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| Size | 7.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 5000 items) |
| Abstract | The Center for International Understanding of the University of North Carolina (System) was founded in 1979 through the efforts of North Carolina Governor James B. Hunt and First Lady Carolyn Hunt. It was known initially as the North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU). After it became affiliated with the national non-profit organization Friendship Force International (FFI), it was known as the Friendship Force of North Carolina. That affiliation ended in 1988. Though headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., the center has been administratively a part of the University of North Carolina (System) since its inception. Its mission has been to educate North Carolina's business, policy, and education leaders about the world and to foster greater global engagement on the part of the state. Its programs have included numerous international exchanges and partnerships. Since 2002, much of the center's activity has focused on building cultural competency among the state's K-12 students. Records, 1980-2007 (bulk 1988-2003), consist of materials related to the administration and programs of the Center for International Understanding. Included are correspondence, annual reports, legal documents, budget requests, grant applications, strategic planning files, program files, training materials, and minutes of advisory groups. The Addition of October 2013 consists of records related to the center's Latino Initiative, 2002-2005, including records of immersion programs and workshops conducted by the Latino Initiative. Materials include grant files; correspondence; workshop agendas, notes, handouts, rosters, and evaluations; and immersion program informational materials, orientation materials, and itineraries. |
| Creator | Center for International Understanding (University of North Carolina (System)) |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Anna Kephart, October 2010
Encoded by: Anna Kephart, October 2010
Finding aid updated in October 2013 by Amanda Loeb because of addition.
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Subject Headings
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Historical Information
The Center for International Understanding of the University of North Carolina (System) was founded in 1979 through the efforts of North Carolina Governor James B. Hunt and First Lady Carolyn Hunt. It was known initially as the North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU). After it became affiliated with the national non-profit organization Friendship Force International (FFI), it was known as the Friendship Force of North Carolina. That affiliation ended in 1988. Though headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., the center has been administratively a part of the University of North Carolina (System) since its inception. Its mission has been to educate North Carolina's business, policy, and education leaders about the world and to foster greater global engagement on the part of the state. Its programs have included numerous international exchanges and partnerships. Since 2002, much of the center's activity has focused on building cultural competency among the state's K-12 students.
In 1988, after its break with Friendship Force International, the center joined the national non-profit organization Youth for Understanding (YFU), through YFU's adult exchange program Citizens for Understanding (CFU). This relationship ended in 1991 when YFU discontinued the CFU program. In 1993, the Center for International Understanding created Citizens for International Understanding, Incorporated (CIU, Inc.), a non-profit 501(c)(2) organization that allowed the center's affiliated regional chapters to organize tax-exempt exchange programs. Over time, the board of directors of CIU, Inc., assumed greater control over the center's exchange activities and guided the parent organization's direction and activities.
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Scope and Content
Records of the Center for International Understanding, 1980-2007, consist of materials related to the administration and programs of the center. Most of the records date from 1988-2003.
Included are annual and statistical reports; meeting minutes and other materials documenting the activities of the North Carolina Center for International Understanding Advisory Committee, 1988-1993, and the Citizens for International Understanding Inc. Board of Directors, 1993-2001; correspondence between the center and General Administration of the University of North Carolina (System) and between the center and the Office of the Governor; legal documents related to the center's national affiliations, its regional affiliates, and the incorporation of Citizens for International Understanding; the center's legislative budget requests, 2002-2003; grant applications and reports; speeches given by the center's staff; strategic planning documents and mission statements; and materials related to organizational branding, marketing, and publicity, including the development of the center's newsletter and other publications.
There are also materials documenting specific programs, especially the Global Educational Exchange Initiative (GEEI), which organized international exchanges for elementary, middle school, and high school teachers; and the International School Partnerships Through Technology (ISPT), which organized online partnerships between international schools. These materials include correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, notes, surveys, planning materials, publicity, and other items. Finally, there are materials related to the training of exchange leaders and to orientation workshops for exchange participants and hosts and general information on international travel, international engagement, and cultural differences.
The Addition of October 2013 consists of records related to the center's Latino Initiative, 2002-2005, including records of immersion programs and workshops conducted by the Latino Initiative. Materials include grant files; correspondence; workshop agendas, notes, handouts, rosters, and evaluations; and immersion program informational materials, orientation materials, and itineraries.
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Series 1. Administrative Records, General, 1980-2007.
Records include annual reports and statistics on exchange activities, as well as records of the North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU) Advisory Committee, 1998-1993, and the Citizens for International Understanding, Inc. (CIU, Inc.) Board of Directors, 1993-2001. Also included is correspondence between the NCCIU and the UNC General Administration, and between the NCCIU and the Office of the Governor. This series also contains legal materials related to the NCCIU's regional affiliates, the incorporation of CIU, Inc., the NCCIU's independence from FFI, copyright laws, and organizational health insurance, as well as records documenting the NCCIU's legislative budget requests from 2002 and 2003. The series includes materials related to organization-wide branding, marketing, and publicity strategies, including the development of the NCCIU newsletter, and other publications and brochures produced by the NCCIU. The records also contain transcripts of speeches given by staff members representing the NCCIU and materials related to strategic planning and mission statement development.
