Civic Engagement

Aug 27, 2019

First in Future: President of the state association of County Commissioners Kevin Austin

Summary: The Institute for Emerging Issues recently provided a series of workshops at the state’s biggest gathering of underappreciated elected officials—the annual meeting of the North Carolina Association of County… 

Aug 20, 2019

First in Future: Director of the Mountain Area Workforce Board Nathan Ramsey

Summary: We are living in strange economic times. Right now we have a greater number of jobs in the US – 7 million – than we have people officially looking… 

Aug 13, 2019

First in Future: Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Appalachian State Matt Dull and Entrepreneur Ged Moody

Summary: Many people in NC think we’ve forgotten how to talk to each other. That’s why the Institute for Emerging Issues is taking part in the Civic Conversations Project with… 

Jun 27, 2019

Celebrating Service with Johnson Service Corps

Service Year NC celebrated with Johnson Service Corps (JSC) as they wrapped up their service year at an event on June 25 at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Durham. The… 

May 30, 2019

Empathy Through Art

An Artistic Approach to ReCONNECT NC   “What if ART could help solve Alzheimer’s?” “What if MUSIC could help solve Climate Change?” “What if DANCE could help solve inequality?” These… 

May 28, 2019

First in Future: NC State Senator Jay Chaudhuri and Senator Danny Earl Britt

Summary: Research shows that more than half of us don’t seek out people whose views are different from ours and we are nearly four times as likely to ignore information… 

May 21, 2019

First in Future: Founder & CEO of Listen First Project Pearce Godwin

Summary: Last year we talked with Pearce Godwin, a North Carolina native who had an experience on a bus ride in Uganda that changed his life forever. He started a… 

May 7, 2019

First in Future: Rural Faith Communities Program Manager at IEI Kylie Foley

Summary: The years since 2000 have been particularly challenging for Christian churches in the US, the Presbyterian church has lost more than 1 million members, the Episcopal Church is down… 

Mar 29, 2019

Service Years and Opportunity Youth Conversation

Service Year NC is working to make a year of paid, full-time service – a “service year” – a common expectation and opportunity for North Carolinians.   A service year… 

Jan 3, 2019

First in Future: co-founder and partner at Plexus Capital Kel Landis

Summary: If you were looking to identify a poster child for citizenship, you could do a lot worse than Kel Landis, co-founder and partner at Plexus Capital. As we re-visit our…