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DECEMBER 2002

• UNCA Offers Online Archaeology Class
• N.C. Center for Creative Retirement's College for Seniors Offers Winter Term
• UNCA Offers Great Smokies Writing Program Winter Workshops
• UNCA Student Accepted into 2003 College National Wind Ensemble; Will Perform at Carnegie Hall
• UNCA to Hold Winter Graduation Reception December 14
• UNCA Hosts Quilt Exhibition
• Registration Now Open for UNCA's Asheville Theatre for Young Audiences Winter Performance Classes
• UNCA Closes for Holidays
• UNCA to Host UNC Association of Student Governments Meeting
• UNCA’s Writers at Home Series Continues with Readings by Author Brian McGrady and Poet Mark Swanson

NOVEMBER 2002

• Asheville Businessman Donates $100,000 to UNCA;
  Funds Go to Student Research Program and Scholarships
• Exhibition by Paul Harcharik on View in UNCA’s University Gallery
• UNCA's Philosophy Lecture Series to Address Issues of Love
• UNCA to Host Talk on Southern Jewish Identity
• UNCA Music Department Wraps Up Fall Concert Season
• UNCA to Hold Holiday Ceramics and Art Sale December 6-7
• "Reliquary" Exhibition on View in UNCA's University Gallery
• Biltmore Industries Archive Exhibition Opens in UNCA's Blowers Gallery
• UNCA to Host Drama Festival of Student Creativity
• New Director Named to the N.C. Creative Retirement Center's College for Seniors
• N.C. Center for Creative Retirement to Host Health Care Forum
• UNCA to Host Talk on Minoan Art and the Natural World
• UNCA Board of Trustees to Meet November 12-13
• Chatham Baroque to Perform at UNCA November 22
• UNCA Offers Annual WNC Weather Calendar
• Author Marilyn Nelson to Give Reading at UNCA;
  Named 2002 P.B. Parris Visiting Writer
• UNCA's Writers at Home Series Continues with Readings by Margaret Rabb and Rachelle Rogers
• UNCA Open House Set for November 16
• Wilkes Central High School Wins UNCA Knowledge Bowl
• Leadership Haywood 15 to Begin in January;
  Application Deadline November 18

• UNCA to Host an Evening with Photographer Mark Reid

OCTOBER 2002

• UNCA's Philosophy Lecture Series to Discuss "Money and Virtue"
• Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition Opens in UNCA's Owen Hall Second Floor Gallery
• Family Business Forum to Host Workshop with J.D. Martin Jr.
• UNCA to Host French Week November 4-8
• UNCA Knowledge Bowl Holds Final Rounds November 2
• UNCA Music Department Continues Fall Concert Season
• Public Invited to UNCA Fall Humanities Lectures
• UNCA Student Group Hosts Pangea Cultural Festival
• UNCA to Host Program on the Western Musical Tradition
• UNCA Faculty, Students and Alumni Present Charitable Dance Program on October 25
• UNCA Career and Graduate School Fair Set for October 29
• UNCA Knowledge Bowl Kicks Off October 26
• UNCA to Host Discussion on "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow" Documentary
• Leadership Asheville 21 Convenes
• UNCA to Host Student-Moderated Candidate Forum;
  N.C. Senate District 49 and House District 114 Candidates to Participate
• UNCA to Host Talk on Globalization and Human Rights
• Musical Innovator Robert Moog to Speak at UNCA
• UNCA to Host Reading by Author Joelle Fraser
• UNCA to Hold Greenfest Environmental Event; Students and Seniors Spruce Up Campus with Pine Tree Planting
• UNCA Hosts NISGUA's Globalizing Justice Fall Tour 2002
• UNCA Drama Department Hosts Sixth Annual Haunted Theatre
• Gender and the Garden of Eden Tale to be Discussed at UNCA
• "Pretty in Pink" Photography Exhibition Opens in UNCA's University Gallery
• UNCA to Host Talk on the Legend of John Henry
• UNCA's Family Business Forum Hosts Workshop on Estate Taxes and Planning
• UNCA to Host Talk on Christian Approach to Higher Education
• Scholar Elizabeth Bartman to Discuss Roman Military Armor October 15 at UNCA
• New Faculty Join UNCA
• Loretta Holloway to Perform with UNCA Jazz Lab Big Band
• UNCA's Writers at Home Series Continues
• UNCA Kicks Off Super Saturday Program October 5;
  Fall Class to be Greeted by UNCA Bulldog Mascot and Student Athletes
• Eugene Presley Named UNCA Alumnus of the Year; Asheville Native to be Honored at Founders Day Dinner October 5

