Stories From 2019
Uniting Women in STEM Leadership
For Suzanne Jacobs, her typical workday includes heading into her office at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), where she manages a team of seven IT professionals for the company’s “Innovation Garage”, a team she says was created to create positive disruption in the IT space by solving healthcare problems through innovative technology. What’s not so typical, at least seemingly, is that all seven of the employees she manages are men.
Client Story: NetApp
Innovation leadership involves synthesizing different leadership styles in organizations to influence employees to produce creative ideas, products, services and solutions. Every organization has unique processes and cultures to support innovation, but often there are best practices that can be drawn […]
Cassidy Edwards Joins NC State Executive Education Team
Cassidy Edwards has joined the NC State Executive Education team as program coordinator. In this role, she is managing program logistics, from conception to completion and after, helping to assure a quality experience for participants and presenters alike.
Executive Education Director Speaks to NC State’s Data Analytics Opportunities for Organizations
NC State Executive Education’s Executive Director, Dan McGurrin, PhD, recently joined a panel of data analytics experts from local universities at the Triangle Area Analytics Group (TAAG) Data Analytics meeting to discuss NC State’s data science and data analytics capabilities and opportunities for professional organizations.
First Procurement Leadership Training Program a Great Success
The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) partnered with NC State Executive Education to hold its first ever Procurement Leadership Training program on May 13th – 15th, which provided high-potential procurement leaders with tools and strategies needed to make dramatic improvements to their organization’s procurement practices.
NC State University and Infosys Collaborate to Develop Future Data Science Workforce
NC State University today announced a three-year collaboration with Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology and next-generation services, to help prepare the workforce of the future in data science by advancing employee education and skills development. NC State expert faculty will […]
Adam Tompkins Joins Poole College Communications Team
Adam Tompkins joins Poole College communications team, serving NC State Executive Education, Supply Chain Resource Cooperative
Client Story: Cisco
What if it was your company’s top priority to change the way we work, live, play, and learn? Cisco takes these goals very seriously and is shaping the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for their customers, employees, […]