UNC Asheville Annual Report 2018-19
A University of North Carolina Asheville education is affordable, adaptive, and endlessly relevant. As the original liberal arts and sciences University in the UNC System, UNC Asheville serves the state, region, and nation by making an enduring impact on the world through student and faculty research, leadership, and service.
$10+ million RAISED IN FISCAL YEAR 2019 ($10,297,706 to be exact)
Supports: 53% Academic Departments & Programs $5,462,890
26% Programmatic Endowments, Endowed Scholarships, and Expanded Student Financial Aid $2,682,319
17% Bulldog Division I Athletics $1,699,159 4%
Emerging Priorities $453,338
UNC Asheville friends and partners, thank you for your generous gifts of time, talent, and treasure! Our students have discovered new worlds; our athletes and researchers have reached new heights in their endeavors in the classrooms, labs, courts, pools, tracks, and fields; and our campus continues to educate talented students. It’s been a momentous year at UNC Asheville. National thought leaders and higher education colleagues joined us on campus to share their wisdom and work. Our students and faculty took their research around the world, engaging in global scholarship and discovering new planets and gecko species. Our student-athletes finished first in the Big South with all-academic honors. We celebrated unprecedented fundraising success to lay the foundation for what’s to come. In this report, we highlight a few of the moments from the past year and thank you for your support. Your generosity strengthens our scholarships, bolsters our programs, and supports our unique designation as the leading liberal arts and sciences University in the UNC System. We’re rooted in the Land of the Sky, at the intersection of what’s known and what’s possible. Your support makes it all possible. With abiding gratitude,
Nancy J. Cable, Ph.D. Chancellor
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(Left) Environmental Studies faculty Landon Ward takes students in his summer Ecology and Field Biology course on a learning excursion to Craggy Gardens (Below) Makennah Bristow in the lab on campus
812
7%
the largest class in University history
in summer school students
GRADUATES IN 2019—
INCREASE
from field experiences in the Blue Ridge Mountains that surround campus to studying abroad around the world.
Student Makes an Extraterrestrial Discovery
An International Search for New Life
From her work as a docent at UNC Asheville’s Lookout Observatory, physics senior Makennah Bristow launched an interest in new planets, and now she’s part of a team that discovered one. Her internship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center led to finding K2-288Bb, a planet roughly twice the size of Earth located in the constellation Taurus, 226 light-years away. It’s a rare discovery, especially because of its size and the fact that this planet is in its star’s habitable zone—meaning liquid water may exist on the planet’s surface.
Faculty members Landon Ward and Dr. Graham Reynolds regularly lead students on creature adventures, including at the nearby Botanical Gardens, but this year one of Reynolds’ students took the snake search into his own hands, securing a $15,000 grant for a research position in Vietnam. UNC Asheville senior Ari Miller, a biology major, is the first undergraduate student to ever receive a Smithsonian Grant from the Global Genome Initiative (GGI) to study reptiles and amphibians. Whatever he finds will be catalogued in the GGI’s “biorepository,” a library of Earth’s genomic diversity, and will help scientists around the world better understand our planet’s biodiversity and how species evolve. Back in the states, Miller was part of a team of scientists who identified two species of gecko, which are entirely new to science and found in Myanmar.
Bristow and the team found this planet by using data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope and looking for “transits,” or the dimming of a star when a planet moves in front of it.
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EXPANDING THE CLASSROOM
UNC Asheville students know how to expand their horizons,
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Fighting for Change UNC Asheville’s first homework assignment happens before classes start, with a summer reading shared by the incoming class. The pick for 2018-19 was Wes Moore’s The Other Wes Moore, a memoir chronicling the upbringing of two kids by the same name, where personal responsibility and social circumstances bring about different outcomes. The author came to campus in September, speaking to more than 600 audience members who filled UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Hall Auditorium or tuned in via live-stream. He had a message for each one. “Each and every one of us are where we are because someone saw us there first. They were willing to wake up every morning and push for you. They were willing to wake up every morning and fight for you. They were willing to wake up every morning and fight for the hope of you,” said Moore. He pushed the audience to do the same. “To make a change in the things that need to be changed right now, it’s simply an identification of finding that thing that makes your heart beat a little bit faster…and attacking it. That’s the point. That’s the idea and the feeling behind what it is to be higher educated. Finding that ability to take that talent and that will and that push that other people instill in you and making it matter.”
