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UNC Asheville's Concerts on the Quad Gets Jazzy with the Capital Messengers
     The Capital Messengers will swing into the limelight at 7 p.m. Monday, July 13, as the fifth installment in UNC Asheville's Concerts on the Quad summer music series. A unit of the 257th U.S. Army Band based in Washington, D.C., the Capital Messengers is a traditional jazz team directed by Sergeant Jamal Brown. The event is free and open to the public. » MORE
 

UNC Asheville Board of Trustees to Meet July 7
     UNC Asheville's Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at UNC Asheville's Phillips Hall, room 117. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers for 2009-10. Portions of the meeting may be closed to the public under the provision of the North Carolina Open Meetings Act. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Earns Top Spot in Fiske Guide to Colleges;
University Named Best Buy for 16 Consecutive Years

     As the 2010 college rankings begin to roll in, UNC Asheville continues to stand with some of the nation's finest colleges. The annual "Fiske Guide to Colleges" released its 2010 list of Best Buys of American and Canadian colleges earlier this month. UNC Asheville is alone among public colleges in Western North Carolina to earn a spot on the list. It is the 16th consecutive year that UNC Asheville has been named a Best Buy. » MORE


Updates Concerning the State Budget, Tuition, and the Flexible Furlough Plan
Updated June 30, 2009

     UNC Asheville has created a Web page that offers the campus community updates and background on the state budget and its impact on UNC institutions. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville's Concerts on the Quad Hosts an Evening of WNC Music and Stories
     UNC Asheville's Concerts on the Quad summer music series will continue Monday, July 6 with an evening of stories and music, highlighting the two earliest cultures of Western North Carolina. Noted Cherokee storyteller Lloyd Arneach will share his traditional stories at 7 p.m. Popular mountain musicians Laura Boosinger, Josh Goforth and Raymond McLain will play at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. » MORE


UNC Asheville Hosts Mixed Media Exhibition by Asheville Artist Norbert Irvine
    
"Norbert W. Irvine: Reflective Iridescences on Canvas," an exhibition of some 12 mixed media pieces by Asheville artist Norbert Irvine, will be on view at UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery July-August 6. The show features Irvine's work, which incorporate prismatic papers, glitter, acrylic, opalescent colors, permanent inks and commercial holographic paper. A reception and artist talk will be held at noon Monday, July 13, in the gallery. » MORE
 

UNC Asheville Offers Distance Learning Courses for Lateral Entry Teachers
     UNC Asheville and A-B Technical Community College will host two distance learning courses designed for employed lateral entry teachers this fall. These two eight-week are designed for teachers who have their own classrooms and are seeking alternative licensing through the Regional Alternative Licensing Center. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Hosts Art Exhibition by Inmates at Avery Mitchell Correctional Facility
     For more than 10 years, UNC Asheville has offered college classes at four regional correctional facilities. Inmate students have studied meteorology, psychology, public speaking and art, among other classes. Recently, art instructor Heather Lewis taught basic drawing classes at Avery Mitchell Correctional Facility in Spruce Pine. Work completed by the students will be on view at UNC Asheville this summer. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Offers Required Teacher's Course
    
Registration is now open for Effective Teacher Training, a required course for teaching and substituting in some North Carolina public school systems, including Buncombe County and Asheville public schools. » 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

 

Two UNC Asheville Students Selected for Summer Internships with State Agencies
     Gov. Beverly Perdue recently announced that two UNC Asheville students are among 100 college, graduate and law students selected for 10-week paid summer internships with state agencies. More than 700 students from across the state applied to the program, which is now in its 39th year. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Offers GRE Test Prep Class
     Registration is now open for a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) prep course offered by UNC Asheville's Professional Education Program. Classes will meet on UNC Asheville's campus beginning July 7. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Announces Out-of-State Students Named to the Spring 2009 Chancellor's List and Dean's List
     The following students from out-of-state have been named to UNC Asheville's Spring Chancellor's List and Dean's List. They are listed by their hometown. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Announces North Carolina Students Named to the Spring 2009 Chancellor's List and Dean's List
     The following students from North Carolina have been named to UNC Asheville's Spring Chancellor's List and Dean's List. They are listed by their hometown. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Professor Releases New Book Exposing the Calcium Myth in Preventing Osteoporosis
     For years, doctors and scientists have told the public to drink milk, eat dairy products and take calcium supplements to improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis. The problem is they're wrong, according to a new book co-authored by a UNC Asheville researcher. » MORE

 

