2008 Global Education Leaders' Program

June 15-20

UNC at Chapel Hill

Co-Sponsors
(click each sponsor to visit their website)
African Studies Center
Asian/Pacific Studies Institute
Carolina Asia Center
Center for European Studies
Center for Global Initiatives
Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
CIBER at UNC School of Business
Consortium in Latin American Studies
NC Center for South Asia Studies
Triangle Institute for Security Studies
Visiting International Faculty Program

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TIME
SESSION TITLE
LOCATION
Sunday
June 15

 

  
3:30-4:30
 Check-in for registration and program packet Breakfast room of the Holiday Inn Express (6119 Farrington Rd, Chapel Hill NC 27517)
5:00-7:00
 Opening Reception Home of Robert and
Jean Phay

 

TIME
SESSION TITLE

LOCATION

Monday
June 16
Day 1: Globalization
Center for
School Leadership Development
8:00
 Welcome and Introductions
Robert Phay, World View; PDF of Presentation
Room 111
9:00

The Challenge of a Global World and the Need to Understand It
Clark Plexico, International Strategies, Inc.

 Room 111
10:15
 Break  
10:30
 The Cultural Dimensions of Globalization
Vincent Melomo, Department of Anthropology, Peace College; PDF of Presentation 		Room 111
11:45
 Introduction to Socratic Seminars
Robert Phay, World View 		Room 111
12:00
 Lunch Friday Center
1:00

Global Issues Seminar:
"Its a Flat World After All", T. Friedman
Neil Bolick, World View
Vincent Melomo, Peace College
Patricia Weiss, The Paideia Group, Inc.

 Rooms 111, 119, 127
2:15
 Technology: Driving Force Behind the Flat World
Debashis Aikat, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UNC at Chapel Hill		 Room 111
3:30
 Break  
3:45
 Video: Searching for the Roots of 9/11 Room 111
4:45
 Introduction of Global Education Action Plans
Grades K-5: Julie Kinnaird, World View (moderator)
Grades 6-8 and 9-12: Regina Higgins, World View (moderator)
Community College: Neil Bolick, World View (moderator) 		Rooms 111, 119, 127
5:15
 Adjourn Room 111

 

TIME
SESSION TITLE
LOCATION
Tuesday
June 17
Day 2: Geopolitics in an Age of Global Terrorism
Center for
School Leadership Development
8:00
 Communications Revolution
Cori Dauber, Department of Communication Studies, UNC at Chapel Hill		 Room 111
9:30
 International Terrorism: Background and Future
David Schanzer, Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, Duke University 		Room 111
10:30
Meet and Greet with National Resource Centers and International Organization Representatives (with coffee)
Sponsored by the Visiting International Faculty Program
African Studies Center
Carolina Asia Center
Carolina Center for Educational Excellence
Center for European Studies/ EU Center for Excellence
Center for International Business Education and Research
Center for International Understanding/NC in the World
Center for Global Initiatives
Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations
NC Center for South Asia Studies
Triangle Institute for Security Studies
Visiting International Faculty Program
 CSLD Dining Room
11:45
 Lunch The Friday Center
12:45
 Global Issues Seminar:
Three Cups of Tea , G. Mortenson & D.O. Relin
Meredith Henderson, Center for International Understanding
Lynn Knauff, School of Public Health, UNC at Chapel Hill
Brock Ridge, Board of Education, Onslow County Schools 		Rooms 111, 119, 127
2:00
 Israel and Palestine
Gerhard Weinberg, Professor of History Emeritus 		Room 111
3:30
 Break  
3:45
 Globalization: An Economic Perspective
Peter Brews, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC at Chapel Hill 		Room 111
5:15
 Adjourn  

 

