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August Newsletter
Note from the Director
As we gear up for the Institute for Emerging Issue’s (IEI) exciting program of work on growth and infrastructure, we are incredibly fortunate also to be tasked with considering the growth and infrastructure needs of IEI itself.
During this year’s legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly awarded remaining funds to North Carolina State University for IEI’s new home at the James B. Hunt, Jr. Library. The Hunt Library will house library collections for the Colleges of Engineering and Textiles and several of NC State’s engagement organizations, including IEI.
Update On Programs
Energy
Regional forums are a critical element of any IEI program of work--and energy is no exception. This fall IEI is partnering with NC Cooperative Extension and the state’s seven economic development regional partnerships to carry the excitement and exchange of ideas from this year’s Emerging Issues Forum to citizens across the state.
Online Conversations - Emerging Issues Debate
In response to Nancy Dunn's thoughts on the state’s current transportation challenges and opportunities in our June newsletter, we have thoughts and opinions from Greg Flynn, an architect representing WakeUP Wake County on the Special Transit Advisory Commission, which is developing recommendations for a regional transit plan for the Triangle.
GlaxoSmithKline Faculty Fellows
Read Faculty Fellow opinion pieces published in newspapers across the state on gas prices, distance learning, wind energy and development in North Carolina's mountains.
Did You Know?
As part of IEI's program of work on energy, we were asked to contribute to Popular Government's special issue of focused exclusively on energy and the environment in North Carolina.