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Subseries 1.1. Annual Reports, 1989-1999.
Arrangement: Chronological.
Annual reports and statistics on exchange activities, created primarily to supplement grant applications and legislative funding requests.
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Yearly Reports and Statistics, 1989-1992 |
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Legislative Report, 1993-1994 |
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Annual Reports, 1995-1999 |
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Subseries 1.2. Board of Directors, 1988-2001.
Arrangement: Chronological.
Records document the activities of the North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU) Advisory Committee, 1998-1993, and the Citizens for International Understanding, Inc. (CIU, Inc.) Board of Directors, 1993-2001. The records largely consist of materials related to the committee and board meetings, including minutes, agendas, notes, annual reports, correspondence, statistics, handouts, and preparatory materials.
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NCCIU Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Meeting, 17 January 1988 |
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North Carolina Leadership Meeting, 20 February 1988 |
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NCCIU Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Meeting, 19 March 1988 |
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NCCIU Advisory Committee Meetings, 1988-1993 |
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CIU, Inc. Board of Directors Meetings, 1993-2001 |
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Subcommittee on Advisory Committee Structure |
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Subcommittee on Club and Exchange Relations |
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Subseries 1.3. Correspondence, 1991-2006.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name.
Records consist of correspondence between the North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU) and the UNC General Administration, and between the NCCIU and the Office of the Governor. The Office of the Governor correspondence primarily documents the close relationship between the NCCIU and Carolyn Hunt, wife of Governor James B. Hunt. The UNC General Administration correspondence consists of correspondence between the NCCIU and the UNC Board of Governors, as well as general correspondence between the NCCIU and the UNC General Administration.
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Office of the Governor: Governor James B. Hunt and Carolyn Hunt |
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Office of the Governor: Governor James G. Martin |
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University of North Carolina General Administration: Board of Governors |
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University of North Carolina General Administration: General |
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Subseries 1.4. Legal Materials, 1983-1999.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name.
Records include legal agreements between the North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU) and its regional affiliates (bylaws, contracts, and correspondence), as well as materials related to the incorporation of Citizens for International Understanding, Inc. (CIU, Inc.), materials related to the NCCIU's independence from Friendship Force International (FFI), correspondence between the NCCIU and the UNC General Administration concerning handout duplication and copyright laws, and materials relating to the NCCIU's discussions about the possibility of taking out an organizational health insurance policy.
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Affiliates |
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Handout Duplication/Copyright Laws |
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Incorporation |
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Independence |
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Insurance |
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Subseries 1.5. Legislature, 2002-2003.
Arrangement: Chronological.
Records include correspondence, notes, contact lists, and other materials documenting the North Carolina Center for International Understanding's 2002 and 2003 state funding request. The 2002 materials document the NCCIU's successful efforts to prevent the state legislature from withdrawing all of the organization's state-supported funding.
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2002 Budget Crisis Materials, May-July 2002 |
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2002 Budget Crisis Materials, August-September 2002 |
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2003 Budget Request: Contact Lists |
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2003 Budget Request: Correspondence and Notes |
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Subseries 1.6. Marketing and Publicity, 1980-2001.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name.
Records include notes, meeting minutes and agendas, and general information on organization-wide branding, marketing, and publicity strategies, as well as correspondence with marketing consultants.
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General |
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Multimedia Presentation: Correspondence |
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Multimedia Presentation: Final Presentation |
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Multimedia Presentation: Planning Notes and Resources |
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Subseries 1.7. Newsletter.
Materials related to the development of the North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU) newsletter.
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Newsletter |
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Subseries 1.8. Publications, 2001-2007.
Records consist of publications and brochures produced by the North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU).
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Publications |
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Subseries 1.9. Speeches, 1999.
Arrangement: Chronological.
Records consist of transcripts of speeches given by staff members representing the North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU).
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Twentieth Anniversary Speech, September 1999 |
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Southeastern Council on Foundations, November 1999 |
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National Immigration Forum, November 1999 |
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Dedication of Compiegne Park, Raleigh, 1999 |
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Subseries 1.10. Strategic Planning, 1995-2003.
Arrangement: Chronological.
Records include meeting minutes and agendas, notes, strategic plans, statistics, planning materials, and general information on strategic planning and mission statement development, as well as correspondence with strategic planning consultants, and information on other North Carolina international exchange organizations.
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Strategic Planning, 1995-2000, 2003, and undated |
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Series 2. Programming, 1988-2003.
