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Jan 28, 2019

Meet our ReCONNECT Rural and Urban Faculty Member Dr. Renkow

Mitch Renkow is a Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University.   He has been on the faculty at NC State…

Jan 24, 2019

Director’s Log | January 2019

It was noon on a December morning 1999 during the final meeting of the Rural Prosperity Task Force. The goal of this meeting was to find consensus among the 25…

Jan 23, 2019

Service Year NC receives Continuing the Conversation Award

Congratulations to our Service Year NC initiative on receiving The Service Year Alliance Continuing the Conversation Award. The Service Year Alliance Continuing the Conversation Award is a one-time award for…

Dec 20, 2018

Director’s Log | December 2018

Hot New Song: “The 12 Numbers of IEI” I was reading yesterday about the most popular new holiday song of the past 30 years, “All I Want for Christmas” by…

Dec 11, 2018

IEI First in Future: Travis Mitchell, UNC-TV chief content officer

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you with people thinking big thoughts about the…

Dec 7, 2018

IEI First in Future: Corey Madden, Kenan Institute for the Arts

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you with people thinking big thoughts about the…

Dec 6, 2018

Forum Flashback: Reach NC Voices

The Institute for Emerging Issues’ recent ReCONNECT to Community forum in Asheville, signaled a departure for the institution as we broke tradition with our new ReCONNECT NC series, which will…

Dec 6, 2018

AMEXCAN Community Leadership Awards

The Latinx community is changing the face of North Carolina; Leadership of the state should reflect those changing demographics. So says Juvencio Rocha Peralta, who recently presided over the 7th…

Dec 3, 2018

Staff Spotlight: Sarah Langer Hall, Senior Policy and Program Manager

Sarah Langer Hall’s nickname around the Institute for Emerging Issues’ offices is “Speedy,” because when you see her, she’s usually darting around at a frenetic pace attempting to accomplish around…

Nov 30, 2018

ReCONNECT to Community Forum Wrap Up

Thank YOU! YOU helped us launch our ReCONNECT NC initiative with our first ever forum outside Raleigh, ReCONNECT to Community! The civic engagement-focused forum drew in over 400 attendees as…