Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts: Immediate and Long-term Responses is inaugural theme of Lunch, Learn and Engage series

Location: Zoom only, registration link below

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The Office of Outreach and Engagement and the Engagement Operations Council (EOC) invite the campus to join in a series of presentations and conversations to understand NC State’s near- and long-term roles in responding to Hurricane Helene. The purpose of these meetings is to bring together faculty, staff and students to learn about engagement efforts underway by our campus community. These interdisciplinary, informal sessions will allow for connection and information sharing on this important topic.

November 21, 2024 | noon-1 p.m.

  • Register for November 21: https://go.ncsu.edu/lunchlearnengage
  • View from the frontlines, immediate impacts and NC State’s response. Timothy Peeler, Communication Strategist, University Communications.
  • Social Science Perspectives – Mitigating Child Trauma following Natural Disasters. Dr. Lorraine Taylor, Executive Director for Extension & Engagement; Director, Center for Family and Community Engagement, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

January 23, 2025 | noon-1 p.m.

  • Perspectives from Engineering with Industry Expansion Solutions
  • Perspectives from Landscape Architecture, Community Design and Environmental Planning. Dr. Celen Pasalar, COD Extension Coordinator, Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning & Dr. Gavin Smith, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, College of Design.

February 20, 2025 | noon-1 p.m.

  • Curricular and co-curricular connections with EOC representatives TBD

March 20, 2025 | noon-1 p.m.

  • How can we work together? Interdisciplinary, intersectoral teams, projects and other forms of collaboration with EOC representatives TBD