Annual/Termination Reports:

[01/10/2012] [12/10/2012] [12/29/2013] [12/02/2014] [12/02/2015] [12/01/2016]

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Brief Summary of Minutes

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Accomplishments

Short-term Outcomes: <br /> <br /> Exposed 17 academic researchers to the concept of action research; researchers learned how to use this promising research approach to study challenging topics impacting social change in the marketplace, such as environmental issues, social responsibility/human rights, consumer behavior & consumption.<br /> <br /> Representatives from 14 academic institutions visited with 3 federal funding agencies to learn about upcoming funding opportunities as well as tips for improving grant-writing success.<br /> <br /> Sponsored textbook authors panel at 2011 American Collegiate Retailing Association (ACRA) annual conference; 45 attendees learned about ways to identify emerging issues, develop mutual research interests, build collaborative research partnerships, and share and critique research ideas on Social Change in the Marketplace. <br /> <br /> Outputs: <br /> <br /> Information on action research posted to a Sharepoint site available to ESRAB/NCCC65; the site will be used to initiate discussion on appropriateness and application of action research to our field.<br /> <br /> Activities: <br /> <br /> Co-sponsored with Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business (ESRAB) the pre-conference workshop on sustainability at the International Textile & Apparel Association 2011 Annual Conference. Topic: Action research for social change (speaker: Dr. Peggy Sanday, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania). <br /> <br /> Arranged and executed visit to 3 federal funding agencies for representatives from 14 academic institutions.<br /> <br /> Milestones: <br /> <br /> Submitted 2 proposals for conference workshops at the American Collegiate Retailing Association (ACRA)/American Marketing Association (AMA) 2012 triennial meeting; proposals address NCCC065 objectives to 1) increase the rigor of research methods and analysis techniques, and 2) to improve the quality of publications on Social Change in the Marketplace. <br />

Publications

See attached file.

Impact Statements

1. Activities: Exposed 17 researchers to a methodology rarely used in our discipline  action research; it is an approach that has great promise for use with the challenging, timely research topics relevant to Social Change in the Marketplace, such as environmental issues, social responsibility/human rights, consumer behavior & consumption. We expect a change in action among the exposed researchers and their colleagues as they begin to use this new research approach in their work. Future research on social change in the marketplace using action research is expected to produce a change in knowledge due to the change in paradigm.
2. Activities: Exposed representatives from 14 academic institutions to personnel at 3 federal funding agencies in order to learn about upcoming funding opportunities, as well as tips for improving grant-writing success; this activity is expected to increase our hit rate with federal research funding due to change in knowledge among researchers and resulting change in grant writing actions.
3. Activities: Sponsored textbook authors panel at 2011 American Collegiate Retailing Association (ACRA) annual conference; 45 attendees learned about ways to identify emerging issues, develop mutual research interests, build collaborative research partnerships, and share and critique research ideas on Social Change in the Marketplace. The change in knowledge from attendance at this workshop will produce a change in actions of numerous attendees as they work to execute research and teaching ideas developed via the workshop.
4. Milestones: Host 2 conference workshops at the American Collegiate Retailing Association (ACRA)/American Marketing Association (AMA) 2012 meeting; proposals address NCCC065 objectives to 1) increase the rigor of research methods and analysis techniques, and 2) to improve the quality of publications on Social Change in the Marketplace.
5. Milestones: Plan an advanced SEM workshop to address our objective relating to identifying strategies to increase the rigor of research methods and analysis techniques and to improve the quality of publications on Social Change in the Marketplace.
6. Milestones: Sponsor panel session/workshop at 2012 International Textile & Apparel Association annual conference to present summary of the visit to 3 federal funding agencies and present examples of recent successful grants acquired from those agencies to participants. The special conference session will allow us to address our objective relating to strengthening grantsmanship skills of researchers studying social change in the marketplace.
7. Indicators: None to date, as project was just renewed. Will monitor grant writing activity and success, change in quality of journal publications and other research outputs.

