Rural Perspective

Oct 2, 2018

First in Future: Senior Policy Specialist Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA Scott Marlow

Summary: Hurricane Florence really couldn’t have come at a worse time or in a worse way for farmers in southeastern North Carolina. Many farmers were still recovering from the impacts… 

Aug 14, 2018

First in Future: President and CEO of Mission Health Dr. Ron Paulus – Western NC Week

Summary: 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… 

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… 

Jun 26, 2018

First in Future: Co- Director of the New Leaders Council of North Carolina Michael Cooper

Summary: A scene is repeated in cities across the state, this company leaves, that plant closes or fails, and it rocks the town to it’s core. Now imagine you are a new… 

Jun 12, 2018

First in Future: President and CEO of Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Elizabeth Brazas

Summary:  Here is a fact, North Carolina citizens are getting older. Currently, there are about 1.6 million citizens who are over 65. Over the next 20 years, one million more citizens… 

May 22, 2018

First in Future: Head of Rural Initiative for UNC School of Medicine Dr. Robert Bashford

Summary:  Seventy out of eighty rural North Carolina counties are described as “medical deserts”, meaning they have no primary care doctors. Finding solutions to rural health care is a big,… 

Mar 20, 2018

IEI ‘First in Future’ Podcast: Grant Godwin on Rural NC

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… 

Dec 8, 2017

Assessing Early Childhood Reading in Rural North Carolina

Yet another compelling reason to join us in February to learn more on designing, implementing and funding early childhood initiatives in your local communities… A recent report released by the… 

Nov 30, 2017

Rooted and Ready: Claiming North Carolina’s Rural Future

The Rural Center hosted their annual Rural Assembly on November 16-17, 2017 in Raleigh, NC. As someone who works with rural faith leaders, I was excited to attend and hear… 

Jul 21, 2017

Charlotte’s Favorite Rural Convening

We deemed the event “Charlotte’s favorite rural convening.” Of course, I don’t know if that’s true, but when close to one hundred rural faith and state-wide non-profit leaders descended on…