News & Events
Super Saturday Classes for Grades 3-8 Begin October 6
August 15, 2012
Registration is now open for UNC Asheville's Super Saturday program for creative, highly motivated and/or academically gifted students in grades 3-8. Classes begin on October 6, with topics including chess, photography, wildlife exploration, engineering, foreign language, theatre, and martial arts. More than 12,000 children from across Western North Carolina have explored their special interests through hands-on learning at Super Saturdays on the UNC Asheville campus.
UNC Asheville Offers GRE and SAT Prep Classes Beginning in September
August 15, 2012
Registration is now open for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) prep classes offered beginning in September by the Asheville Graduate Center. Classes will meet on the UNC Asheville campus.
UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program Announces Fall Workshops
August 14, 2012
UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP) has announced its fall lineup of workshops for local writers in poetry and prose. Classes will be held in Asheville, Black Mountain, Burnsville and Hendersonville.
Newly Renamed “OLLI” Readies for New Semester of Renowned College for Seniors
August 13, 2012
The nationally renowned College for Seniors is now accepting registration for its new fall semester courses. The College for Seniors courses are offered by OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, formerly the N.C. Center for Creative Retirement (NCCCR).
Renowned Sculptural Ceramicist Magdalene Odundo to Speak in Asheville
August 10, 2012
Magdalene Odundo, the renowned Kenyan-born sculptural ceramist and professor, will speak about her work at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, at the Asheville Art Museum. Her talk is presented in partnership with UNC Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD), which has sponsored Odundo's visit as artist-in-residence in Western North Carolina.
N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Transitions to New Name: OLLI at UNC Asheville
August 10, 2012
As of August 1, the North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement (NCCCR) has a new name, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNC Asheville. The name change reflects a new relationship with a nationwide network of 116 Osher Institutes.
ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 4: Looking Forward at Buckminster Fuller's Legacy
August 6, 2012
The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) in partnership with UNC Asheville, the UNC Asheville Howerton Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and the Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) is pleased to announce ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 4 to be held September 28-30, 2012, a weekend gathering of scholars, practitioners and artists coming to Asheville to discuss, present and experience topics and workshops related to the forward-thinking ideas of Buckminster Fuller. The three-day conference will focus on Fuller's "comprehensive anticipatory design science" as a means for fostering prosperous, livable communities through creative, interdisciplinary thinking. The program for the weekend will include an array of presentations, panels and free experiential workshops connected to the vast web of ideas, initiatives and practices that Fuller championed during his life - and that others have taken on since his death.
National Physical Education Institute at UNC Asheville to Focus on Obesity Prevention
July 23, 2012
Some 250 physical education teachers and administrators from across the country will gather at UNC Asheville for a five-day institute designed to help schools use limited resources to improve physical education and obesity prevention programs for grades K-12. The N.C. Center for Health & Wellness at UNC Asheville will host the National PE Institute, July 30-August 3, at the Sherrill Center.
Gabriel Shaffer to Exhibit at UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Gallery
July 23, 2012
UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery presents a new exhibition, "Invisible Ink: Works on Paper by Gabriel Shaffer," opening Friday, Aug. 10. A reception featuring a short talk by the artist and refreshments will be held in the gallery from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. The reception and exhibition are both free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville Music Series at Altamont Theatre Continues July 23
July 19, 2012
The UNC Asheville Music Series at the Altamont Theatre continues at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 23, with faculty, students and alumni performing in an eclectic mix of styles. These monthly concerts are free and open to the public, at 18 Church Street in downtown Asheville.
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