University of North Carolina at Asheville

University of North Carolina
at Asheville
Motto Levo Oculos Meos In Montes
Motto in English
 I Lift My Eyes to the Mountains
Type Public
Established 1927
Endowment $21.1 million[1]
Chancellor Mary K. Grant
Academic staff
 296 (part & full time)
Undergraduates 3,663
Postgraduates 41
Location Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Campus Suburban
360 acres (1.5 km2)
Colors Blue and White[2]
         
Athletics NCAA Division I – Big South
Nickname Bulldogs
Affiliations UNC System
COPLAC
Website www.unca.edu

The University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA) is a co-educational, four year, public liberal arts university.[3] The university is also known as UNC Asheville. Located in Asheville, Buncombe County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, UNC Asheville is the only designated[4] liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville is member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. In 2016, The Princeton Review ranked the university number one in its listing of "Best Schools for Making an Impact".[5]

History

Asheville, North Carolina

UNC Asheville was founded in 1927[6] as Buncombe County Junior College, part of the Buncombe County public school system. 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 and placed in the control of a board of trustees. 1936 brought both a further change of name to Asheville-Biltmore College, and control was transferred to the Asheville City Schools.

The 20,000-square foot Overlook, or "Seely's Castle", home of Fred Loring Seely, who designed Grove Park Inn, described as "one of Asheville’s most pretentious private residences", became part of Asheville-Biltmore College in 1949. The house, no longer part of the college, was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[7][8]

In 1961 Asheville-Biltmore College moved to the present UNC Asheville campus[9] in north Asheville. 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 University of North Carolina System. It is designated as one of three liberal arts universities within that system, and has been classified as a Liberal Arts I institution since 1992.

UNC Asheville has more than 215 full-time faculty members and an enrollment of approximately 3,600 students. Classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a Baccalaureate College—Arts & Sciences (Bac/A&S),[10] the university offers thirty-six baccalaureate programs and a master's degree in liberal arts and sciences, first granted in 1991.

Precis of the University's history

Year - Name and Levels

Academics

Ramsey library, UNCA campus

The school's quality and value has drawn praise from national college guidebooks. UNC Asheville ranks third nationally on the "Best Schools for Making an Impact" list from as part of the new Princeton Review guidebook, Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Best Value Colleges and What It Takes to Get In - 2015 Edition. UNC Asheville is one of the nation's best values in public colleges, with the sixth lowest total cost of attending for in-state students, and the 10th lowest average debt among graduates, according to Kiplinger's "Best Values in Public Colleges." UNC Asheville ranks eighth in the nation among public liberal arts colleges in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges 2015." The Princeton Review's The Best 379 Colleges 2014 Edition says UNC Asheville offers a "top-notch academic experience," and, based on student survey responses, Asheville is ranked 14th in the nation on the "Town-Gown Relations are Great" list. Students "love the fact that they are nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains" and praised the university's outdoors program, including rock-climbing, caving, hiking and kayaking. The University was featured in a study from PayScale which examined the value of a college education.[11] PayScale found that the University of North Carolina at Asheville provided the 5th worst return on investment over a 20-year period of all colleges and universities in the United States, with a graduation rate of just 55%, an annual return on investment of −6.1%, and 20-year net return on investment of −$94,000.[12] UNC Asheville is named a "Best Buy," in The Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2015 Edition, along with UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University - the only North Carolina public universities to earn a place on this international ranking list reflecting academic quality and affordability. For 11 consecutive years, UNC Asheville's Environmental Studies Program has been named to the list of pre-professional programs with unusual strength in preparing students for careers.[13]

Majors

UNC Asheville offers four-year undergraduate programs leading to Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 36 majors.[14]

Administration

The university is led by Mary K. Grant the chief administrative officer, along with Provost Joseph Urgo and several advisory groups. The institution operates under the guidance and policies of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Asheville.[15]

As part of the University of North Carolina's 16-campus university system, UNC Asheville also falls under the administration of President Tom Ross[16] and the UNC Board of Governors advised by the UNC Faculty Assembly.[17][18]

Chief Executive Officers

Chief Executive Officers of the university:[19]

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, Acting
  • 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
  • 2015-: Mary K. Grant

Student Government Association

UNC Asheville's Student Government Association (SGA) consists of two branches, an 18-seat Student Senate and an executive branch comprising a President, Vice-President, and Cabinet. Representation in the Student Senate is divided among the four classes, with three additional seats each being given to residential and commuter students. SGA's authority is derived from the Chancellor and the Board of Governors.

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 Big South Conference.[20]

Highlights

Points of interest

Lightning over the Wilma M. Sherrill Center.

Faculty

UNC Asheville has 296 faculty members, mostly holding doctorate degrees.

Notable Faculty

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Color Palette | Communication and Marketing". Communication.unca.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. ↑ "UNC Asheville Fact Book" (PDF). UNCA. 2008.
  4. ↑ "Office of the Chancellor". UNCA. 2008.
  5. ↑ "UNC Asheville ranked No. 1 for 'making an impact'". Citizen Times. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  6. ↑ "About UNCA". UNCA. 2008.
  7. ↑ "Today in Asheville history: Seely's Castle". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ Lois Staton (July 1980). "Overlook" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Today in Asheville history: Botanical gardens created". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ "University of North Carolina at Asheville". Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. 2008.
  11. ↑ "Average Salary for University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA) Alumni". PayScale. March 22, 2014.
  12. ↑ "These U.S. Colleges and Majors Are the Biggest Waste of Money". The Atlantic. March 26, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  14. ↑ "UNC Asheville Degrees". University of North Carolina at Asheville. April 27, 2014.
  15. ↑ http://www.unca.edu/admin/co/bot.html
  16. ↑ "Search | UNC GA". Northcarolina.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  17. ↑ http://uncfacultyassembly.northcarolina.edu/
  18. ↑ "Search | UNC GA". Northcarolina.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  19. ↑ "2007 Fact Book - UNCA" (PDF). University of North Carolina Asheville. 2007.
  20. ↑ "UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site". Uncabulldogs.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  21. ↑ "Bulldogs Headed to Brooklyn as No. 15 Seed , Will Face Villanova". UNCA Bulldogs. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  22. ↑ "Kristina Abernathy Bio". The Weather Channel. TWC. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  23. ↑ Masonson, Leslie N (2012-06-01). "The Trading Book: A Complete Solution to Mastering Technical Systems and Trading Psychology - Book Review". Futures (magazine). Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  24. ↑ "Wiley Cash Bio". Wiley Cash. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  25. ↑ "Willow Koerber". USA Cycling. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  26. ↑ "Honorary Degree Recipients". University of North Carolina Asheville. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  27. ↑ "Roy A. Taylor Award". UNC ASHEVILLE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

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