Bennett Belle Najar’ye Ivey Awarded NC Global Leadership Scholarship to Support Her Studies in Morocco

NC Global Leadership (formerly named Piedmont Triad Council of International Visitors) recently announced that Najar’ye Ivey is the winner of the Triad organization’s scholarship given to a local university student for study abroad. Ivey, who will graduate from Bennett this May, was awarded $1,000 to help support her study in Global Women’s Health and Culture in Rabat, Morocco. She was among four finalists nominated by area colleges and universities. A panel of experienced NC Global Leadership “citizen diplomats” selected Ivey for the organization’s fourth annual award.

Ivey, a Biology major who has also worked as a lab assistant in Environmental Science research, says, “It’s important to understand how the Moroccan environment affects women’s health and culture and vice versa.”

The Charlotte native will live with a host family while in Rabat for the two-week immersive experience. This is her first trip abroad.

The NC Global Leadership scholarship is modeled after the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship which enables American students of limited financial means to gain proficiency in diverse languages and cultures, skills that are critically important to their academic and career development.

In announcing Young’s award and thanking the organization’s Vice President and Scholarship Coordinator Sarah M.T. Munro, NC Global Leadership board chair, Richard Schmidt said, “This experience will directly impact Najar’ye’s understanding of other cultures as well as further our mission of supporting citizen-to-citizen diplomacy.”

Beth Robertson, Executive Director of NC Global Leadership expressed appreciation for the International Study Departments at NC A&T State University, UNC Greensboro, Guilford College, Greensboro College, Bennett College and High Point University, who were all invited to nominate finalists from their respective schools. She said, “The universities are great partners when we are hosting emerging leaders from other countries. Guests are impressed when we introduce them to the political, social, economic and cultural features of the Triad. It is a fitting way for us to collaborate with the universities to potentially enhance a program for their students.”

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