The University of North Carolina Asheville (UNC Asheville, UNCA, or simply Asheville) is a public

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university in

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, United States. UNC Asheville is the designated

institution in the

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system. UNC Asheville is a member and the headquarters of the

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History

UNC Asheville was founded in 1927 as Buncombe County Junior College, part of the Buncombe County public school system. It was the first tuition free public college in the United States. It was located in the Biltmore School in south Asheville on Hendersonville Road (U.S. 25). In 2001, Biltmore School was recognized by the

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program. During the Great Depression, the college started charging tuition. In 1930 the school merged with the College of the City of Asheville (founded in 1928) to form Biltmore Junior College. In 1934 the college was renamed Biltmore College. In 1936, the name changed to Asheville-Biltmore College, and control was transferred to the Asheville City Schools. Overlook_Castle_in_1920

In 1949, the college relocated to the 20,000-square foot

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, also known as Seely's Caste, which included 29 acres on the crest of Sunset Mountain. Evelyn Grove Seely, widow of Fred Loring Seely, sold Overlook to the college $125,000; she also donated $50,000 to the acquisition fund. The college renamed the house Seely Hall, as requested by the seller. The house, no longer part of the college, was named to the

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in 1980. In 1961, Asheville-Biltmore College moved to the present UNC Asheville campus in north Asheville. That year, the college desegregated with the enrollment of Etta Mae Whitner Patterson. In 1963 it became a state-supported four-year college, and awarded its first bachelor's degrees in 1966. Its first residence halls were built in 1967. It adopted its current name in 1969 upon becoming part of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, since 1972 called the

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. UNC Asheville desegregated its faculty in 1981, along with all schools in the

. It is one of three

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s within the University of North Carolina System, and has been classified as a Liberal Arts I institution since 1992.

Administration

The university has been led by Chancellor Nancy J. Cable since 2018. On October 13th, 2022, it was announced she will be stepping down on December 31st, 2022. At that point, Interim Provost Kimberly van Noort will become interim chancellor. The university operates under the guidance and policies of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Members of the board are appointed by the governor of North Carolina. As part of the seventeen-campus

System, UNC Asheville also falls under the administration of the system's president,

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. The UNC System is administered by the UNC Board of Governors, which is elected by the North Carolina Legislature, and advised by the UNC Faculty Assembly.

Chief executive officers

Presidents/Deans

*1927–1932: S.B. Conley, Dean *1932–1936: A.C. Reynolds, President *1936–1941: Charles A. Lloyd, Dean *1945–1946: William H. Morgan, Dean *1946–1947: Clarence N. Gilbert, Dean *1947–1947: R.A. Tomberlin, President *1947–1962: Glenn L. Bushey, President *1962–1969: William E. Highsmith, President

Chancellors

*1969–1977: William E. Highsmith *1977–1977: Arnold K. King, a''cting'' *1977–1984: William E. Highsmith *1984–1990: David G. Brown *1990–1991: Roy Carroll, ''interim'' *1991–1993: Samuel Schuman *1994–1994: Larry Wilson, ''interim'' *1994–1999: Patsy Reed *1999–2005: James H. Mullen, Jr. *2005–2014: Anne Ponder *2014–2015: Doug Orr, ''interim'' *2015–2017: Mary K. Grant *2017–2018: Joseph Urgo, ''interim'' *2018–2022: Nancy J. Cable *2022-present: Kimberly van Noort, ''interim''

Campus

The campus includes 365 acres in a small city setting. Noteworthy campus features include: * Bob Moog Electric Music Studio is named for

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, former professor and inventor of the

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* Botanical Gardens at Asheville is adjacent to campus and features 600 plant species on ten acres with walking trails * Carol Belk Theatre seats 200 people and is used for Theatre UNCA and other performances * Kimmel Area with seating for 3,200 people is used for basketball and concerts * Lookout Observatory for astronomical research is open to the public for stargazing and includes a collection of images from the universe * N.C. Center for Health & Wellness, including biofeedback lab and meditation space *

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Writers-in-Residence home * S. Tucker Cooke Gallery is used for student and faculty art exhibits * Earthworks from the Civil War Battle of Asheville are preserved on campus.

