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As Hurricane Isabel approaches
the Eastern Seaboard, UNCW is preparing for high winds and possible
landfall. University policy is to order evacuation and close the
university when a mandatory evacuation of the beaches is ordered
or before if needed. Closing and cancellation of classes will be
announced in the local media and on the phone hotline (910.962.3991
or 1.888.657.5751). Visit http://www.uncw.edu/news
for additional information. If campus is closed, all public programs
scheduled will be canceled.
UNC Wilmington has moved
to sixth among public universities in the South in the latest college
rankings by US News & World Report. UNCW is tied for 18th, among
the 131 public and private comprehensive universities in the southern
region. MORE
The alumni spotlight shines on James Earl Jones Jr. who received
his MBA from UNCW in 2002 and is the controller at International
Paper in Rieglewood. James received a bachelor’s degree in
accounting from North Carolina A&T University in 1988 and shares
his “Seahawk spirit’ with “Aggie pride.”
James is married to Latica, a processing assistant in the UNCW registrar’s
office, and they have two children, Justin and Jourdan. James sings
in the church choir, cycles, works in his yard and walks for fun.
He volunteers for ROCAME and the Rieglewood Community Foundation.
UNCW and its alumni association welcome James to the board of directors
and appreciate his volunteerism.
Bob King ’66 has welcomed Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo with
a gift to the UNCW Alumni Association – a 2003 sunflower yellow
VW “Seahawk” Beetle. This gift will be used to raise
money for alumni-sponsored merit scholarships and to encourage all
UNCW alumni to give back to their alma mater. King reinforces the
chancellor’s benchmarking study that emphasizes the long-term
benefit to UNCW of alumni giving and support. Alumni are the “traditional
foundation for unwavering UNCW support,” he said, and he challenges
other alumni to make their own personal gifts to UNCW and to purchase
a $25 chance on the 2003 Seahawk Beetle. The winning ticket will
be drawn during a timeout of the Homecoming 2004 basketball game
on Jan. 24. For more information, please call alumni relations at
962.2682 or 800.596.2880. Tickets will go on sale Sept. 18.
Picnics, happy hour socials, outdoor excursions, the “Great
NFL” adventure and more are planned for the coming months
by UNCW’s alumni chapters. Click HERE
for details on upcoming activities.
Saturday, Jan. 24, has been set as the date for 2004 homecoming
celebration. A weekend full of activities is being planned for alumni
and friends. The men’s basketball game at 4 p.m. Saturday
in which the Seahawks will play Delaware will be televised on Comcast
TV.
We encourage all men and women who attended or graduated from Wilmington
College and/or the University of North Carolina at Wilmington between
1946 and 2003 to become involved. Active status requires a contribution
of $25 or more to UNCW each fiscal year (between July 1-June 30).
Your contribution supports the many programs provided to alumni
and students. MORE
Nominations are open for the UNCW Alumnus/Alumna of the Year and
Distinguished Citizen awards. The deadline is Nov. 30. Nominations
can be made by writing a letter of recommendation to the UNCW Alumni
Association Board of Directors. Please specify the award category
and describe why you think the nominee merits the award. Include
the nominee’s name, address, daytime telephone number and
work place. Mail to Patricia Smith, UNCW alumni relations executive
director, Wise Alumni House, 1713 Market Street, Wilmington, N.C.
28403. Additional information can be obtained by calling the alumni
office at 962.2682 or 1.800.596.2880. The winners will be recognized
at a formal awards dinner homecoming weekend. Last year’s
winners were Lt. Col. Darrell Lee Thacker Jr. ’83 and Ronald
H. Gumm.
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UNC Wilmington Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo launched her first academic
year in office with a news conference that showcased what’s
new at UNCW for fall 2003, unveiled plans for a museum to honor
teachers’ timeless impact and recognized three significant
gifts. MORE
Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo presided at two ribbon cuttings in recent
weeks – the Department of Communication Studies $400,000,
2,600-square-foot media production studio and classroom http://appserv01.uncw.edu/news/article.asp?ID=899
and Cornerstone Hall, a $11.6 million, 62,000-square-foot three-story
residence hall. MORE
UNCW’s bronze seahawk statue, stolen in July from its granite
base in front of the Warwick Center, was placed back on its perch
Thursday, Sept. 4. MORE
UNCW's underwater laboratory, Aquarius, is featured in the September
issue of National Geographic. In the 13-page article, author Dr.