definition of higher education is going to be your “ The ability to understand what is your role in changing our world or what is your role in leading…. They expect you to walk out of this place not just with a GPA but with a GPS and an idea about how you plan on leading.” —Wes Moore, 2018 Summer Reading Author
(Above) Blanton Gillespie, valedictorian for the class of 2019 (Left) Best-selling author Wes Moore spoke on campus in September 2018
Whether on the track or in class, scholarathlete Blanton Gillespie led his team. The chemistry major, neuroscience minor, and member of the cross country and track and field teams graduated with a 3.996 GPA and earned the Manly E. Wright Award for Scholarship in the Class of 2019. He is a four-time Big South Scholar Athlete of the Year, and in 2018 he was awarded a Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships in the natural sciences. He has published three papers in the Journal of Physical Chemistry and completed NASA fellowships, but his work doesn’t stop there. The Shelby, N.C., native plans to study medicine, then practice rural medicine in underserved Western North Carolina communities. It’s an area he gained experience in as one of 70 Pre-Health Professions Interns, offered in partnership with the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) and funded by $20,000 from WNC Bridge Foundation. During the program, students shadow health care professionals and participate in the development, design, and implementation of a community-based research project. Gillespie leaves UNC Asheville with a few additional honors: He was named a first team Google Cloud NCAA Division I Academic All-American®, as well as the Big South Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
GREAT VALUE
68% OF STUDENTS
receive financial aid, grants, and scholarships
73%
EXPANDING THE CLASSROOM
Award-Winning Scholar Athlete Tops the Class
OF STUDENT FINANCIAL NEED MET for an average recipient
62%
OF UNC ASHEVILLE ALUMNI
strongly agree that their undergraduate education was worth the cost; 13% above Gallup's 4 year national average of alumni*
25%
LESS STUDENT DEBT than national averages* *from the UNC System Gallup study
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Students Forge Ahead with AVID Scholarships Advancement Via Individual Determination is one of UNC Asheville's most generous awards, and determination is something our scholarship recipients have plenty of. The AVID Scholarship provides up to $10,000 for students who are working hard and moving ahead through their participation in the Asheville City School AVID Scholars program. These students’ determination keeps them going, and the AVID program and scholarships helps ensure their success, regardless of the obstacles or challenges they face. Our first AVID scholarship students graduated this year: management major Amanda Valdes Ruano, and Mariah Lee, who graduated with distinction in Spanish. In the fall of 2019 we welcomed PJ Jones, our newest AVID Scholarship recipient, who is looking forward to majoring in mechatronics engineering—a rigorous program with excellent career opportunities.
Local at heart 53%
OF STUDENTS
completed at least one internship during their college years
15%
OF STUDENTS
completed two or more internships
Making a Change, Making the Grade Community collaborators Je’Wana Grier-McEachin, executive director of the Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement (ABIPA), Dr. Ameena Batada, associate professor of health and wellness at UNC Asheville, and Jill Fromewick, research scientist at the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) have been awarded an Interdisciplinary Research Leaders (IRL) grant totaling $350,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for their research on perceptions of racism and health among African Americans in rural Western North Carolina. Designed for teams of two researchers and one community leader, the three-year grant award supports engaged research, crafted and conducted by innovative teams to explore a problem and apply a solution in real time, thereby making an immediate positive impact in their home communities.
