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: 828-251-6500 |
Chief of Staff |
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Christine Riley Chief of Staff Phone: 828-251-2322 Fax: 828-251-2322 |
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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Pat McClellan Assistant Provost for of Academic Administration Phone: 828-251-4500 Fax: 828-251-4500 |
Vice Chancellor/Vice President |
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William Massey Vice Chancellor For Alumni and Development Phone: 828-251-6525 Fax: 828-251-6525 |
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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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Jim Kuhlman IT Director Phone: 828-251-6545 Fax: 828-251-6041 |
Associate Vice Chancellor |
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Steve Baxley Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Operations Phone: 828-232-5031 Fax: 828-232-5031 |
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Suzanne Bryson Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance Phone: 828-251-6128 Fax: 828-251-6128 |
Dean of the School of Education |
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Jeanne M. McGlinn Chairperson of the Department of Education Phone: 828-251-6960 Fax: 828-251-6999 |
Dean |
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Lisa Friedenberg Dean of Social Sciences Phone: 828-250-3855 Fax: 828-250-3855 |
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Edward Katz Dean of University Programs Phone: 828-250-3872 Fax: 828-250-3872 |
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Gregg Kormanik Interim Dean of Natural Sciences Phone: 828-250-3880 Fax: 828-250-3880 |
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William Spellman Dean of Humanities Phone: 828-251-6505 Fax: 828-251-6505 |
Attorney |
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Tom Lawton University General Counsel Phone: 828-250-3835 Fax: 828-250-3835 |
Faculty Senate Chair |
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Lothar Dohse Faculty Senate Chair Phone: 828-232-5189 Fax: 828-232-5189 |
Admissions Director/Enrollment Manager |
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Patrice Mitchell Dean of Admissions Phone: 828-251-6481 Fax: 828-251-6481 |
Registrar |
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Debbie Race Registrar Phone: 828-251-6417 Fax: 828-251-6417 |
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: 828-232-2988 |
Librarian |
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James R. Kuhlman University Librarian Phone: 828-251-6545 Fax: 828-251-6545 |
Director of Athletics |
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Janet Cone Director of Athletics Phone: 828-251-6919 Fax: 828-251-6919 |
Director of Disability Services |
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Heidi Kelley Director of Disability Services One University Heights Asheville, 28804 Phone: 828-251-6980 |
Director of Career Services |
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Eileen Buecher Director, Career Center One University Heights 262 Highsmith University Union Asheville, 28804 Phone: 828-251-6515 |
Director |
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Elizabeth Bagwell Director of Human Resources Phone: 828-232-5117 Fax: 828-232-5117 |
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Beth Bartlett Associate Director of Financial Aid Phone: 828-251-4500 Fax: 828-251-4500 |
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Merianne M. Epstein Director of Public Information Phone: 828-251-6676 Fax: 828-251-6676 |
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Archer R. Gravely Director of Institutional Research Phone: 828-232-5118 Fax: 828-232-5118 |
Student Affairs |
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Bill Haggard Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Phone: 828-251-6474 Fax: 828-251-6474 |
Administrative Assistant |
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Wilma Sherrill Special Assistant to the Chancellor Phone: 828-250-2366 Fax: 828-250-2366 |
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Lynn Spaight Executive Assistant to the Chancellor Phone: 828-251-6501 Fax: 828-251-6501 |
Student Body President |
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Cortland Mercer Student Body President Phone: 828-251-6587 |
Board of Trustees |
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James R. Buckner Chair 6930 Blackthorn Lane Suwanee, GA 30024 Phone: 770-289-5879 Fax: 828-254-0977 |
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Phil Carson 6 Greenwood Road Asheville, NC 28803 |
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David Cogburn, M.D. 28 Hilltop Road Asheville, NC 28803 Phone: 828-684-0703 |
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Joseph Damore Vice Chair 509 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828-213-1144 Fax: 828-456-3550 |
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Sue McClinton 108 Big Spring Drive Asheville, NC 28804 Phone: 828-254-3724 |
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Cortland Mercer ex officio Student Body President One University Heights Asheville, NC 28804-8501 Phone: 828-337-4738 |
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Audrey Byrd Mosley Secretary 2101 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20418 Phone: 202-334-2440 Fax: 828-253-8548 |
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Douglas Orr 297 Pinnacle Drive Black Mountain, NC 28711 Phone: 828-669-1306 Fax: 828-649-2989 |
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Bruce Peterson 230 Lower Brush Creek Road Fletcher, NC 28732-8483 Phone: 828-628-1349 |
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Nathan Ramsey 26 Ramsey Farm Road Fairview, NC 28730 Phone: 828-628-3216 |
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Pat Smith 505 Elk Mountain Scenic Hwy Asheville, NC 28804 Phone: 828-252-4024 |
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Virgil Smith 7950 Jones Branch Dr. McLean, VA 22107 Phone: 703-854-7082 Fax: 828-274-4212 |
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Pamela Turner One Trailridge Asheville, NC 28804 Phone: 828-252-4024 |
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