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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's Intercultural Center to Host Talk by Ahira Sanchez-Lugo
October 12, 2009
UNC Asheville will host a talk by climate expert Ahira Sanchez-Lugo at noon on Thursday, Oct. 22, at UNC Asheville’s Intercultural Center, lower level of Highsmith University Union. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville to Host "Understanding Health Care Reform 2009" Forum
October 8, 2009
Questions about current health care reform will be addressed at the “Understanding Health Care Reform 2009” forum at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center. The intergenerational forum will provide information on health care legislation, the history of the current health care system and the effect of reform for citizens and health care providers. David Hurand, news director of WCQS-FM radio station, will moderate. The event is free and open to the public.
Violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain to Perform at UNC Asheville; "etudes4violin&electronix" Fuses Funk, Rock, Hip-Hop and Classical Music
October 5, 2009
Funk, rock, hip-hop and classical music might not seem like natural partners, but violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (known as DBR) has found a way to blend them into a compelling and distinctive form. This eclectic, high-energy style, which he calls "dred violin," will be the highlight of an upcoming performance at UNC Asheville. DBR will perform his original "etudes4violin&electronix" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. He will be joined on stage by Wynne Bennett on keyboards, computer and piano and Elan Vytal (aka DJ Scientific) on turntables and beat-boxing. It is DBR's first performance in Western North Carolina.
UNC Asheville to Host Talks by Distinguished Chemist Joseph S. Francisco; Events are 12th Annual S. Dexter Squibb Lecture Series
September 24, 2009
Distinguished chemist Joseph S. Francisco will be the featured speaker at UNC Asheville's 12th annual S. Dexter Squibb Lecture Series on October 1. Francisco is the William E. Moore Distinguished Professor of Physical Chemistry at Purdue University. His two talks are free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville Craft Campus Hosts "Meet the Maker" Lecture Series
September 23, 2009
UNC Asheville’s Craft Campus will launch its year-long lecture series, “Meet the Maker: Conversations of Meaning with Craftspeople,” this month. This fall series of events will focus on discussions with craftspeople in various media, including jewelry, blacksmithing, sculpture, glass making and painting. The series will also include screenings of the PBS series “Craft in America.”
UNC Asheville Hosts Talk by Noted GLBTQ Scholar Jonathan D. Katz; Lecture Examines "Art, Eros and the Sixties"
September 18, 2009
UNC Asheville’s annual Arts and Ideas Lecture will feature a talk by Jonathan D. Katz on “Art, Eros and the Sixties” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at UNC Asheville’s Owen Conference Room. The lecture is based on his forthcoming book of the same name, which discusses social liberation and the collective capacity of art to free the mind through a return to the body. The noted GLBTQ scholar will examine how a diverse group of artists, from Andy Warhol to Yoko Ono, were driven by this concept to create the first international movement in contemporary art. The event is free and open to the public.
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 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.
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