First in Future

Aug 14, 2018

Western NC Week: Ron Paulus, Mission Health

In honor of our upcoming forum on civic engagement, ReCONNECT to Community, being held Sept. 17 in beautiful, scenic Asheville, we’re doing something special. This week, we have FIVE new First in… 

Aug 13, 2018

Western NC Week: Kit Cramer, Asheville Chamber of Commerce

In honor of our upcoming forum on civic engagement, ReCONNECT to Community, being held Sept. 17 in beautiful, scenic Asheville, we’re doing something special. This week, we have FIVE new First in… 

Aug 10, 2018

Western NC Week: Jack Cecil, Biltmore Farms

In honor of our upcoming forum on civic engagement, ReCONNECT to Community, being held Sept. 17 in beautiful, scenic Asheville, we’re doing something special. Next week, we have FIVE new… 

Aug 10, 2018

First in Future: President and CEO of Biltmore Farms Jack Cecil – Western NC Week

Summary: The Asheville of today is a many-splendored thing. It’s appeared on numerous “Best of” lists and received countless titles – like “One of the Best Places to Reinvent Your Life,”… 

Aug 7, 2018

IEI First in Future: Pearce Godwin, founder of the Listen First Project

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… 

Aug 7, 2018

First in Future: Founder and CEO of the Listen First Project Pearce Godwin

Summary: Just listen to someone else. Hear what they are saying. Recognize that other people see things from a different angle, and it changes the way we see things ourselves and… 

Jul 31, 2018

IEI First In Future: Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings, UNC Pembroke

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… 

Jul 31, 2018

First in Future: Chancellor of University of North Carolina at Pembroke Dr. Robin Cummings

Summary: Just think about the impact on southeastern North Carolina of a place like UNC Pembroke—an institution originally built to train Native Americans teachers and nurses, but eventually expanded to serve… 

Jul 24, 2018

IEI First in Future: Nelle Hotchkiss, North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives

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… 

Jul 24, 2018

First in Future: Senior Vice President of North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives Nelle Hotchkiss

Summary: In the 90s, it was recommended that every resident state should have access to affordable high-speed internet. General thinking was that with broadband speeds and quick shipping pickup, a…