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December 2005 - Vol. 4, No. 9  


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A year-end gift to UNCW may qualify for substantial one-time tax incentives under the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005. The legislation was designed to encourage charitable contributions to a wide range of qualified organizations; donations do not need to relate to hurricane relief to qualify and they may be for any amount. Gifts to UNCW are eligible for this tax incentive. Please consult your tax advisor for more information. Contributions must be received by Dec. 31. To make a gift, please send your contribution to UNCW Advancement Services, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5990 or call 910.962.3751 or 866.468.6291. Thank you for your support!

Alumni News

HOMECOMING 2006
Click HERE for the latest details on Homecoming 2006 and available ticket packages. Men’s basketball tickets are available with any of homecoming packages.

CHAPTER NEWS AND EVENTS
Duham Bulls game The Triangle Chapter is planning a social for Triangle area alumni at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Ale House on Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh. Alumni are invited to be part of a planning committee for the first golf tournament for the Triangle Chapter. The annual Durham Bulls outing will be held Saturday, April 22. Tickets to the cookout and the game will go on sale soon. For information on these events, alumni can contact Steve Hailey ’92.

Cape Fear area alumni are invited to a social being hosted by the Atlanta Chapter Feb. 10-11. A bus trip is planned from Wilmington to Atlanta for the UNCW vs. Georgia State men’s basketball game. Tickets are available online.

Charleston area alumni will be gathering at the Bull & Finch restaurant and pub Friday, March 31.

Alumni living in California will soon be able to gather and learn what new things have been going on with UNCW. Two socials are being planned for the spring of 2006. One will take place in San Francisco and the other will take place in Los Angeles.

Two alumni socials are being planned for early March in Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando.

More information on these and other alumni events can be obtained by contacting Todd Olesiuk ’99, assistant director of alumni relations, at 800.596.2880.

UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION
Have you moved, changed jobs, gotten married, had a baby? UNCW wants to know! With more than 40,000 alumni on record, we need your help to keep your information up to date. Click HERE. Please note if you would like your news to be included in an upcoming edition of UNCW Magazine.

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campus news

LEVY AND BRUCE HONORED AT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP RECEPTION
UNCW professors Diane Levy and Kate Bruce were surprised by Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo and guests at a reception for the initiation of the Levy-Bruce Honors Scholars Endowed Scholarship on Dec. 3. MORE

AquariusUNCW'S AQUARIUS WINS INFOWORLD 100 AWARD
Aquarius undersea research laboratory, owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and operated by UNCW, is a recipient of an InfoWorld 100 Award. Orthogon Systems, a leading provider of fixed wireless solutions for reliable connectivity in difficult environments, bestow these annual awards to information technology projects that demonstrate creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further business goals. MOREanthony jenkins

JENKINS NAMED UNCW ASSOCIATE DEAN OF STUDENTS
Anthony Jenkins was named UNCW associate dean of students. He comes from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago where he served as assistant dean of students. MORE

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Seahawk Sports

Seahawks Vs. BadgersSEAHAWKS LOSE 54-51 TO BADGERS
Wisconsin squeaked by UNCW men’s basketball team in their Dec. 12 matchup. The Seahawks had a four-game winning streak snapped and return home Saturday, Dec. 17 for only the third time in 10 outings this season. Junior guard T.J. Carter paced the Seahawks with a career-high 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. MORE


Women's Soccer Honored For Work In Classroom
With a collective grade point average of 3.24, the UNC Wilmington women’s soccer team has been honored with the Team Academic Award by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for the 2004-05 school year. It marks the fourth consecutive year head coach Paul Cairney’s squad has received the award. MORE

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION TICKETS ON SALE
Tickets for the sixth induction of the UNCW Athletic Hall of Fame can purchased in the athletic ticket office, Trask Coliseum. The banquet will be held Jan. 28 in the Warwick Center Ballroom. Tickets are $15 each for the noon ceremony. The inductees include former student-athletes Eddie Booth (baseball), Amy Lewis (women’s swimming and diving) and Bill Mayew (men’s basketball) and former men’s basketball coach Mel Gibson. MORE

LEGER CAPS CAREER WITH NSCAA REGIONAL HONOR
Senior forward Sam Leger, a Second-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection in November, was named to the All-NSCAA/Adidas South Atlantic Region Third-Team. Leger helped lead UNC Wilmington to its first-ever CAA semifinal appearance. He is the third Seahawk to earn All-region honors over the last two seasons. MORE

SPRING BASEBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
The 2006 slate features 34 home games and an appearance in the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville. In addition, Brooks Field will serve as host for the CAA Championship Tournament for the third consecutive year. MORE

MORE Seahawk athletics news.

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Events

Performances
Unless otherwise indicated, all performances are in Kenan Auditorium. For ticket information, please call the box office at 910.962.3000 or 800.732.3643.

UNCW Department of Film Studies hosts a holiday celebration of Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. MORE

Tuba ChristmasThe Second Annual Tuba Christmas Concert on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Westfield Independence Mall at noon and Brightmore of Wilmington at 2 p.m. MORE

Comedian John Heffron, winner of NBC’s hit reality series “Last Comic Standing” performs at 8 p.m. Jan. 15. MORE

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South African vocalists, perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 21. MORE


LECTURES
Paul SolmanUNCW’s Leadership Lecture Series presents MacNeil Lehrer Newshour correspondent Paul Solman lecturing on “The Economics of Healthcare” at 7 p.m. Feb. 20. MORE


Exhibits
UNCW’s University Union Exhibit Series Presents “Human Equations,” prints and drawings by John Gall from Jan. 11 to March 6 in the Warwick Center Gallery. Opening reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 12.

MontoyaJon Montoya, painter, exhibits work in the University Union Gallery from Jan. 11 to March 1. Opening reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 26.

NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display Feb. 26-28 in the Warwick Center. To be an AIDS Quilt volunteer, contact Tammi Berry at 962.7972 or berryt@uncw.edu.

See all the exhibits scheduled for 2005-06 at MORE.

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Support UNCW – "The Power of Your Gifts: UNCW Honor Roll of Donors" acknowledges the thousands of alumni and other donors who contributed to an array of scholarships, programs and services at UNCW in 2004-05. Between July 1, 2004, and June 30, 2005, UNCW supporters gave nearly $5.5 million, the largest amount the university has received in private donations in a year. Visit the Honor Roll of Donors.

UNCW Alumni Association – Be sure to visit our newly redesigned Web site and send us your comments on how we can serve you better. We invite you to become an active member of the organization by making a gift to the university, joining a chapter, attending events or serving on the board of directors. Call 910.962.2682 or 800.596.2880 for more information.

Campus News – Read more of the latest news and events happening across campus.

Planned Giving – Surf our new Web site where you can review in-depth articles about estate planning and planned giving, use our online gift calculator, read donor stories, request complimentary e-brochures and learn about our donor lifetime income plans. For more information, please contact Chris Clapp, director of planned giving, at 910.962.3214 or clappc@uncw.edu.

Lifelong Learning

Admissions – UNCW is one of the South’s best public undergraduate teaching institutions as evidenced by a high demand from talented students seeking admission, national recognition and growth in regionally relevant programs such as gerontology, public administration and film studies.

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