SEPTEMBER 2002

• U.S. Air Force Heritage Band of America to Perform at UNCA
• UNCA Celebrates Founders Day October 3-6
• Miguel Romero Ensemble to Perform at UNCA October 5
• "Travels with Walter and His Dog, Little Pocahontas"
  Photography Exhibition Opens in UNCA's Blowers Gallery
• UNCA Fall Open House Set for October 19
• Theatre UNCA Presents "The Rimers of Eldritch" October 2-6
• UNCA Art Alumni Exhibition On View September 27-October 15
• UNCA Teaching Fellows Teach Computer Skills to Seniors
• UNCA's Philosophy Lecture Series Continues October 2
• UNCA Again Ranked Fifth in Nation Among Public Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report
• Poets Aharon Shabtai and Taha Muhammad Ali to Give Readings at UNCA
• UNCA Faculty Promoted; New Chairs Named
• UNCA Freshmen Teaching Fellows Attend Orientation
• Elaine Hunter Meyers, Beloved UNCA Acting Teacher, will be Mourned by Faculty, Friends
• UNCA to Host College Night
• N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Holds Free Computer Literacy Classes
• Non-Violence Advocate and Author to Speak at UNCA
• Writers at Home Series Features Readings by Local Authors Jay Bonner and Michael McFee
• UNCA, WCU and Furman University Form Biotechnology Consortium

AUGUST 2002

• Professor Mike Ruiz and His Innovative E-texts Featured on Next@CNN Aug. 31-Sept. 1
• UNCA Listed Among Top Twenty Best Academic Values in the Nation; Named One of the Best 345 Colleges in the U.S.
• UNCA Kicks Off Cultural & Special Events Season;
  Events Presented in Conjunction with the "Under the Influence" Festival
• Registration Now Open for After-School Youth Drama Classes
• Continuing Education Program to Offer College Test Prep Classes
• Music Department Kicks Off Fall Concert Season
• UNCA Kicks Off Annual Philosophy Lecture Series
• South Carolina Archeologist to Discuss H.L. Hunley Submarine Recovery
• International Malaria Expert and Acclaimed Author to Speak
• "Slingshot" Drawings Exhibition Opens in University Gallery
• "Cuba Caminando" Digital Photography Exhibition Opens in Blower's Gallery
• Family Business Forum Hosts Workshop with Drew S. Mendoza
• Super Saturday Program Offers Super Classes for Kids Beginning October 5
• N.C. Center for Creative Retirement's College for Seniors Launches Fall Term
• Variety of Fall Continuing Education Classes Offered in Hendersonville
• Great Smokies Writing Program Offers Fall Classes
• UNCA Teaching Fellows Travel to Cambridge, England
• New Students Introduced to Community Service August 12;
  Hundreds of Students to Work at 26 Sites
• Art and Multimedia Faculty Exhibition Opens Fall Gallery Season
• Classes Set to Begin August 14;
  Community Service Day Set for August 12
• "Reflection of Self" Photography Exhibition Opens in Blowers Gallery
• Fiske Guide Again Names UNC Asheville a Best Buy 
  Among American Colleges
• N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Offers College for Seniors Classes in Hendersonville;
  Courses Begin in September at Kellogg Center

JULY 2002

• UNCA Offers A Variety of Continuing Education Classes Throughout the Fall
• The Future of Social Security and Medicare -- A Looming Boomer Crisis?
• Asheville, Cherokee Students Build Computer Skills at UNCA Summer Program; Exhibition and Graduation Luncheon to be Held July 19 on UNCA Campus
• UNCA Hosts Folkmoot USA July 20-21;
  Tickets on Sale for Only Asheville Performances
• "Journey Into the Interior" Photography Exhibition Opens in
  University Gallery

JUNE 2002

• An Evening of Jazz Continues Concerts on the Quad Series July 15; Folkmoot USA Tickets on Sale for Final Events
• Concerts on the Quad Series Continues July 8 with The Dead Poets
• Continuing Education Program Offers SAT College Test Prep Class
• Gift of UNCA Athletics Auction Raffle Ticket Nets Waitress $1,000 in Groceries
• Concerts on the Quad Series Continues July 1 with a 1940s-Style Musical Review
• Leadership Haywood Graduates 14th Class
• Marcel Andrade, Esteemed Spanish Professor, will be Missed by Campus Community
• UNCA Student Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
• Concerts on the Quad Series Continues June 24 with Zulu Connection
• "Dirty Laundry" Exhibition Opens in University Gallery
• Camp College Give Students a Jump Start on the College Admissions Process
• Concerts on the Quad Series Continues June 17 with Dixie Power Trio
• College for Seniors Holds Special Summer Term
• Womansong Chorus Presents "Everything Possible" June 14 and 15
• Students Named to Spring 2002 Chancellor's List
• Students Named to Spring 2002 Dean's List
• 2002 Graduates Named

