Summer in the City
With Commencement more than a month behind us, one might think that LIM College would be a quiet place. Yet that is definitely not the case. Our New York City campus continues to be a hub of action and...
View ArticleWelcome – and Welcome Back
Believe it or not, the Fall 2014 semester is already underway. Welcome, new students and faculty and welcome back, returning students and faculty.Things here got off to an invigorating start as our...
View ArticleOctober at LIM College: Conference, Competition, Community
This October finds the members of the LIM College community engaged in a wide variety of academic, professional, and community service pursuits. While I can’t possibly hope to cover everything here,...
View ArticleAs the Holidays Approach, LIM College Students Shine
As we near the conclusion of the semester, and the end of 2014, I’d like to share some highlights from the past few months. On a campus as busy as ours -- and with students, faculty and staff as...
View ArticleAchtung, Europe! LIM College Goes to Berlin and London
Despite getting off to a (literally) bumpy start with a turbulent flight and some delayed luggage, LIM College’s 2015 Cross-Cultural Analysis trip to Berlin and London was a tremendous success. Our...
View ArticleDriving Success in NYC – Fashion Week and LIM College
Another New York Fashion Week is now in the books and, as usual, LIM College made its presence known in a number of ways.Approximately 100 of our students volunteered at many Fashion Week shows and...
View ArticleRemembering David J. Freschman
The LIM College community has lost one of its most vibrant members with the recent passing of professor and Fashion Industry Advisory Board member David J. Freschman.David, or “D.J. Fresch,” as he was...
View ArticleGiving Students a Seat at the Table
Back in the fall of 2005, I sat down with a small group of LIM College students and asked them to do three things: name something they liked about LIM, name something they didn’t like, and suggest a...
View ArticleStarting the Semester with a Student Focus
As we begin the Fall 2015 semester, I’d like to remind both our new and returning students that the LIM College community can be one of your greatest tools for success.In fact, over the past two years,...
View ArticleMaking the Career Dream a Reality
Comprehensive career management services have long been a distinctive feature of an LIM College education. This semester is no exception, as our Department of Experiential Education & Career...
View ArticleLIM Faculty Lead the Charge at Fashion: Now & Then
Last week, LIM College’s Adrian G. Marcuse Library hosted the fifth annual Fashion: Now & Then conference, during which more than 200 fashion librarians, archivists, and information professionals...
View ArticleThe Value of an Experiential Approach
In a testament to the value of LIM College’s longstanding practice of combining academic study in business principles with real-world experience, a recent study measuring colleges’ contributions to...
View ArticleCross-Cultural Analysis 2016: Barcelona and Paris
The beginning of January can be a bleak time — especially in New York City. The excitement of the holiday season is over and a long, dark winter looms. For me, however, it is one of the most exciting...
View ArticleA Trip Through Fashion History
With a refurbished space in our Maxwell Hall building and plans for digitization, the LIM College Archives is expanding its services — both within the College and beyond our walls.The Archives holds...
View ArticleEnsuring Transfer Students’ Continued Success
LIM College was recently named to Phi Theta Kappa’s inaugural Excellence in Community College Transfer Honor Roll. This new program identifies four-year colleges and universities offering exemplary...
View ArticleA Message to the Class of 2016
Whether you received an associate, bachelor’s or master’s degree — you have come so far and achieved so much during your time at LIM. I’ve had the privilege to get to know many of you over the years...
View ArticleA Message to LIM Students: Get Involved!
As the new academic year gets underway, I’d like to encourage all of our students to get involved in the LIM community. Whether you’re a freshman or about to graduate, transferring in from another...
View ArticleFamily & Friends Weekend 2016
Over 200 LIM College students, faculty, staff, alumni and family members came together from October 7-9 to celebrate our sixth annual Family & Friends Weekend. I’m pleased to share a few highlights...
View ArticleVisual Merchandising Majors Go “Back Through the Decades”
Students in Professor Grailing King’s Visual Merchandising: History, Theory and Practice class are taking everyone passing through LIM’s newest space in Maxwell Hall on a trip through time.Last week,...
View ArticlePast, Present, Future: A Tribute to LIM College’s Alumni
As another calendar year comes to a close, my thoughts are on the future. Given the success of many of the talented women and men who have graduated from LIM throughout the decades, I can’t help but be...
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