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Interior Design Student Work Open House and Exhibition
- Thursday, Nov. 19, 7-9 p.m.
- 2nd floor Gallery
- Kohrman Hall
- Hosted by the Interior Design Student Organization
Meet Alana
Alana is a junior in Textile and Apparel Students: Fashion Design who was invited to blog about her experience.
Alana's blog is one of nine undergraduate student blogs at WMU.
Project MODA is a mentorship program partnering WMU textile and apparel studies majors with high school students from the Kalamazoo area. The program provides high school students with the opportunity to learn about fashion design and career 
opportunities in the fashion industry, and to encourage high school students to pursue a college degree. Sponsored by the student organization MODA, the project was piloted in 2007, after MODA members learned that many Kalamazoo area high school students attended semi-annual MODA fashion shows, and were interested in becoming involved in the program.
The first mentorship program paired 4 area high school students with WMU Fashion Design majors. In 2009, the project applied for and received a Good Neighbor grant for the 2008-09 year, which enabled expansion of the program to 13 high school students, who were selected by their teachers based on academic and personal readiness, and economic need. Fourteen students, selected from among 27 applications, will participate in the 2009-10 mentorship program.
A Kalamazoo Community Foundation Good Neighbor grant and support from the university and community provide fabric, sewing supplies and a field trip for the high school participants. College student and community mentors meet weekly on the WMU campus with high school participants to provide instruction and guidance on apparel design and construction techniques. The program also focuses on building self confidence, responsibility and communication skills among both mentors and mentees. High school participants design and construct an original garment and present them in the annual Spring MODA fashion show.