UNC Asheville to Showcase Undergraduate Research and Service Learning

UNC Asheville students will present more than 140 research projects at the university’s Fall Undergraduate Research, Creativity and Community Engagement Symposium, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1.

Also that day, UNC Asheville students will showcase their work in service learning projects and internships at a celebration with community partners from 3-5 p.m., in the Sherrill Center on campus. Both events are free and open to the public.

Presentations of the students’ research, which represents many topics and disciplines, including the sciences and technology, social sciences and humanities, economics, language and the arts, will be offered simultaneously in many campus locations. For more information, visit UNC Asheville’s Undergraduate Research Program website at urp.unca.edu or call 828.251.6122.

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The Celebration of Service Learning, Internships and Service starts at 3 p.m. with a recognition ceremony for community partners on the Scholarship Deck of the Sherrill Center. The event will feature student-created displays and presentations about their work for representatives of community organizations and businesses, faculty, students and others. Light refreshments will be served.

The celebration is sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Key Center for Community Citizenship and Service Learning, the Health and Wellness Department, the Career Center, and the Undergraduate Research Program. For more information, contact Selena Hilemon at 828.258.7721.