TIME
SESSION TITLE
LOCATION
Wednesday
June 18
Day 3: United States' Place in the World
Center for
School Leadership Development
8:00
 The Challenges and Responsibilities for the Single Superpower
Peter Feaver, Department of Political Science and Public Policy and Triangle Institute
for Security Studies, Duke University 		Room 111
9:15
 U.S. and the New Europe and Russia
Jonathan Weiler, Curriculum in International and Area Studies, UNC at Chapel Hill		 Room 111
10:30
 Break  
10:45
 U.S. and Latin America
Louis Pérez, Department of History and Institute for the Study of the Americas,
UNC at Chapel Hill 		Room 111
11:55
 Election of Class Co-Presidents Room 111
12:00
 Lunch The Friday Center
1:00
 Global Issues Seminar:
"What America Must Do", Foreign Policy Jan/Feb 2008 Series
Eve Duffy, Program in the Humanities and Human Values
Millie Ravenel, Center for International Understanding
Wayne Pond, Program in the Humanities and Human Values 		Rooms 111, 119, 127
2:00
 India's Global Economy
Pranab Majumder, Fuqua School of Business
Duke University 		Room 111
3:00
 Break  
3:15
 Africa in the World
Sarah Lischer, Department of Political Science, Wake Forest University 		Room 111
4:15
 U.S. and East Asia
J. Oliver Williams, Department of Political Science, NC State University 		Room 111
5:15
 Adjourn  

 

TIME
SESSION TITLE
LOCATION
Thursday
June 19
Day 4: Population Dynamics, Immigration, and the Environment
Center for School Leadership Development
8:00
 Global Immigration and the New Latino South
Axel Lluch, Latino/Hispanic Affairs, Office of the Governor; PDF of Presentation 		Room 111
9:15
 Population Dynamics and Global Health Issues
Melinda Meade, Department of Geography, UNC at Chapel Hill 		Room 111
10:30
 Break  
10:45
 Critical Global Environmental Issues
Frederic Pfaender, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
UNC at Chapel Hill 		Room 111
12:00
 Lunch and Discussion of Major Challenges Facing Schools and Colleges Room 111
1:00
 Global Issues and Seminar:
"2 Million Minutes" documentary film and Chapters 7 and 8 of The World is Flat, viewing of film and discussion
David Ansbacher, Wake County Public Schools
Carina Brossy, World View
Daryll Powell, Education Consultant		 Rooms 111, 119, 127
2:45
 Break  
3:00
 Creating a Global Student: A Student's Perspective
Student Panel:
Ellee Craig, Exploris Middle School
Afsaneh Karami, Vance-Granville Community College
Tom Kennedy, Glenwood Elementary
Gladys Ulloa, School of Global Studies and Economics, Olympic High School
Carina Brossy, World View (moderator) 		Room 111
4:30
 Group Discussion of the Major Challenges Facing Schools and Colleges and Possible Solutions -
Grades K-5: Julie Kinnaird (moderator)
Grades 6-8 and 9-12: Regina Higgins (moderator)
Community College: Neil Bolick (moderator) 		Room 111
5:00
 Adjourn  

 

TITLE
SESSION TITLE
LOCATION
Friday
June 20
Day 5: Bringing It All Together
Center for School Leadership and Development
8:00
 Globalization and the South
Panel:
James Peacock, Department of Anthropology, UNC at Chapel Hill
Jim Clinton, Southern Growth Policies Board
Harry Watson, Center for the Study of the American South, UNC at Chapel Hill
 Room 111
9:30
 Final Session on Action Plans
Presentations by participants
Grades K-5: Regina Higgins (moderator)
Grades 6-8 and 9-12: Robert Phay (moderator)
Community College: Neil Bolick 		Rooms 111, 119, 127
11:15
 Group Photograph Front Foyer

11:30

 

Final Luncheon
James Peacock, presiding
Chair, World View Advisory Board
Department of Anthropology, UNC at Chapel Hill

Making the Case for Global Education
J.B. Buxton, North Carolina Deputy State Superintendent

Remarks by Class Co-Presidents
Brett Haight
School of Global Studies and Economics, Olympic High School

Sharon Morrissey
Richmond Community College

The Future of Global Learning in North Carolina Schools and Colleges
Robert Phay, World View, UNC at Chapel Hill

Presentation of Certificates
Bernadette Gray-Little, Office of the Provost, UNC at Chapel Hill

 The Magnolia Lounge
(The Friday Center)
1:30
 Final Adjournment