Connecting in Crisis: COVID-19
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As we all continue to find unique ways to move our work forward during the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Institute for Emerging Issues acknowledges that health and well-being is the top priority.
We understand the concerns and uncertainty North Carolinians and people across the world may be experiencing right now and we want to do our part to help with the information gathering and sharing. This webpage will showcase some of the great work that is happening across our state and within our communities.
Each Thursday, Leslie Boney, Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues, hosts a series of virtual conversations discussing the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) and some of the ways our state is responding. As we begin to reopen the economy, we start a series called Jumpstarting NC. Each week we’ll be talking with those responsible for jumpstarting critical parts of North Carolina.
Special thank you to our current sponsor of the First in Future: Jumpstarting NC series
Tony McLean Brown
Director of Strategic Investments at Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG)
IEI National Advisory Board Member
NC State Class of 1983
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Jumpstarting Tourism: Bill Cecil (President and CEO of Biltmore Estate), Duarte Morais (Associate Professor of Equitable and Sustainable Tourism at NC State University), Wit Tuttell (Executive Director of Visit NC) and Jeff Eidson (Explore Elkin)
Watch Zoom Video or Listen via Podcast
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Digital Inclusion Information
As an extension of our work on the ReCONNECT to Technological Opportunity Emerging Issues Forum and in response to COVID-19, IEI is creating a digital inclusion resource hub. This resource hub will provide the latest digital inclusion news and will highlight resources, promising practices, policy, and community responses to the digital divide in the wake of COVID-19.
Helpful Resources
Community Stories
Federal and State Policy News
Governor Cooper Issues Executive Order No. 142
On May 30, 2020 Governor Cooper signed Executive Order 142, which establishes temporary prohibitions on evictions and utility shut-offs. What does this Order do? It...
Governor Cooper Issues Executive Order No. 141
Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 2 On May 20, 2020 Governor Cooper signed Executive Order 141, which moves North Carolina...
Governor Cooper Issues Executive Order No. 139
Regulatory Flexibility for Health and Human Services Needs On May 12, 2020 Governor Cooper signed Executive Order 139, which provides regulatory flexibility for health and...
NC State University Response