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UNC Asheville Alumni E-Newsletter September 2008 www.unca.edu/alumni If you cannot read this e-mail please go to the following address: http://www.unca.edu/alumni/enewsletter/ September Highlights: Feature Stories +UNC Asheville Named a National Innovator +UNC Asheville Earns Top Spot in Fiske Guide University News +Faculty Member Exhibits Work at Mint Museum +UNC Asheville Faculty Promoted Alumni Info +Alumnus Nominated for Bluegrass Awards +Alumnus Named News Anchor Athletics +Fall Sports Kick Off +Men’s B-Ball to Play Duke +Athletics Auction Coming Soon Events +Aboriginal Storytellers +Chinese Contemporary Design Exhibition +Great Smokies Writing Program Offers Fall Workshops Have you moved, gotten married, had a baby, taken a new job, or finished another degree? Please keep the Alumni Office up to date. Simply go to the Alumni Update Form. We want to hear how you are doing.			Alumni Quick Links News & Events Class Notes Weekly Public Events University Calendar Service to UNC Asheville Be a Volunteer Quotable Quotes Alumni Services Career Center Transcripts Alumni Merchandise Bulldog Shop Subscriptions E-Newsletter Events Calendar E-mail News Hounds Address Changes Update Address
Features UNC Asheville Named a National Innovator by U.S. News & World Report; "Road Trip" Feature Story Highlights Faculty, Undergraduate Research: U.S. News & World Report has awarded high marks to UNC Asheville for its innovations, undergraduate research, and affordability in the new edition of America's Best Colleges. UNC Asheville also had the honor of being one of just 24 colleges in the nation to be profiled in the guide's "Road Trips" section. » MORE UNC Asheville Earns Top Spot in Fiske Guide to Colleges; University Named Best Buy for 15 Consecutive Years: UNC Asheville continues to stand with some of the nation's finest colleges in popular college rankings. The annual Fiske Guide to Colleges released its 2009 list of Best Buys of American and Canadian colleges earlier this summer. It is the 15th consecutive year that UNC Asheville has been named a Best Buy. » MORE University News UNC Asheville's Brent Skidmore Exhibits Work at Mint Museum; Artist Featured Among "Rising Stars of Contemporary Craft in North Carolina:" UNC Asheville Craft Campus Director and noted artist Brent Skidmore was recently selected to exhibit new works at the Mint Museum of Craft & Design in Charlotte. The exhibition, "Possibilities: Rising Stars of Contemporary Craft in North Carolina," features work by six craft artists chosen for the quality and complexity of their work. The exhibition is on view through November 30. » MORE UNC Asheville Faculty Promoted, New Chairs Named: Several UNC Asheville faculty members recently received promotions. Promoted to full professor were Gwen Ashburn, literature and language; Robert Dunning, art; Claudel McKenzie, management and accountancy; and Dave Peifer, mathematics. Promoted to associate professor were Joseph Berryhill, psychology; Nancy Ruppert, education; and Lorraine Walsh, multimedia arts and sciences. » MORE For more University news and information, go to www.unca.edu/news. Alumni News Mike Guggino (Class of 2001) and the Steep Canyon Rangers have been nominated for two International Bluegrass Music Awards: Album of the Year (”Lovin’ Pretty Women”) and Gospel Performance of the Year (”Be Still Moses”). » MORE Paul Folger (Class of 1992) recently joined Oklahoma City television station KOCO-5 as a news anchor. Previously, Folger worked as a weekday morning and news anchor for WTEV in Jacksonville, Fla. » MORE To see more Class Notes or to submit your own go to the Class Notes Website Athletics News Fall Sports Kick Off Busy Seasons: Volleyball, Women’s’ Soccer, Men’s Soccer. Men's Basketball to Face Duke for First Time: A first-time meeting with Duke, road games at North Carolina, Ohio State and Tennessee, plus 14 home games highlights the 2008-09 UNC Asheville men’s basketball season. » MORE Champions in Athletics, Leaders in Life - Join the Bulldog Athletics Club: » MORE Make Plans for the 2008 Fall Scholarship Auction (October 10, 6 p.m.): » MORE For scores, schedules and rosters for all of the teams check out www.uncabulldogs.com. Career Center News Schedule of Upcoming Workshops for Alumni & Students Graduate School Planning September 10, Highsmith Union 104 – 4:30-5:30 p.m. September 16, Highsmith Union 104 - 12:30-1:30 p.m. Graduate School Essay Writing Tips September 11, Highsmith Union 221 – 12:30-1:30 p.m. September 17, Highsmith Union 104 – 4:30-5:30 p.m. Resume and Cover Letter Writing & Marketing your Transferable Skills September 25, Highsmith Union 221 – 12:30–1:30 p.m. Connecting the Liberal Arts to Career Choices Career Interest Panel – Entrepreneurial Careers October 2, Highsmith Union 222 – 224 Mountain Suites 4–6 p.m. UNC Asheville graduates have lifetime access to the Career Center’s Services. For more information, go to www.unca.edu/career. Annual