News & Events
UNC Asheville Board of Trustees Approves Proposed Tuition and Fee Recommendations for the 2010-11 Academic Year
December 9, 2009
The UNC Asheville Board of Trustees approved proposed tuition and fees for the 2010-11 academic year at its meeting Monday, Dec. 7. The recommendation, which now moves to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors for consideration, originated with campus tuition and fee committees, made up of faculty, students and administrators.
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.
UNC Asheville Athletics to Begin Certification Process from NCAA
November 3, 2009
UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder has announced the start of the National Collegiate Athletic Association third-cycle recertification process for the university’s department of athletics.
The campus received its second certification by the NCAA in 2002.
The most recent certification process will evaluate the athletic department’s commitment to three operating principles outlined by the NCAA: 1) governance and commitment to rules, 2) academic integrity, and 3) gender/diversity issues and student-athlete well being.
UNC Asheville's "A Conversation with Asheville's University" Features UNC-TV's Bill Friday
October 21, 2009
Bill Friday, host of the popular UNC-TV show, "North Carolina People," is the special guest of UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder on "A Conversation with Asheville's University," airing through October 27 on Charter Cable channel 16 in Buncombe County.
UNC Asheville to Hold Third Annual Math Literacy Summit; Keynote Address by Noted Mathematician William Velez
October 12, 2009
Math skills have the power to change young lives, so argues noted mathematician and University of Arizona professor William Velez. He will tell his own story in a keynote address at UNC Asheville's Third Annual Math Literacy Summit. The summit, aimed at K-12 teachers, parents and students, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union. The day's activities will include the talk by Velez as well as a number of workshops. Refreshments and free childcare will be provided. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville Foundation Board of Directors Elects New Members
September 17, 2009
The UNC Asheville Foundation recently elected four new members to its board of directors. Each will serve a three-year term. The new members are Martha Boyd, vice president, general counsel and secretary for Volvo Construction Equipment, Asheville; Timothy F. Johnson, owner of Leadership 101, Durham; Tony Fraga, founder of the FIRC Group Inc., Asheville; and Ron Storto, vice president of hospitality at Biltmore Farms, Asheville.
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's National Society of Collegiate Scholars Chapter Receives Gold Award
September 9, 2009
UNC Asheville's chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) recently received the Gold Award at the NSCS Honor Gala in Washington, D.C. The chapter received the award for meeting a series of requirements, including holding an induction ceremony, creating a student mentoring program, holding campuswide events to support the NSCS integrity initiative, creating an on-campus membership recruitment campaign and engaging a campus office in a chapter event.
UNC Asheville Draws High Marks from U.S. News & World Report College Rankings; Hailed as an "Up-and-Coming" School with Strong Focus on Teaching, Undergraduate Research
August 20, 2009
UNC Asheville, once again, has been praised by U.S. News & World Report’s "America’s Best Colleges" rankings released on August 20. The magazine’s highly anticipated ranking gave high marks to UNC Asheville for its commitment to teaching, innovation, undergraduate research and affordability.
UNC Asheville to Study Alternate Sites for Craft Campus
August 14, 2009
UNC Asheville is evaluating a number of alternative sites to host the planned Craft Campus after extensive evaluation of the former Buncombe County landfill site has revealed significant challenges.
Other sites that will be studied are on University property and located in closer proximity to central campus allowing for better integration of the Craft Campus to the lives of students, staff and faculty. University officials are developing a final list of possible sites to be evaluated in the next few months.
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