Seeking Education and Adventure
COM M U NIT Y & G LOBAL E NGAG E M E NT
Three UNC Asheville students traveled the world this year with the help of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Over the summer, Juniors Isabella Jackson and Leah Fagan both participated in faculty-led trips to Ecuador, where they journeyed from the Amazon to the Andes to learn about natural resource dilemmas and community actions. Kacey Rudock, a junior majoring in Spanish with a minor in political science, is spending the entire fall semester in Colombia in order to immerse herself in the Spanish language and prepare herself for a possible career working with native Spanish speakers—and also to get a taste of Colombian hot chocolate, which combines chocolate and cheese and she swears is delicious.
Global in mind 16.4%
OF 2017-18 GRADUATES studied abroad
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STUDENTS AND ALUMNI
have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships to teach or research around the world, with immunology research in Poland and teaching trips to Vietnam and Senegal—bringing our total number of student Fulbright awards to 48
Faculty-Led Summer Programs Abroad London, Paris, Berlin New Media Research and Production Ecuador From the Amazon to the Andes: Cultural Expressions, Community Actions, Global Citizenship Chile and Argentina Business Abroad Ghana West African Education, Global Citizenship Ireland Travel and Discovery
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ASHEVILLE/BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
8,737 MEALS DONATED
to Food Connection from UNC Asheville’s Dining Services
2,963
STUDENT SERVICE HOURS in the region by student organizations for the year
70
LEADERS FOR LEADERS mentors during the 2018–19 academic year, sponsored by Elk Mountain Wealth Partners
160
OLLI MEMBERS
volunteering around Asheville, with connections to more than 15 organizations
61
STUDENT MATH CHAMPIONS
leading the Marvelous Math Club to tutor Asheville middle school students
HIRE HIGHER
Intern-employers include JP Morgan Chase, MAHEC, NASA, The Red Cross, and WNC Magazine First-job highlights: AmeriCorps, AVL Technologies, GE Aviation, HBO, Peace Corps, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mission Health, and SpaceX
UNC Asheville’s Engineering Program boasts a 100% employment or graduate school placement rate for graduates, but this year, even our robots had a job lined up by graduation. Cisco Systems partnered with UNC Asheville to test the viability of a reusable dish collecting robot, deployed at its Research Triangle Park (RTP) campus, and provided $10,000 for the project. The year-long project was one of the largest in the program’s history, with a team of 10 UNC Asheville students devoted to the design as part of their senior capstone project, along with two faculty advisors.
COM M U NIT Y & G LOBAL E NGAG E M E NT
Engineering Students Build Eco-Friendly Robot
UNC Asheville Takes Over Times Square Wake, the largest public art installation ever in New York City’s Times Square, was designed, engineered, sculpted and fabricated at UNC Asheville’s STEAM Studio by an interdisciplinary team of students, faculty, and community artists, all led by renowned artist and 2019 MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant recipient Mel Chin, who was the university’s Black Mountain College Legacy Fellow during the fall of 2017. The project made its international debut July 13, 2018, and brought millions of people food for thought about commercialism and climate. The installation was on view in Times Square through Sept. 5, 2018.
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UNC Asheville's world-class faculty work at the intersection of what's known and what's possible, drawing inspiration from the Land of the Sky, sharing solutions statewide and earning recognition as global scholars.
Dr. Agya Boakye-Boaten Dr. Agya Boakye-Boaten, chair and associate professor of Africana and interdisciplinary and international studies at UNC Asheville, has been awarded a 2019-20 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to teach and conduct research in Ghana at the University of Cape Coast.
Dr. Ameena Batada Dr. Ameena Batada, associate professor of health and wellness at UNC Asheville, earned the prestigious UNC System Board of Governors’ 2019 Award for Excellence in Teaching for her dedication to creating connections, and helping others create those connections for themselves.
Dr. Agya Boakye-Boaten
Dr. Ameena Batada
THOUGHT LEADERS
Dr. Lyndi Hewitt Dr. Lyndi Hewitt, UNC Asheville’s Sara and Joseph Breman Professor of Social Relations (2017-19), associate professor of sociology, and director of women, gender and sexuality studies, was given the 2019 Community Connector Award recognizing her ongoing outreach efforts and use of academic engagement to address community problems.
