{"id":8976,"date":"2019-04-04T20:16:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T20:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/?p=8976"},"modified":"2019-04-05T12:59:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T12:59:25","slug":"global-scholars-attend-international-festival-at-ncsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2019\/04\/global-scholars-attend-international-festival-at-ncsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Scholars Attend International Festival at NCSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, March 29, 2019 the Nash Community College Global Scholars (GS) program hosted a trip to Raleigh, NC for the 3rd annual International Festival at North Carolina State University.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2994.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2994.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2994-150x133.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2994-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nStudent attendees Theresa A. Bohren, Shannon Fleming, Jenny L. Giron-Reyes, Samuel Lloyd, Maximiliano Ochoa, Phoebe E. Prezioso, Rosalba Raya, Sherronda Reynolds, Ashley Santillan, and Anias Sharp, along with Erika J. Simon and Katie Hoffer, Co-Directors of the GS Program, and Eva Williams, GS Faculty Advisor, participated in interactive table presentations and other student-led exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2972.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2972.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2972-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2972-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2972-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2972-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThe purpose of the Festival was to encourage interactions between individuals of all backgrounds, while upholding the values of diversity, inclusivity, and cultural appreciation. This event sought to promote cultural competency and expose students, faculty, and staff to new perspectives and traditions from different areas around the world.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2970-1-e1554408872624.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2970-1-e1554408872624.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2970-1-e1554408872624-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2970-1-e1554408872624-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><br \/>\nRequirements for earning the Global Scholars distinction at Nash CC include: completing 15 credit hours with a minimum of a C in globally-intensive courses, participating in 8 global activities and 30 hours of global experience through travel abroad and\/or domestic intercultural experience\/service, and sharing a capstone presentation related to the global-learning experience and participation in the GS Program.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Global Scholars program, email <a href=\"mailto:nccgps@nashcc.edu\">nccgps@nashcc.edu<\/a> or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/nashcc.edu\/globalscholars\">Program Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, March 29, 2019 the Nash Community College Global Scholars (GS) program hosted a trip to Raleigh, NC for the 3rd annual International Festival at North Carolina State University&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2019\/04\/global-scholars-attend-international-festival-at-ncsu\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8976"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8976"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8985,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8976\/revisions\/8985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}