Academics

Curriculum

UNC Asheville operates on a semester calendar. It offers four-year undergraduate programs leading to Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Science degrees in 36 majors, and is classified by the

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as a Baccalaureate College–Arts & Sciences (Bac/A&S). The University's most popular majors include biology/biological sciences, business administration and management, computer science, digital arts, English language and literature, mass communication/media studies, psychology, and sociology. It also offers joint degrees with North Carolina State University, including a 2-2 B.S. in engineering, a 3-1 B.S. in engineering, and a joint B.S. in engineering in mechatronics concentration. All students complete a capstone or culminating academic experience. UNC Asheville founded the National Conference on Undergraduate Research and has hosted the event five times. Some sixty percent of student complete undergraduate research or creative project. Around 20% of students partipate in study abroad or study away. More than 48 of its graduates have received

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. Located on campus, the

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has some 220 faculty and offer more than 350 classes each year.

Faculty

UNC Asheville had 222 full-time faculty members the fall of 2022, with 87% holding terminal degrees in their field. Another 99 faculty serve part-time. Faculty teach all classes, there are no teaching assistants. Nearly sixty percent of the classes have less than twenty students. As of 2022, the student-faulty ratio is 14:1.

Admissions

UNC Asheville's acceptance rate for the fall of 2021 was 82%. At that time, total enrollment was 3,233, with 57% female students and 43% male students. As of fall 2020, students come from 43 states and seventeen countries; 12% of the current study body is from outside of North Carolina. The student demographics are 73.57% White, 8.84% Hispanic, 5.11% Black, 1.68% Asian, and 5.08% unknown. 87% of the enrollees are full-time students. There are deadlines for admissions and either a ACT or SAT is required. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35% of students received a

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Library

D. Hiden Ramsey Library is located in the center of campus. It includes the Media Design Lab and the crAFT (Creativity, Art, Fabrication, and Technology) Studio. The library's holdings include Special Collections and University Archives which started in 1977 as the Southern Highlands Research Center and focuses on the history Asheville and Western North Carolina. Annually, the library gives the Ramsey Library Community Author Award; the winner receives a yearlong residency in the library.

Rankings and reputation

In 2022-2023, UNC Asheville's ranking in U.S. New & World Report 8 in Top Public Liberal Arts Schools and 136 in National Liberal Arts Colleges. It also ranked 130 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Program for institutions that do not offer a doctorate.

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ranked UNC Asheville as number six for Green Matters, number nine for LGBTQ-Friendly, number 25 for Best Quality of Life, number 22 for Most Politically Active Students, and number 15 for its College City. The 2022 edition of ''The Fiske Guide'' named UNC Asheville a best-buy; the list only includes ten public and ten private universities from across the United States. In 2019, ''

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'' magazine ranked UNC Asheville number 494 in Top Colleges, number 176 in Public Colleges, and number 165 in Liberal Arts Universities. Washington Monthly ranked UNC Asheville number 76 on its 2022 Best Bang for the Buck Rankings: Southeast and number 77 for its national Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking.

Student life

Organizations and activities

There are more than sixty campus clubs and organizations. Student activities include Greek organizations, with 2% of males belonging to a fraternity and 1% of females belonging to the one sorority. Some 44% of students participate in a service learning project, while 11% participate in intramural sports. UNC Asheville's Student Government Association (SGA) consists of two branches, an eighteen-seat Student Senate and an executive branch comprising a president, vice-president, and Cabinet. UNCA Out is a student group dedicated to students that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, two-spirit, intersexed, and straight allies. UNC Asheville’s Concerts on the Quad features weekly outdoor concerts during the summer months. The North Asheville Tailgate Market opens Saturdays, April through November, and features around forty local vendors.

Dining

UNC Asheville Dining Services are located in Brown Dining Hall. In 2019, it served 265, 318 meals to 67,279 dinner. It donated to Food Connections, weekly.

Housing

In the fall of 2021, 46% of students live on campus.

Athletics

UNC Asheville's athletics teams are known as the Bulldogs. They are a member of the NCAA's Division I and compete in the

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. The university's colors are blue and white. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, and both indoor and outdoor track and field. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, diving, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball.

Notable alumni

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- neteorologist at The Weather Channel * Sarah Addison Allen – author *

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– author and technical analyst * Timothy Lee Barnwell – photographer and author *

Molly Burch Molly Burch (born October 23, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter. Based in Austin, Texas, her music often reflects themes of heartbreak and loss. She is the lead vocalist and writer. Burch studied jazz vocal performance at UNC Asheville and ...

– singer-songwriter *

Tony Campana Anthony Edward Campana (born May 30, 1986) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Career Chicago Cubs C ...

