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UNC Asheville Student Marks University Milestone as First Third-Generation Graduate
     When UNC Asheville senior Matt Anderson, a music technology major from Asheville, graduates on Saturday, he will mark an important University milestone. Anderson will become UNC Asheville's first third-generation graduate. He will join father Andy Anderson, a physics major from the Class of 1982, and his grandmother Ann Anderson, a 1956 graduate of Asheville-Biltmore College and biology major from UNC Asheville's Class of 1970, in the ranks of the some 13,500 University alumni. » MORE

UNC Asheville Names First Cary Caperton Owen Distinguished Professor in Economics; Professor's Work will Focus on American Poverty Courses, Research
     UNC Asheville Economics Professor Joseph M. Sulock has been named the University's first Cary Caperton Owen Distinguished Professor in Economics. The distinguished professorship was established in October 2007 in honor of Cary Owen, who is known throughout the state as a remarkable champion for public education. It is especially fitting that the distinguished professorship is in the field of economics; Owen was one of the first women to major in economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. » MORE

UNC Asheville Wraps Up Writers at Home Series With Student Reading
     UNC Asheville will wrap up its 2007-2008 Writers at Home Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at Malaprops Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. Great Smokies Writing Program students who were enrolled in the Spring 2008 Advanced Prose Workshop will read from their original work. The event is free and open to the public. » MORE

UNC Asheville Senior Presents Mixed Media Exhibition
     "Recording Impermanence," an exhibition of 24 mixed media pieces by UNC Asheville senior Carley Dergins, will be on view May 7-20 at UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery. The show is a culmination of Dergins' work toward a bachelor of fine arts degree from UNC Asheville. An opening reception will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in the gallery, which is located on the lower level of the building. » MORE

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $500,000 to Appalachian College Association; Funds to Support New ACA-UNC Asheville Undergraduate Research Partnership
     Berea, Ky. -- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Appalachian College Association (ACA) that will expand undergraduate research expertise and opportunities for faculty and students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences at more than two dozen colleges in Central Appalachia, ACA President Alice Brown announced today. » MORE

UNC Asheville Breaks Ground for North Carolina Center for
Health & Wellness

     UNC Asheville held a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony today for the North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness, which will be the new home for a unique academic and outreach initiative that is helping to address the state's most pressing health concerns. » MORE

UNC Asheville Wins Western North Carolina Writing Award
     Jill Yarnall, UNC Asheville Assistant Director of Public Information, recently received the 2008 Best of the Mountains Award for Press Release Writing from the Public Relations Association of Western North Carolina. It is the second consecutive year that Yarnall won the top regional award. » MORE

UNC Asheville Professor Kevin Moorhead Honored for Teaching Excellence by UNC Board of Governors
     One of UNC Asheville's most respected professors, Kevin Moorhead, was named today as a recipient of the Award for Excellence in Teaching from the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors. Moorhead, professor and chair of environmental studies, was nominated by a committee of UNC Asheville faculty. He will receive a commemorative bronze medallion and a $7,500 cash prize at a ceremony at UNC Chapel Hill next month. » MORE

UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program Offers Summer Workshops
     Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program's summer workshop series. The program will offer four workshops in poetry and prose. Classes are open to all interested writers but class size is limited; early registration is suggested. » MORE

UNC Asheville Senior Presents Printmaking Exhibition
     "The Modern World in Ancient Stories," an exhibition of some 15 intaglio and letterpress pieces by UNC Asheville senior Julia Smith, will be on view April 30-May 30 at UNC Asheville's Blowers Gallery. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in the gallery. » MORE

UNC Asheville Senior Holds Painting Exhibition
     "Portrait of an Infestation," an exhibition of 12 paintings by UNC Asheville senior Kara Bender, will be on view April 25-May 6 at UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery. The show is a culmination of Bender's work toward a bachelor of fine arts degree at UNC Asheville. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 25, in the gallery, which is located on the lower level of the building. » MORE

UNC Asheville Students Participate in Women as Global Leaders Conference in Dubai
     Six UNC Asheville students recently traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to attend a three-day conference on "Women as Global Leaders." Organized by Zayed University, the conference brings together women from more than 85 countries to build bridges, share ideas and engage in debate on leadership education. » MORE

Renowned Educator Johnnetta B. Cole to Give UNC Asheville Commencement Address
     Renowned educator and humanitarian Johnnetta B. Cole will deliver the UNC Asheville Commencement address on Saturday, May 10. The ceremony begins at 9 a.m. on the Ramsey Library Terrace. In case of rain, Commencement will be held at the Asheville Civic Center. Tickets are not required. Some 490 students are candidates for bachelor's and master's of liberal arts degrees. During the ceremony, UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder will also present an honorary doctoral degree to Cole. » MORE

UNC Asheville Students Spend Spring Semester Studying, Working in Nation's Capital; UNC in Washington Internship Program Makes Lasting Changes on Students
     UNC Asheville senior Ashley Horne intended to take a year off after graduation and was planning on applying to law school. But her future plans began to really take shape the moment she arrived in Washington, D.C. for her semester-long internship this spring. » MORE

UNC Asheville Students Volunteer in Bolivia During Spring Break;
Group Conducts First Community Lead Testing in Small South American Town

     UNC Asheville political science major B.J. Perkins has had his share of relaxing spring breaks, but for his senior year he decided to use the week off from classes to help make the world a better place. Perkins and 13 additional UNC Asheville students traveled to South America last month to volunteer at the Highlands Bolivian Mission (HBM). » MORE

