Committee Volunteering Opportunity

How do we get the courses at the College for Seniors?      

Members submit course proposals and these proposals are reviewed by the Curriculum Sub Committee.  This forty member committee is divided into topic groups to review proposals, procure volunteer instructors and to work with these instructors and staff to arrange for courses to be taught four sessions a year.    

If you are interested in this work, please come to an informational meeting on May 4 at 10 am to learn more about  how the Curriculum Sub Committee runs and the responsibilities you would have as a member.  

Contact Gail Sobel, co-chair, Curriculum Sub Committee,  gnsobes@charter.net or Susan Poole, 828-251-6873  spoole@unca.edu.  And if you are interested but cannot attend the meeting, please contact us any way so we can make arrangements to meet with you at another time.

The fourth annual Asheville Jewish Film Festival runs from April 21 - April 26, 2012 at Fine Arts Theatre with a wonderful lineup of films.  Plan to attend one or more of this remarkable films.

This Week

April 15-21, 2012

Next Week

April 22-28, 2012

And Beyond...

Click here to visit the NCCCR calendar where you will find details on the above listed events and more.

REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR

The public is invited to a free screening of Revenge of the Electric Caron Monday, April 16, 2012 at 6 pm in Robinson Hall on the UNC-Asheville campus.  Chris Paine's new film picks up where his highly-acclaimed 2006 documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? left off.  After the movie a panel of local stakeholders promoting electric vehicle adoption in the Asheville area will field questions from the audience.   

Audience members will also have a chance to check out the electric vehicles on display outside.  Plug-in vehicle owners are also encouraged to bring their own cars for display.  (If you're bringing a PEV, please RSVP to the number below, so that we can arrange preferred parking.)

Location - 125 Robinson Hall, UNC Asheville campus (directions, campus map)

Date and Time - Monday, April 16, 2012, doors open at 6:00pm, film starts at 6:30pm; discussion to follow

Further information - Dave Erb, UNC Asheville Mechatronics, (828) 258-7659, derb@unca.edu 

Co-sponsored by - UNC Asheville Mechatronics Engineering Program,  UNC Asheville Active Students for a Healthy Environment, Sierra Club, Land-of-Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition

The campus observance of Stand Against Racism will  take place on Friday, April 20, 2012.  Activities are listed below, click here to view program flier  

Interior Design Against Racism, Intercultural Center 114 Highsmith Student Union,  9-10 am

Deborah Miles will lead a workshop on developing skills to assess, create, and build spaces that are welcoming and inclusive for all.

Walk Against Racism, Outdoor track (If rain, indoor track), 10 am -2 pm, Walk with the Campus Recreation and the Student Activities departments to take a Stand Against Racism. Walk a minimum of 15 minutes on the UNC Asheville outdoor track. Email recreation@unca.edu to register. Participants will receive a bookmark with the Stand Against Racism pledge to affirm their personal and professional commitment to justice.

Rant Against Racism, Steps of Ramsey Library, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, April 16-19: Visit the residency halls, Writing Center, or the Intercultural Center to create your rant and sign up for a time to rant your rant about race or take the pledge against racism on the Library Steps. Email writingcenter@unca.edu for more information.

Seeds of Change: Learning About and Addressing Racism, Center for Health and Wellness (460 Sherrill Center),  all day, University and community members who visit the Health and Wellness Center will receive a packet of flower seeds and a copy of A Gardener's Tale, an allegory about how racism contributes to health disparities and what we can do about it.

To learn about all of the activities go to the YWCA website. http://www.ywcaofasheville.org

To register additional activities visit  http://recreation.unca.edu/  or email dmiles@unca.edu  

Note: the national observance is held on April 27. UNC Asheville moved the date a week early to avoid final exams.  

UNC Asheville's Board of Trustees recently approved the site and design for a new astronomy laboratory/ observatory on the north side of campus that will significantly expand student opportunities for studying optical astronomy.

UNC Asheville's Physics Department has a well-established core of astronomy classes, but lacks a laboratory/observatory for coursework and undergraduate research. The new facility will serve as a modern lab for the 300 students who study introductory astronomy each year and as a research facility for students pursuing advanced study and undergraduate research projects in astronomy, astrophysics and experimental physics. The lab will also be used for special sessions for area K-12 schools and the NC Center for Creative Retirement, as well as by the Astrono
my Club of Asheville.  Long-time Center member and College for Seniors instructor, Bernard Arghiere has been instrumental in the planning and development of this facility. 

The Astronomy Club of Asheville is funding the full cost of building the facility, which is being designed by Padgett & Freeman Architects of Asheville. 

The 1,300-square-foot, single-story building will have a low-pitched roof that slides back for full-sky astronomical viewing, and will accommodate up to 25 students and staff. The lab will permanently house two 14-inch optical telescopes and a paved terrace outside the building will provide space for additional portable telescopes. The Astronomy Club of Asheville will provide one of the two 14-inch telescopes; the university already owns the second. One of the two telescopes will be upfitted for remote viewing and high-quality photography.  

The new lab will be located at the end of Nut Hill Road (referred to by some as Chestnut Ridge Road), on a very small portion (.07 acre) of the 65-acre property owned by the university that sits north of the Reuter Center and the Sherrill Center, above Lookout Road. Nut Hill Road is a gated and paved access road built by the university a number of years ago.   

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