UNC Asheville's Board of Trustees will meet from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Asheville Civic Center Banquet Hall immediately following the University's December Commencement Ceremony at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. 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 board will gather for a brief lunch at 11:45 a.m. and convene its meeting at noon. The Board is scheduled to go into closed session at 1:45 p.m. Committee and program reports will follow in open session, including those from Finance and Real Property, Audit, Governance, Academic Affairs, Alumni and Development, Athletics, External Relations and Personnel. The meeting will adjourn at 5 p.m.

In case of severe winter weather, the meeting will be held in an abbreviated format via teleconference.

The UNC Asheville Board of Trustees has 13 members; eight are appointment 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.