MAY 2002

• Concerts on the Quad Series Continues June 10 with Traditional Bolivian Music
• 20th Leadership Asheville Class Graduates
• UNCA and AAC&U Co-Host 12th Annual Asheville Institute on General Education 
• LeRoy Walker Inspires Graduates at Commencement;
  508 Students Receive Diplomas
• Spanish Students Volunteer at Local Hispanic Newspaper
• 20th Annual Concerts on the Quad Series Kicks Off with Community Jazz Band
• "p.m." Exhibition Opens May 24 at University Gallery
• Board of Trustees to Meet May 17
• "Medulla Oblongata" Exhibition Opens May 17 at Red E Gallery
• Family Business Forum Hosts Panel On "Best Operating Practices"
• UNCA Student Selected for Prestigious Summer Science Institute
• Free Workshop June 20 at UNCA for Minority-Owned and Small Businesses; Event Focuses on Doing Business with the N.C. University System
• Students, Faculty and Staff Honored with Academic and Leadership Awards
• Women’s Intramural Volleyball Team Wins National Championship
• Austin Peay State University Honors Philip Weast
• "Dwelling Places" Exhibition Opens May 17 at Asheville's West End Bakery
• Art Department to Hold Spring Ceramics and Art Sale May 10-11

APRIL 2002

• Salomon Smith Barney Donates Funds to N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
• UNC Asheville, Puckett Institute Open Early Learning Center; Partnership Will Combine Research and Training in New Child Care Program
• Great Smokies Writing Program Offers Summer Classes
• "Modern Primitive" Exhibition Opens in University Gallery May 3
• Workshop on Globalization and Health Set for April 27
• Music Department Wraps Up Spring Concert Season
• UNCA Presents 30th Annual Spring Wildflower and Bird Pilgrimage May 3-5
• Death Penalty is Final Topic in Contemporary Philosophy Lecture Series
• Student Group Hosts Non-Profit Organization Fair April 24
• Students' Photography and Sculpture Exhibition Opens April 28 in Blowers Gallery
• Robin Becker to Give Reading April 30; Named P.B. Parris Visiting Writer
• Award-Winning Economists Explore Financial Outlook at 18th Annual Crystal Ball Seminar May 2
• Bucknell University's Mark Padilla Named VCAA
• Student Oil Painting Exhibition Now Open in UNCA’s Blowers Gallery
• UNCA to Host Statewide Terrorism and Rescue Exercises;
  Soon-To-Be Renovated Student Center to Serve as Site
• UNCA to Hold Multimedia Arts and Sciences Juried Student Show
• UNCA to Host Program on "The Lost Boys of the Sudan"
• Theatre UNCA Presents "Birds of a Feather" April 25-28
• Oil Painting Exhibition by UNCA Student Opens April 26 at Red E Gallery
• Family Business Forum Hosts Workshop with Tom Campbell
• UNCA to Honor Its Full Professors at Spring Gala; Gene Rainey and Michael Ruiz Receive Faculty Award for Distinguished Performance
• UNCA to Host Talk on Paul of Tarsus
• UNCA to Hold Annual Soup-and-Salad Bowl Sale April 19
• International Seminar Explores Economic and Cultural Differences
• UNCA Hosts Talk on "Finding the Walls of Troy"
• UNCA's Creative Writing Program Seniors to Give Readings
• Writers at Home Series Present Readings by Maria Fire and Peggy Millin
• UNCA Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with Events in April
• Civil War Historian to Discuss the Confederate Experience at Spotsylvania
  April 27; UNCA Hosts Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table
• LeRoy Walker to Deliver Commencement Address May 18;
  Four Distinguished Individuals to Receive Honorary Degrees
• Music Department Continues Spring Concert Season
• Leadership Asheville Accepting Applications
• UNCA to Host National Mathematics Conference April 5-7
• "Dinner Time" Student Exhibition Opens in Owen Hall Second Floor Gallery
• UNCA Joins With Area Businesses to Host Business Technologies Conference
• Ceramicist Val Cushing to Jury 35th Annual Student Art Exhibition
• Book by UNCA Professor Receives Prestigious National Award
• N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Wins National Award 

