Description
The University of North Carolina at Asheville is the designated undergraduate liberal arts university in the 16-campus University of North Carolina system. An outstanding learning community, UNC Asheville is committed to providing an excellent liberal arts experience for its 3,500 undergraduate students through challenging academic programs, exemplary teaching, and meaningful and diverse co-curricular activities. The scenic 265-acre mountain campus is located one mile north of downtown Asheville, the cultural, economic and population (75,000) center of the region. Known for outdoor opportunities in the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains and a cosmopolitan downtown featuring coffee houses, restaurants, theaters, museums, galleries and craft shops, Asheville is rated one of the country's most livable cities. The university's Outdoor Program offers students hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, rock climbing and other outdoor adventures in the nearby Pisgah and Nantahala national forests, Great Smoky Mountains National Park and along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Canoeing, kayaking and whitewater rafting trips on the French Broad and other nearby rivers are among the many outdoor activities UNC Asheville students enjoy.
| Basic Type | Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences |
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| Size and Setting | Medium four-year, primarily residential |
| Enrollment Profile | Very high undergraduate |
| Undergraduate Profile | Full-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in |
| Undergraduate Instructional Program | Arts & sciences focus, some graduate coexistence |
| Graduate Instructional Program | Single postbaccalaureate (other field) |
| Chancellor |
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Anne Ponder Chancellor Phone: 828-251-6500 Fax: 828-251-6495 |
Executive Assistant to the Chancellor |
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Lynn Spaight Executive Assistant to the Chancellor Phone: 828-251-6501 Fax: 828-251-6495 |
Chief of Staff |
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Christine Riley Chief of Staff Phone: 828-251-6500 Fax: 828-251-6495 |
Provost (Chief Academic Officer) |
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Jane K. Fernandes, Dr. Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Phone: 828-251-6470 Fax: 828-251-6759 |
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |
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Bill Haggard Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Phone: 828-251-6474 Fax: 828-251-6989 |
Vice Chancellor/Vice President |
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John Pierce Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Phone: 828-251-6133 Fax: 828-251-6133 |
Chief Information Officer |
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Jeff Williams Interim Chief Information Officer Phone: 828-250-3848 Fax: 828-251-6041 |
Associate Vice Chancellor |
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Suzanne Bryson Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance Phone: 828-251-6128 Fax: 828-251-6743 |
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Kimberly Newsom Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Phone: 828-232-5131 Fax: 828-232-2988 |
Associate Provost |
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Edward Katz Associate Provost and Dean of University Programs Phone: 828-250-3872 Fax: 828-250-6759 |
Assistant Provost |
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Pat McClellan Assistant Provost for Academic Administration Phone: 828-251-6001 Fax: 828-251-6492 |
Dean |
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Gwen Ashburn Dean of Humanities Phone: 828-251-6505 Fax: 828-251-5102 |
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Jeff Konz Dean of Social Sciences Phone: 828-250-3855 Fax: 828-232-5102 |
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Keith Krumpe Dean of Natural Sciences Phone: 828-250-3880 Fax: 828-232-5102 |
Attorney |
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Lucien "Skip" Capone University General Counsel Phone: 828-250-3835 Fax: 828-251-6495 |
Faculty Senate Chair |
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Volker Frank Faculty Senate Chair Phone: 828-251-6981 Fax: 828-251-6866 |
Admissions Director/Enrollment Manager |
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Patrice Mitchell Dean of Admissions Phone: 828-251-6494 Fax: 828-251-6482 |
Registrar |
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Debbie Race Registrar Phone: 828-251-6417 Fax: 828-251-6492 |
Director of Financial Aid |
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Elizabeth D. Bartlett Associate Director of Financial Aid One University Heights Asheville, NC 28804-8502 Phone: 828-251-6506 Fax: 828-232-2294 |
Director of Institutional Research |
