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Special Event: Bill of Rights on Display at University
North Carolina’s copy of the Bill of Rights is on view at Ramsey
Library on the UNC Asheville campus November 8-10; UNC Asheville
is the only stop in Western North Carolina and the only
university selected for the brief, historic tour.
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University News
The Cliffs Communities Inc. Gifts $1 Million to UNC Asheville to
Benefit the North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness:
The
University of North Carolina Asheville and The Cliffs
Communities announced that The Cliffs is gifting $1 million to
the University’s North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness.
The Center will be a hub for educating health and wellness
professionals, conducting interdisciplinary research, building
community and statewide partnerships, and incubating community
programs around critical health-and-wellness issues.
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UNC Asheville Honors Asheville Civic Leader Cary C. Owen;
Endowed Economics Professorship Funded by C.D. Spangler
Foundation: Cary C. Owen is known
throughout the state as a remarkable champion for public
education. Starting as a member of the Buncombe County Board of
Education and the first woman elected to the Buncombe County
Commissioners, she went on to lend her skills to the UNC
Asheville Board of Trustees, the State Board of Education, and
the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.
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Farmland Values
Project Explores Non-farm Values of Agricultural Land in
Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison Counties:
Many people move to Western North Carolina
seeking a sense of community and access to rural landscapes.
However, some newcomers realize that their arrival has
contributed to significant changes in the very kind of landscape
they desire. Local farmers, aware of these changes, believe that
community is being lost as farmland is converted to other uses.
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City of Asheville
Donates Urban Renewal Files to UNC Asheville; Documents Record
Dramatic Changes in Historic African American Neighborhoods: When
UNC Asheville junior Reed Fornoff started his internship at
Mountain Housing Opportunities, he was hoping for a job that
that would match his interest in urban planning. Little did he
know that his first task for the organization, a local nonprofit
which provides affordable housing to low-income residents, would
become an intriguing exploration into Asheville's past.
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For more University news and information, go to
www.unca.edu/news.
Alumni News
Alumna’s First Novel Draws National Praise:
Sarah Addison
Allen's new book, Garden
Spells, has been tapped as a Book Sense Book of the
Month as well as a Barnes & Noble featured title. An excerpt of
the book just ran the September issue of Readers Digest and
editions are already licensed in 10 countries.
Mountain Xpress Article,
Barnes and Noble Reader’s Guide
Noted
Scientist and Inventor Alumnus Dies: Mark
Lewis Naiman, a graduate of the class of 1941, passed away
August 1. Naiman, 85, achieved many notable accomplishments in
life, including serving on the Manhattan Project in New York and
inventing “sudden steam printing,” a process which eventually
became ink jet printing. He is survived by his wife, Adeline;
three sons Joris, Alaric and Kieron; and siblings Richard and
Elaine Taibi (’48).
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Mark Your
Calendar for Homecoming: Please make plans to
attend Homecoming 2008 which will be held February 21-23. More
information will be available in the December e-newsletter.
Athletics News
Bulldog Sports
Talk: Join Julie Torbett (Volleyball Coach)
and Steve Cornish (Men’s Soccer Coach) this month as they wind
up this year’s seasons and make plans for the upcoming
tournaments. November 6, noon, Wild Wing Café, 161 Biltmore Ave.
Bulldogs Live:
Keep up with Bulldog Basketball every Thursday
during basketball season by tuning into Bulldogs Live on WISE
Radio (1310-AM). Also, enjoy the show in person at Hannah
Flanagans, 27 Biltmore Ave. The first show airs at 6 p.m.,
Thursday, Nov. 8. Tune in and join the excitement of the start
of the basketball season!
Men’s Basketball
Season Starts: Join the Bulldogs as they take
on Furman University. November 9, 7 p.m., Justice Athletics
Center.
Tickets.
Schedule.
Men’s Basketball Site.
Women's Basketball
Season Starts: Join the Bulldogs as they take
on Montreat College. November 12, 7 p.m., Justice Athletics
Center.
