event's time and place.
  • Date: April 15th
  • Time: 6:30- 8pm EST
  • Address: GCNYC Campus, 64 Wooster St.

Alumni Career Panel and Networking Celebration

Join us for an evening of career advice and catching up with the IENYC community!

IENYC boasts impressive career outcomes for its graduates. 90% of graduates have advanced in their careers and/or pivoted to careers in social impact or sustainability, and all of our alumni, regardless of career path, are dedicated to making a meaningful and positive impact. They lead sustainability efforts at major companies, serve as strategists for sustainability-focused non profits, and lead their own social ventures. GCNYC students and alumni are invited to celebrate the achievements of this remarkable community and hear from alumni on how they are navigating their careers. 

A promotional poster for a 'Join Alumni Career Panel and Networking Celebration' event at GCNYC Campus with an image showing a group of people in discussion.
  • Date: March 5th
  • Time: 6:00 to 8:00
  • Address: IENYC Campus, 64 Wooster St.

This on-campus event will include:

A Q&A session with a panel of alumni who work in a variety of fields within social impact and sustainabilityEngage with a panel of alumni who will share current best practices in their fields, provide insight into what employers are looking for when hiring for positions in sustainability, and reflect on what they learned from their own career journeys.

Speed NetworkingSpeak one-on-one with attendees through an organized round robin. Avoid the small talk and get right down to career objectives.

Informal Mingling with Wine and CheeseCatch up with former classmates, meet current students and recent graduates, share career and research interests.

The Alumni Panelists:

  • Louise Claughton, Vice President Supply Chain, PVH Corp.
  • Frank Gargione, Communications Director, Movement Strategy Center
  • Amber Kraft, Founder, INFINITI Impact Fund; Global Sourcing, Calvin Klein
  • Julie Mastrarrigo, Creative Design Partner, Martini Education & Opportunity Trust and Director Leadership Development, Remake.World
  • Evan McCauley, Vice President, Innovation: Sustainable Business Transformation, Calvin Klein
  • Dinelle Salvador, Manager of Membership and Corporate Engagement, Textile Exchange

This is an in-person event at the IENYC campus. A virtual networking event will be held in the spring.

To be guaranteed access to the event, you must RSVP on eventbrite. 

From Targets to Transformation: Tackling Tier 4 Climate Collaboration

ABLE Ecosystems, Glasgow Cale donian New York College (GCNYC) and Peruvian cotton manufacturer Become invite you to join in closing NYC February fashion week with a look into the future of tier 4 systems change and collaboration.

Become is the first fully traceable manufacturer to work in collaboration with cotton farmers to build a fully engaged, bottom up, self reporting on inter-generational relationships, gender, soil health, biodiversity, water use and shared goals.

  • Get insights on direct to farmer engagement and priorities from our research report – now 2 years in development
  • Explore farm level data across 100+ hectares in Chincha, Peru
  • Join us for a collaborative discussion with Become Cofounder Javier Otoya, GCNYC Fashion Sustainability Program Director Michelle Gabriel, and Megan Meiklejohn SVP, Supply Chain Innovation – Land to Market Program at Savory Institute. Moderated by Shanley Knox Harruthoonyan, ABLE Founder and Chief Ecosystem Officer.
  • Shop Become’s first ready to wear collection, Unne, and explore their transparent manufacturing capabilities.

Note: space is limited.

To be guaranteed access to the event, you must RSVP on eventbrite. Join us for an evening of career advice and catching up with the IENYC community!

IENYC boasts impressive career outcomes for its graduates. 90% of graduates have advanced in their careers and/or pivoted to careers in social impact or sustainability, and all of our alumni, regardless of career path, are dedicated to making a meaningful and positive impact. They lead sustainability efforts at major companies, serve as strategists for sustainability-focused non profits, and lead their own social ventures. GCNYC students and alumni are invited to celebrate the achievements of this remarkable community and hear from alumni on how they are navigating their careers. 

An event flyer promoting 'Join Able Ecosystems and Become' focusing on climate collaboration, with a date and address, featuring an image of two people kneeling by a steam vent.
  • Date: February 13th
  • Time: 6:00 to 8:30
  • Address: GCNYC Campus, 64 Wooster St.