UNC Asheville Names John Stevens Distinguished University Professor
     UNC Asheville recently named John G. Stevens as Distinguished University Professor. Stevens, who joined the faculty in 1968, is a Professor of Chemistry and has been instrumental in establishing a number of scholarly centers at the University. » MORE

UNC Asheville Honors Alumni with Annual Awards
     UNC Asheville recently honored some of its most outstanding alumni with the University's annual Distinguished Alumni Awards. UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder and UNC Asheville National Alumni Council Chair Neal Rhoades (Class of 1986) presented the awards at a special dinner on campus on March 27, 2008. » MORE

UNC Asheville Hosts Super Summer Camp
     Students in grades three-five will have the opportunity to stimulate their imaginations and develop critical thinking skills at UNC Asheville's Super Summer Camp this June. The camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 16-20, on UNC Asheville's campus. Early morning drop-off and late afternoon pick-up options are also available.
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Anonymous Donor Provides Global Travel, Volunteer Opportunities for UNC Asheville Students; $100,000 Fund Promises to Change Lives
     Many students enter college wanting to change the world. Matt Rumley certainly did. At UNC Asheville, Rumley harnessed that youthful idealism to real-world solutions through studies in international human rights law. And when he became the first student to take advantage of the University's new Mountains to the World Travel Fund, he realized that the world could change him. » MORE

What Places Do You Treasure in the Mountains? The Farmland Values Project Seeks Input
     What places do you treasure in the mountains? The Farmland Values Project, a UNC Asheville initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, is seeking input on this question from residents of Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties. » MORE

N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Hosts Third Studio Masters Series with Renowned Artists; Program Open to All Ages
     The North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement invites artists of all ages to enroll in the 2008 Studio Masters Series, featuring programs for those with intermediate to advanced skills or with similar advanced interest in the arts. The Center's third Studio Masters Series will take place in March and September with courses taught by master wood craftsman Gary Rawlins, renowned marbling artist Laura Sims and widely acclaimed basketmaker Billie Ruth Sudduth. All workshops will take place at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center. » MORE

HomeTrust Bank Donates $25,000 to UNC Asheville's N.C. Center for Health & Wellness
     HomeTrust Bank took the court at halftime Wednesday night to present a $25,000 gift toward construction of UNC Asheville's North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness. The capacity crowd at the UNC Asheville-Highpoint men's basketball game responded with warm ovation that filled Justice Center. » MORE

Registration Now Open for UNC Asheville's Summer Music Camp
     Aspiring musicians will have the opportunity to engage in intense instruction and melodious fun at UNC Asheville's third annual "Music in the Mountains: Western North Carolina Summer Music Camp." The overnight camp, set for June 22-27, is open to middle and high school students. » MORE

Jane K. Fernandes Tapped as UNC Asheville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
     UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder will make a formal recommendation to name Jane K. Fernandes the University's new Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the UNC Asheville Board of Trustees meeting on December 15. » MORE

BB&T Donates $50,000 to UNC Asheville's N.C. Center for Health & Wellness; Funds Earmarked for the Center's Construction
     UNC Asheville's North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness got a boost Tuesday with a $50,000 gift from the BB&T Charitable Foundation.
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The Cliffs Communities Inc. Gifts $1 Million to UNC Asheville to Benefit the North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness
     The University of North Carolina Asheville and The Cliffs Communities announce today that The Cliffs is gifting $1 million to the University’s North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness. The Center will be a hub for educating health and wellness professionals, conducting interdisciplinary research, building community and statewide partnerships, and incubating community programs around critical health-and-wellness issues.
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UNC Asheville Honors Asheville Civic Leader Cary C. Owen;
Endowed Economics Professorship Funded by C.D. Spangler Foundation

     Cary C. Owen is known throughout the state as a remarkable champion for public education. Starting as a member of the Buncombe County Board of Education and the first woman elected to the Buncombe County Commissioners, she went on to lend her skills to the UNC Asheville Board of Trustees, the State Board of Education and the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. » MORE

City of Asheville Donates Urban Renewal Files to UNC Asheville;
Documents Record Dramatic Changes in Historic African American Neighborhoods

     When UNC Asheville junior Reed Fornoff started his internship at Mountain Housing Opportunities, he was hoping for a job that that would match his interest in urban planning. Little did he know that his first task for the organization, a local nonprofit which provides affordable housing to low-income residents, would become an intriguing exploration into Asheville's past. » MORE

UNC Asheville Receives Parsec Prize to Benefit N.C. Center for Health & Wellness
     UNC Asheville's North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness recently got a boost thanks to a $14,000 Parsec Prize from Parsec Financial Management. The University will use the funds to continue laying the groundwork for faculty and undergraduate student research and program development to prevent childhood obesity, foster workplace wellness and promote senior wellness, three of the state's most pressing health concerns. » MORE

UNC Asheville Draws Praise as a National Best Buy;
University Named in "Fiske Guide to Colleges," Princeton Review's "The Best 366 Colleges"

     Parents and students are facing the daunting possibility of astronomical costs and years of debt as they shop for colleges this fall. With that in mind, "The Fiske Guide to Colleges," has released its 2008 list of Best Buys among American and Canadian colleges. UNC Asheville is alone among public colleges in Western North Carolina to earn a spot on the list. It is the 14th consecutive year that UNC Asheville has been named a Best Buy. » MORE

UNC Asheville Named a Top Value by Consumers Digest Magazine
     UNC Asheville continues to head to the top of the class as an outstanding educational value nationally. The May/June issue of Consumers Digest named UNC Asheville one of the Top 50 Best Values for public colleges and universities. UNC Asheville came in at number 30 out of the top 255 public colleges and universities considered. » MORE

 
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