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October 6, 2008
Leadership Program Reflects on 26 years of Evolution
Since beginning in 1982, Leadership Asheville has evolved from a small gathering of professionals that focused mainly on community education to a dynamic, multi-faceted program combining networking, education, discussion and hands-on community service. Its most recent class, the 26th, was the largest to date, with 47 graduates (nearly twice as many as the first class), and the 2008-2009 program is expected to max out at 70 participants.
Gerry Goertz, director since 2003, attributes Leadership Asheville’s growth to the speakers, educators and trainers who deliver sessions which are both informative and interactive. These sessions contribute significantly to a program that’s both personally meaningful and professionally valuable for every participant. Read More |
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August 21, 2008
Asheville Initiative for Math Advisory Group Meeting
The mission of AIM is to enrich math education for K-12 students, teachers, parents and improve math literacy for all residents of Asheville and Buncombe County. There is no formal board or official membership for the advisory group. So, if you know of someone who should be at this meeting, including students, please invite them.
AIM is a collaborative effort of UNC Asheville, Warren Wilson College, AB Tech, Asheville City and Buncombe County Schools as well as the Chamber of Commerce, the YWCA and Mission Hospital.
The next AIM Advisory Group Meeting will be on September 11, 2008 from 6-8 pm at the home of Dr. Gretchen Whipple, Chair of the Mathematics Department at Warren Wilson College. For details, contact Sam Kaplan in the Department of Math at UNC Asheville at 828-232-5192. |
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August 21, 2008
Asheville Foundation Listening Project
The Asheville City Schools Foundation is beginning a project entitled “Listening to Our Teens”, a year-long community wide effort to understand the needs, dreams, and challenges of our young teens.
We are looking to collect in-depth information through interviews of 200 students, family members, and community representatives. The information we receive will ultimately help us to serve our youth more effectively.
If you are intersted in volunteering or learning more, please contact Jilian Buckley, Listening Project Coordinator, at 828-350-6135 ext 5061. |
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August 8, 2008
Current Leadership Asheville Class Contributes to Community
The LA 26 Leadership Learning Teams are accomplishing great things for the community. Learn more about their service projects. |
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August 8, 2008
25th Anniversary Celebration Thanks to everyone who joined us in the celebration of Leadership Asheville’s 25th Anniversary.
We are looking forward to creating the next 25 with you. Review pictures from the event. |
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July 23, 2008
Join the Next Leadership Asheville Class
Interested in joining the nearly 1,000 graduates of Leadership Asheville?
The LA 27 program will begin on September 17th. Application Materials |
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October 9, 2007
Leadership Asheville 25 participants recognized
The participants of Leadership Asheville 25 were recognized for their participation in the Leadership Asheville program in a special full page ad that ran in the Asheville Citizen-Times on October 9, 2007. PDF version |
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September 2007
Leadership Asheville 26 launched
Leadership Asheville 26 launched on September 19th and 20th with 49 participants. Read more . . . |
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March 14, 2006
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary, Leadership Asheville 25 to begin accepting applications.
Focused on developing community members with the leadership skills necessary to help the community identify a shared
vision, resolve conflicts, and adapt to change, the 25th class of The Leadership Asheville Program will begin in
September 2006. If you are interested in applying, please visit our Next Available Leadership Asheville Program Class link. Should you like to refer someone to us so that we may send them materials, please complete our referral form. |
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March 14, 2006
Mayor Terry Bellamy engages Leadership Asheville 24 participants in a discussion on the needs, assets, and direction of our community.
Mayor Terry Bellamy met with Leadership Asheville 24 program participants on February 8th. Mayor Bellamy discussed the
collaborative working system that she will be utilizing while leading the Asheville City Council, her experiences in the
Leadership Asheville 17 class, as well as what originally motivated her to run for public office. Bellamy has served on
the Asheville City Council since 1999 and was inaugurated as Mayor in December of 2005. Mayor Bellamy's dedication to our
community is visible through her professional work at Mountain Housing Opportunities and her extensive volunteer work. |
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October 14, 2005
Virgil Smith, Publisher of the Asheville Citizen-Times, plays an active role in upcoming
Leadership Asheville 24 meeting.
Dedicated to building productive leadership, participants at the November 9th Leadership Asheville 24
meeting will have the opportunity to discuss with Virgil Smith the pressing issues affecting our community
as well as potential solutions for realizing change. An engaging speaker, Mr. Smith will share his perspective
of our community one that has been influenced by his commitment to our community, illustrated by both his
professional and volunteer efforts. Mr. Smith has been the President and Publisher at the Asheville
Citizen-Times since 1996. |
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October 12, 2005
Timothy Hughes, a member of the Youth Leadership Asheville 4 class, serves on NC Civic Education
Consortium grant review committee.
Timothy Hughes, a junior at A.C. Reynolds High School, will be serving on the NC Civic Education
Consortium grant review committee. As a committee member, Tim will be reviewing a number of grant
proposals from across the state and joining with other committee members to make funding recommendations
to the Consortium. Ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, the purpose of these grants is to fund innovative,
collaborative civic education projects that develop effective citizenship among North Carolina's children
and youth. Since its inception, the program has awarded over $347,000 to 59 outstanding projects across the
state. Tim will be traveling to Chapel Hill, NC on November 4th to meet with all participants of the
grant review committee. |
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