Giving Program News Alumni Campaign Kicking Off: In the coming weeks, we will be calling you asking for your support of UNC Asheville. Alumni support is important because it fills in the gaps between tuition and state support, collectively accounting for approximately 19 percent of the University's operating budget. Gifts to the Chancellor's Excellence Fund provide vital resources for the University's greatest needs. Please consider making a contribution when you hear from us, or put your gift to work today by giving online at www.unca.edu/onlinegiving. Questions? Contact annualgiving@unca.edu. University Events UNC Asheville Hosts Aboriginal Storytellers on September 19: UNC Asheville's Distinguished Speaker Series will present "The Land of the Lightning Brothers," an evening of authentic Aboriginal storytelling, rock art, native percussion and didjeridoo music at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19. The program will feature Aboriginal Tribal Elder Yidumdama Bill Harney, of the Wardaman tribe, with storyteller, musician and honorary tribal member Paul "Walking Stick" Taylor. » MORE UNC Asheville Hosts Chinese Contemporary Design Exhibition: "Designed in China: Contemporary Design from Shenzhen University," featuring more than 70 pieces by some 100 Shenzhen University students, will be on view September 16-October 28 at UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery. The exhibit will highlight recent works, which fuse contemporary design, influences of Chinese culture and current science and technology. An opening reception and gallery talk will be held 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in the gallery. » MORE UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program Offers Fall Workshops: Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with the Great Smokies Writing Program's fall workshop series of eight courses in poetry and prose. The classes, held at varying locations in Asheville, are open to writers of varying levels. Students will earn UNC Asheville credit hours in Literature and Language. » MORE
Campus Calendar (A Sampling of Events on the UNC Asheville Campus) Sports Schedules September 10 – University Faculty Concert, 12:45 p.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, free. Call 828/251-6432 for more information. September 13 – Judi Lampert and Friends in Concert, 4 p.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, $5 (students free with ID). Call 828/251-6432 for more information. September 15 – World Affairs Council of WNC 20th Anniversary Celebration and Lecture: "Acts of Conscience," Marc Garlasco of Human Rights Watch, 7:30 p.m., Owen Conference Center, $8. September 16 – Art exhibition opening reception: "Designed in China: Contemporary Design from Shenzhen University," 4 p.m., Highsmith University Union Gallery, free. Call 828/251-6991 for more information. September 18 – Conversations of Meaning with Craftspeople: Tasmanian sculptor/furniture maker Patrick Hall, 12:15 p.m. Owen Hall room 237 and 7 p.m. Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall, free. Call 828/250-2392 for more information. September 19-21 – Family Weekend. Call 828/232-2417 for more information. September 19 – North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement's TGIF Lecture Series: "Yiddish Humor," Rubin Feldstein, 11:45 a.m., Reuter Center, free. Call 828/251-6140 for more information. September 19 – Symphony Talk: "Russian Spectacular," Conductor Daniel Meyer of the Asheville Symphony, 3 p.m., Reuter Center, free. Call 828/251-6140 for more information. September 19 – UNC Asheville Distinguished Speaker Series presents "The Land of the Lightning Brothers," Aboriginal Tribal Elder Bill Harney and Honorary Tribal Member Paul Taylor, 8 p.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, $10. Call 828/232-5000 for tickets and information. September 21 – Writers at Home: Readings by local authors Geneve Bacon, Toby Heaton and Heather Newton, 3 p.m., Malaoprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville, free. Call 828/232-5122 for more information. September 23 – N.C. Center for Creative Retirement's Health Education Series: "Emotions and the Brain," Dr. Ed Hamlin of the Pisgah Institute and Center for Advancement of Human Potential, 11:45 a.m., Reuter Center, free. Call 828/251-6140 for more information. September 24 – "The First Lost Colony: Recent Excavations at the Berry Site," Dr. David Moore of Warren Wilson College, 7:30 p.m., Whitman Room, Ramsey Library, free. Call 828/251-6290 for more information. September 26 – North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement's TGIF Lecture Series: "Truth in Fiction," author Bahia Abrams, 11:45 a.m., Reuter Center, free. Call 828/251-6140 for more information. The UNC Asheville Alumni E-Newsletter is sent to you monthly by the UNC Asheville Alumni Office. Please send any comments or suggestions to alumni@unca.edu. To change your E-Newsletter subscription, click here.