UNC Asheville Fall Open House Set for November 19;
Registration Deadline is November 5

UNC Asheville's Admissions Office will host an open house for high school and transfer students and their families from 8:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.19, in the University’s Highsmith Union. Events will include student-led campus tours and sessions on admission, academic and extracurricular programs, scholarships and other financial aid.

Interested students should register for the Open House by November 5. A confirmation packet including directions, a campus parking permit and a list of area accommodations will be mailed after registration. Registration will be accepted by phone by calling the Admissions Office at 828/251-6481 or 800/531-9842 or via the Web site at www.unca.edu/admissions/openhouses. The next UNC Asheville Open House is set for March 25, 2006.

The University of North Carolina Asheville, a four-year public liberal arts university located in the mountains of western North Carolina, has earned a national reputation for its programs in the humanities, undergraduate research and environmental studies. UNC Asheville ranks fifth in the nation among public liberal arts colleges in the newest U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges."

For more information about UNC Asheville, call the Admissions Office at 828/251-6481 or 800/531-9842.

Media Contacts:

• Jamie Marcus, Assistant Director of Admissions, 828/250-3899
• Jill Yarnall, UNC Asheville Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526