November 23, 2009
For Immediate Release

RCCC Faculty Members
Attend UNC-CH Symposium

                 SALISBURY, N.C. — Four Rowan-Cabarrus Community College faculty members recently attended a global education symposium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

                  RCCC faculty members Garland Fulp, Frank Higginbotham, LaNita Kirby and Nancy Whittaker attended the 12th Annual World View Symposium on "21st Century Skills for the Global Economy." The conference was sponsored by the North Carolina State Board of Education, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, the Center for International Understanding, and the UNC-CH Schools of Education and Business.                 

                  Fulp, Higginbotham, Kirby and Whittaker were among 500 educators and administrators who participated in the day-and-a-half program, aimed at providing a greater understanding of global education and its relevance for the classroom.

                  World View is a UNC-CH public service program to help educators better prepare their students for the interconnected world in which they live. For more information, see www.unc.edu/world.

               RCCC is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. RCCC is one of 58 colleges in the state-supported North Carolina Community College System.

                RCCC offers fully-accredited associate-degree programs in more than 40 areas of study, including arts and sciences, business, information technology, health and public services, and engineering technologies. RCCC also offers accredited diploma and certificate programs focused on career training, continuing education and basic skills education. RCCC provides a strong foundation and transferable credits for students moving on to four-year colleges and universities and helps adults get the additional training they need to start new careers.

               RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an overall enrollment of approximately 20,000 students. In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus being developed in Kannapolis. For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.