World View

Join us for a free webinar featuring a talk on Braiding Sweetgrass followed by a Live Q&A with author Robin Wall Kimmerer. Register today! go.unc.edu/Feb20RWK

Register today for a virtual talk by Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, followed by a live Q&A. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants explores the cultivation of a reciprocal relationship with the living world. go.unc.edu/Feb20RWK

Thank you everyone for attending today’s 2024 UNC World View Community College Symposium! #GlobalED #CommunityCollegeSymposium #NC #GlobalEducation

Tori Ekstrand, professor at the @UNCHussman, joined our last plenary session to discuss the impacts of AI in Europe versus the U.S., sharing her experiences from working at The Associated Press and expertise in media law.

Thank you to our panelists Ashley Leak Byrant, Lori Bryd and Nedra Dixon for bringing their expertise in the health sciences field through a global lens. The discussion featured examples of global health care, leadership and opportunities to apply knowledge abroad.

Director of the Student Teams Achieving Results program @kenanflagler Business School and bringing 25 years of experience to the plenary, Julia Kruse spoke with our educators on the topic of preparing students for the business industry on the global scale.

U.S. Ambassador (ret.) Barabara Stephenson (and Carolina’s vice provost for global affairs) conducted our first plenary session of the day. She shared her thoughts on America’s role in the global community with our educators. We appreciate her expertise and perspective!

We started our Community College Symposium with opening remarks made by our own Charlé LaMonica and North Carolina Community College Systems President @jeffcox68. We are looking forward to a great day! #GlobalED #CommunityCollegeSymposium #NC #GlobalEducation

something new from this event and cannot wait for more. Be on the lookout soon for more information about UNC World View’s upcoming events. #GlobalED #GlobalEducationSymposium #NC #GlobalEducation

Thank you to all of our amazing guests and speakers today! We had a fantastic day of learning and conversation about global education and innovation in the education field. We hope our classroom teachers, support personnel, and school and district administrators gained...

U.S. Department of State Sports Envoy and former NBA Player, Stephen Howard, joined our session to talk about his work and how sports diplomacy can improve our communities, locally and globally. #GlobalED #GlobalEducationSymposium #NC #GlobalEducation

Heather Singmaster opened up a conversation about career technical education programs in the secondary and postsecondary levels as well as how international cities can share their best practices for education. #GlobalED #GlobalEducationSymposium #NC #GlobalEducation

Goodwill Ambassador for the @Refugees, Mary Maker shared her personal experiences as a refugee and now a refugee education activist. She gave us a lot to think about! #GlobalED #GlobalEducationSymposium #NC #GlobalEducation

Director of Carolina Demography, Nathan Dollar, spoke about the changing demographics of NC and how that will impact classrooms. His understanding of our state institutions and how our population changes impact our state helps our educators better prepare students for the future.

Here is Charlé LaMonica with the superintendent of Wake County Public Schools, Robert Taylor. Thank you for joining us today! a. #GlobalED #GlobalEducationSymposium #NC #GlobalEducation

We started our K-12 Global Education Symposium with remarks made by our own Charlé LaMonica and UNC-Chapel Hill’s Vice Provost of Global Affairs Ambassador Barbara Stephenson. We are looking forward to a great day of learning! #GlobalEducationSymposium #NC #GlobalEducation

Here is our associate director Hazael Andrew with a Davidson-Davie instructor who globalized her course through UNC World View and attended today’s Global is Local program! #GlobalED #GlobalisLocal #NC #GlobalEducation

Our attendees had the opportunity to tour the EGGER Wood Products company site. We were able to connect our previous discussions with real world applications here! #GlobalED #GlobalisLocal #NC #GlobalEducation

Laura Yarbrough moderated a panel on student and industry perspectives on global skills. We are thankful to the panelists — both local industry representatives and Scholar of Global Distinction graduates from DDCC for participating. #GlobalED #GlobalisLocal #NC #GlobalEducation

Hazael Andrew and Sarah Wright appreciated hearing from Senior International Trade Specialist from the U.S. Commerce Service Stephanie Bethel, who shared her insight on the U.S. Department of Commerce and its role in the global economy. #GlobalED #GlobalisLocal #GlobalEducation