UNC Asheville's Board of Trustees will meet Monday and Tuesday, March 23-24, in UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library Red Oak Conference Room. 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 light lunch at noon on Monday, March 23, and will convene its meeting at 12:30 p.m. with remarks from Board of Trustees Chair Al Whitesides. A presentation on branding and marketing by the Widmeyer Group will follow. Program and committee reports will be given, including those from Finance and Real Property, Academic Affairs, Alumni & Development, Athletics, Audit, External Affairs and Student Affairs. The meeting will wrap up with work on by-laws, a closed session and the consent agenda. It will adjourn at 4:45 p.m.

On Friday, March 24, the board will meet for a continental breakfast at 8 a.m. The meeting will reconvene at 8:30 a.m. with a presentation on recent campus achievements. Chair's remarks and a briefing by Student Government President Nick Ladd will follow. The meeting will adjourn at noon.

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.