MARCH 2002

• Anthropologist Johannes Neurath to Discuss Mesoamerican and Mississippian Cultures
• UNCA Hosts Two Evenings of Dance Performances by Students, Faculty and Friends
• Rick Chess Honored for Teaching Excellence by UNC Board of Governors
• UNCA to Host Talk on Dead Sea Scrolls April 7
• "Hidden Places" Clay Sculpture Exhibition Opens in UNCA's Blowers Gallery
• UNCA to Observe Holocaust Commemoration Week with a Variety of Programs
• Treatment of Ill is Next Topic in Contemporary Philosophy Lecture Series
• Talk on World War I-Era Atlanta Celebrates Women's Studies Program Tenth Year
• Novelist Patricia Chao to Give Reading
• Noted Philosopher to Explore the Aesthetics of Paul Klee’s Paintings;
  Talk is 2002 Dorr Endowed Lecture
• Traditional African Arts Performance Group to Hold Residency
• Spring Open House Set for April 6
• Poet anjail rashida ahmad to Give Reading
• Music Department Hosts Gospel Celebration
• World Expert on Chaos and Fractals Speaks April 4
• "Skirting Shadows" Exhibition Opens in University Gallery
• UNCA Offers Kids’ Summer Bug Camp
• Civil Rights Expert Andrew M. Manis to Speak
• UNCA to Host Mountain Echoes Storyfest
• Music Department Hosts Piano Sale
• African Human Rights Expert Makau Mutua to Speak
• Four Candidates for UNCA's Highest Academic Post Announced;
  Candidates to Visit Campus Beginning March 7
• Family Business Forum Hosts Workshop with Mike Tanner
• Writers at Home Series Presents Julia Nunnally Duncan and Chrysse Everhart

FEBRUARY 2002

• Student Mixed Media Collage Exhibition Opens in UNCA Gallery
• UNCA Offers a Variety of Programs Celebrating Women's History Month
• UNCA Course Explores the Human Dimensions of Second World War;
  First in a Series of Courses Planned for Kellogg Center
• Prominent Scholar Edward Weisband to Speak March 7
• Race is Next Topic in UNCA's Contemporary Philosophy Lecture Series
• N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Hosts Tour for Food Lovers
• Philosophy Chair to Direct International Research Project
• Student Groups Host Community Art Show
• Students Take Top Awards in Theatre Technology Olympics
• "Honoring Women" Exhibition Opens in Blowers Gallery
• UNCA to Host Talk on Racism by Civil Rights Expert Joe Feagin
• UNCA Offers Required Teachers’ Course
• Student Mixed Media Exhibition Opens in University Gallery
• Sarah Bumgarner Honored for Work with College Freshmen;
  Named One of Ten Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates in the Nation
• Greek Art Exhibition Now Open in UNCA's Blowers Gallery
• Theatre UNCA Presents "MASTER HAROLD...and the boys" February 27-March 3
• Famed Environmental Activist Julia "Butterfly" Hill to Speak
• UNCA Hosts Performance of "The Vagina Monologues"
• College for Seniors Launches Spring Term
• UNCA Hosts the Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s Production of "ART"
• Young Scientists Test Their Creativity and Knowledge at Science Olympiad
• UNCA Raises $1.1 Million in First Comprehensive Campaign;
  Surpasses Goal by $3.1 Million
• Music Department Reschedules Band and String Ensemble Concert
• Popular Political Scientist William Sabo To Give Lecture at Presidents Day Program
• Writers at Home Series Presents Laura Hope-Gill and David Hopes
• Continuing Education Classes Offered Throughout the Spring
• UNCA to Host Talk on "Is There a Duty to Die?"
• Continuing Education Program Offers College Test Prep Classes
• UNCA Celebrates Homecoming February 11-17;
  Volunteer Efforts in City Schools Highlighted
• UNCA Celebrates Black History Month With a Variety of Outstanding Programs
• Duane Davis to Speak at the University of Aalborg, Denmark

JANUARY 2002

• Seven Eminent Scholars from U.S. and Abroad Explore "Understanding Islam Today"; UNCA to Host Distance Learning Series Beginning February 5
• Government is Next Topic in Contemporary Philosophy Lecture Series
• UNCA to Host Talk on Western Human Rights Values
• Environmental, Construction Efforts Discussed at UNCA Board of Trustees Meeting
• Family Business Forum Hosts Workshop with Michele Desjardins
• Award-Winning Painter Ralph Gilbert to Hold Exhibition Feb. 8-26
• Women's Studies Program Celebrates Tenth Year With Lecture Series
• "Three Views of Greece" Exhibition On View in Blowers Gallery
• Board of Trustees to Meet January 22-23
• Leadership Training for Older Persons Offered by N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
• UNCA to Host Three-Day Conference on "Understanding Israel"
• Music Department Kicks Off Spring Concert Season
• N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Hosts Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Eagle and Market Streets
• Community Chorus to Hold Registration
• Scholarship Honoring Asheville Poet, Playwright Established
• UNCA Offers Java 2 Certification Training
• Poet Reggie Gibson to Perform at Martin Luther King Day Celebration Program
• Fall 2001 Chancellor's List Named
• Fall 2001 Dean's List Named
• Writers at Home Series Presents Young Writers
• UNCA Offers Required Teachers’ Course
• Super Saturday Program Offers Super Classes for Kids Beginning March 2
• December Graduates Named
• Gender is Next Topic in UNCA's Contemporary Philosophy Lecture Series
• Painting Exhibition to Open in UNCA’s University Gallery