News & Events
UNC Asheville Announces May Graduates from Out-of-State
May 20, 2010
The following students from outside North Carolina received bachelor's degrees from UNC Asheville in May 2010. They are listed by their home state or country.
UNC Asheville Celebrates 82nd Annual Commencement
May 15, 2010
More than 4,500 family and friends gathered on UNC Asheville's Quadrangle Saturday morning to celebrate UNC Asheville's 2010 graduating class. Some 677 students were honored during the 82nd Commencement Ceremony, including 436 spring graduates, 34 summer graduates and 207 winter graduates, who were snowed out of their ceremony in December.
Senior Holds Ceramic Art Exhibit on Campus
May 5, 2010
"Impressions," an exhibition of 40 pieces of functional, wood-fired ceramics by UNC Asheville senior Chelsea Mahan, will be on view in the UNC Asheville Highsmith University Union Gallery from May 14-25. An opening reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, May 14, in the gallery.UNC Asheville Honors Alumni, Student Leaders at Annual Ceremony
April 30, 2010
UNC Asheville presented its annual alumni and student leadership awards at a campus ceremony on April 29. Awards were presented by Chancellor Anne Ponder, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Bill Haggard and National Alumni Council Chair James Carter ’00.Music Department Wraps Up Spring Concert Season with Gala Show
April 22, 2010
The UNC Asheville Music Department will wrap up the spring concert season with its annual Gala Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 2, in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. The concert will include performances from various UNC Asheville musical ensembles, from a string quartet to a vocal jazz ensemble. Tickets are $5 at the door.UNC Asheville Holds Spring Ceramic and Art Sale
April 20, 2010
UNC Asheville's Art Department will hold its annual Spring Ceramic and Art Sale from 4-7 p.m. Friday, April 30, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 1, in UNC Asheville's S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, located on the ground floor of Owen Hall. The sale is free and open to the public.UNC Asheville Electronic Music Ensemble to Perform with Grammy Award-Winning Percussionist
April 19, 2010
The UNC Asheville Electronic Music Ensemble will present a concert of original experimental electronic music compositions at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, at the Boiler Room, 11 Grove St. in downtown Asheville. The concert will include a special appearance by Roy "Futureman" Wooten, a five-time Grammy Award-winning percussionist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.UNC Asheville Hosts Lecture on UFOs
April 16, 2010
UNC Asheville's Student Activities Office will host a lecture, "UFOs: The Secret Story," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union, Alumni Hall. Independent UFO researcher and lecturer Robert Hastings will present a 90-minute talk and slideshow concerning the U.S. government's response to UFOs. His information is based on Air Force, FBI and CIA documents, as well as the testimony of 120 former or retired U.S. military personnel. The event is free and open to the public.UNC Asheville Hosts 43rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
April 9, 2010
The UNC Asheville Art Department will host its 43rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition April 16-27 in UNC Asheville’s S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, located on the first floor of Owen Hall. Internationally exhibited artist Nina Katchadourian will serve as juror.UNC Asheville Celebrates Greenfest
April 2, 2010
UNC Asheville students will go green in celebration of UNC Asheville's semi-annual Greenfest April 9-11. Since its beginning in 1991, Greenfest participants have added more than 500 trees, 14 trails and hundreds of plants to the UNC Asheville campus and the Asheville Botanical Gardens. A series of campuswide projects will bring students, faculty and staff together to take part in a variety of campus environmental projects such as creating a pollinator garden and exotic invasive species removal.Contact Information
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