UNC Asheville's Board of Trustees will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, in Steve and Frosene Zeis Science and Multimedia Building, room 123, on the UNC Asheville campus. Preceding the meeting, the trustees will tour campus properties beginning at 10 a.m., leaving from Parking Lot 7a across from the Zeis Building.

Agenda items for the 1:30 p.m. meeting include swearing in of new trustees, a review of revised board by-laws and of criteria used to select project architects and designers, informal tours of the Zeis Building and a presentation by Jane Fernandes, the incoming provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs.

On Friday, June 6, the trustees will meet for a retreat at 8:45 a.m. at Wintersun, located at One Wintersun Lane, in Fairview. Agenda items include discussions concerning UNC Tomorrow, UNC Asheville's strategic plan and a draft campus capital priorities plan. The retreat will adjourn at approximately 4:30 p.m.

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 UNC Board of Governors and the UNC Asheville chancellor.