News & Events
RENCI at UNC Asheville Hosts Open House on April 1
March 22, 2011
The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at UNC Asheville invites the public to attend a drop-in open house from 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, April 1, at the RENCI at UNC Asheville Engagement Site, located in the Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.
Local Business and Organizations to Participate in UNC Asheville Internship and Job Fair
March 22, 2011
Faced with a tough employment market, job and internship seekers have an opportunity to meet representatives of more than 40 employers at UNC Asheville's 2011 Internship and Job Fair. Community members and alumni are invited to join UNC Asheville students to learn more about part-time, seasonal and full-time jobs and internship opportunities. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union, Alumni Hall.
UNC Asheville Career Center to Hold Panel on Women and Writing Careers
March 15, 2011
In honor of women's history month, UNC Asheville's Career Center will offer a special panel, Women and Writing Careers, 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, in the Highsmith University Union Mountain Suites.
"Green" Arts Organizations Featured in New Brochure Funded by Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
March 14, 2011
UNC Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity & Design will unveil its new brochure Wednesday evening, highlighting the work of two WNC art organizations that are models of "green" and sustainable practices, Energy Xchange of Burnsville, and Jackson County Green Energy Park (JCGEP) in Dillsboro.
Panel Highlights WNC Craft Organizations Modeling Green and Sustainable Practices
March 3, 2011
Modeling "green" and sustainable approaches to craft while producing beautiful and meaningful works will be the focus of a moderated panel discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at UNC Asheville's Owen Hall, 3rd floor conference center.
UNC Asheville to Host 12th Annual Science Olympiad Tournament
March 2, 2011
Young scientists from 13 middle schools and nine high schools in Western North Carolina will test their talents in the 12th annual regional Science Olympiad Tournament at UNC Asheville Saturday, March 19. The competition will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at various locations across campus. Each team can field a group of 18 students in a host of science related events, ranging from forensics to food science.
Writers at Home Series Continues with Readings by UNC Asheville Scholarship Winners
March 1, 2011
UNC Asheville's undergraduate writing scholarship winners will present their works in poetry and prose in the next installment of UNC Asheville's Writers at Home series. Authors include Brian Hart, Jasper Moore and Caroline Wilson. The reading begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. It is free and open to the public.
"Intimacy and Contemplation" – New Exhibit of Fiber Art at UNC Asheville’s Blowers Gallery
February 28, 2011
UNC Asheville’s Blowers Gallery presents "Intimacy and Contemplation," a new exhibit of fiber art using unique approaches that invite the viewer to share the artists' quiet contemplative space. The exhibit, featuring works by Norma Bradley and Vicki Essig, opens March 7 and will remain on view through April 2.
Third Annual Asheville Jewish Film Festival Features Israeli Oscar Winner and James Franco as Poet Ginsberg
February 24, 2011
The Asheville Jewish Film Festival returns this year, touching "light" subjects like Jewish foods and Israeli sumo wrestlers, and probing even more weighty topics like protest movements in the West Bank, the lives of Jewish Civil War soldiers, the lessons of genocide survivors, and the obscenity trial of poet Allen Ginsberg. The festival is presented by the Center for Jewish Studies at UNC Asheville, in partnership with the Asheville Art Museum and the Fine Arts Theater. The films will be screened from March 26-April 1 at the Fine Arts Theater, 36 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville.
Wachovia Contributes $100,000 to UNC Asheville to Support Scholarships, Sherrill Center
February 24, 2011
Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company, has contributed $100,000 to UNC Asheville. The funding will support a $25,000 Wachovia-Wells Fargo Endowed Scholarship for Future Teachers and provides $75,000 in unrestricted support to the new Wilma M. Sherrill Center, which houses the N.C. Center for Health & Wellness and Kimmel Arena.
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