News & Events
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.”
Asheville Hub Alliance Honors UNC Asheville's Susan Weatherford
September 17, 2009
The Asheville Hub Alliance recently recognized Susan Weatherford, UNC Asheville's NEMAC project director, for her service and leadership. Weatherford worked extensively on the technology cluster, one of the Hub's seven target areas for employment and development growth. She has overseen more than two dozen projects and the allocations of some $600,000.
UNC Asheville Kicks Off Writers at Home Series September 20; Local Authors Cathy Smith Bowers, Christine Hale to Read
September 9, 2009
UNC Asheville's 2009-2010 Writers at Home Series begins with readings by local authors Cathy Smith Bowers and Christine Hale at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.
Re-Viewing Black Mountain College: An International Conference
September 9, 2009
The legacy of Black Mountain College continues to inform contemporary culture in multiple realms. This conference will investigate its history as well as the multiple paths of influence, actual and possible, identifiable in the contemporary world and beyond.
Co-hosted by the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and the University of North Carolina Asheville
The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and UNC Asheville are pleased to announce Re-Viewing Black Mountain College, a three-day international conference, set for October 9-11, 2009 on the UNC Asheville campus. Scholars from all over the United States and as far away as France will gather in Asheville to share their ideas about the history and ongoing influence of the famous progressive college community located just outside of Black Mountain from 1933-1957.
UNC Asheville Joins with City of Asheville, YMI Cultural Center to Offer Classes; Three Fall Semester Courses to be Held at YMI Cultural Center
July 15, 2009
Interested in the Harlem Renaissance, cultural practices of childrearing or racial health equity? These thought-provoking topics will be the focus of three UNC Asheville classes open to the public for the fall semester.
The University, in collaboration with the City of Asheville and the YMI Cultural Center, will offer these three upper-level, for-credit courses to the public beginning August 18. Classes will meet from 4:30-7 p.m. through December 8 at the YMI Cultural Center, located on the corner of Eagle and Market streets in downtown Asheville.
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