For more information on these events or to register, please call the Alumni Office at 910.962.2682 or 800.596.2880 or send e-mail to asherk@uncw.edu.

The Watson School of Education Alumni Chapter presents its annual alumni lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 17 in the Randall Library auditorium. Linda Harrelson ‘82 will present “I Can Manage Myself!”  The presentation is about helping students improve their behavior through self-management. It is a topic that will be of interest to future teachers and those already working with children. Harrelson is the educational trainer for the New Hanover County School’s Professional Development Department. She is a National Board Certified teacher and was named to the USA Today’s fifth annual ALL USA Teacher Team.

The Atlanta Alumni Chapter invites all Atlanta area alumni to come out to Frankie’s Sports Bar and Grill at 7p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 for fun and fellowship.  Tom Lamont ‘80, assistant director of alumni relations, will be in town with the latest from UNCW and will bring special door prizes for some lucky Atlanta alumni!  Don’t miss out on all the fun. Come out and support your university! The Atlanta Chapter is also planning to support the UNCW baseball team.  The Seahawks play the University of Georgia in Athens at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 13. UNCW alumni in the Atlanta and Athens areas are invited to come out and watch the Seahawks take on the Bulldogs. The chapter hopes to meet alumni at the ballpark before the game. For more information on these upcoming events contact Todd Olsesiuk ‘99 at toddolsiuk@yahoo.com or Laura Medlin ‘93 at lauramedlinlaw@aol.com.

The Richmond Alumni Chapter, in conjunction with the UNCW Alumni Association, is sponsoring a CAA Tournament social on Friday, March 5 as the UNCW Seahawks come to town to defend their CAA Conference Championship.  This year’s event will take place at Buffalo Wild Wings located at 7801 West Broad Street in Richmond.  The event will start at 8 p.m. or immediately following the Seahawk’s basketball game (if the team has to play on Friday night).  All UNCW alumni are invited, especially those who live in Virginia!  Please join us for all the fun including hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, door prizes and much more!  For more information please contact chapter President Sam Mintz ‘02 at 804.782.8847 or smintz@ScottStringfellow.com.

The Triangle Alumni Chapter meets the second Tuesday of every month.  March 9 is the next gathering opportunity for UNCW Triangle Alumni.  If you would like more information on the Triangle’s upcoming March event please contact chapter President  Bekki Bennett ’91 at Bekki@Exec-Events.com.

The Communication Studies Alumni Chapter is gearing up for its annual Communication Studies Day on Friday, March 19. The chapter and the Communication Studies Department are partnering again this year to bring alumni, students and faculty together for a day of learning, networking and giving back to the university.  Communication studies alumni interested in participating in this year’s event should contact chapter President Aaron Oliver ‘81 at aaron284@bellsouth.net. The chapter also invites alumni interested to attend its next planning meeting at noon Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Wise Alumni House, 1713 Market Street. Help us make Communication Studies Day a great success!

The Nursing Alumni Chapter needs UNCW nursing alums to serve on its board.  If you are a nursing graduate and would like to help us with our nursing chapter please contact Tom Lamont ‘80, assistant director of alumni relations, at 800.596.2880, 910.962.2684 or lamontt@uncw.edu.

The Cape Fear Alumni Chapter and President Jodi Chilcote ‘98 are looking for local alumni volunteers to help with the annual Cape Fear Alumni Golf Tournament in the spring.  If you are interested in playing, volunteering the day of the tournament or helping the chapter with prizes, please contact Tom Lamont ‘80 in the Alumni Relations Office at 962.2684.  The location, time and date for this year’s event are still pending.  If you have any suggestions please send an e-mail to lamontt@uncw.edu.

The Charleston Alumni Chapter needs a new chapter leader. Chapter President Wayne Tharp ’75 and his wife Judy ’78 are moving to Wisconsin.  The UNCW Alumni Association would like to thank Wayne and Judy for their continued support for UNCW, and we appreciate their alumni work in the chapter.  We hope they will continue to stay connected to the university after they settle in Wisconsin.  Meanwhile Charleston area alumni are needed to help greet our 25 UNCW Student Ambassadors who will be visiting the city March 4-7 for their annual conference to be held this year at the College of Charleston. Any Charleston area alumni interested in welcoming our ambassadors, the university’s student alumni organization, should contact Tom Lamont ’80 at 800.596.2880 or lamontt@uncw.edu.