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Archer Gravely Director of Institutional Research Phone: 828-232-5118 Fax: 828-232-5056 |
Librarian |
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James R. Kuhlman University Librarian Phone: 828-251-6545 Fax: 828-251-6012 |
Director of Athletics |
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Janet Cone Director of Athletics Phone: 828-251-6922 Fax: 828-251-6386 |
Health Center Director |
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Jay Cutspec Director Student Health and Counseling Phone: 828-251-6868 |
Director of Disability Services |
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Joshua Kaufman Assistant Disability/Learning Support Phone: 828-232-5050 |
Director of Career Services |
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Vacant Director, Career Center Phone: 828-251-6515 Fax: 828-251-6871 |
Director |
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Kevan Frazier Director of Alumni Relations & University Events Phone: 828-251-6512 Fax: 828-251-6495 |
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Archer R. Gravely Director of Institutional Research Phone: 828-232-5118 Fax: 828-232-5118 |
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Debbie Griffith Director of Marketing & Communication Phone: 828-232-5066 Fax: 828-251-6677 |
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Merianne Miller Director of News Services Phone: 828-251-6676 Fax: 828-251-6677 |
Human Resources |
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Elizabeth Bagwell Director of Human Resources Phone: 828-232-5117 Fax: 828-232-6385 |
Student Body President |
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Renee Bindewald Student Body President Phone: 828-251-6587 |
Board of Trustees |
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Renee Bindewald ex officio UNCA One University Heights Asheville, NC 28804-8501 Phone: 828-251-6587 |
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David Cogburn, M.D. 78 Shoals Road Arden, NC 28704 Phone: 828-684-0703-13 |
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Sue McClinton 108 Big Spring Drive Asheville, NC 28804 Phone: 828-254-3724 |
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Audrey Byrd Mosley Secretary 5337 MacArthur Blvd., NW Washington, DC 20016 Phone: 202-537-5887 |
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Douglas Orr 297 Pinnacle Drive Black Mountain, NC 28711 Phone: 828-669-1306 |
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Ron Paulus 509 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828-213-1114 |
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Bruce Peterson 230 Lower Brush Creek Road Fletcher, NC 28732-8483 Phone: 828-628-1349 |
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King Prather 319 Montibello Drive Cary, NC 27513 Phone: 919-677-8512 |
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Nathan Ramsey Vice Chair 26 Ramsey Farm Road Fairview, NC 28730 Phone: 828-768-3216 |
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Pat Smith 505 Elk Mountain Scenic Hwy Asheville, NC 28804 Phone: 828-253-3709 |
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Virgil Smith 7950 Jones Branch Dr. McLean, VA 22107 Phone: 703-854-8072 |
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Cissie Stevens Chair 478 Merrill Cove Road Asheville, NC 28803 Phone: 828-684-4425 |
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Renee Bindewald ex officio UNCA One University Heights Asheville, NC 28804-8501 Phone: 828-251-6587 |
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David Cogburn, M.D. 78 Shoals Road Arden, NC 28704 Phone: 828-684-0703-13 |
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Sue McClinton 108 Big Spring Drive Asheville, NC 28804 Phone: 828-254-3724 |
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Audrey Byrd Mosley Secretary 5337 MacArthur Blvd., NW Washington, DC 20016 Phone: 202-537-5887 |
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Douglas Orr 297 Pinnacle Drive Black Mountain, NC 28711 Phone: 828-669-1306 |
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Ron Paulus 509 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828-213-1114 |
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Bruce Peterson 230 Lower Brush Creek Road Fletcher, NC 28732-8483 Phone: 828-628-1349 |
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King Prather 319 Montibello Drive Cary, NC 27513 Phone: 919-677-8512 |
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Nathan Ramsey Vice Chair 26 Ramsey Farm Road Fairview, NC 28730 Phone: 828-768-3216 |
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Pat Smith 505 Elk Mountain Scenic Hwy Asheville, NC 28804 Phone: 828-253-3709 |
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Virgil Smith 7950 Jones Branch Dr. McLean, VA 22107 Phone: 703-854-8072 |
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Cissie Stevens Chair 478 Merrill Cove Road Asheville, NC 28803 Phone: 828-684-4425 |
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