Curate unforgettable events, design the latest fashions, or make your mark in the global tourism and hospitality industry! The Department of Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management (AESHM) is hosting a visit day for students interested in studying:

Fall 2024 Visit Day: November 18

If you’ve ever considered coming to Iowa State for fashion, event or hospitality, you don’t want to miss this special visit day! You’ll follow the Experience Iowa State schedule to give you an overview of life at Iowa State. Then, you’ll do a deep dive into the major your interested in by having lunch with faculty, meeting with an advisor, and attending two sessions related to your major.

Fashion Design and Merchandising

  • Lunch: Have lunch with faculty and current students in the Fashion Design and Merchandising Program
  • Advising: You’ll also meet with an academic advisor in the program
  • Afternoon Session 1: From Products to Stories: Leveraging Storytelling in Fashion Merchandising – Explore how effective storytelling can elevate merchandising strategies, transforming products into immersive narratives that resonate with consumers (1 MacKay Hall, 12:05 to 12:50 p.m.)
  • Afternoon Session 2:  From Sketchbook to the Fashion Runway – Transform your artistic visions into wearable art. Participants will explore the essential skills of fashion illustration. (1 MacKay Hall, 1:10 to 2 p.m.)

Hospitality Management

  • Lunch: Have lunch with faculty and current students from the hospitality management program
  • Advising: You’ll also meet with an academic advisor in the program
  • Afternoon Session 1: Go Behind the Counter: Sparks Cafe Back of the House Tour – Get a close up look at what it takes to run a Hospitality focused Foodservice facility at our student-run cafe. (Sparks Cafe, 4th floor of the Student Innovation Center, 12:05 to 12:50 p.m.)
  • Afternoon Session 2:  Getting What You “Knead” with Hospitality Management – Learn about the preparation needed for bakeshop operations. (3238 Student Innovation Center, 1:10 to 2 p.m.)

Event Management

  • Lunch: Have lunch with faculty and current students from the event management program
  • Advising: You’ll also meet with an academic advisor in the program
  • Afternoon Session 1: Technological Applications in Event Management – Learn about the many cutting-edge technological tools to which Event Management students have access including event sound and lighting equipment and multimedia devices (11 MacKay, 12:05 to 12:50 p.m.)
  • Afternoon Session 2:  Corporate, Social, Sports, and Entertainment: An Introduction to Event Management – See what it’s like being an Event Management student by joining our Conference and Meeting Planning course. (2155 Marston, 1:10 to 2 p.m.)

Sign up today!

You can view a sample Experience Iowa State schedule to prepare for your visit. When you sign up, choose to visit on the Experience Iowa State Day on Monday, Nov. 18.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the visit day or how to sign up, contact us at humsci@iastate.edu.