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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.
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 Announces Summer Graduates
August 10, 2009
The following students received bachelor's degrees from UNC Asheville in July 2009. They are listed by their hometown.
The Value of Farmland: A New Study Shows Why We Want to Protect the Vanishing Countryside
August 9, 2009
While many people profess to love America's vanishing rural landscape, no research has ever been done to pinpoint exactly why people value it. Until now.
A four-year research project recently completed by Leah Greden Mathews, associate professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, was able to determine the specific reasons people appreciate farmlands as well as to put a price tag on those values in Western North Carolina. The study, the first of its kind in the nation, looked beyond the obvious agricultural value of farms in the four-county area around the University. The team developed an enhanced land evaluation and site assessment (LESA) model that incorporates the scenic beauty and cultural heritage characteristics of the landscape. Mathews argues that the same model can be applied to rural areas across the nation, helping prioritize land for protection.
UNC Asheville Professor, Noted Artist Virginia Derryberry Featured in New American Paintings Magazine
August 6, 2009
Artists are modern-day alchemists, taking dross materials and turning them into desirable objects worth more than the sum of their parts. Virginia Derryberry, a noted painter and UNC Asheville art professor, takes it one step further. Her most recent series of paintings meld alchemical themes with modern interpretations on mythology to create larger-than-life pieces that have met with national acclaim.
UNC Asheville Professor Appointed to the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium
July 31, 2009
UNC Asheville Philosophy Professor Gordon Wilson was recently appointed as a fellow at the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts for the 2011-2012 academic year. Each year, just some 10 fellowships are granted to eminent scholars, scientists and artists from around the world.
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.
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