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UNC Asheville Hosts Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture by Michael Benitez Jr.
September 17, 2009
In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, UNC Asheville will host a talk by activist-scholar and spoken word artist Michael Benitez Jr. He will discuss “Repoliticizing Multiculturalism: Cultivating Conditions for Sustained Intercultural Relations and Authentic Dialogue” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union Grotto. This event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville Hosts Talk by Noted Author Peter Turchi
September 16, 2009
UNC Asheville will host a talk by Peter Turchi, former director of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. Turchi will discuss “If You Lived Here, You’d be Home By Now: Reflections on Perceptions of Place” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at UNC Asheville’s Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall. This event is free and open to the public.
Re-Viewing Black Mountain College: An International Conference
September 9, 2009
The legacy of Black Mountain College continues to inform contemporary culture in multiple realms. This conference will investigate its history as well as the multiple paths of influence, actual and possible, identifiable in the contemporary world and beyond.
Co-hosted by the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and the University of North Carolina Asheville
The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and UNC Asheville are pleased to announce Re-Viewing Black Mountain College, a three-day international conference, set for October 9-11, 2009 on the UNC Asheville campus. Scholars from all over the United States and as far away as France will gather in Asheville to share their ideas about the history and ongoing influence of the famous progressive college community located just outside of Black Mountain from 1933-1957.
UNC Asheville Kicks Off Writers at Home Series September 20; Local Authors Cathy Smith Bowers, Christine Hale to Read
September 9, 2009
UNC Asheville's 2009-2010 Writers at Home Series begins with readings by local authors Cathy Smith Bowers and Christine Hale at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.
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's Ramsey Library Hosts Talks by Faculty Authors
September 4, 2009
The Asheville community will have the opportunity to engage with the UNC Asheville faculty in this year’s “Brown Bag Book Talks with UNC Asheville Faculty Authors.”
With professors representing departments from Literature to Health and Wellness, the five-part lecture series offers lively and engaging stories from the professors’ own publishing experiences. The one-hour lectures will be held at 12:30 p.m. in Special Collections, third floor of the Ramsey Library. The events are free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville Alumna to Give Talks on Social Change in Rural Haiti
August 31, 2009
UNC Asheville alumna Amber Munger, assistant coordinator and legal adviser for AMURT-Haiti, will give two talks on her work in rural Haiti on Thursday, Sept. 3, on campus. She will discuss "Economic and Social Change in Rural Haiti" at 12:30 p.m. in the Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall. Munger will then give a talk on "Promoting Community Leadership in Haiti's Poorest Communes" at 6:30 p.m. in room 104 of the Highsmith University Union. The events are free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville's Student Government Association to Dedicate New Campus Disc Golf Course
August 21, 2009
UNC Asheville's Student Government Association (SGA) will dedicate the first six holes of the new campus disc golf course at a ceremony this weekend. UNC Asheville Chancellor and SGA President Courtland Mercer will give brief remarks and then throw out the first disc. The event will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at UNC Asheville's Mullen Park, across from Zeis Hall. It is free and open to the public.
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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