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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.
UNC Asheville Welcomes 645 Freshmen on Friday; Fall Semester Classes Begin August 17
August 12, 2009
UNC Asheville is preparing to welcome some 645 new Bulldogs to its ranks this Friday as freshmen move onto campus. Fall semester classes begin Monday, Aug. 17.
"The Class of 2013 is one of the larger classes," noted Barkley Barton, senior assistant director of Admissions. "And the overall academic profile of this class is very strong – among their ranks are several valedictorians and many truly outstanding students with high grade point averages and great college entrance test scores."
UNC Asheville Featured in Princeton Review's "The Best 371 Colleges"
July 30, 2009
UNC Asheville is featured in the 2010 edition of the Princeton Review's "The Best 371 Colleges." The annual guidebook highlights the top 10% of institutions nationally as "cream of the crop colleges and universities." The rankings are based in part on a survey of more than 122,000 college students, who provide candid assessments of their institutions.
UNC Asheville Board of Trustees Elects New Officers, Welcomes New Members; First Ever Alumnus Named Chair
July 30, 2009
The UNC Asheville Board of Trustees elected new officers at its July meeting on the UNC Asheville campus. James R. Buckner, president and owner of IMPACT Educational Consulting Associates Inc. and a 1971 alumnus of UNC Asheville, was elected chair. Joseph F. Damore, president and CEO of Mission Health and Hospitals, was elected vice chair, and Audrey Byrd Moseley, deputy general counsel for the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. and a 1974 alumna of UNC Asheville, was elected secretary.
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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