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Asheville culinary students win gold medal in national cooking competition, see the menu
ASHEVILLE - A fired-up team of culinary students persevered through a grueling series of live cooking competitions to return home as victors. In April, the team from Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality program won the American Culinary Federation Southeast Regional competition. The contending regional teams moved forward to compete in...
Two North Carolina public universities may see academic degree cuts soon after board vote
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two of North Carolina’s public universities will be allowed to eliminate more than a dozen degree programs ranging from ancient Mediterranean studies to physics after the university system’s governing board voted Wednesday to authorize the cuts. The University of North Carolina Board of...
An unfinished state budget creates operating pains for the UNC System
This is typically the time of year when the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors would be reviewing the new state budget, assessing legislative gains, and looking ahead to when students return to campus in August. But budget talks in the House and Senate broke down in June. While the House approved a $31.7 […]
UNCA says its budget deficit is down to $2.7 million; decision on proposed academic cutbacks is imminent
The projected $8 million budget deficit at the University of North Carolina Asheville has been reduced to $2.7 million through job cuts, early faculty retirements, and administrative cost-cutting, along with a projected increase in revenue from higher student enrollment, UNCA’s new vice chancellor for budget and finance told The Watchdog.
JAY HEATHERLY GRADUATES FROM THE UNC'S CERTIFIED GOVERNMENT CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS PROGRAM
Jay Heatherly, Information Technology Manager, City of Hendersonville, successfully graduated from the 2023-2024 Certified Government Chief Information Officers Program™ at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Government. Jay graduated from the program on June 19th and was recognized by the Hendersonville City Council at their meeting on July 24, 2024.
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