March 2023
- Tuesday, March 28th, 6–7:30pm: Campus Community Learning Circle Laurel Forum (Karpen Hall) Register Here The Key Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs are hosting a follow up conversation to Ta-Nahesi Coates‘ visit to campus in February. Representatives from the Racial Justice Coalition will facilitate a conversation about what we learned and what our next steps are for applying that knowledge to benefit both campus and Asheville community.
April 2023
- Tues–Friday, April 11th–14th: Indigenous Hip Hop Festival Schedule of Events
- Thursday, April 13th, 10:30am–4pm: Spring UNCA Blood Drive Alumni Hall, Highsmith REGISTER HERE TO DONATE, SIGN UP HERE TO VOLUNTEER Sponsored by Aspiring Health Professionals Club & Key Center
- Tuesday, April 18th: Undergraduate Research Symposium Poster Presentation Preparation Workshop (open to all students presenting at the UGR symposium), RSVP to keycenter@unca.edu
PAST PROGRAMS
August 2022
- Friday August 19th: Key Center Open House 1–3pm, Highsmith 211 Drop by the Key Center and get connected!
- Sunday, August 21st: Verner Elementary School garden 1–3pm, Transportation provided Help to freshen up Verner’s experiential garden for preschoolers. Sign up link in Key Center IG bio (unca_keycenter).
Thursday Aug 25th: UNCA Blood Drive 10:30am–4pm, Alumni Hall Join UNCA’s life saving legacy! VOLUNTEER: email keycenter@unca.edu DONATE: visit redcrossblood.org, sponsor code: uncasheville
- Friday August 26th: UNCA Blood Drive 10:30am–4pm, Alumni Hall Join UNCA’s life saving legacy!
VOLUNTEER: email keycenter@unca.edu DONATE: visit redcrossblood.org, sponsor code: uncasheville September 2022
Friday, September 2nd: 12 Baskets Cafe (West Asheville) 11am–1pm, Transportation provided Learn more about 12 Baskets Cafe, a food pantry that is free and open to all. Friday, September 9th: Bounty & Soul, Friday Market 3:30–5:30pm, Transportation provided Support Friday Market, Bounty & Soul’s weekly food distribution event. Saturday, September 10th: Energy Savers Network 10am-3pm, Transportation provided Hands-on opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people, support your community, and fight climate change! Energy Savers provide services that reduce energy consumption and cost in the local community. - Friday, September 23rd: 12 Baskets Cafe 11am–1pm, Transportation provided
Learn more about Asheville Poverty Initiative and 12 Baskets Cafe, a food pantry free and open to all. October 2022
- Friday, October 7th: Bounty & Soul, Friday Market 3:30–5:30pm, Transportation provided Support Friday Market, Bounty & Soul’s weekly food distribution event.
- Wednesday, October 26th: UNCA Blood Drive 10:30am–4pm, Alumni Hall Join UNCA’s life saving legacy!
VOLUNTEER: email keycenter@unca.edu DONATE: visit redcrossblood.org, sponsor code: uncasheville - Thursday, October 27th: UNCA Blood Drive 10:30am–4pm, Alumni Hall Join UNCA’s life saving legacy!
VOLUNTEER: email keycenter@unca.edu DONATE: visit redcrossblood.org, sponsor code: uncasheville November 2022
- FOOD & HOUSING AWARENESS WEEK: Monday, November 14th — Saturday, November 19th: A program series focused on raising awareness and conversation surrounding food and housing security topics. Sponsored by The Key Center in partnership with Food Equity Initiative, Student Environmental Center, FEEDS Dining, Student Government Association, and Asheville Campus Entertainment.
- Monday, November 14th — Saturday, November 19th: Food Donation Drive Drop off locations: Mills Hall, The Down Under, Brown Hall, and the Key Center. Collection ends at 12:00pm on November 19th. Sponsored by the Key Center, Food Equity Initiative, and FEEDS Dining.
- Monday, November 14th: FEEDS Fresh Market 11:00am–2:00pm, Reed Plaza Sponsored by FEEDS Dining
- Monday, November 14th: Roots Garden Workshop featuring Food Equity Initiative, Dr. Clarke, & Dr. Hagedorn 1:00–3:00pm, ROOTS Garden Sponsored by the SEC
- Monday, November 14th: Creating Abundance Through Community Panel Webinar 7:00pm–8:00pm, online Register Here
- Tuesday, November 15th: FEI Weekly Free Market & SNAP Benefits Tabling 12:00pm–2:00pm, The Quad Sponsored by the Key Center & Food Equity Initiative (FEI)
- Tuesday, November 15th: SNAP Benefits for Students Info Webinar 7:00pm, online Email the Key Center to register
- Wednesday, November 16th: FEEDS Thankful Lunch & Meet Food Connection 11:00am–2:00pm, Brown Hall Sponsored by FEEDS Dining
- Wednesday, November 16th: ‘Theirs is the Kingdom’ Documentary Screening 7:00pm–8:00pm, Blue Ridge Room At the intersection of poverty and portraiture, “Theirs is the Kingdom” follows the rare creation of a contemporary fresco mural inside the sanctuary of a small church in Asheville, NC. This is a painting not of the rich and powerful, but of people battling homelessness, addiction, and mental illness. From the first sketch to final unveiling, the viewer witnesses the difficulties of this ancient artistic technique while also meeting an ensemble cast of complex characters. Sponsored by ACE and the Key Center.
- Thursday, November 17th: Haywood St. Congregation Fresco Tour 1:30pm, Register Here Asheville artist Christopher Holt has been commissioned to artfully portray Haywood Street’s vision of community through a large scale work of art in the medium of fresco to cover the entire central wall of our sanctuary. Featuring faces and scenes from our urban ministry, this project can challenge viewers to embrace the beauty within the outcast, to see neighbors living in poverty with fresh eyes, and perhaps can help stir a new passion for justice. Sponsored by Arts & Impact and the Key Center.
- Friday, November 18th: Volunteer with 12 Baskets Cafe 11:00am–2:00pm, 610 Haywood Rd Register Here
- Friday, November 18th: Campus Forage Walk with Brenan Beresford 2:15pm, Meet at Rocky Statue outside Chestnut Hall Sponsored by SGA, SEC, and the Key Center
January 2023
- Monday, January 16th, 10:30am–1pm: MLK Day of Service with Hood Huggers International Snacks & transportation provided Register Here by Sunday, January 15th at midnight Co-sponsored by ACE & Key Center
- Monday, January 23rd, 11:30am–2:30pm: Hood Huggers Tour Snacks & transportation provided Register Here by Friday, January 20th at 12pm
February 2023
- Monday, February 6th, 10am–3pm: Black History Mobile Museum Blue Ridge North, Highsmith Free & open to all, no tickets or registration required
- Wed–Thursday, February 15th & 16th, 10:30am–4pm: Homecoming Blood Drive Alumni Hall, Highsmith REGISTER HERE TO DONATE, SIGN UP HERE TO VOLUNTEER