December 2010 - Allegheny West Magazine

PTI’s Professional Dress SaleReadies Young Adults for WorkStudents in the Meeting and Event Planning, Professional Selling, RetailManagement, Visual Merchandising, and Principles of Marketing Classes at PTIare getting a hands-on learning opportunity through the school’s ProfessionalDress Sale. The next sale will be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, from11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 5 to 7 p.m. in the school’s Gallery. In 2011,the next such event will be held in June.The New to You Professional Dress Sale gives business students theopportunity to take what they learn in the classroom and apply it in actionthrough hands-on learning.The school is accepting all gently worn, professional clothing for men orwomen (suits, pants, shirts, skirts, blouses, belts, ties, coats, accessories).Most needed are men’s size dress clothing, especially larger sizes.The students run the event from beginning to end. They have been operatingthis program for the past three years.Because young students starting out don’t always have the proper clothingto wear on their internship or job interviews, and because student budgets arestretched, this provides an opportunity for them to purchase business suitsand professional attire. This sale offers a wide variety of clothing appropriatefor interviewing and working at reasonable prices. Students can use the suitsand accessories they purchase as the foundation of their professionalwardrobe.All items are priced at $1 or less. All PTI students can shop the sale, butthose students close to graduation receive a $2 merchandise voucher, makingit possible for them to acquire a complete suit or outfit without payinganything.PTI also invites a local hair salon in to demonstrate professional hair andmakeup styles.Any proceeds generated by the sale are used for PTI community serviceprojects. Donations are welcome at any time and will be stored for the nextsale. Anyone wishing to donate gently used professional clothing can contactMichael Discello, Department Chair, School of Business, atdiscello.michael@pti.edu or call (412) 809-5100.COMING UP: Concept Car Competition, http://www.pti.edu/events/concept-car.html, Registration deadline: January 14, 2011, Competitiondate: April 30, 2011, 6 p.m.30 Allegheny West Magazine December 2010