Recent News
UNC Asheville Holds Eighth Annual Multimedia Arts and Sciences Juried Student Exhibition
April 6, 2009
UNC Asheville's Eighth Annual Multimedia Arts and Sciences Juried Student Exhibition will be on view April 10-21 at UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery. An opening reception will be held 3-6 p.m. Friday, April 10, in the gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
New Website Shows Live Webcam Images of Local Weather Conditions
April 6, 2009
As a possible April snowstorm approaches, eyes are turned to the sky. Now weather buffs won't have to look out the window to get a glimpse of regional weather, thanks to a new weather watching Web site created by staff and student researchers at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at UNC Asheville. The Web site, http://www.weatherwebcams.org, gives viewers access to images from dozens of local webcams, showing nearly real time weather in more than 100 locations across North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia.
Acclaimed Avant-Garde Pianist Margaret Leng Tan to Speak April 15-16; Events are the 2009 Annual Dorr Lectures in Aesthetics
April 6, 2009
Acclaimed avant-guarde pianist Margaret Leng Tan will speak at two events at UNC Asheville on April 15-16. Her talks are the University’s 2009 Laurence and Joyce Door Lectures in “Aesthetics: Thinking Beyond Experience.” Events are free and open to the public.
Noted Educator Les Purce to Deliver Commencement Address; Purce, Doc Watson to Receive Honorary Degrees at May 16 Ceremony
April 2, 2009
UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder will confer honorary doctoral degrees on Evergreen State College President Thomas "Les" Purce and legendary musician Arthel "Doc" Watson at the University's spring Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 16, on UNC Asheville's Quad. Purce will give the commencement address to some 385 graduates.
North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement to Celebrate Commissioned Artists; Public Invited to View Art Work, Meet Tucker Cooke, Bernie Rowell and Jack Stern
March 31, 2009
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center, home to the nationally acclaimed North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement, has recently commissioned three distinctive art pieces for permanent display inside the 20,000-square-foot facility. The pieces will be unveiled at a special reception at 4 p.m. Monday, April 6, at the Center. The commissioned artists Tucker Cooke, Bernie Rowell and Jack Stern will also be honored. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville Offers Community Storm Spotter Training Course
March 30, 2009
UNC Asheville's Atmospheric Sciences Department will host advanced Skywarn storm spotter training at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at UNC Asheville's Robinson Hall, room 125. Justin Lane of the Greenville-Spartanburg National Weather Service Forecast Office will lead the two-hour course. Representatives from emergency response agencies, amateur radio operators and interested weather watchers are encouraged to attend. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville's N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Director Ron Manheimer to Retire; Interim Director Named, National Search to Begin Later this Year
March 27, 2009
Ron Manheimer, founding director of UNC Asheville’s nationally renowned North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement (NCCCR), has announced that he will retire July 1, 2009. Manheimer, who will soon turn 66, has been Center director since August 1988.
UNC Asheville Hosts Talk by Exonerated Death Row Inmate Glen Edward Chapman
March 26, 2009
Glen Edward Chapman, an innocent man recently released from North Carolina’s death row, will speak at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. He will be joined by UNC Asheville Psychology Department Chair Pamela Laughon who served as a mitigation specialist on his case. The free talk is sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Psychology Department.
YMCA of WNC, UNC Asheville Celebrate Healthy Kids Day April 18; Healthy Living Events Free and Open to Families
March 26, 2009
The YMCA of Western North Carolina and UNC Asheville will host “YMCA Healthy Kids Day” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18, on the UNC Asheville campus. Healthy Kids Day, the nation’s largest health day for children and families, will feature fun, engaging and creative activities to promote wellness and healthy living. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. on the lawn in front of UNC Asheville’s Justice Center and will continue throughout the day. Events will be held at the main stage at UNC Asheville’s Karl Strauss Track and at other locations across campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy with Star Gazing at Pack Place, UNC Asheville
March 24, 2009
The Universe is yours to discover at two star gazing events celebrating the International Year of Astronomy. The viewings, held on the evenings of April 3 and 4, will take place in front of Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center. The Health Adventure, UNC Asheville, and amateur astronomers from the area will be coordinating the events.
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