Tickets.
Schedule.
Women’s Basketball Site.
For scores, schedules and rosters for all of the teams check out
www.uncabulldogs.com.
Career Center News
Third Annual Diversity in the Workplace - Finding a Common
Ground:
Career Panel Presentation, November 7, 4-6 p.m., Highsmith
University Union 222-224
Financial Planning
Series - Making your Money Work for You:
Budgeting, Savings, and Investing, November 13, 4-5 p.m.,
Highsmith Union 222-224
Professional Image
and Credibility in the Workplace - Dress, Success, and Marketing
Oneself: November 14, 5-6 p.m., Highsmith
Union 221
UNC Asheville alumni have lifetime access to the Career Center’s
Services. For more information, go to
www.unca.edu/career.
Annual Giving Program News
Fall Fundraising
Campaign Begins: Over the next few weeks you
will be contacted asking for support of UNC Asheville. Your
financial investment in the University helps your Alma Mater
continue to offer one of the nation’s leading liberal arts
educations. Although state support for higher education remains
strong in North Carolina, state dollars account for only 42
percent of the University’s budget and tuition only 19 percent.
The difference is made up through the through the generous
support and investment of alumni and friends. Please consider
making a contribution when you hear from us, or put your gift to
work today and
make your donation online.
University Events
North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement and UNC
Asheville's Health & Wellness Promotion Department Host Wellness
Fair for All Ages:
The North
Carolina Center for Creative Retirement and UNC Asheville's
Health & Wellness Promotions Department will host a wellness
fair for all ages from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in UNC
Asheville's Reuter Center. The "Live Well" fair is held in
conjunction with the Center's yearlong 20th anniversary
celebration. The event is free and open to the public.
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Alumna Performs
Short Stories: Celebrate the Heritage
of the Area with author Robert Morgan as he reads from his new
book, Boone. He
will be accompanied by storyteller Karen Eve Bayne (Class of
1980), who will be performing Morgan's short stories, and
musicians Gary Ballard & Friends. Nov. 9, 7:15 p.m., free, Grace
Lutheran Church, 1245 Sixth Avenue West, Hendersonville.
TheatreUNCA Stages
Premiere Production of "Thousand Kites" November 14-18; Project
Explores the Impact of Prisons in Rural Appalachia:
In prison slang, to "shoot a kite" means to send a
message. And the new stage production "Thousand Kites" does just
that. TheatreUNCA will be the first in the nation to stage a
full production of "Thousand Kites," an innovative recent work
by Appalshop and Roadside Theatre, which explores the issues
surrounding America's prison systems. "Thousand Kites" will
debut November 14-18 in UNC Asheville's Carol Belk Theatre.
Curtain is 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday with a 2 p.m.
Sunday matinee. All shows are open to the public.
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Campus Calendar
(A Sampling of Events on the UNC Asheville Campus)
Sports Schedules Link
November 6 – "WWII Soldiers and Liberators," 7 p.m., Anne Frank
exhibit at Biltmore Square Mall (near Belks), free. Sponsored by
the Center for Diversity Education and the American Legion in
conjunction with the traveling exhibit "Anne Frank: A History
for Today." Call 828/232-5024 for more information.
November 6 – Great Quotes Philosophy Lecture Series: "Religious
Diversity in the United States, Dr. Rodger Payne, " 7:30 p.m.,
UNC Asheville's Kellogg Center, 11 Broyles Rd., Hendersonville,
$5. Call 828/251-6272 for more information.
November 7 – Third Annual Diversity Careers Panel: Finding the
Common Ground, 4-6 p.m., Mountain Suites, Highsmith University
Union
November 8 – "Freedom of Speech in the Internet Age," student
and faculty panel discussion, 12:15 p.m., UNC Asheville's
Humanities Lecture Hall, free. Call 828/251-6526 for more
information.
