News & Events
Joy Neaves headlines next Writers at Home reading
November 2, 2010
Author, editor and teacher Joy Neaves will lead a reading of local writers' works for young adults and children, in the next installment of UNC Asheville’s Fall 2010 Writers at Home series. The reading begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. It is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville's Adam Reagan wins statewide service award
October 29, 2010
Adam Reagan, already known in Asheville for his service work, has just gained statewide recognition. The UNC Staff Assembly, an elected body of representatives of the staff of the 17 UNC campuses and other sites, has given its first-ever Erskine Bowles Service Award to Adam Reagan of UNC Asheville's Information Technology Services department. Reagan was honored for "ability to overcome adversity, agility for life and his outstanding commitment to UNC Asheville, the Asheville community, the UNC system, and to mankind as a whole."
UNC Asheville Dance Program Hosts Benefit Performance, "Everybody Can-Can"
October 28, 2010
UNC Asheville's Dance Program will hold its 13th annual benefit performance "Everybody Can-Can" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. Admission is $5 or four cans of food at the door. All canned goods will be donated to Manna Food Bank and cash proceeds will benefit UNC Asheville's Dance Program.
Sheila Jordan brings unique jazz vocal stylings to UNC Asheville
October 20, 2010
Sheila Jordan, who has been singing for 75 years and is still winning awards, will bring her unique jazz vocal stylings to UNC Asheville for an 8 p.m. performance on Friday, Nov. 5 in Lipinsky Auditorium. She will also lead master classes open to musicians and listeners.
Author of Exposé on Lehman Brothers to Speak at UNC Asheville
October 14, 2010
Lawrence G. McDonald, former Vice President of Distressed Debt and Convertible Securities at Lehman Brothers will speak at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27, at UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville’s Center for Diversity Education Presents Performances, Discussions about Race
October 12, 2010
In mid-October, UNC Asheville's Center for Diversity Education will present a series of events about past and present race relations. Duke University historian and author Tim Tyson and civil rights attorney James Ferguson will lead discussions of contemporary racial issues. Actor Mike Wiley will stage one-man shows at UNC Asheville and the Diana Wortham Theatre.
UNC Asheville Holds Career and Graduate School Fair
October 12, 2010
Some 60 organizations are scheduled to participate in UNC Asheville’s 2010 Career and Graduate School Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union. Community members and UNC Asheville alumni are invited to join students to learn more about full-time and part-time jobs, internships and graduate school opportunities.
Sierra Club’s New Executive Director to Speak at UNC Asheville October 21
October 12, 2010
Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, will discuss global environmental challenges at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. Joining Brune will be Tom Peterson, from the NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, who will give an introductory talk on climate change.
UNC Asheville’s NEMAC and RENCI, RiverLink, and the Swannanoa Flood Risk Management Project to Co-Sponsor Free Bus Tour to Examine Flood Damage Reduction Projects
October 11, 2010
UNC Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC) and Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), in partnership with RiverLink and the Swannanoa Flood Risk Management Project, are co-sponsoring a free bus tour of the Biltmore area – including Lake Craig, the Biltmore Avenue Bridge, and a walking tour of Biltmore Village, one of the areas affected by the 2004 floods – at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 7.
Defense lawyer for detainees and international law expert to discuss Guantanamo dilemmas
October 7, 2010
UNC Asheville’s N.C. Center for Creative Retirement presents, “Guantanamo: The Law, the Dilemma, and the Options,” a discussion by two distinguished experts, including one with first-hand knowledge of the Guantanamo legal proceedings, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, in the Manheimer Room at UNC Ashville’s Reuter Center.
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