The IEI and ‘Technician’ partner to present ‘ManufacturingWorks@NCState’

Anita Brown-Graham, Director of Institute for Emerging Issues • March 13, 2013

February 11, 2013 – RALEIGH, NC – Anita R. Brown-Graham, director of the Institute for Emerging Issues, speaks at the opening session of the 2013 Emerging Issues Forum “Manufacturing Works” at the Raleigh Convention Center. The forum explored manufacturing evolution taking place in NC and examined the conditions necessary for a community to seize the opportunities inherent in new manufacturing.

This past February, N.C. State’s Institute for Emerging Issues hosted its 28th annual Emerging Issues Forum. IEI brought together 1,000 leaders in business, education, government and the community to focus on the future of manufacturing in North Carolina.

The Emerging Issues Forum is IEI’s signature event, and stands as a complement to community workshops, research partnerships and collaborative initiatives with various audiences across North Carolina. Through these local and regional programs, as well as the ongoing conversations on the Emerging Issues Commons’ platform, IEI continues to engage citizen-leaders on the topic of manufacturing.

From our offices in the new Hunt Library and through our programs, we experience the enthusiasm, creativity, perspective and intellectual curiosity of N.C. State students on a daily basis. These characteristics are vital to our efforts to strengthen the manufacturing sector in North Carolina, so we reached out to Technician and its partners in Student Media to help better engage students in the conversation about the future of manufacturing. To this end, on March 25, IEI and Technician will co-host a student-focused forum, ManufacturingWorks@NCState.

With the experience, opinions and expertise of students, alumni and professors from engineering, design, life sciences, textiles, the humanities, business and more, this afternoon program hosted in the Emerging Issues Commons at the Hunt Library aims to answer many questions students may have about manufacturing. Will the apparent changes in manufacturing continue? What will the social and economic impacts be? What jobs and career opportunities exist in this broad sector? And, perhaps most importantly, what are the resources available at N.C. State for students interested in pursuing a future in the dynamic field of manufacturing?

Join us for this engaging event. Manufacturing is not only a part of our legacy in North Carolina and at N.C. State; it is critical to our shared future.

ManufacturingWorks@NCState will take place:

When: Monday, March 25, 1-5 p.m.
Where: Hunt Library Institute for Emerging Issues Multi-Purpose Room (Second Floor)

Who will be there?

Business experts and leaders
Alumni in the manufacturing field from companies like IBM, Fujifilm Biotechnologies, GoPro and the North Carolina Technology Association

Why is it important?

North Carolina’s leading economic machine is the manufacturing industry.
Students will have the opportunity to interact with panelists and network with industry representatives.

Get Registered:

http://manufacturingworksncstate.eventbrite.com/