The Triangle Alumni Chapter is hosting a happy hour at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Carolina Ale House in Cary. Carolina Ale House is located at 2240 Walnut St. across from Crossroads. Join other Triangle alumni for an evening of fun, socializing and networking. For more information, contact Bekki Bennett at Bekki@Exec-Events.com.

The Communication Studies Alumni Chapter invites all communication studies alumni to attend a special celebration at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, as members “cut the ribbon” on the UNCW Lakeside Hall media production studio/classroom. The event will take place in Lakeside Hall, Room 125 and will be followed by a reception with refreshments at 3 p.m. in the Lakeside Hall lobby. For additional information, contact Frank Trimble in the UNCW Department of Communication Studies at 910.962.7744.

The Triangle Alumni Chapter is sponsoring a canoe trip on the Cape Fear River on Saturday, Sept. 13.  The trip starts at the Cape Fear RV & Canoe Center boat ramp in Lillington and runs to Erwin. Paddlers will encounter calm water as well as falls and rapids that will keep you coming back for more. The distance is eight miles, and the trip will take four to five hours. Triangle alumni will meet at Cape Fear RV at 8:30am. Cost is $25 per person and includes canoe rental, shuttle service back to Cape Fear RV and lunch. For additional information, contact Bekki Bennett at 919.349.7542 or 919.863.4473.

The Cameron School of Business Alumni Chapter will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, in Cameron Hall, Room 104.  For more information on the chapter, contact chapter president Melissa Blackburn-Walton ’87 at mmwalton@bellsouth.net.

The Communication Studies Chapter also invites all communication studies alumni and their families to the first Department of Communication Studies family picnic 2 to 6 pm Saturday, Sept. 20, at Hugh MacRae Park, Shelter No. 5, where they can join faculty, staff and their families for a fun afternoon in the park. The cost is $5 for 11 year olds and up and $2.50 for 10 year olds and younger.  Please RSVP and purchase tickets from Linda Peay in the Communication Studies office by calling at 910.962.3448.  The deadline is Sept. 12.

The African American Graduates Association (AAGA) is planning a city-to-city social Saturday, Sept. 20, in Washington, D.C. All African-American alumni in the D.C.-area alumni are invited. For details, please e-mail chapter President Karen Cheek at kjcheek@alltel.net.

The Triangle Alumni Chapter is co-sponsoring the second annual Carolina Panthers NFL Adventure, Sunday, Oct. 19. The first 60 people to sign up and pay will have a chance to join the UNCW Alumni Association on an exciting trip to Charlotte to see the Carolina Panthers play the Tennessee  Titans at 1 p.m. in Ericsson Stadium. The cost is $75 per person and includes a game ticket, a round-trip ticket to and from Charlotte on Amtrak, bus transportation to and from the train station in Charlotte and a tailgate party with food and refreshments provided by the Charlotte Alumni Chapter.  The train will leave Raleigh at 7:15 a.m. and arrive in Charlotte around 10:46am.  Triangle alumni may also board the train in Cary at 7:27 a.m. or Durham at 7:49 a.m.  The train will depart Charlotte after the game at 5:40 p.m. and return to Raleigh around 9:15 p.m. To make your reservations, please call the UNCW Alumni Relations Office at 800.596.2880 or 910.962.2682. It is preferred that you pay by credit card at the time you make your reservation.

The Charlotte Alumni Chapter is co-sponsoring the second annual Carolina Panthers tailgate party for UNCW alumni on Sunday, Oct. 19. The first 30 alumni to sign up and pay will have a chance to join the UNCW Alumni Association for a tailgate party with the Triangle Alumni Chapter before the Carolina Panthers take on the Tennessee Titans at 1 p.m. in Ericsson Stadium. The cost is $37 per person and includes a game ticket and tailgate party in downtown Charlotte (parking lot across the street from the French Quarter Restaurant on Church Street).  Any alumni who already have game tickets can still join all the fun at the  tailgate party for $7 per person. To make reservations, please call the UNCW Alumni Relations Office at 800.596.2880 or 910.962.2682.  It is preferred that you pay by credit card at the time you make your reservation.

The Triad Alumni Chapter has a new leader! Justin Treadway ’02 is ready to get things going  in the Triad, but he needs your help. He is asking all Triad alumni to send him your e-mail so he can keep you updated on activities in the Triad.  Please help Justin by e-mailing him at jtreadway6@yahoo.com.

The Young Alumni Council is looking for young alumni to serve on the council and help the alumni association build its connection with those alumni who graduated from the university in the last 10 years. If you graduated in 1993, 1995, 1996 or 1997 and would be willing to serve at least a one-year term on the council, we need to hear from you! The council’s next meeting is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 3, at Wise Alumni House. Council members will have a chance to meet Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo. For more information on the Young Alumni Council, please call Tom Lamont, assistant director of alumni relations, at 910.962.2684 or 800.596.2880 or lamontt@uncw.edu.

For more information on these events or to register, please call the Alumni Office at 910.962.2682 or 800.596.2882.