Dr. Ellen Holmes Pearson
Dr. Evelyn Chiang
Dr. Ellen Holmes Pearson
Dr. Evelyn Chiang
Dr. Ellen Holmes Pearson, the 2018-19 Ruth and Leon Feldman Professor of Service at UNC Asheville and a professor of history, has been named a 2019 Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow by the University of North Carolina System. In her role, Pearson will build upon her expertise using technology for pedagogical purposes, starting from her home campus.
Dr. Evelyn Chiang, associate professor of psychology, was named UNC Asheville’s Distinguished Teacher of the Year for her work to create experiential learning opportunities, implement learning circles and advocate for students. Dr. Lyndi Hewitt
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NEWSMAKERS
The New York Times: A Son of the South’s Quiet Photos of a Complex Region (feature on alumnus George Etheredge '16) The Washington Post: In an Era of Rising Anti-Semitism, Should Jewish Americans Tack Left or Right? (op-ed by Dr. Andrew Paul, adjunct assistant professor of humanities)
Attorney, author, and best-selling author Bryan Stevenson speaking on campus
Words of Wisdom from Just Mercy Author Bryan Stevenson In his first visit to Asheville, attorney, activist, and best-selling author Bryan Stevenson brought a powerful message: Get proximate, change the narrative, stay hopeful, and be uncomfortable. His talk to a full-crowd of 3,000 in Kimmel Arena exemplified each of those calls to action. As the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Stevenson led the team that created the first national memorial to victims of lynching and won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing. For campus, he focused on solutions, instilling in each individual the idea that hope could be their superpower. His lecture at UNC Asheville was a special event as part of the Chancellor's Installation celebration with support from The David and Lin Brown Visionary Lecture Series and The Van Winkle Law Firm Public Policy Lectures.
The Atlantic: How Plastic Cleanup Threatens the Ocean’s Living Islands (by Dr. Rebecca Helm, assistant professor of biology) Forbes: How Leaders Can Learn From Martin Luther King, Jr. (interview with Dr. Dwight Mullen, professor emeritus of political science) NPR: A New Novel Makes the 'Sugar Run' Out of Jail and Back to West Virginia (interview with alumnus Mesha Maren '12) The Washington Post: White Parents Teach Their Children to be Colorblind. Here’s Why That’s Bad for Everyone. (op-ed by Dr. Meghan Underhill, assistant professor of sociology)
The monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery returned to UNC Asheville in October for a residency that included creating a sand mandala, lectures on Tibetan culture, traditions and beliefs, and a sacred music and dance performance. Their Mystical Arts of Tibet world tour, endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, aims to promote world peace and healing by sharing Tibet’s rich and authentic sacred performing and visual arts with modern audiences. Ken Burns’s new PBS documentary series, Country Music, aired in September, but North Carolina fans of the iconic filmmaker got a sneak peek in April at the UNC Asheville premier. Burns’s co-producers Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey hosted a special preview screening and discussion in the new Blue Ridge Room in Highsmith Student Union. The theme of country music continued through April, with Grammy-award winning country music singer-songwriter Kathy Mattea performing during the Chancellor’s Installation. The concert showed appreciation for our colleague leaders across Asheville and Buncombe County, including educational, corporate, governmental, and nonprofit leaders.
A NATIONAL STAGE
THOUGHT LEADERS
Exploring the World of Music
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS read their work on campus
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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILMMAKERS
and leaders from broadcast journalism visited campus, including PBS President Paula Kerger as Commencement Speaker
(Top) The monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery (Bottom) Kathy Mattea performing during the Chancellor’s Installation Week
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NATIONAL LEADER JOINS UNC ASHEVILLE AS PROVOST UNC Asheville appointed Dr. Garikai Campbell as the university’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, and he began work in July 2019. Campbell served as provost and dean of Knox College, bringing more than 20 years of experience across every facet of academic life— from executive leadership, teaching and research, to extensive consulting work in technology, math, and diversity in higher education.
