Recent News
Local Businesses and Organizations to Participate in UNC Asheville Internship and Job Fair
March 8, 2012
Job and internship seekers have an opportunity to meet representatives of some 30 employers at UNC Asheville's 2012 Internship and Job Fair. The fair is free and open to all degree-seeking college students and graduates, and offers a chance to learn more about part-time, seasonal and full-time jobs and internship opportunities. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, in the Kimmel Arena Concourse.
Writers at Home Series Continues with Readings by UNC Asheville Scholarship Winners
March 8, 2012
UNC Asheville's undergraduate writing scholarship winners will present their works in the next installment of UNC Asheville's Writers at Home series. Authors include Ryan-Ashley Anderson, Lily Latini, Matthew Owens, Mary Ellen Phillips, and Chett Tiller. The reading begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. It is free and open to the public.
Riverside and NEMAC Leverage Data and Visualization with Decision Support Technology
March 7, 2012
Riverside Technology, inc., an industry leader in providing innovative solutions to address the increasing demand for environmental decision support technologies, and the University of North Carolina Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC), an applied environmental research center that creates tools to address the challenges and opportunities of human interaction with the environment, announced their new strategic partnership today.
Muslim Pacifist and Human Rights Lawyer Arsalan Iftikhar to Lecture at UNC Asheville
March 7, 2012
Arsalan Iftikhar, the human rights lawyer and Islamic pacifist who has become a leading international commentator, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, March 19 in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall.
UNC Asheville Offers GRE Prep Courses Beginning March 19
March 6, 2012
Registration is now open for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) prep classes offered in March by the Asheville Graduate Center. Classes will meet on the UNC Asheville campus.
The Roma, Before and After the Holocaust – New Photo Exhibit at UNC Asheville
March 6, 2012
“The Heroic Present: The Gypsy Photographs of Jan Yoors,” a new exhibition hosted by UNC Asheville’s Center for Diversity Education, is now on view through April 16 in the Karpen Hall lobby on the campus. The exhibition features extraordinary photographs taken before and after World War II by an outsider who was welcomed into Roma communities.
UNC Asheville to Participate in Statewide Tornado Drill; Will Test Emergency Sirens on March 7
March 6, 2012
In conjunction with a statewide tornado drill, UNC Asheville will conduct an intermittent, full-volume test of its emergency siren system between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The campus community as well as neighborhoods adjacent to campus may hear intermittent warning tones and spoken announcements. The test is to assess the volume, reach and clarity of the system.
UNC Asheville Offers Effective Teacher Training Classes
March 1, 2012
Effective Teacher Training classes will be offered on four Saturdays beginning March 24, by the Asheville Graduate Center at UNC Asheville. Effective Teacher Training is required substituting in the Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools, and this course also qualifies for three continuing education credits for already certified teachers.
Duke Religion Scholar to Present at UNC Asheville: “Johnny Cash in the Holy Land: Christian Zionism and American Popular Culture”
February 29, 2012
Duke University religion scholar Shalom Goldman, together with folksinger Lisa Deaton, will present “Johnny Cash in the Holy Land: Christian Zionism and American Popular Culture,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 12, in UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center Mountain View conference room 417. This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies at UNC Asheville.
New Exhibition, “Now but Not Yet,” to Open at UNC Asheville’s Cooke Gallery
February 29, 2012
“Now but Not Yet,” a new exhibit of drawings and installations by UNC Asheville senior Dona Barnett, will be on view March 2-20 in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in UNC Asheville’s Owen Hall. An opening reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 2, in the gallery.
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