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NCCC065: Indicators of Social Change in the Marketplace: Producers, Retailers, and Consumers.<br /> <br /> Annual/Termination Reports (SAES-422):<br /> <br /> Date of Annual Report:<br /> <br /> Report Information:<br /> <br /> " Annual Meeting Dates: 10/12/12 to 10/13/12<br /> " Period Report Covers: 9/1/11 to 10/31/12<br /> <br /> Participants:<br /> <br /> " See Meeting Minutes (attachment)<br /> <br /> Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting:<br /> <br /> " See attachment<br /> Accomplishments:<br /> Outputs:<br /> " Events:<br /> Fostered new collaborations as a result of a USDA/NIFA Higher Education Challenge planning grant: multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional scholars were brought together to develop a collaborative project around mutual interest in climate change and sustainability. The outcome of the planning conference was the development and submission of a large-scale initiative grant proposal to USDA/NIFA Higher Education Challenge grant program. The subsequent three-year project was selected for funding.<br /> <br /> Encouraged new collaborations through a NCCC065 and Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business (ESRAB) sponsored workshop delivered prior to the International Textile and Apparel Association annual conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The workshop brought together scholars interested in sustainability to discuss key issues and potential collaborative endeavors. Twenty participants attended the workshop. <br /> <br /> Enhanced rigor of research methods and analysis techniques through completion of a SEM course by one NCCC065 member.<br /> <br /> " Activities:<br /> Strengthed granstmanship skills of a team of non-tenured scholars through experiential learning by developing a large-scale project proposal focused on Social Change in the Marketplace and submitting to federal funding agency. The proposal was funded.<br /> <br /> " Dissemination plans: <br /> Outcomes and products from funded projects will be disseminated through conference presentations and journal publications.<br /> <br /> Sustainability collaboration developed during workshop will be disseminated through a special topic/workshop at subsequent annual conference.<br /> Outcomes and Impacts:<br /> Multidisciplinary and multi-institutional planning meeting brought greater understanding of the scientific aspects of climate change for textile and apparel disciplinary participants, and stimulated awareness of the magnitude of environmental impacts resulting from textile and apparel industry to STEM disciplinary participants. Partnerships were developed for future collaboration.<br /> <br /> ESRAB organization, established and supported by NCCC065, offers programing and support for Social Change in the Marketplace scholarship. The workshop held at the 2011 International Textile and Apparel Association resulted in three action-oriented taskforces with the goal to initiate mutually beneficial partnership with the industry-based Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). One tangible result was a grant proposal submitted to SAC to support development of baccalaureate learning outcomes based on the Sustainable Apparel Index developed by SAC.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

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1. Outcomes and Impacts: Multidisciplinary and multi-institutional planning meeting brought greater understanding of the scientific aspects of climate change for textile and apparel disciplinary participants, and stimulated awareness of the magnitude of environmental impacts resulting from textile and apparel industry to STEM disciplinary participants. Partnerships were developed for future collaboration.
2. ESRAB organization, established and supported by NCCC065, offers programing and support for Social Change in the Marketplace scholarship. The workshop held at the 2011 International Textile and Apparel Association resulted in three action-oriented taskforces with the goal to initiate mutually beneficial partnership with the industry-based Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). One tangible result was a grant proposal submitted to SAC to support development of baccalaureate learning outcomes based on the Sustainable Apparel Index developed by SAC.

