{"id":19,"date":"2021-07-20T02:11:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T02:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/globalnew\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2023-02-13T16:52:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:52:56","slug":"connect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<blockquote class=\"has-reynolds-400-text-color wp-block-ncst-testimonial\">\n        <div class=\"testimonial-container\">\n          <p class=\"testimonial__content\">My study abroad experience has significantly impacted my professional development because it has grown my passion to work abroad with a multinational firm.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"testimonial__attribution-container has-image\">\n                          <figure class=\"testimonial__image-container\">\n                <img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1059\" src=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/09\/alex-singleton-IMG_8897-scaled-500x500-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/09\/alex-singleton-IMG_8897-scaled-500x500-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/09\/alex-singleton-IMG_8897-scaled-500x500-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/09\/alex-singleton-IMG_8897-scaled-500x500-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n              <\/figure>\n                        <div class=\"attribution-title-name-container\">\n               \n                <p class=\"attribution-name\">Alex Singleton<\/p>\n                             \n                <p class=\"attribution-title\">Shanghai, China: Operations &amp; Human Resource Management<\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-mini-story ncst-askew-media-text has-reynolds-400-background-color\"><div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\"><h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Student Story: Meet Ari Alexandrescu<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">During the fall semester, Ari attended the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Vienna, Austria to study economics. As a self-supported and non-traditional student, she wasn&#8217;t sure she would have the time or resources to engage in a study abroad experience. After speaking with peers and faculty who had traveled abroad, she was encouraged to take the opportunity.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/connect\/student-stories\/semester-stories\/ari-alexandrescu\/\" class=\"btn ncst-component__button-link is-style-secondary\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/connect\/student-stories\/semester-stories\/ari-alexandrescu\/\"><span class=\"ncst-component__button-container\"><span>Read Ari&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span>story&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/09\/ari-alexandrescu-vienna-1500x844-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/09\/ari-alexandrescu-vienna-1500x844-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/09\/ari-alexandrescu-vienna-1500x844-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/09\/ari-alexandrescu-vienna-1500x844-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/09\/ari-alexandrescu-vienna-1500x844-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/floating-box-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"backgroundColor\":\"reynolds_400\",\"boxPosition\":\"left\",\"ctaNum\":\"one\",\"imageID\":1057,\"imageURL\":\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/09\/CHINA.13.6112-1500x844-1.jpg\",\"imageAlt\":\"placeholder img\",\"pageIntro\":\"The Global Programs team is here to help you figure out where, when and how you will study abroad. 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