TARBORO, N.
C., March 15 -- Edgecombe Community College issued the following press release:
Two global education experts from East Carolina University will be keynote speakers during the Global Education Spring Symposium at Edgecombe Community College on Thursday, March 24, and Friday, March 25.
Dr. Rosina Chia, associate vice chancellor for global academic initiatives, and Dr. Elmer Poe, associate vice chancellor for academic outreach, will give the keynote address at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, in Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus.
The lecture is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.
Dr. Chia and Dr. Poe pioneered the Global Understanding project at ECU, which unites ECU students with foreign students through inexpensive technology like DVC, Centra, Skype, and Wiki. Since 2004, this project has grown to include 28 institutions from 20 countries. Its innovative low-tech approach has led to several national awards.
Their lecture is part of the Global Education Spring Symposium, a two-day event at the college sponsored by the Diversity and Global Connections Committee to bring cultural awareness to the college and local community.
"We are covering all of our major areas of study, so we will have something of interest for everyone," says Carole Mehle, chair of the Diversity and Global Connections Committee and director of the symposium.
The two-day symposium will begin at 3:30 p.m. on March 24 with a viewing of the documentary "The Listening Project" and a panel discussion on issues in global education. These events will be held in the Cummins Conference Room (Room 152) in the Fleming Building.
The keynote address by Dr. Chia and Dr. Poe at 7 p.m. caps Thursday's activities.
On Friday, March 25, at 8 a.m., Bill Croft of Sandhills Community College will speak on his experiences with his institution's exchange program with Albania. He will present in Mobley Atrium in the Fleming Building.
Sandhills Community College's exchange program with the Technical University of Vlore in Albania began in 2004. Croft is a professor of respiratory therapy and chair of the health sciences department at Sandhills.
Additional sessions on globalization topics will follow from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. All sessions will be held in the Cummins Conference Room, Fleming 268, and Havens 423 on the Tarboro campus. Room assignments will be provided that day.
The sessions are open to the public, and tickets will be distributed at each session for door prizes that will be awarded during a luncheon to follow.
The schedule of sessions is:
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Concurrent sessions:
* Chris Kent, ECC developmental studies adjunct instructor, who will speak on his travels to Egypt
* Stephen Herring, ECC geography/religion instructor, how to use the Internet and social media in the classroom
* Carole Mehle, ECC English instructor, incorporating world travels into classroom experience
10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Concurrent sessions:
* Wes Hill, information technology studies chair at ECC, cybercrime
* Chris Bethel, ECC adjunct English instructor, her travels to Japan
* Tracie Deal, GED examiner at ECC, experiences as a world-class angler, and Carole Mehle, ECC English instructor, See The World: Visit an Aquarium
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Concurrent sessions:
* Ginny McLendon, dean of enrollment management at ECC, Bead for Life program
* Patrick Keough, director of distance learning at Carteret Community College, historical impact of distance education
* Student panel, military veterans who have served overseas
A luncheon at 12:30 p.m. in Mobley Atrium is the final event of the symposium. Dr. Kristi Snuggs, vice president of instruction at ECC, will provide remarks during the luncheon.
For more information on these events or the Global Education Spring Symposium, contact Carole Mehle at 823-5166, ext. 347, or mehlec@edgecombe.edu. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
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