November 8 –
"Freedom of Religion in the 21st Century," community panel
discussion, 7 p.m., UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall,
free. Call 828/251-6526 for more information.
November 9 – "Is the Bill of Rights Endangered?" expert panel
discussion, 11:45 a.m., UNC Asheville's Chestnut Ridge Room,
Reuter Center, free. Call 828/251-6526 for more information.
November 9 – "Recent Research on Hurricane Ivan," Dr. Matt
Eastin of UNC Charlotte, 4:30 p.m., UNC Asheville's Karpen Hall
room 011, free. Call 828/232-5159 for more information.
November 9 – Liberty and Freedom Festival: A Celebration of the
1700s, 5-7 p.m., UNC Asheville's Quad, free. Call 828/251-6526
for more information.
November 9 – "The Right to a Jury Trial and Due Process," North
Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Willis P. Wichard, 7
p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium, free. Call
828/251-6526 for more information.
November 10 – North Carolina copy of the Bill of Rights on
display, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., UNC Asheville's Ramsey
Library, free. Call 828/251-6526 for more information.
November 10 – Lead Safe Work Practices Workshop in Spanish, 9
a.m.-5 p.m., Henderson County Public Library Main Branch, 301 N.
Washington St., Hendersonville, $60. Call 828/251-6104 for more
information.
November 11 – UNC Asheville Chamber Symphony in concert, 4 p.m.,
UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium, $5 general admission. Call
828/251-6432 for more information.
November 12 – An Evening with Author Enid Shomer, 7:30 p.m., UNC
Asheville's Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall, free. Call 828/251-6411
for more information.
November 12 – "Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamian Cities,"
Dr. Lynn Rainville of Sweet Briar College, 7:30 p.m., Whitman
Room, Ramsey Library, free. Call 828/251-6290 for more
information.
November 12 – World Affairs Council Lecture Series: "East
Africa: Case Study of Kenya and Zimbabwe," Dr. Ngaya Mwaniki of
Western Carolina University, 7:30 p.m., UNC Asheville's Owen
Conference Center, $7. Call 828/251-6634 for more information.
November 13 – American Indian Heritage Month: Music and dance by
Cherokee performer Bo Taylor, 12:30 p.m., UNC Asheville's
Highsmith University Union Mountain Suites, free. Call
828/232-5110 for more information.
November 14-18 – TheatreUNCA stages the world premiere of
"Thousand Kites," 8 p.m. (2 p.m. on Nov 18), UNC Asheville's
Carol Belk Theatre, $10 adults, $8 senior citizens and $5
students. Call 828/232-2291 for tickets and information.
November 15 – N.C. Center for Creative Retirement and UNC
Asheville host "Live Well Fair," 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Reuter Center,
free. Call 828/232-5181 for more information.
November 16 – Symphony Talk with Conductor Daniel Meyer:
"American Impressions with the Music of John Adams, George
Gershwin and Antonin Dvorak," 3 p.m., UNC Asheville's Reuter
Center, Chestnut Ridge Room, free. Call 828/251-6140 for more
information.
November 16 – NEMAC's Chocolate Friday: GIS Day, 3-5 p.m.,
Asheville Chamber of Commerce Board Room, 36 Montford Ave., free
November 16 – Art exhibition opening reception: "Alive,"
portraits by UNC Asheville senior Rosella Streett, 6-8 p.m., UNC
Asheville's S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, first floor of Owen Hall,
free. Call 828/251-6559 for more information.
November 18 – UNC Asheville Concert Band in concert, 4 p.m., UNC
Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium, $5 general admission. Call
828/251-6432 for more information.
November 18 – Writers at Home Series: Readings by Patti Digh and
Neela Rao, 3 p.m., Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St.,
downtown Asheville, free. Call 828/232-5122 for more
information.
November 29 – UNC Asheville Percussion Ensemble in concert, 7:30
p.m., UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium, $5 general admission.
Call 828/251-6432 for more information.
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