Records document specific North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU) programs, including records involving the training of exchange leaders, orientation workshops for exchange participants and hosts, and general information on international travel, international engagement, and cultural differences. These records also include correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, notes, surveys, and planning materials related to the NCCIU's Global Educational Exchange Initiative (GEEI) program, which organized international exchanges for elementary, middle school, and high school teachers, as well as correspondence, advisory committee meeting agendas and minutes, annual reports, notes, newsletters, contact lists, and program development and planning materials related to the NCCIU's International School Partnerships Through Technology (ISPT) program, which organized online partnerships between international schools. The programming materials also contain marketing and publicity notes, correspondence, and materials for specific NCCIU programs, as well as records relating to organization-wide program development and activities that fall outside the scope of the NCCIU's main programs.
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Subseries 2.1. Cross-Cultural Training.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name.
Records include materials used for training exchange leaders, orientation workshops for exchange participants and hosts, and general information on international travel, international engagement, and cultural differences.
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Subseries 2.2. Global Educational Exchange Initiative, 1998-2003.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name.
Records include correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, notes, surveys, and planning materials related to the North Carolina Center for International Understanding's Global Educational Exchange Initiative (GEEI) program, which organized international exchanges for elementary, middle school, and high school teachers.
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Program Development: Correspondence |
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Program Development: General |
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Program Development: Meeting Notes |
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Research: Educator and Youth Exchange Survey, Planning Materials |
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Research: Educator and Youth Exchange Survey, Received Surveys |
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Research: Educator and Youth Exchange Survey, Results and Analysis |
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Subseries 2.3. International School Partnerships Through Technology, 1996-2000.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name.
Records include correspondence, advisory committee meeting agendas and minutes, annual reports, notes, newsletters, contact lists, and program development and planning materials related to the North Carolina Center for International Understanding's International School Partnerships Through Technology (ISPT) program, which organized online partnerships between international schools by taking advantage of the growing use of computers and the internet in the classroom.
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Advisory Committee: Correspondence |
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Advisory Committee: General |
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Advisory Committee: Meetings |
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Annual Reports |
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Correspondence |
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General |
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Newsletters: Contact Lists |
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Newsletters: Correspondence and Resources |
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Newsletters: Final Drafts |
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Program Development: Educational Technology Resources: General |
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Program Development: Educational Technology Resources: North Carolina Classes Online |
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Program Development: North Carolina-Moldova Partnership |
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Program Development: Partnership School Program Training and Resources |
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Strategic Planning |
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Video Conference, 10 February 1997 |
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Subseries 2.4. Marketing and Publicity, 1990-1999.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name.
Records include marketing and publicity notes, correspondence, and articles relating to specific North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU) programs.
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African-American Promotion |
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Learning from England: Publicity |
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Learning from Japan: Publicity |
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Japanese-American Leadership Program: Publicity and Press Releases |
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Japanese-American Leadership Program: Publicity Contact Lists |
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Subseries 2.5. Program Development, General, 1988-1998.
Records include materials relating to general, organization-wide program development.
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Program Development |
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Subseries 2.6. Special Projects, 1991-2002 and Undated.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name.
Records document activities that fell outside the scope of the North Carolina Center for International Understanding's main programs.
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Camp Rancoa, 1991 |
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Mexican-American Leadership Project |
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Netherlands Educational Policymakers Exchange, 2001 |
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Netherlands Educators Exchange, 2002 |
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North Carolina Partners for Democracy Foundation, 1990 |
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Special Olympics, 1999 |
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State of the World Seminar/Center for International Understanding Conference, 1995 |
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Yamaguchi, 2001 |
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Series 3. Grants (Approved), 1991-2000.
Arrangement: alphabetical by folder.
Records document successful grant applications, correspondence, and reports.
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Addition of October 2013 (Records transfer 20111222.1), 2002-2005.
Records of the Latino Initiative, established by the Center for International Understanding in 1998 to promote better understanding of immigration issues and more effective integration of Latinos into North Carolina communities. The Latino Initiative educates North Carolina state and local leaders through workshops and immersion programs. Participants have included politicians; business, health-care, and non-profit leaders; law enforcement officers; and public school teachers. In the immersion study program, teams of participants identify local challenges and issues concerning Latino populations in their communities. During a one-week trip to Mexico, they connect with Mexican colleagues in various roles, including education, law enforcement, and health care. Many visit schools, hospitals, community outreach organizations, and spend time with Mexican families. Upon return, leaders work together to create and implement individual community action plans to address issues affecting Latinos in their communities, particularly in health care and education. The Latino Initiative is funded through grants and private donations, and has been recognized with national and international awards.
Materials include grant files; correspondence; workshop agendas, notes, handouts, rosters, and evaluations; and immersion program informational materials, orientation materials, and itineraries.
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