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Scholars Attend Global is Local Initiative

On Friday, April 12, members of the Nash Community College Global Scholars (GS) program traveled to Winterville, NC for the Worldview: Global is Local Initiative at Pitt Community College. Participants included students Emily Allen and Lorie Futrell, along with Erika J. Simon and Katie Hoffer, Co-Directors of the GS program.

Students Emily Allen and Lorie Futrell were honored by UNC Worldview as the only students involved in a special panel discussion with industry leaders about meeting the ever-expanding needs in eastern North Carolina’s global economy.

Global is Local at Pitt Community College included presentations from faculty at UNC Chapel Hill, on-site visits to global companies in eastern North Carolina, and a panel discussion featuring NCC students. Prompted by the queries of student attendees, panelists discussed changes in industry, skill sets and traits needed and required by current and future workers, and the role that community colleges play in meeting the needs of the modern workforce.

For more information on the Nash Community College Global Scholars program, email nccgps@nashcc.edu or visit the GS Program Website.