Tucker Center affiliated scholar Dr. Chelsey Thul and co-investigator Tucker Center associate director Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, both faculty in the School of Kinesiology, today announced a fashion show featuring culturally appropriate active wear designed in collaboration with researchers in the College of Design and 25 East-African middle school girls from the Cedar-Riverside community, who will model the sport clothing.
The project represents a unique, interdisciplinary community-University team, including Dr. Elizabeth Bye, professor and department head of the Apparel Design Program, Fatimah Hussein, participants in Girls’ Initiative in Recreation and Leisurely Sports (G.I.R.L.S.) (a female-only culturally appropriate physical activity program), coaches Jennifer Weber and Muna Mohamed, community partners and the Tucker Center. Full information about the project is available at z.umn.edu/girlsresearch. The event takes place in Rapson Courtyard, at the School of Design’s Ralph Rapson Hall (89 Church St SE, Minneapolis) on the U of M’s Twin Cities campus on Wednesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. A press release is available.
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