{"id":26603,"date":"2022-05-05T16:41:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T20:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=26603"},"modified":"2022-05-05T16:41:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T20:41:34","slug":"zte-student-employees-gain-meaningful-experience-and-industry-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/zte-student-employees-gain-meaningful-experience-and-industry-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"ZTE Student Employees Gain Meaningful Experience and Industry Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Mary Giuffrida and Destry Adams<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the semester nears its end, the student employees at the Zeis Textiles Extension <\/a>(ZTE) are showing no signs of slowing down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ZTE employs students from across Wilson College of Textiles. They all work in different capacities. From working directly on industry projects in some of the Wilson College\u2019s many labs, to writing the ZTE newsletter, all the student employees bring something special when they come into work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe students bring a lot of value to the work that we do,\u201d Melissa Sharp<\/a>, the associate director of ZTE, says. \u201cThey keep us energized.It\u2019s great to see people who are excited to do and learn new things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ZTE student employees have the opportunity to work closely not only with Wilson College staff, but industry professionals. They collaborate on various projects, including the swatch book project, which brings textbooks with textiles swatches to first-year Wilson College students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey\u2019re getting that hands-on experience on the equipment; they\u2019re learning how to work with real-world projects,\u201d Sharp says. \u201cThey\u2019re seeing the back and forth between the customers and the lab managers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below, get to know some of the ZTE student employees:<\/p>\n\n\n\nAnne Graf, Knitting Lab Assistant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Senior, <\/strong>Fashion and Textile Design<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n