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Annual Report (SAES-422)<br /> <br /> Project Number & Title: NCCC065: Indicators of Social Change in the Marketplace: Producers, Retailers, and Consumers.<br /> Period Covered: October 2012 to October 2013<br /> Date of Report: December 22, 2013<br /> Annual Meeting Dates: November 1-2, 2013<br /> <br /> Participants: Rita Kean  University of Nebraska, Melody LeHew  Kansas State University, Leslie Stoel  Ohio State University, Joan Ellis  Washington State University, JuanJuan Wu  University of Minnesota, Jane Hegland  South Dakota State University, Nancy Miller  Colorado State University, Minjeong Kim  Oregon State University, Mary Lynn Damhorst  Iowa State University, Brenda Sternquist  Michigan State University, Jana Hawley  University of Missouri, Jaeha Lee  North Dakota State University, Cynthia Jasper  University of Wisconsin, Holly Bastow-Shoop  North Dakota State University, Scarlett Wesley  University of Kentucky<br /> <br /> Brief Summary of Annual Meeting Minutes:<br /> See attachment for meeting minutes<br /> Accomplishments:<br /> Short-term Outcomes:<br /> <br /> <br /> Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business (ESRAB) members moderated and coordinated a workshop: Use and Application of the Sustainable Apparel Index (November 2012). ESRAB organization was established and supported by NCCC065 and continuously offers programing and support for Social Change in the Marketplace scholarship. It is expected that the Sustainable Apparel Index workshop, attended by 35 scholars, will stimulate research in the area of industry transition toward sustainable practices.<br /> <br /> Two NCCC065 members (Jane Hegland and Holly Bastow-Shoop) coordinated an ITAA 2012 workshop titled: Leaning Towards Leadership.Topics and activities were designed to develop and strengthen the session attendants ability to confidently and effectively lead others. The book, Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way, was used as a framework. <br /> <br /> Three NCCC065 members (Mary Lynn Damhorst, Molly Eckman, and Jane Hegland) delivered a special session topic: "The buck starts here: Funding our research through government sources" at the International Textile and Apparel Association in November 2012. At this session NCCC065 members and recent grant recipients shared information about best practices and provided recommendations for grant submissions to NSF, USDA, and the Department of Education. <br /> <br /> NCCC065 member (Melody LeHew) conducted research on sustainability education best practices as part of large-scale initiative 3-year funded project  USDA/NIFA Higher Education Challenge grant program. Secondary data was collected for the top eight programs as identified using Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Educations (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking and Rating System (STARS). Faculty members and current students from two of the top eight programs were interviewed. Results disseminated at a venue outside of the discipline: the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) conference June 2013.<br /> <br /> Another member (Joan Ellis) disseminated results of work at a conference outside of the textile and apparel discipline, the Association for Experiential Education. This is an effort to broaden the impact of the NCCC065 initiatives.<br /> <br /> NCCC065 member (Nancy Miller) served as a National Science Foundation  Science of Organizations Program proposal reviewer. She also served as reviewer (and founding scholar) for the Entrepreneurship Research Journal.<br /> Mary Lynn Damhorst has taken on the role of Equity Advisor in the College of Human Sciences. The position, which focuses on equity in faculty searches and development of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM and other positions, extends programs developed from a university ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation. Working with several colleagues, she received a Provosts Women and Diversity Grant to conduct a diversity climate survey in the Human Sciences College.<br /> Another member (JuanJuan Wu) was awarded the ESRAB Award for Research at the ITAA annual conference in 2012, as a co-author. <br /> NCCC065 members (Jana Hawley) department hosted a faculty workshop on sustainability in cotton supply chains. Twenty faculty members from across the country participated in the workshop focused on teaching sustainability throughout the cotton product life cycle. Funded by Cotton, Inc. The departments undergraduate programming focuses on leadership, global supply chain, sustainability, and creativity. Each of these contributes significantly to developing future workforce for the apparel and textile industry that understands continual attention to positive social change. <br /> Two NCCC065 members (Jana Hawley and Melody LeHew) established a tri-institutional research team (Oklahoma State University, Kansas State University, and University of Missouri) focused on investigating challenges and identifying solutions related to sustainable consumption. The first research project, called Fashion Detox, was completed. Results have been disseminated at ITAA annual conference and several manuscripts are under development. <br /> One member (Melody LeHew) was appointed as Co-Chair of the universitys Sustainability Strategic Planning Committee charged with creating a plan for ensuring that the sustainability common element is woven throughout university, college, and departmental strategic plans.<br /> <br /> Several members of NCCC065 (Joan Ellis, Leslie Stoel, Minjeong Kim) proposed and participated in an ITAA Special Topics Session (October 2013) titled: Research Sampling: Building a Forward Vision. Evaluation data were gathered from participants, with very positive comments including suggestions for future sessions that they would like the group to offer.<br /> A series of sustainability across the supply chain seminars titled: Cotton Awareness Seminar Series, was co-developed by one member (Joan Ellis) as part of a Cotton Incorporated grant award.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

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In attendance:
Elizabeth (Missy) Bye, Project Advisor, Attended via SkypeTen
JuanJuan Wu, University of Minnesota
Sonali Diddi, Colorado State University
Mary Lynn Damhorst, Iowa State University
Brenda Sternquist, Michigan State University
Leslie Stoel, Miami of Ohio University
Melody LeHew, Kansas State University
Scarlett Wesley, University of Kentucky
Jana Hawley, University of Missouri
Joan Ellis, Washington State University

Brief Summary of Minutes

NCCC065 Annual meeting for 2015 was held Octover 9-10 in Kansas City Missouri. Ten members were in attendance. Scarlett Wesley was elected as the new secretary. Her term begins in the 2016-2017 year. Sonali Diddi was appointed a one-year term as information officer. This is a non-executive position. Research updates were given and it was determined that three abstracts would be submitted for 2016 meetings at ITAA and ACRA. Missy Bye, administrator, gave a report reminding everyone that project renewal was due by end of October.

