Commencement : May 2018

With 5,000 people attending, UNC Asheville celebrated the Class of 2018 at its May 12 Commencement on the University Quad. Some 570 May graduates are part of the class of 2018. UNC Asheville Interim Chancellor Joe Urgo presided. Commencement speaker William J. Murdock co-founded Eblen Charities, one of Western North Carolina’s most important service organizations, serving tens of thousands of families with medication, housing, food, utility assistance, physician visits, school supplies and more.
Update: On March 8, 2019, the UNC Asheville Board of Trustees voted to accept the voluntary return of William J. Murdock’s 2018 honorary degree and to rescind the award.