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Do you know someone who has made an outstanding
contribution to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington
and the community? The UNCW Alumni Association is seeking
nominations of such individuals for Alumnus/Alumna
of the Year and Distinguished Citizen awards as well as
the Young
Alumni of the Year award. The awards will be presented
Feb. 4, Homecoming Weekend, at a formal dinner in the Warwick
Center ballroom.
The UNCW Alumni Association will celebrate
Homecoming Feb. 4-6, 2005. Planned events include the annual
awards dinner on Friday, Feb. 4 and a pregame social at 2
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 in the Hawk’s Nest. The UNCW Seahawks
play Old Dominion University at 4 p.m. in Trask Coliseum.
Alumni board chair Ed Vosnock ’71 will crown the Homecoming
queen at half-time. On Sunday, Feb. 6 the Lady Seahawks play
Delaware at 2 p.m. in Trask Coliseum. For more information
on these and other Homecoming activities, please contact the
UNCW Alumni Relations Office at 910.962.2682.
AAGA, the African American Graduates Association,
has several events planned for Homecoming Weekend. On Friday,
Feb. 4 there will be a homecoming parade in the early afternoon
followed by a meet-and-greet social in University Union, Room
100. A step show is planned for Friday night with teams competing
from various schools in North Carolina. On the morning of
Saturday, Feb. 5, AAGA members will gather for their annual
business meeting where newly elected officers of the African
American Graduate Association will be installed. On Saturday
afternoon, AAGA will host a luncheon with a special guest
speaker. The group will recognize the first Ralph Parker Scholarship
recipient, Tonga Boney. After the men’s basketball game,
AAGA, in conjunction with ACE, is planning a social gathering
for alumni and undergraduate students.
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| Tish Brissette |
The November Seahawk Spotlight is focused
on Estelle “Tish” Brissette. Tish is a 1975 graduate
of UNCW’s College of Arts and Sciences and was elected
to the UNCW Alumni Association Board of Directors in 2002.
A vital member of the awards and finance committees, Tish
divides her free time between golf, tennis and travel, as
well as serving on numerous volunteer boards throughout the
community, including the Travel Council of North Carolina,
North Carolina Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Cape
Fear United Way. In a recent e-mail, Tish said, “I am
a working girl again – I’ve joined Prudential
Carolina Real Estate Co. at the Forum as a realtor. Now I
am really busy!”
The UNCW Board of Trustees honored alumnus
Charles F. Green III for his lifetime giving to the university,
which exceeds $1 million in support of 30 different programs.
Have you moved, changed jobs, married, had a baby? UNCW wants
to know! With nearly 40,000 alumni on record, we need your
help in keeping your information up to date. Update
your biographical information today!
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At the Oct. 29 meeting of the UNCW Board of Trustees, Chancellor
Rosemary DePaolo unveiled a 10-step diversity plan described as
a bold attempt to bring about a culture change and move UNCW from
good to great. MORE
The UNC Board of Governors approved on Nov. 12 a new enrollment
growth funding model that could result in more than $7 million in
recurring dollars for UNC Wilmington. The new model establishes
a minimum threshold of state funding that should be made available
to each of the campuses on an appropriations per FTE basis. MORE
Section 529 college savers may be missing out on significant tax
savings and earning lower returns while federal and state tax subsidies
accrue to the mutual fund distributor and brokers rather than benefiting
the taxpaying investor. That is what two UNCW accounting professors
have found in the first study that documents concerns over the influence
of tax and non-tax factors on the Section 529 plan investor’s
choice. MORE
UNCW’s College of Arts and Sciences hosts its third annual
College Day from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20. Participants
can choose one class from each of two morning and two afternoon
sessions. The 48 one-hour presentations are being offered. For detailed
descriptions and faculty presenters, please visit the College
Day Web site or call 910.962.3195 for information.
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| ITS staff held a fair to help students sign
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UNCW is partnering with Cdigix to make entertainment music available
to students living in campus residence halls. The university will
research implications for movies, local campus content and information
and classroom delivery as the pilot progresses. MORE
UNCW is one of four pilot sites to participate in the National Study
of Liberal Arts Education. The purpose of the first-of-its-kind
study is to look at the impact of the college experience on a number
of outcomes associated with student learning. MORE
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| Carole Tallant |
Communication studies professor Carole Tallant was named the 2004
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching North Carolina
Professor of the Year. MORE
Joel J. Mintzes, professor of biological sciences, received a Fulbright
Scholarship for fall 2004 to work in the Department of Science and
Technology Education at the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa.
He is conducting research and teaching Ph.D. students in biology
and environmental education. MORE
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| Nadiya Kabachenko |
Nadiya Kabachenko, associate professor of social sciences
and social technologies at the School of Social Work, University
“Kyiv-Mohyla Academy,” Kyiv, Ukraine, was awarded a
2004-05 Fulbright Scholar grant to conduct research at UNCW on legal
issues concerning homelessness. MORE
Ground was broken Oct. 28 for a cultural arts building to house
the university’s music and arts and theatre departments. The
$32 million building is the third and final bond issue-financed
stand-alone classroom facility. MORE
Mark Griffis and David Robertson pledged $130,000 to create the
Lenwood “Bo” S. Dean Jr. Honors Scholarship and the
Marla Rice-Evans Political Science Scholarship. Dean works as an
assistant in the Honors Scholars Program at UNCW. Rice-Evans is
vice chancellor for university advancement. MORE
The registration deadline for the 2005 Adult Scholars Leadership
Program has been extended to Friday, Dec. 3. The program provides
an up-to-date snapshot of the political, economic, educational,
law enforcement, historical and cultural forces that drive Southeastern
North Carolina. For more information, contact Danice
Grkinich (910.962.3971). MORE
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Seahawks take on Marshall University at 7 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 19 in Trask Coliseum. Complete
2004-05 schedule.
Mike Capaccio was named interim director of athletics on Oct. 26.
Capaccio, who has spent the past two years serving as the executive
director of the Seahawk Club, will maintain that title and assume
additional responsibilities as interim athletic director. MORE
Wilmington
Star-News story.
UNCW reached an agreement with Carolinas Sports Entertainment Television
(C-SET) to carry six men’s basketball games in 2004-05, four
produced by the Seahawk TV Network and two additional games televised
by the emerging network based in Charlotte. MORE
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| Brad Brownell |
The first of 16 radio shows to highlight the men’s basketball
program kicks off Thursday, Nov. 18, when Head Coach Brad Brownell
and host Mike Vaccaro debut the 2004-05 edition of “The Brad
Brownell Call-In Show.”
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UNCW junior middle hitter Felicity Ribalkin recorded a team-high
13 kills, but James Madison defeated the Seahawks, 30-22, 21-30,
30-22, 30-11, in Colonial Athletic Association volleyball action
Nov. 13 in Harrisonburg, Va. MORE
Sophomore Rebecca Vinsonhaler placed 102nd overall (22:53.2) and
freshman Paul Himberger finished 117th (32:59.3) to lead the Seahawks
at the NCAA Southeast Cross Country Regional at Lake Kristi in Greenville,
N.C. MORE
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| Aidan Heaney |
Seahawks' head men's soccer coach Aidan Heaney was named Colonial
Athletic Association Coach of the Year Nov. 11 at the league's awards
banquet in Richmond. Joining Heaney on the awards list were sophomore
defender Russell Bienias and freshman defender Bret Patterson who
were named First Team All-Conference and All-Rookie, respectively.
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Ronald
K. Brown/Evidence dance at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19 at the Thalian
Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $22. 