News & Events
UNC Asheville Programs Team Up to Host Conference with Local Non-Profit Agencies; Groups to Examine Challenges and Perspectives of Women's and Related Issues
March 13, 2009
The UNC Asheville Women's Studies Program and the Key Center for Service Learning have teamed up to host a conference with local non-profit agencies to examine the efforts, challenges and perspectives of women's issues and related issues in our community. The conference will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 20, in UNC Asheville's Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Following a welcoming address by Alice Weldon, UNC Asheville Women's Studies Program Co-Chair, three break-out sessions will be offered. The morning session will focus on "Creating Paths Out of Violence and Crime." After lunch, participants will explore "Building the Future with and for Children." The final session will take a look at "Sowing Seeds of Change." A reception will conclude the program.
UNC Asheville Project Explores Western North Carolina's Farmland Values; Study Results to be Presented in Madison, Haywood, Buncombe and Henderson Counties
March 11, 2009
Ask area residents and visitors their opinions on the value of Western North Carolina farmland and you'll get plenty of answers. Top three greatest benefits? Locally produced food, scenic beauty, and jobs for farmers. Greatest concern? Development of farmland for non-farm use. Would they pay to preserve farmland? Yes. How much? Between $184 and $195 a year.
UNC Asheville Students Take Alternate Spring Break, Use Week to Volunteer
March 6, 2009
Instead of hitting the beach this spring break, more than 55 UNC Asheville students will fan out across the south March 7-15 to participate in four different volunteer opportunities from Asheville to Mississippi. Each year, the University offers students a number of alternate spring break options to use the week away from classes to help make the world a better place.
UNC Asheville, Buncombe County Public Libraries and Other Community Organizations Host Series of Events Focusing on Urban Renewal
February 5, 2009
From Asheville's East End neighborhood to the Ninth Ward in New Orleans, urban renewal and community dismemberment can have devastating effects on the residents. Clinical psychiatrist Mindy Fullilove calls the resulting stress "root shock," and it can have a negative impact on the entire community for decades.
"Root shock, at the level of the individual, is a profound emotional upheaval that destroys the working model of the world that had existed in the individual's head," says Fullilove. "Root shock, at the level of the local community… ruptures bonds, dispersing people to all the directions of the compass."
Local Artist Sylvie Rosenthal to Speak at UNC Asheville's Craft Campus Lecture Series
February 2, 2009
UNC Asheville's Craft Campus will continue its year-long lecture series, "Meet the Maker: Conversations of Meaning with Craftspeople," with a talk by noted local artist Sylvie Rosenthal at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall, room 237. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville to Host Community Reception with MLK Prayer Breakfast Keynote Speaker
January 12, 2009
UNC Asheville will host a community reception with Bernard LaFayette, keynote speaker for the 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast. The reception will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center. The event immediately follows the breakfast, which will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the Grove Park Inn. The reception is co-sponsored by UNC Asheville's Office of Retiree Services and the Asheville-Buncombe County Martin Luther King Jr. Association. The event is free and open to the public.
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