The members held a visioning session using the World Cafe method. Three new grand challenges were identified: Climate Change, Demographic Marketplace Change, and Innovation and Technology Change. All of these fall under the overarching theme of Human Well Being. Four revised NCCC065 objectives resulted from the visioning session.

Next year's meeting will be held in Milwaukee WI on October 7-8, 2016. It was decided that all annual meetings will be held after the new project year of October 1st. Jana Hawley will make the meeting arrangements.

An Action List is included in the minutes.

Meeting adjourned.

Accomplishments

Members of NCCC065 reported a variety of accomplishments that pertain to the objectives of the project. Highlights include research publications, conference special topics, grant submissions, and ongoing research that focuses on rural retailers, sustainability, fair trade, impact of technology, omniretailing, and entrepreneurship. Particular emphasis was placed on research methodology and engaging undergraduates in research that pertains to the project objectives. Members participated in a visioning session that identified four new objectives. <br /> <br /> Members are highly engaged in industry partnerships including WalMart, Macy's, Home Depot, REI, and PetSmart to name a few. As researchers engage with industry evidence exists that social change is making impact for both consumers and students who seek careers in the marketplace.

Publications

Choi, Y., Y. Huang and B. Sternquist (2015) The effects of the salesperson characteristics on buyer-seller relationships. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. 30/5, 616-625.<br /> Ha-Brookshire, J., & Hawley, J. (2014). Trends of research published by Clothing and Textiles Research Journal (1993-2012) and outlook for future research. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 32(4), 251-265. ®<br /> <br /> Hodges, N., Watchravesringkan, K., Yurchisin, J., Hegland, J.E., Karpova, E., Marketti, S., and Yan, R. (2015, June). Developing Curriculum to Foster Students’ Entrepreneurial Knowledge and Small Business Skills from a Global Perspective. Family and Consumer Science Research Journal, (in press). Awarded the ITAA 2014 Paper of Distinction, Professional Development Track.<br /> Hwang, S., Lee, Y-A, Diddi, S. (2015). Generation Y’s moral obligation and purchase intentions for organic, fair trade, and recycled apparel products. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education. DOI:10.1080/17543266.2014.996917 <br /> Janigo, K. & Wu, J. (2015). Collaborative redesign of used clothes as a sustainable fashion solution: Exploring consumer involvement and experience for potential business opportunities. Fashion Practice: The Journal of Design, Creative Process & the Fashion Industry, 7(1), 75-97.<br /> <br /> Lee, J.E., & Stoel, L. (2014). High versus low online price discounts: Effects on customers’ perception of risks. Journal of Product and Brand Management, 23(6), 401-412. DOI: http://dx.doi.org.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/10.1108/JPBM-06-2014-0633<br /> Ruppert-Stroescu, M. and Hawley, J. M. (2014). A typology for creativity in fashion design and development. Fashion Practice: The Journal of Design, Creative Process & the Fashion Industry. Bloomsbury. 6(1), 9-36. ®<br /> <br /> Skuza, N., McCracken, V. & Ellis, J. (2015). Compensation fees and willingness to pay: A field experiment on organic apples. International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics, 3(3). P. 1-13.<br /> <br /> <br /> Wu, J., Hu, Y., Xu, L., & Delong, M. (2016, in press). Designed in China: Multiple Approaches to Fashion and Retail, in W. Ling & S.S. Reinach (Eds.) Making fashion in multiple Chinas. London, UK: IB Tauris.<br /> <br /> Wu, J., Kim, A. & Koo, J. (2015). Co-design visual merchandising in 3D virtual stores: A Facet Theory approach. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 43(6), 1-24.<br /> <br /> Wu, J., Kang, J.Y., Damminga, C.B., Kim, H-Y. & Johnson, K.P.K. (2015). MC 2.0: Testing an apparel co-design experience model. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 19(1), 69-86.<br /> <br /> Yu, U., & Damhorst, M. L. (2015). Body satisfaction as antecedent to virtual product experience in an online apparel shopping context. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 33(1), 3-18.<br />

