{"id":14184,"date":"2020-03-30T15:11:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T19:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news-new\/?p=14184"},"modified":"2020-06-03T13:27:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T17:27:57","slug":"global-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/2020\/03\/30\/global-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

In early March, as concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic continued to mount, NC State and Poole College of Management leadership had to make difficult choices regarding campus operations \u2013 and that included the temporary halt on spring and summer 2020 study abroad programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

To Robert Sandruck<\/a>, Poole College of Management director of global programs, the decision was the right one.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe safety of our students is at the heart of every decision we make as a college,\u201d Sandruck explains. \u201cWorking in partnership with the University Study Abroad Office, we knew we had to suspend our study abroad programs through the summer. With our students\u2019 safety in mind, NC State required us to recall students who were abroad this semester and cancel the nine faculty-led group programs that were scheduled in the summer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Students like sophomore business administration major Katherine Bublitz had mixed reactions to being requested to return to the United States. She had been studying in Vienna, Austria, for a little over a month before receiving the news.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was at first really upset when I heard that NC State was canceling all study abroad programs in Europe and bringing us all home,\u201d Bublitz says. \u201cBut the more I thought about it, I began to be grateful for the month I did get to have to experience all the amazing things about Vienna, and that I had such an amazing school like NC State to return to at the end of all of the craziness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the recent circumstances, the Global Programs team has been hard at work thinking through how to continue providing students with a global experience \u2013 even if it has to look different than it has in years past.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow do we move some of our international partnerships to online programming? How do we integrate a global context into faculty lectures? Those are the discussions we\u2019re working through,\u201d Sandruck says. \u201cBut while we\u2019re managing today\u2019s issues, we\u2019re also moving forward planning for the future. This is a short-term problem; global education isn\u2019t lost forever.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, Sandruck and his team are already hard at work planning study abroad programs for next academic year and summer 2021. And while the impact of COVID-19 has made profound changes in daily operations at the university and around the world, it also comes with opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re living through a case study that\u2019s unparalleled when it comes to understanding globalization \u2013 not just from a public health perspective, but also from an economic one,\u201d Sandruck says. \u201cOur world is intertwined. Globalization is here and the adaptability of our future business leaders is going to be critical. So here at Poole, we\u2019re focused on working with our students to develop the skills and knowledge that will serve their future employers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n\n\n

In early March, as concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic continued to mount, NC State and Poole College of Management leadership had to make difficult choices regarding campus operations \u2013 and that included the temporary halt on spring and summer 2020 study abroad programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

To Robert Sandruck<\/a>, Poole College of Management director of global programs, the decision was the right one.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe safety of our students is at the heart of every decision we make as a college,\u201d Sandruck explains. \u201cWorking in partnership with the University Study Abroad Office, we knew we had to suspend our study abroad programs through the summer. With our students\u2019 safety in mind, NC State required us to recall students who were abroad this semester and cancel the nine faculty-led group programs that were scheduled in the summer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Students like sophomore business administration major Katherine Bublitz had mixed reactions to being requested to return to the United States. She had been studying in Vienna, Austria, for a little over a month before receiving the news.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was at first really upset when I heard that NC State was canceling all study abroad programs in Europe and bringing us all home,\u201d Bublitz says. \u201cBut the more I thought about it, I began to be grateful for the month I did get to have to experience all the amazing things about Vienna, and that I had such an amazing school like NC State to return to at the end of all of the craziness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the recent circumstances, the Global Programs team has been hard at work thinking through how to continue providing students with a global experience \u2013 even if it has to look different than it has in years past.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow do we move some of our international partnerships to online programming? How do we integrate a global context into faculty lectures? Those are the discussions we\u2019re working through,\u201d Sandruck says. \u201cBut while we\u2019re managing today\u2019s issues, we\u2019re also moving forward planning for the future. This is a short-term problem; global education isn\u2019t lost forever.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, Sandruck and his team are already hard at work planning study abroad programs for next academic year and summer 2021. And while the impact of COVID-19 has made profound changes in daily operations at the university and around the world, it also comes with opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re living through a case study that\u2019s unparalleled when it comes to understanding globalization \u2013 not just from a public health perspective, but also from an economic one,\u201d Sandruck says. \u201cOur world is intertwined. Globalization is here and the adaptability of our future business leaders is going to be critical. So here at Poole, we\u2019re focused on working with our students to develop the skills and knowledge that will serve their future employers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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