Obituary: Allene Highsmith Dies at 81;
Former "First Lady" of UNC Asheville Lived Her Commitment to Higher Education

     UNC Asheville’s founding “First Lady,” Allene Sugg Highsmith, 81, died May 25 at her residence in Asheville. She and husband Chancellor William H. “Bill” Highsmith are remembered for turning a small junior college into Asheville’s four-year public liberal arts university. » MORE


UNC Asheville Announces May Graduates from Out-of-State
     The following students from outside North Carolina received bachelor's degrees from UNC Asheville in May 2009. They are listed by their home state or country. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Announces May Graduates from North Carolina
     The following students from North Carolina received bachelor's degrees from UNC Asheville in May 2009. They are listed by their hometown. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Celebrates 81st Annual Commencement
     More than 4,000 family and friends gathered on UNC Asheville's Quadrangle Saturday morning to celebrate UNC Asheville's 2009 graduating class. Some 612 students were honored during the 81st annual Commencement Ceremony, including 365 spring graduates, 221 winter graduates and 26 summer graduates. They were all treated to an impromptu performance by honorary degree recipient Doc Watson as well as an inspiring commencement address by Thomas L. Purce. » MORE



UNC Asheville Professor Scott Walters Receives Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
     Scott Walters, UNC Asheville Associate Professor of Drama, was recently given the "Access to Excellence" award along with a National Endowment for the Arts $5,000 grant. This national award presented annually by the N.E.A. is designed to acquaint Americans with the best of the nation's cultural and artistic heritage. Just 113 grants were awarded nationwide this year. » MORE



UNC Asheville Announces $3 Million Grant from BCBSNC Foundation for the N.C. Center for Health & Wellness; Funds Boost UNC Asheville’s Efforts to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for North Carolinians
    
UNC Asheville and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation announced today a $3 million grant from the BCBSNC Foundation to support the University’s North Carolina Center for Health & Wellness. The three-year grant is the most substantial ever for the foundation's Healthy Active Communities focus area and one of the largest in the University's history.
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Four Workshops Offered at N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
     The North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement (NCCCR) will offer a series of hands-on summer workshops. The courses, which are open to students of all ages and skills, will take place May through September at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center. » MORE



UNC Asheville Professor Sam Kaplan Honored for Teaching Excellence by UNC Board of Governors
     Sam Kaplan, one of UNC Asheville's most respected professors, was named today as a recipient of the Award for Excellence in Teaching from the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors. Kaplan, associate professor of mathematics, was nominated by a committee of UNC Asheville faculty. He will receive a commemorative bronze medallion and a $7,500 cash prize. » MORE

 

$1.5 Million Gift to UNC Asheville to Fund Scholarships, Academic Needs
     Current and future students at UNC Asheville will be the immediate beneficiaries of a recent $1.5 million gift to the University. The gift is among the largest ever made to UNC Asheville. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Welcomes New Live Mascot, "Rocky I";
Rescued Victorian Bulldog Makes Debut at Homecoming Basketball Game

     UNC Asheville's bulldog mascot, Rocky, has been known for decades to be tenacious, strong and courageous… now rescued can be added to this list of traits. » MORE

 

National Public Liberal Arts Colleges Organization Moves to UNC Asheville;
Professor Bill Spellman Named First Executive Director

     UNC Asheville, a longtime leader in public liberal arts education, will now host the national headquarters for the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). Founded in 1987, COPLAC is a highly regarded consortium of 25 undergraduate U.S. and Canadian institutions dedicated to the advancement of public liberal arts education. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville's Math Department Receives Grant from AT&T Foundation;
Funds Will Help Launch Math Tutor Certification Program in Asheville, Buncombe County

     Students laboring over their math homework may not realize it, but passing Algebra turns out to be a gateway to later achievement in life. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Named One of 50 "Best Value" Public Colleges in U.S. by Princeton Review
    
In today's challenging economy, parents and students face the daunting prospect of high costs and years of debt as they shop for colleges this spring. With that in mind, the Princeton Review released its "Best Value Colleges for 2009" earlier today. » MORE

 

UNC Asheville Named a National Innovator by U.S. News & World Report;
"Road Trip" Feature Story Highlights Faculty, Undergraduate Research

     U.S. News & World Report has awarded high marks to UNC Asheville for its innovations, undergraduate research, and affordability in the new edition of America's Best Colleges, available online today. UNC Asheville also had the honor of being one of just 24 colleges in the nation to be profiled in the guide's "Road Trips" section. » MORE

 
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