Impact Statements

1. Discount research at Ohio State University has shown that small businesses in rural communities need to understand the impact that discount pricing has on their consumers.
2. Fair trade research at Ohio State University supports a change in knowledge about the type and appeal that is most likely to draw customers to social entrepreneurship websites.
3. Multichannel research at Ohio State University suggests that knowledge about the impact of open versus closed shopping environments impact the way in which consumers move from channel to channel.
4. Social responsibility research at Ohio State University supports a change in knowledge about the influence of product type, ethical issues, and culture on consumer purchase behaviors.
5. University of Minnesota Action research aims to modularize a co-design process of 3D virtual stores. This reflects individual users? needs and preferences.
6. South Dakota State?s Strategic Plan benchmarks progress toward academic excellence, research innovation,and outreach that ensures financial management and governance systems.
7. Michigan State University implemented the Global Best Buying Practices Video Library. This can be found at http://globaledge.msu.edu/global-resources/global-best-buying-practices-video-library
8. Colorado State?s Dr. Nancy Miller and Carol Engle-Enright submitted a grant to WalMart Foundation to explore cut-and-sew operations that are reshored to the US.
9. Colorado State University submitted a grant to the American Honda Foundation for a STEM-Based Enrichment Program for Adolescent girls.
10. University of Arizona held the 19th annual Global Retailing Conference was held in April, 2015. Topic was OmniChannel Retailing. More than 450 were in attendance.
11. Colorado State University co-sponsored the second annual Colorado Apparel Manufacturing Summit. Over 150 attendees.
12. The NCCC065 Coordinating Committee located and reviewed methods and statistic videos and posted them on the ITAA website?s teaching collections.
13. Iowa State University collected and Analyzed qualitative data from African American mother-daughter pairs living in Arkansas to explore parent-child relationships in relations to apparel product consumption. Findings provided new insights on consumers from an underrepresented population.
14. Iowa State University collected data via Amazon Mechanical Turk to test a research model connecting materialism value with fashion involvement and body image. Findings connect variables in a theoretical model.
15. Iowa State University received a grant to build collaborations between ASIA and Iowa State studetns. MaryLynn Damhorst, PI
16. Jana Hawley, PI received a $221,000 grant to conduct research with artisans in India on dye-water management.
17. University of Arizona researchers participate in the CESI (Consumer, Environment, and Sustainability Initiative) to determine how consumers make informed choices and its impact on natural resources.
18. University of Kentucky participates in the Cotton, Inc. program, "From Blue to Green".
19. University of Kentucky began a certificate program for Undergraduates in the Distillation Wine and Brewing Studies to support the Kentucky Bourbon Hospitality and Tourism industry.
20. JuanJuan Wu from University of Minnesota received a Serendipity Grant to survey baby boomers? needs for housing and technology as part of planning and promoting opportunities for lifelong communities.
21. Washington State University are focused on reshoring the apparel manufacturing industry. This initiative is technology driven.
22. Dr. Hang Liu at Washington State University is developing a process to recycle cotton back into spinnable fiber. This represents shirt-to-shirt sustainability.
23. Drs Christel and Bradley at Washington State University have conducted research to determine the needs of post-bariatric patients and their undergarments.

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Bye, Elizabeth (Missy); Project Advisor; ebye@umn.edu
Norum, Pam; University of Missouri; norump@missouri.edu
Lee, Juyoung, Mississippi State University; jl2197@msstate.edu
Hegland, Jane; South Dakota State University; jane.hegland@sdstate.edu
Manchiraju, Srikant; Florida State University; smanchiraju@fsu.edu
Karpova, Elena; Iowa State University; karpova@iastate.edu
Diddi, Sonali; Colorado State University; sonali.diddi@colostate.edu
LeHew, Melody; Kansas State University; lehew@ksu.edu
Jasper, Cindy; University of Wisconsin; crjasper@wisc.edu
Wesley, Scarlett; University of Kentucky; scarlett.wesley@uky.edu
Hawley, Jana; University of Arizona; hawleyj@arizona.edu
Ellis, Joan; Washington State University; joana@wsu.edu

Brief Summary of Minutes

Brief summary of minutes of annual meeting:

Impact Writing Workshop

Sara Delheimer, Impact Writer for Multistate Research Project presented a workshop on writing strong impact statements.  The workshop lasted from 9:00 am – 11:30 am.

