WIP: good-bye to Textile Sciences (Human Ecology) at the U of M

I am enjoying this 148th Canada Day, but with some sadness.

Thirty-some years ago, I moved to Winnipeg to attend the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Human Ecology. I wanted to learn more about textiles and clothing design, so I studied to attain a Bachelor of Human Ecology in Clothing and Textiles (C&T).

In the early 2000s, through the hard work of Dr Lena Horne, the department of C&T was transformed into the department of Textiles Sciences in recognition of trade policy changes, industry changes, economic chagnes, the downsizing of the Canadian clothing manufacturing industry, and the stunning advances in textiles via advances in technology.

So long to the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Human Ecology

Effective today the Textile Sciences department and the Faculty of Human Ecology are no more. As part of the University of Manitoba's "Structure Initiative", the faculty is "closed". Textile Sciences will join the Faculty of Engineering's Department of Biosystems Enineering and the few remaining professors will continue their prestigious research and teaching careers.

The excerpt below is copied (today) from http://news.umanitoba.ca/academic-structure-initiative-update-human-ecology/

Throughout its 105 year history at the University of Manitoba, the study of Human Ecology has evolved to reflect the educational and research needs of a changing society. It has grown from being a diploma in Household Sciences at the Manitoba Agricultural College in 1910 to become the School of Home Economics in 1943. In 1970, the School was granted official faculty status and in 1981, the Faculty changed its name to Human Ecology to reflect the diversification of curricula. In 2012, discussions about exploring partnerships between the Faculty of Human Ecology and other faculties were initiated as part of the university’s Academic Structure Initiative.

Posting to TN&TN's WIP Wednesday.