High School Equivalency and Project SEARCH Recognition Ceremony June 6 May 30th 2019 A-B Tech’s High School Equivalency and Project SEARCH Recognition Ceremony will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6 at the Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center.
Western Women’s Business Conference June 20 at A-B Tech May 29th 2019 A-B Tech’s Small Business Center and the Carolina Small Business Development Fund are partnering to present the 5th annual Western Women's Business Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the A-B Tech Conference Center on the Asheville campus.
Birchfield Named Alum of Year at UNCA May 29th 2019 April Birchfield, Department Chair of Social Sciences, was honored as the UNC Asheville History Department Alum of the Year.
A-B Tech Police Department Receives Above and Beyond Award May 23rd 2019 The Above and Beyond Award was given to the A-B Tech Police Department from the State Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Police Lieutenant Joshua Edwards attended the ceremony and gave a brief presentation on March 23 in Greensboro.
Inaugural Class of the Hospitality Pipeline Program Honors Success May 20th 2019 Celebration was in the air on Thursday, May 16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton during a program for the first seven graduates of A-B Tech’s Hospitality Pipeline program.
RISE Spotlight: May May 3rd 2019 We hope you have enjoyed learning about the staff and services about Locke Library this semester. We are going to conclude the series with four profiles, including the Director, Russell Taylor.
Sonogram Quiz Bowl Winners May 2nd 2019 Congratulations to the A-B Tech Sonography Program. Ashley Gillett, Vincent Gendusa, and Amy Taylor competed against other community college ultrasound programs and won the student quiz bowl. It was sponsored by the North Carolina Ultrasound Society at their annual symposium in Concord.
Stand Against Racism 2019 May 2nd 2019 This year’s Stand Against Racism event featured keynote speaker Marta Alcala-Williams with the topic: Sparking a Conversation: No Hate, No Fear
Phi Beta Lambda 2019 State Conference May 1st 2019 NC Phi Beta Lambda held the 2019 State Leadership Conference in Charlotte earlier in April. Students Max Sarafin, Rose Easterday, Aaron Katzenberger, Victoria Beuhler, David Lore, and Angela Lore represented A-B Tech.
Plant Sale Huge Success May 1st 2019 The annual Biology Department plant sale raised more than $6,000 and about 2,000 plants were sold from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on April 26. The sale provides scholarships to help students so that they can focus more of academic success and less on financial burden.
Madison High Student Earns EMS Certification April 30th 2019 Deep in Madison County, just brushing the Tennessee state line is the Laurel Community. To get there, you have to drive a road that follows the river, full of twists and turns, but the vista makes one realize why Madison County is called the Jewel of the Blue Ridge.
Pat Downey, Alum and Employee, Fighting Cancer April 30th 2019 Pat Downey, the Writing Center’s part-time limited administrative assistant, was recently diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. Pat will begin undergoing chemotherapy shortly after the conclusion of the spring semester. However, even with treatment, her illness is likely to be terminal.