News & Events
Theatre UNCA to Perform Lois Lowry’s “The Giver”
September 19, 2012
Theatre UNCA, UNC Asheville's Department of Drama mainstage season, presents "The Giver," Lois Lowry's Newberry Medal-winning book, adapted for the stage by Eric Coble, September 27-30 at the Carol Belk Theatre on the campus.
Writers at Home Fall Series Begins with Poets Iglesias, Matthews and Soniat
August 30, 2012
The 2012 Writers at Home fall series, sponsored by UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP), begins with readings by distinguished poets Holly Iglesias, Sebastian Matthews and Katherine Soniat. The readings take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. Writers at Home events are free and open to the public.
New Exhibit to Feature Works by UNC Asheville Studio Art Faculty
August 9, 2012
Works by 10 UNC Asheville Art Department faculty members will be featured in a wide-ranging exhibition Aug. 24-Sept. 14 at UNC Asheville's S. Tucker Cooke Gallery. The show kicks off the gallery's 2012-2013 season. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, in the gallery.
UNC Asheville Announces Faculty Promotions, New Faculty
July 26, 2012
UNC Asheville welcomes five new faculty members to campus this fall. They are: Curt Butera, assistant professor of Classics; Lyndi Hewitt, assistant professor, Sociology; Jackie Langille, assistant professor, Environmental Studies; Tiece Ruffin, assistant professor, Education; and Wiebke Strehl, associate professor and chair, Foreign Languages.
UNC Asheville Music Series at Altamont Theatre Continues July 23
July 19, 2012
The UNC Asheville Music Series at the Altamont Theatre continues at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 23, with faculty, students and alumni performing in an eclectic mix of styles. These monthly concerts are free and open to the public, at 18 Church Street in downtown Asheville.
“Electric Vehicles and the Power Grid” – Dave Erb to Speak July 19 at UNC Asheville
July 3, 2012
Dave Erb, who has worked on developing electric and hybrid electric vehicles for more than two decades, will give a talk, "Making a Case for the DG PV EV: Electric Vehicles and the Power Grid," at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, in Robinson Hall 125 on the UNC Asheville campus. The talk is free and open to the public.
Charles Frazier to Speak July 8 at UNC Asheville
June 25, 2012
Charles Frazier, author of "Cold Mountain" and other novels, will speak at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 8, as part of a new series of talks by great Southern writers at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center. The series is free and open to the public, and will feature 3 p.m. author talks every Sunday afternoon in July.
Now a Ticketed Event - UNC Asheville Talks by Ron Rash, Charles Frazier and other Great Southern Authors
June 7, 2012
A quintet of great Southern writers, including Ron Rash and Charles Frazier, will speak in July at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center as part of the Summer Authors Speakers Series. The series of talks, produced by the Appalachian Studies Program of the College for Seniors at UNC Asheville's N.C. Center for Creative Retirement, is free and open to the public, 3-4:30 p.m. Sundays.
Ron Rash and Charles Frazier to Headline Summer Author Speaker Series at UNC Asheville
May 16, 2012
A quintet of great Southern writers, including Ron Rash and Charles Frazier, will speak in July at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center as part of the Summer Authors Speakers Series. The series of talks, produced by the Appalachian Studies Program of the College for Seniors at UNC Asheville's N.C. Center for Creative Retirement, is free and open to the public, 3-4:30 p.m. Sundays. NOTE - THIS IS NOW A TICKETED EVENT.
UNC Asheville Mathematician Sam Kaplan Honored with Distinguished Teaching Award
April 17, 2012
Sam Kaplan, associate professor of Mathematics at UNC Asheville, has been awarded the Southeastern Section Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Award for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics. He was honored at the MAA's Southeastern Section Spring 2012 Meeting at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia.
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