UNC Asheville's Board of Trustees will meet from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Mountain Suites.

The board will gather for lunch at noon and convene its meeting at 12:15 p.m. with remarks from Board of Trustees Chair Janice Brumit. Tristyn Card, UNC Asheville senior and Student Government president, is scheduled to give a briefing at 12:30 p.m. followed by remarks by Chancellor Anne Ponder.

The Board is scheduled to hold a closed session at 2 p.m. Committee and program reports will follow in open session, including those from Student Affairs and Alumni & Development. Written reports will be submitted by Academic Affairs, Athletics, Diversity, External Relations and Finance. The meeting will adjourn at 5 p.m.

The meeting is open to the public. Portions of the meeting may be closed to the public under the provision of the North Carolina Open Meetings Act.

The UNC Asheville Board of Trustees has 13 members; eight are appointed by the UNC Board of Governors and four are appointed by the governor. The UNC Asheville Student Government Association president, who is elected by the student body, also sits on the board. The UNC Asheville Board of Trustees promotes the sound development of the University and serves as advisor to the Board of Governors and the chancellor.

For more information, call UNC Asheville’s Office of the Chancellor at 828/251-6500.