COLUMBIA, Mo.—Stephens College will welcome MADE IN USA CERTIFIED® co-founder/president Julie Reiser ’92 to campus from Oct. 3-4, 2012. She will offer the message of buying American in a lecture titled “Red, White and Blue is the NEW Black” from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3 in the Kimball Ballroom of Lela Raney Wood (LRW) Hall, 6 N. College Ave. A Meet and Greet with refreshments will be held from 5:30-6 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.

Reiser, who graduated from Stephens with a B.A. in Business Administration, also will speak in several fashion and marketing classes during her visit. For more information, visit www.stephens.edu/madeintheusa. 

Stephens’ Costume Museum and Research Library’s “Civic Virtue: Wearing Red, White and Blue” gallery exhibit will be open before and after the lecture on the mezzanine level above the Kimball Ballroom in LRW (5-6 p.m. and 7:30-8 p.m.). The exhibit features red, white and blue garments that explore themes of citizenship, public good, volunteerism and stewardship. Learn more about the exhibit: www.stephens.edu/civicvirtue.

MADE IN USA CERTIFIED® is anindependent, non-partisan, third-party certification company. Since 2009, the company has been the nation’s leading independent “Made in USA” certification source.

Stephens College, established in 1833, is historically committed to meeting the changing needs of women. Stephens prepares students to become leaders and innovators in a rapidly changing world, and engages lifelong learners in an educational experience characterized by intellectual rigor, creative expression and professional practice.

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