Welcome and Introductions

 

Meeting called in session at 1:00 pm by Chair Joan Ellis.  All attendees introduced themselves.

Approval of 2015 meeting minutes

Melody LeHew moved to approve the minutes.  Jana Hawley seconded.  Minutes were approved as submitted.

Announcements

Joan Ellis announced that she will be retiring in May from Washington State University.

 

Meeting registration cost was announced and individual payment schedule calculated (room rental divided by number of members attending). Vice-Chair Jana Hawley made arrangements for paying the room rental fee. The Conference fee was $51.45 per attending member. Receipts were disbursed.

 

Leadership

Discussion was held in regards to Joan Ellis retiring and not completing her two year term as president.  It was decided that each person on the executive leadership team would move up one spot from their current position, and a new secretary was elected for the next year. Elena Karpova was elected secretary.

 

Leadership for the next three years includes:

2017-2018: Chair – Executive leadership: Chair, Jana Hawley; Vice-Chair, Scarlett Wesley; Secretary, Elena Karpova; Sonali Diddi, Information Officer.
2018-2019: Executive leadership: Chair—Jana Hawley: Vice-Chair, Scarlett Wesley; Secretary, Elena Karpova; Information officer TBD.

2019-2020: Executive leadership: Chair—Scarlett Wesley: Vice-Chair, Elena Karpova; Secretary (TBD—must elect a new secretary). Other: information manager TBD

 

The next election will be held at the 2017 annual meeting to elect a new information officer.  A new secretary will be elected in 2018. 

 

Old Business - Reports/Issues

Updates were provided regarding NCCC065 sponsored initiatives for 2016-2017

Members discussed how different universities evaluate rigor in research.  Membership agreed that in future reporting that the term impact should be used in place of the term rigor in NCCC065 reporting.

Missy Bye discussed the need to put together a job description for the Executive Leadership positions of Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary.

The membership decided to delete the existing NCCC065 Linkedin account because of underuse.

The research session proposed at the last meeting focusing on undergraduate research was submitted to ACRA and was successfully delivered. The special topics session was titled:  Best Practices for Involving Undergraduates in Research.

Jana Hawley agreed to take ownership of creating a follow-up assessment for the forthcoming ITAA session titled The Nuances of Federal Grant Writing which also include key note speaker, Dr. Robbin Shoemaker.  This assessment will help to provide quantifiable data for impacts in the future.

 

New Business – Reports/Issues/Plans

Missy Bye provided an NCRA Administrator report to the group.  There was no news from NIMSS to report. She discussed having a responsibility document for the executive leadership offices to help facilitate a smoother transfer of leadership. Joan Ellis agreed to create a document describing the responsibilities of each office.

To better facilitate information sharing among members, Sonali Diddi agreed to organize a Dropbox for all NCCC065 documents

A discussion was held regarding the need for formal station reports as a committee requirement.  Missy Bye emailed Chris Hamilton to enquire about Station Report obligation.  The conclusion was that as a committee, we must submit annual committee reports, but we are only required to submit what we do as a group and not what is happening at our individual universities. The group agreed beginning next year to title individual reporting ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IMPACTS Report. This will be a report submitted individually by members that directly relates to our objectives.  We also agreed that we would spend 3-5 minutes per member at our next meeting giving a trend report to keep updated about what is going on at our respective universities.

The NCCC065 renewal from last year was approved. Two new members joined the group this year, Srikant Manchiraju, Florida State University and JuYoung Lee, Mississippi State University.

The membership discussed the Grand Challenges included in our renewal proposal:

1. Climate Change


2. Demographic driven marketplace


3. Innovation & technology change

There was discussion about implementing sub-groups within each grand challenge.  The following are the main points from this discussion:

• Melody brought up should climate change really be the WHY and sustainable production & consumption be the focus instead – the effect sustainable consumption and production will have on climate change might be a better direction


• Really all three grand challenges can fit under sustainable production & consumption


• Rename climate change grand challenge to SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION


• Agreed to create sub groups around these grand challenges


• Research clusters will be made up of anyone that is interested in these topics – at ITAA in FL we could have individual cluster meetings around all 3


• Focus on research clusters (how we are different than ESRAP) – bringing together people into research clusters to foster scholarship and outreach around sustainable consumption and production around the lens of wellbeing.


