Becky Yust, department head of Design, Housing, and Apparel announces two new faculty members have accepted positions in the retail merchandising program and will begin fall semester.

Hye-Young Kim is currently an assistant professor at Washington State University. She received her Ph.D. in retail and consumer sciences with a minor in statistics from the University of Tennessee. Her Master's is from the University of North Texas and her Bachelor's from Hong-Ik University in Seoul.

Juanjuan Wu is an assistant professor at State University of New York—Oneonta. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Minnesota, her Master's from China Textile University, and she has a Bachelor's from Shanghai University of Engineering Science.