News & Events
17th Annual Organic Growers School for Gardeners and Farmers Set for March 6-7 at UNC Asheville
January 12, 2010
A weekend of workshops for beginning gardeners to advanced commercial growers, the 17th Annual Organic Growers School takes place Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7, at UNC Asheville.17th Annual Organic Growers School for Gardeners and Farmers Takes Place March 6-7 at UNC Asheville
January 12, 2010
A weekend of workshops for beginning gardeners to advanced commercial growers, the 17th Annual Organic Growers School takes place Saturday and Sunday, March-7, 2010, at UNC Asheville. The event, which is open to the public, provides practical, region-appropriate organic growing and permaculture workshops, homesteading and rural living classes such cooking and stonescaping, as well as a seed exchange, silent auction, and trade show. This year’s school offers 75 sessions each day with topics ranging from beginning gardening to commercial farming to urban homesteading. The schedule of workshops is designed with all levels of growers in mind: the professional farmer, the beginning commercial grower, and the home gardener. Also offered at this years school is our 6h annual Children’s Program for kids ages 7 to 12 and a hands-on, on-the-farm session on Sunday, March 7.
UNC Asheville Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Week with Community Service, Special Events
January 11, 2010
UNC Asheville will celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of special events January 18-21. Although classes will not be in session on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, student volunteers will turn their day off into “A Day On,” by contributing a four hours of service to community organizations on January 18. Other events include documentary screenings, a panel discussion and a keynote address by Robert Bullard, who is widely considered the father of environmental justice.
Urban Growth Model to Aid Planners, Guide Development
December 21, 2009
What might our landscape look like in the near future? More specifically, where has urban growth occurred in the last thirty years, and where is it likely to occur over the next twenty years? Researchers at UNC Asheville and UNC Charlotte, as part of an ongoing Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) project, are conducting analyses that answer these types of questions, and also developing tools to help policy makers and planners understand and manage rapid urban growth. . Using historical satellite imagery, development trends, population data and population projections, they’ve been able to design an Urban Growth Model that can generate visual representations of what our landscape may look like in the future.
RBC Bank Donates $5,000 to UNC Asheville's Math Literacy Summit
November 24, 2009
UNC Asheville's Math Literacy Summit has helped local K-12 teachers, parents and students build better math skills. Now the annual event is also receiving support from RBC Bank. The bank recently donated $5,000 to support the 2009 daylong event, which featured a keynote address by noted mathematician and University of Arizona professor William Velez followed by eight workshops.
Great Smokies Writing Program Launches Online Publication
November 20, 2009
UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program has launched a new online literary magazine, “The Great Smokies Review.” The magazine offers former and current students of the Great Smokies Writing Program an opportunity to share not only their creative work, but their writing experiences and expertise, as well.
RENCI at UNC Asheville and A-B Tech Celebrate GIS Day on Nov. 12; Joint Event to Highlight Community Benefits of Geographic Information Systems
October 28, 2009
RENCI at UNC Asheville and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech) announce the third annual celebration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day in Western North Carolina. The community drop-in event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the RENCI at UNC Asheville Community Engagement Site, located in the Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville to Host "Understanding Health Care Reform 2009" Forum
October 8, 2009
Questions about current health care reform will be addressed at the “Understanding Health Care Reform 2009” forum at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center. The intergenerational forum will provide information on health care legislation, the history of the current health care system and the effect of reform for citizens and health care providers. David Hurand, news director of WCQS-FM radio station, will moderate. The event is free and open to the public.
Violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain to Perform at UNC Asheville; "etudes4violin&electronix" Fuses Funk, Rock, Hip-Hop and Classical Music
October 5, 2009
Funk, rock, hip-hop and classical music might not seem like natural partners, but violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (known as DBR) has found a way to blend them into a compelling and distinctive form. This eclectic, high-energy style, which he calls "dred violin," will be the highlight of an upcoming performance at UNC Asheville. DBR will perform his original "etudes4violin&electronix" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. He will be joined on stage by Wynne Bennett on keyboards, computer and piano and Elan Vytal (aka DJ Scientific) on turntables and beat-boxing. It is DBR's first performance in Western North Carolina.
UNC Asheville Craft Campus Hosts "Meet the Maker" Lecture Series
September 23, 2009
UNC Asheville’s Craft Campus will launch its year-long lecture series, “Meet the Maker: Conversations of Meaning with Craftspeople,” this month. This fall series of events will focus on discussions with craftspeople in various media, including jewelry, blacksmithing, sculpture, glass making and painting. The series will also include screenings of the PBS series “Craft in America.”
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