News & Events
Advance Care Planning Workshop at N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
October 3, 2011
UNC Asheville’s North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement will hold an advance care planning workshop featuring area experts in the medical, legal and ethical issues presented by end-of-life health care decisions. The workshop, from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville Career and Graduate School Fair Set for October 18
October 3, 2011
The Career and Graduate School Fair offers a chance to meet local employers and representatives of graduate schools in the region. The fair, sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Career Center, takes place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 in the Sherrill Center. The fair is free and open to all degree-seeking college students and college graduates.
UNC Asheville to Host High School Media Career Workshop
September 30, 2011
Future journalists from area high schools can hone their skills and meet media experts at UNC Asheville’s Media Career Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 13. Registration is now open for students and teachers from across Western North Carolina. The cost is $10 per person, which includes lunch.
Panel at UNC Asheville: Media Ethics in the Social Media Age
September 30, 2011
UNC Asheville’s Mass Communication Department will host “Social Media on Ice” a panel discussion on media ethics featuring area media professionals, from 12:30-1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union, Alumni Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Healthy Living Day Set for October 1 at N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
September 28, 2011
The North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement presents Healthy Living Day, with a full schedule of wellness activities and classes October 1 at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center. Healthy Living Day is free and open to the public, from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Healthy Living Day is part of Active Aging Week in Buncombe County.
Next UNC Asheville Open House Set for October 15
September 28, 2011
UNC Asheville's Admissions Office will host an open house for high school and transfer students and their families from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Saturday, October 15, on campus. Those attending will have the opportunity to meet faculty and staff from all academic areas, and representatives of a wide range of campus organizations. The open house also includes student-led campus tours and sessions for parents and students on admissions, academics, extracurricular programs, scholarships and other financial aid.
Effective Teaching Classes Offered on Saturdays at UNC Asheville
September 28, 2011
Effective Teacher Training classes are being offered on four consecutive Saturdays, Oct. 22- Nov. 12, by the Asheville Graduate Center at UNC Asheville. Effective Teacher Training is required for substitute teaching in the Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools, and this course also qualifies for three continuing education credits for already certified teachers.
WNC High School Students to Explore Health Careers at MAHEC Conference on October 11
September 26, 2011
Some 500 high school students from across Western North Carolina will explore an array of career opportunities in the fields of health care, health education and more at the 12th annual Health Careers Education Awareness Conference, "Navigating Your Journey to a Health Career," at UNC Asheville's Wilma Sherrill Center on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.
Writers at Home Fall Series Begins Sunday
September 14, 2011
Poet Susan Lefler and nonfiction writer Jennifer McGaha will kick off the Writers at Home fall series with a reading at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The Writers at Home series, sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program, is free and open to the public.
Patch Adams, Sports and Health Expos to Conclude Well-a-Bration at UNC Asheville
September 14, 2011
UNC Asheville’s Well-a-Bration week of health and wellness activities will conclude with a talk by Dr. Patch Adams and two expos in the new Sherrill Center.
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