{"id":26641,"date":"2022-05-10T14:03:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T18:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=26641"},"modified":"2024-11-12T12:40:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:40:56","slug":"weaving-a-bright-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/weaving-a-bright-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Weaving a Bright Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If Lara Rabinowitz \u201922 ever had any doubts about how her majors could be blended together, studying abroad removed them.<\/p>\n\n\n
The newly minted NC State alumna was a rising sophomore when she visited Cyprus in 2019 to explore how her fashion and textile design degree could be paired with her anthropology degree. The trip involved archaeological digs, lectures and more, all of which proved that the two disciplines weren\u2019t so dissimilar after all.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cI think there\u2019s a really interesting intersection between textiles and anthropology, especially when it comes to archaeology and finding artifacts,\u201d Rabinowitz said. \u201cI\u2019m curious about how textiles are found, because they don\u2019t preserve very well, so this was a cool opportunity to learn about archaeological textiles even though that wasn\u2019t the main focus of the trip.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
NC State\u2019s Global Engagement Awards Fund made it possible for Rabinowitz to travel to the island nation and participate in the research, which, thankfully, took place before COVID-19 stepped onto the world stage and disrupted international travel. Still, she managed to take part in several other study-abroad opportunities during her time at NC State \u2014 trips that helped prepare her for her big move out West following graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n
Rabinowitz grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with a deep appreciation for her future degree fields right from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cMy favorite subjects were art and history, and I did a lot of crafts with my family,\u201d she said. \u201cMy mom actually quilts and does her own art, so textiles have always been a part of my life. I was interested in fashion and dressing up and interior design, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
Rabinowitz began giving NC State serious consideration after she participated in a College of Design summer camp and then the Wilson College of Textiles\u2019 Summer Textile Exploration Program<\/a>, or STEP, during high school. Learning from professors, including some she would later have on campus, made a tremendous impact on her perceptions of the university and showed her that NC State was serious about helping her explore her passions.<\/p>\n\n\n