Assistant Professor Regine Criser leads in the liberal arts on campus and through the Prison Education Program
Bringing Restorative Justice through Education The UNC Asheville Foundation has been awarded a three-year grant in the amount of $195,000 from the Laughing Gull Foundation to support the UNC Asheville Prison Education Program. The program is offering credit-bearing courses to 15 students at Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution (AMCI) in spring semester 2019. The grant brings UNC Asheville’s liberal arts and sciences undergraduate education to
the AMCI campus, helping students prepare for a seamless transition into any institution of higher education upon their release, and connecting students to resources that will support their success. The cohort model focuses on Liberal Arts Core classes, and the program is led by Dr. Regine Criser, assistant professor of German, and Dr. Patrick Bahls, director of UNC Asheville’s Honors Program and professor of mathematics.
The National Science Foundation continued its multi-million dollar support for our chemistry program with a Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) grant for $997,988 to create a multi-faceted program between the Department of Chemistry and Student Affairs, deeply focused on supporting students. This project will provide need- and merit-based scholarships for qualified students interested in completing a chemistry degree and will enhance the learning environment for all chemistry majors by creating a novel holistic student support structure to help students overcome academic, social, and emotional challenges to be successful chemistry majors and graduates. Professor Sally Wasileski serves as the principal investigator for the Chemistry Scholars Program
Dr. Sally Wasileski, chair of chemistry and the principal investigator, will also research how the learning environment facilitates meaningful student engagement and how that engagement correlates to student achievement outcomes in order to better understand how student support impacts STEM students. Dr. Herman Holt, dean of natural sciences, Jackie McHargue, dean of students, and Jason Schmeltzer and Dr. Amanda Wolfe of the Department of Chemistry are leading work on the grant. The Department of Chemistry has previously received S-STEM Awards in 2011 and 2015.
RIGHT AT HOME
THOUGHT LEADERS
National Science Foundation Awards Multi-Million-Dollar Grants to UNC Asheville
212%
INCREASE IN INDIVIDUALS
visiting Highsmith Student Union this year
294 STUDENTS
live in the new apartment-style residence halls, The Woods
265,318 MEALS
served in Brown Hall
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Standing on the shoulders of more than a century of higher education leaders, UNC Asheville Chancellors have each contributed to the University's strong foundation for future generations. Tradition and Future Vision The iconic maples on UNC Asheville’s Quad are a favorite spot for the campus community, and following the Chancellor’s Installation activities, eight of these trees were dedicated as recognition for the University's eight chancellors. The current and former leaders gathered in April to celebrate their steadfast leadership and enduring commitment to the University.
Former chancellors and representatives of former chancellors, Sandra Hayes & John Highsmith representing his father William E. Highsmith, Lin & Dave Brown, Anne Ponder, and Nancy Schuman representing her husband Sam Schuman gather with Chancellor Cable at one of the newly dedicated maples on the University Quad.
BUILDING CAPACIT Y
The dedication of Mullen & James Humanities Hall drew a crowd of supporters, including faculty and staff colleagues, alumni, and students
MAJOR GIFTS
$2,746,450 FROM THE WINDGATE FOUNDATION to support STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) initiatives and renovations to Owen Hall
Honoring our Pioneering Professors
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The campus’ Humanities Lecture Hall has a new but familiar name this year, with the dedication of the Mullen & James Humanities Hall in recognition of the significant contributions of four recently retired faculty members—Drs. Dolly Jenkins-Mullen, Dwight Mullen, Charles James and Deborah (Dee) Grier-James. Recruited to join the faculty in 1984 as part of an effort to diversify the faculty, all four retired in May 2018. The Mullen & James Humanities Hall is offline during renovations to the adjacent Carmichael Hall and will open in 2020 to host the University’s acclaimed Humanities Program as well as films and talks by distinguished visiting scholars.
UNC Asheville dedicated the ᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗ (ToKiYaSdi) Room as part of the Chancellor's Installation celebration in April, recognizing a long-standing partnership with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and following approval by Tribal Council. The popular meeting space in the renovated Highsmith Student Union, ᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗ means "the place where they race," and is also translated as a gathering place for Cherokee people.