• We will call the leaders of these groups CLUSTER COORDINATOR


• CLUSTER COORDINATOR description provide report for annual report; create a benefit statement; cluster description; member group; bring in researchers from other disciplines (inter-disciplinary)


• Benefits of cluster – collaboration, grants, funding, research groups, networking, and results will be research impacts that promote human wellbeing. Each benefit statement may evolve over time, according to the members of the groups.


• SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION – Cluster Coordinator are Melody & Sonali


• DEMOGRAPHIC DRIVEN MARKETPLACE – Cluster Coordinator are Scarlett & Pam (possibly add Andy and Jo)


• INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY CHANGE – Cluster Coordinator are JuanJuan & Sri

Agreed to submit an IMPACT STATEMENT Special Topics with workshop format at ITAA for 2017.

• Jana and Elena will co-chair this proposal


• Panel will be made up of cluster coordinators


• Workshop to teach people how to write impact statements


• Practice writing impact statements for own research


• Publicly introduce these clusters to attendees


• Encourage clusters to organically meet depending on how the special topics session goes – Art of Hosting Style

Agreed to submit a GRAND CHALLEGE Special Topics at ITAA for 2017.

• Melody, Sonali, Scarlett, Pam, JuanJuan, & Sri will work on this proposal.


• Newsletter article to inform people about the clusters to encourage attendance – Jana


• Identifying cluster coordinators and creating clusters will be a result of this special topics session

 

Other New Business

The 2017 meeting will be held in meeting Bentonville, Arkansas dates are TBD. Scarlett Wesley, Vice Chair, will make arrangements. 

 

Action Items

• Jana Hawley and Elena Karpova will submit a special topics Impact Statement Writing session to ITAA 2017


• Melody LeHew, Sonali Diddi, Scarlett Wesley, Pam Norum, JuanJuan Wu, & Srikant Manchiraju will submit a Grand Challenge – Climate Change, Demographic Driven Marketplace, and Innovation & Technology special topics session to ITAA 2017

Business meeting was adjourned at 12:00 pm on Saturday, October 8^th.

Accomplishments

<p><strong>NCCC065 Accomplishments for 2015-2016 reporting year: </strong></p><br /> <ol><br /> <li>Addressing Object #1:</li><br /> </ol><br /> <p>At the 2016 American Collegiate Retailing Association annual meeting, NCCC065 members JuanJuan Wu and Brenda Sternquist hosted a panel discussion titled &ldquo;Best Practices in Undergraduate Research&rdquo;.&nbsp; The <em>intended outcomes</em> of this panel were:</p><br /> <ol><br /> <li>Identify what types of social change in the marketplace research opportunities provide mutual advantages for faculty and students.</li><br /> <li>Determine qualifications needed for undergraduate researchers in general.</li><br /> <li>Creating mechanisms for determining authorship and/or acknowledgement for contributions to research projects addressing social change in the market place.</li><br /> <li>Identifying internal and external sources of funding including corporate support for research projects addressing social change in the market place.</li><br /> </ol><br /> <p><em>Potential impacts</em> of this panel discussion include establishment of new resources to aid existing researchers in furthering research outputs and the development of new researchers to help address issues surrounding social change in the marketplace.</p><br /> <ol><br /> <li>Addressing Objective #1:</li><br /> </ol><br /> <p>A team of NCCC065 members; Jana Hawley, Melody Lehew, Sonali Diddi and Joan Ellis, along with colleague Jung Ha-Brookshire, submitted the following proposal to NSF:&nbsp; <em>EAGER Germination: Applying Constructivist Theory and Participatory Engagement through Research Interest Groups to Conceive and Implement Transformational Ideas</em></p><br /> <p>The purpose of this proposal was to facilitate the creation of collaborative, multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research teams to help address issues of social change in the market place.&nbsp; The proposal was not funded.</p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <ol><br /> <li>Addressing Objective #2:</li><br /> </ol><br /> <p>A proposal for a panel discussion at the 2016 International Textile and Apparel Association Annual meeting was submitted by members Jana Hawley and Joan Ellis and was accepted for presentation in November 2016.&nbsp; The title of the accepted panel was <em>The Nuances of Federal Grant Writing</em> and featured the key note speaker, Dr. Robbin Shoemaker, National Program Leader for Economics, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture</p>

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