Gregory S. Stone of the New England Aquarium tells about life on
Aquarius during a six-day mission to perform submerged surgery.
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UNCW's Center for Marine Science, with the support of the City of
Jacksonville, Progress Energy and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base,
has instituted a collaborative water quality testing project on
the New River. MORE
UNCW’s Watson School of Education benefits
from an exchange agreement signed Sept. 4 by Takashi Inagaki, president
of Osaka Kyoiku University in Japan, and UNCW Chancellor Rosemary
DePaolo. As part of this new agreement, there will be faculty and
administrator exchanges as well as student exchanges between the
two universities. Participants will spend an academic year, semester,
summer or shorter time abroad.
UNCW professor and filmmaker Lou Buttino won Best Documentary honors
for The Lessons of September: One School Remembers, a co-production
with WNET-TV in New York City. It is the story of a small high school
in Brooklyn and how it came to terms with the World Trade Center
bombing. WNET-TV will repeat broadcast of the program in September.
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Sandra Harris, an accounting technician at UNCW, is the 2003 recipient
of the State Employees’ Award of Excellence, the highest honor
a state employee may receive. MORE
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Tim Jordan announced his retirement,
effective Oct. 1. He has served the university for 31 years and
has almost 40 years of total state service. Kay Ward was appointed
acting vice chancellor, effective Sept. 1.MORE
The Harris Teeter grocery store chain is continuing its partnership
with UNCW as part of its’ “Together in Education”
program. Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to the program by giving
the cashier the UNCW account code – 5034 – and two percent
of your store brand or private label purchases will be credited
to UNCW. The funds provided by this partnership will be used to
enrich campus life for UNCW students.
The Got-Em-On Live Bait Club will host its sixth annual scholarship
golf tournament Sept. 27 at the Cape Golf and Racquet Club. All
proceeds will fund scholarships for UNCW marine science graduate
students. The format will be captain’s choice, handicapped
and flighted. Teams or singles should be at the Cape at 11 a.m.
with a shotgun start at 12:30. Registration is $55 for men and $45
for women. For more information, contact Randy or Sue Gibson at
910.458.9735 or Randygibson@Allstate.com
or Pat Harrill at 910.458.4362 or patscharters@email.com.
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UNCW's 89 percent athlete graduation rate wasn't merely good. It
turns out that its grad rate was the best this year in the NCAA's
non-football-playing Division I-AAA. MORE
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The Seahawks will face the UNC Chapel Hill Tar Heels Dec. 28 in
the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Six days later, the Seahawks
go head-to-head with the NC State Wolfpack on Jan. 3 at the RBC
Center in Raleigh. Seahawk's
2003-04 schedule
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a printable copy of the schedule.
A lottery will be held in early October for tickets
to the Seahawks vs. Tarheels game. MORE
Sam Gore returns for his 12th season as the Seahawks’
play-by-play announcer and will be joined by color analyst Tom Peterson
when the 2003-04 UNC Wilmington men’s basketball season gets
under way this fall. MORE
Two-time defending men’s basketball champion
UNC Wilmington will represent the Colonial Athletic Association
in the 2004 ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday Series Feb. 21. MORE
A first-ever matchup with Big Ten Conference power Ohio State and
an appearance in Dartmouth’s Blue Sky Classic highlight the
2003-04 women’s basketball schedule at UNC Wilmington. The
Seahawks will open the season Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. hosting West Coast
Conference foe Loyola Marymount. MORE
John Thurston who has amassed 30 years of coaching
experience in the high school and collegiate ranks, was named assistant
women’s basketball coach. He replaces Pat Sullivan who accepted
a position with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons. MORE
Co-champions UNC Wilmington and Minnesota will defend their titles
on the men’s side while defending champion Tulsa returns to
highlight the women’s field at the Second Annual Landfall
Tradition Golf Tournament Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at The Country Club of
Landfall’s Jack Nicklaus course. MORE
The 22nd Annual Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel Tournament will
be held Sept. 18-20. For tournament information or for early registration,
log onto http://www.wbkmt.com. Proceeds from this fishing tournament
benefit the Seahawk Club. UNCW student-athletes will be volunteering
their time to help out with this tournament. (NOTE: Tournament may
be canceled or rescheduled during to Hurricane Isabel.)
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