$840,708 FROM LEADERSHIP DONORS STEVE AND FROSENE ZEIS to support scholarships and distinguished faculty positions in the sciences
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Creating a Field Fit for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs Bulldog Baseball hit several home runs in fundraising this year, with a new championship outfield wall, backstop netting system installed to provide a safe experience for the UNC Asheville student-athletes, a brand-new scoreboard, and a new outdoor batting cage. In addition, funding has already been secured for updated home and visitor dugouts that will include bathroom facilities and storage areas. The new dugouts are scheduled to debut in the 2020 season at Greenwood Baseball Field. An anonymous $250,000 matching gift has been made in hopes of raising another $250,000 by Dec. 31, 2019.
STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT
$211,000 RAISED
in the annual Bulldog Challenge to support student-athletes
$109,000 RAISED
for female student-athlete scholarships at Our Turn To Play annual luncheon
the momentum to build Greenwood Field “ Continuing into the facility that our Bulldogs deserve is vital. I am profoundly grateful for this $250,000 matching gift that will truly enhance our baseball program and update our facility." —Janet R. Cone, UNC Asheville Director of Athletics
UNC Asheville men’s tennis doubles duo Oli Nolan and Henry Patten went undefeated playing together during fall 2018 and won three titles including the national championship victory at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex. They were also seeded fourth nationally at the 2019 NCAA Doubles Championship—the first national seed in the history of Big South men's tennis. Patten was voted by the ITA Officials at the event to receive the Sportsmanship Award for the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, and for the third year in a row he was named the Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Year. The Bulldogs Men’s Tennis team also boasted a perfect 10-0 in matches played at home at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown, and their 20 wins in the spring season marked a program record.
SHARED GOALS
8
UNC ASHEVILLE TEAMS
(out of 16) that were named Big South Sportsmanship Award winners in the 2018-19 athletic year
BUILDING CAPACIT Y
Tennis Wins National Championship
3.238
UNC ASHEVILLE STUDENT-ATHLETES
grade-point average during the 2018-19 academic year
JANET CONE
received the Division IAAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) 2019 Builders' Award
(Above) UNC Asheville tennis doubles duo Henry Patten and Oli Nolan at the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships (Photo by Stormy Nesbit, Intercollegiate Tennis Association) (Left) Brandon Lankford led the Bulldogs in 2019 with a career-high 15 home runs and is second in UNC Asheville history with 33 career home runs
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Rooted in Research Great ideas are born in Ramsey Library, whether it’s from research in the stacks, collaboration in study rooms, or innovative projects in the Craft Studio. This year, Ramsey Library will receive important upgrades both inside and out,
thanks to a generous $350,000 legacy gift from Joyce Rainear Slicer. The gift, made in memory of her brother Charles Rainear, who was an employee in the library’s coffee shop, will be used in part to license streaming films used in academic courses, and to fund online tools that allow our Special Collections
and University Archives to be digitized and accessible to researchers online from all over the world. A portion of the gift also was used to restore the grand, custom-made doors at the entrance to the library, with some help from UNC Asheville’s own STEAM Studio.
$96.5 Million
FINANCIAL S
General & Trust Fund 2018-19 Operating Budget OPERATING BUDGET
Sources of Revenues 42% State Appropriations
3% Gifts, Grants, and Contracts
34% Student Tuition & Fees
2% Other Operating Revenues
19% Sales & Services
Breakdown of Expenses 32% Instruction
6% Student Financial Aid
27% Auxiliary Services
6% Student Services
12% Institutional Support
5% Academic Support and Library
10% Physical Plant Operations
2% Community Service & Research
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At UNC Asheville, every path leads to a new vista, there's room for every voice, and the future is a frontier, vast and bright and close enough to touch. Together, we enrich the student experience through global scholarship and leadership development, talented faculty who lead in the classroom and community, and our excellence in our Division I athletic programs. We are creating a 21st century education that transforms lives and the world. UNCA.EDU/GIVING
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