Wednesday, September 19, 2007
You asked for it, you got it...the video!
The video now playing on the front page of our website highlights the trends and challenges facing the state of North Carolina as presented in the Scholars Trends and Issues Briefs. Please take a moment to watch the video and share with us your thoughts on any piece that you find interesting.
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It is hard to gain a complete grasp on all of the statistics presented in the video. They all jump out to you very clearly but it is hard to determine what statistic needs the most attention. It would also be interesting to compare our state and university/high school systems with another state's.
The statistics about the rate of jobs increasing in medical field and the statistic about decreasing in middle class/manufacturing work pertained the most to me so that is what stuck out the most. It is incredible how many more jobs are needed for the medical field. Makes you wonder why that really is, if people are just not as healthy anymore, or if it is just the population increase. The amount of teachers needed; I believe it was 34,000 more in the near future, is also an incredible amount.
It is also interesting the competition for jobs with degrees. Seems like like the jobs you would try to avoid by getting a degree require one now. It is all very interesting and puzzling on why it became that way and what can be done to fix it.
I believe it makes sense to build on the strengths that the University already has - then take these elements from strong to powerhouse! A good example of this is the NC Arboretum which is part of the UNC system.It offers so much more than plants - Biotech research, climate studies, alternative crop development, significant environmental education for K-12, and critical support for everyone employeed in the nursery and landscape industry. Sadly, the Arboretum is so underfunded that they cannot hire enough staff to weed the display gardens. The research and programs represent tremendous opportunity for economic development but cannot expand without support. North Carolina has been a leader in horticultural research until recently. With the untimely passing of Dr. JC Raulston, the fantastic strides in horticultural research began to dwindle. The best and brightest students were coming to the UNC system to study - and the state has benefited greatly. Now they go elsewhere. The NC Arboretum could be a powerhouse, promoting inter-institutional collaboration and serving as an economic engine founded on the results of environment based research. The UNC system and the state are dropping the ball on a huge opportunity.
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