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Director’s Message | February 2025

Strategic Workforce Leadership Initiative

Group photo of the 2025 SWLI graduates

May 9, 2025

IEI Celebrates 2025 Strategic Workforce Leadership Initiative Graduates

IEI is excited to announce the graduation of the 2025 class of the Strategic Workforce Leadership Initiative (SWLI), a professional development program for leaders in workforce and economic development. 
Headshots of IEI Director Sarah Hall and Forbes Field Associates Principal Ron Painter; text reads “The Connector, Preparing North Carolina's Workforce Leaders, NC State University Institute for Emerging Issues.”

Mar 27, 2025

Preparing North Carolina’s Workforce Leaders

In this episode of The Connector, IEI Director Sarah Hall is joined by Forbes Field Associates Principal Ron Painter to talk about workforce development in North Carolina and the importance of bolstering today's workforce leaders while building the leaders of tomorrow. 
A headshot of IEI Director Sarah Hall; text reads “Director’s Message, February 2025, NC State University Institute for Emerging Issues.”.

Feb 28, 2025

Director’s Message | February 2025

In this month’s Director’s Message, IEI Director Sarah Hall expresses her appreciation for the support received during the rescheduling of the 2025 Emerging Issues Forum. She also highlights a few February milestones, including myFutureNC’s State of Educational Attainment update and the launch of the Strategic Workforce Leadership Initiative.