– professional baseball player * Cliff Cash – stand-up comedian *

Wiley Cash Wiley Cash (born September 7, 1977) is a ''New York Times'' best-selling novelist from North Carolina. He is the author of three novels, ''A Land More Kind Than Home'', ''This Dark Road to Mercy'', and ''The Last Ballad''. His work has won nu ...

– author * Michael Cogdill – journalist, news anchor, novelist, screenwriter, and film producer * Matt Dickey – basketball player *

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player *

– writer and environmentalist *

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– actor *

Kenny George Kenneth George Jr. (born 1986) is an American former college basketball player. Somewhere between and , he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, and may have been t ...

– tallest player (7'7") in NCAA men's basketball history * Joey Harrell – former professional basketball player *

Keith Hornsby Keith Randall Hornsby (born January 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for UNC Asheville and LSU. High school career Hornsby began his prep career at Hampton Ro ...

– professional basketball player *

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– college baseball coach * Ashley Johnson – member of Puerto Rico national soccer team * Lassi Hurskainen – professional soccer player *

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– meteorologist at at

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* Autumn Kent – mathematician specializing in

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and

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– former professional baseball player * Alana McLaughlin –

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- golf course architect *

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head coach *

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– tennis players * Josh Pittman – former professional basketball player * J. P. Primm – basketball player * Jaleel Roberts – professional basketball player * Ann B. Ross – author *

Andrew Rowsey Andrew Rowsey (born June 18, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs and the Marquette Golden Eagles. Early l ...

– professional basketball player *

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– basketball player *

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–

manager * Topper Shutt – chief meteorologist at

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* Bryan Smithson – professional basketball player * Brad Sowder –

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winning meteorologist *

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(Grant Henry) – guitarist and composer *

Dwayne Sutton Dwayne Sutton (born February 26, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at UNC Asheville and Louisville. Early life and high school Sutton gr ...

– professional basketball player * Patrick Tate – former professional soccer player *

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– member of

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* MaCio Teague – professional basketball player * Jethro Waters –

winning documentary film maker and videographer *

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–

player * Susana Žigante – professional soccer player

Notable faculty and staff

Academics

– author and writer in residence * Richard Chess – literature and language professor, director of the Center for Jewish Studies and the Creative Writing Program. *

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– former provost and vice-chancellor * Grant Hardy – historian * Tommy Hayes – former faculty, author, and founder of the Great Smokies Writing Program * David Brendan Hopes – professor of literature *

Elliot Mazer Elliot Mazer (September 5, 1941February 7, 2021) was an American audio engineer and record producer. He was best known for his work with Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Band, and Janis Joplin. In addition, he worked on film and telev ...

– audio engineer and record producer *

– inventor of the

and former research professor of music * Ann B. Ross – literature instructor * Sylvia Wilkinson – author and former faculty

Athletics

* Steve Adlard – former director of soccer and former professional soccer player * Eddie Biedenbach – former men's basketball coach and professional basketball player *

Jim Bretz Jim Bretz (born April 11, 1964) is an American baseball scout and former college baseball coach. He is the Northeast Scouting Director for the Detroit Tigers and was previously the head coach of UNC Asheville (1991–1994) and Hartford (1995� ...

– former baseball coach * Herbert Coman – former football coach *

Janet Cone Janet Cone (born December 7, 1955) is an American college athletic director for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, a position she has held since 2004. In 2015, she became a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's basketball ...

– athletic director * Michelle Demko – former women's soccer coach * Don Doucette – former basketball coach * Ed Farrell – former athletic director * Scott Friedholm – baseball coach * Jerry Green – former basketball coach *

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– former women's basketball head coach *

Katie Meier Katie Meier (born December 19, 1967) is head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. She is a 1990 graduate of Duke University, where she played college basketball. As of 2022, Meier has the mo ...

– former assistant women's basketball coach * Mike Morrell – basketball coach * Matt Myers – former baseball coach *

Ryan Odom Robert Ryan Odom (born July 11, 1974) is an American men's college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the VCU Rams men's basketball team. He was previously the head coach of the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears, the UMBC Retrievers, and the ...

– former assistant basketball coach * Matt Reid – former baseball coach * Mike Roberts – former baseball coach * Tom Smith – former baseball coach *

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– former baseball coach and former professional baseball player *

Monte Towe Monte Corwin Towe (born September 27, 1953) is an American basketball coach and retired basketball player. He was a starting point guard on the 1973–74 North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball team which won the NCAA Division I Men's Bask ...

– former assistant basketball coach

References

External links

*
UNC Asheville Athletics website
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