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THE SEAHAWK SPOTLIGHT
October 2005 - Vol. 4 - No. 7
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 Welcome to UNCW's monthly newsletter for alumni and friends, bringing you news about the University of North Carolina Wilmington and the UNCW Alumni Association. Please feel free to pass this along to other alumni and friends of UNCW. A Web-based version of this issue is available at http://www.uncw.edu/alumni/seahawk_spotlight/2005/October.html

CONTENT

I. ALUMNI NEWS

II. CAMPUS NEWS

III. SEAHAWK SPORTS

IV. EVENTS

V. OTHER LINKS

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I. Alumni News
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OVER 100 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS GATHER FOR TAILGATE PARTY
 Over 100 alumni and friends gathered for fun and food before the Jo Dee Messina Concert on Sept. 24. The Alumni Relations Office is planning more get-togethers at future events. For more information, see http://www.uncw.edu/alumni.

GOLF CLASSIC RESCHEDULED FOR NOV. 7
The Cape Fear Alumni Chapter will sponsor a golf tournament to benefit the UNCW Alumni Association on Monday, Nov. 7 at Echo Farms Country Club. The event was rescheduled from Oct. 7 due to inclement weather. Team sponsorships are $350 and include 18 holes of golf, cart and practice balls; gift bag (including a UNCW alumni T-shirt); bagged lunch provided by Chick-fil-A; beverages; social hour and awards dinner cookout. Corporate sponsorships are available for $1,000. Bagged lunches and beverages will be provided. The deadline for entries is Nov. 3. Entries must be accompanied by payment. Contact the Alumni Relations Office at alumni@uncw.edu or 910.962.2682.

AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE AGREEMENT BENEFITS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
American Home Mortgage, one of the nation’s leading mortgage lenders, and the UNCW Alumni Association, are offering the “Seahawk Reward Program,” in which alumni would will receive a $200 closing cost credit and $100 will be donated in their name by AHM to the UNCW Alumni Association. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/article.asp?ID=1749

ALUMNI RELATIONS SOCIALS AND EVENTS FOR AWAY GAMES
Alumni relations staff will be traveling to away men’s basketball games to coordinate alumni socials and fan support: Nov. 17, when the Seahawks take on the Colorado Buffalos in Boulder, and Dec. 12, when the Seahawks play the Wisconsin Badgers. For more information, please visit http://www.uncw.edu/alumni/.

DINNER AND THEATER WITH THE CRUCIBLE
The alumni association will hold a Thanksgiving Feast at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Madeline Suite before the performance of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Dinner will begin at 6 p.m., then guests will move to Kenan Auditorium for the performance. Cost is $25 for active alumni and $30 for all others. Reservations, due by noon Nov. 16, can be made online at www.alumnitickets.com or by calling 910.962.2682.

PLANNING FOR HOMECOMING 2006
Homecoming 2006 events, scheduled for Jan. 27-29, are in the planning stages. Please check http://www.uncw.edu/alumni/homecoming2006 for more information.

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. Please note if you would like your news to be included in an upcoming edition of UNCW Magazine. Use the following link to update your biographical information today. https://cgi2.ocis.uncwil.edu/alumni/keepintouch.html

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II. Campus news
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PARKING DECK PLANS POSTPONED
Because of the escalating cost of construction and the subsequent impact on parking fees, University of North Carolina Wilmington has postponed plans for a new parking deck. UNCW has been exploring different options to meet the need for additional parking including the pending purchases of new property. These properties have the potential to create nearly 600 parking spaces, virtually the same number that would have been provided by the deck, which was slated for completion in 2007. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/article.asp?ID=1738

$1.3 MILLION GRANT FOR MARINE BIOTECH RESEARCH
National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a $1.3 million marine biotechnology grant to University of North Carolina Wilmington. The three-year, $1.3 million grant will be used to develop 100 new chemical structures from cultured marine microalga only available at the UNCW Center for Marine Science. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/article.asp?ID=1746

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS
The regular quarterly committee meetings of the UNCW Board of Trustees will take place Thursday, Oct. 27 and Friday, Oct. 28. For complete schedule, see http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/article.asp?ID=1751.

LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
What do ancient Chinese empires, shape-shifters, Broadway musicals, globalization, wine and Microsoft have in common? Explore Pathways, UNCW’s lifelong learning catalog, and find out. http://www.uncw.edu/dpscs/pathways.htm

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III. Seahawk Sports
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MEN’S BASKETBALL OPENS SEASON WITH MIDNITE MADNESS
The 2005-06 edition of the UNC Wilmington men's basketball team officially kicked off its new season Friday night with Midnite Madness (see photo gallery at http://www.uncw.edu/news/gallery/2005midnitemadness/) and makes its first public appearance Saturday, Nov. 5, with an exhibition matchup against Mount Olive. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/athletics/article.asp?ID=1468

SEAHAWK SPORTS ROUNDUP BEGINS SECOND SEASON
“The Seahawk Sports Roundup,” a television show featuring UNC Wilmington’s athletic department, has started its second season on Time Warner Cable’s The Learning Network (Channel 5). The show is a joint venture of the athletic department and UNCW-TV. The first of four episodes will run the next three weeks on TLN. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/athletics/article.asp?ID=1494

MURTAUGH NAMED UNCW ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Freshman Marissa Murtaugh collected Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this fall after finishing third out of 124 runners in Appalachian State’s Blue Ridge Open. She clocked 18:26.9 on the 5K course at State Farm Fields, finishing behind only Davidson’s Brenna Burns and Allie Martin. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/athletics/article.asp?ID=1495

SEAHAWK CLUB HOLDS HALLOWEEN BASH
The Seahawk Club, in conjunction with Cape Fear Community College, presents the Halloween Bash. The bash will be from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Oct. 28 at the Schwartz Center on the CFCC campus. Tickets are $25 and include unlimited food and beverages, dancing and live entertainment. All proceeds benefit student scholarships at UNCW and CFCC. Contact the Seahawk Club at 962.3571 for more information. http://www.uncw.edu/athletics/SeahawkClub/News.htm

For more Seahawk athletics’ news visit http://www.uncw.edu/athletics.

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IV. Events
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KING MACKEREL TOURNAMENT
The Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel Tournament takes place Oct. 27-29 at the Wrightsville Beach Marina. For the fifth straight year, proceeds will benefit the Seahawk Club, which provides scholarships for UNCW’s student-athletes, and the Lion’s Club. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/athletics/article.asp?ID=1350

PERFORMANCES
Unless otherwise indicated, all performances are in Kenan Auditorium. For ticket information, please call the box office at 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643.

The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra will perform Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. Tickets are $20 for first reserved seating, $18 for second reserved, $4 for youth under 17 and free for UNCW students with valid ID.

The Tami Tango Trio will perform a selection of tangos, milongas and valses from their new CD Milonguero Viejo at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25. Admission is free.

Monkey Junction, a film written, edited and directed by UNCW film studies professor Dave Monahan will be broadcast at 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 on UNC-TV. http://www.unctv.org/ncvisions/2005/ff/monkey_junction.html

The Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society presents the film The Intimate Duke Ellington from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 in Kenan Hall, Room 121. Call 910.793.1111 for more information. http://www.capefearjazz.com

See the events scheduled for the 2005-06 Arts in Action series at http://appserv02.uncw.edu/caic/UNCWPresents/artsinaction-all.asp

LECTURES
The Moviemakers and Scholars Series presents "The World of African Film and Filmmakers" from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in Bryan Auditorium, Room 100. Samba Gadjigo is the featured speaker.

Zsuzsa Csergo, political scientist at the George Washington University, will present "What Europe's New Democracies Can Teach Us: Lessons in Cultural Division and Integration" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 in the Warwick Center Ballroom. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/article.asp?ID=1747

Yue Wu, UNC professor of physics and astronomy, will present "Nanotubular Materials and NMR Studies" at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 in DeLoach Hall, Room 212.

Remonda Kleinberg, associate professor of international and comparative politics/international law, will speak at the 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 meeting and luncheon of the United Nations Association in the Madeline Suite. Her topic is “Human Security and Child Poverty in the New Millennium: How Are We Faring?” Cost is $12. For reservations call Jean Schaefer at 910.395.6190.

Jane Elliott, the adaptor of the landmark “Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes” discrimination experiment, explores the problems of racism and the responsibility individuals have for eliminating it at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 in Kenan Auditorium. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/article.asp?ID=1740

Randolph C. Grace from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, will speak on "Choice and the Matching Law" at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 in Social and Behavioral Sciences Building, Room 106.

Joan Hess will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Cape Fear Crime Festival held Oct. 28 through 30 at the Northeast Regional Library. She will speak on Saturday, Oct. 29. http://www.capefearcrimefestival.org/

Author and social observer Sarah Vowell will present a reading at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/article.asp?ID=1752

As part of its commitment to the region it serves, UNCW Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is sending professors and programs out into the community to give area residents easier access to university resources. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/article.asp?ID=1695

See the complete list of speakers in the 2005-06 Leadership Lecture Series at http://appserv02.uncw.edu/caic/UNCWPresents/lectures-all.asp.

EXHIBITS
An all-student show will be held through Dec.2 at the Warwick Center Gallery. The opening reception will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 Awards will be presented at 5:30. For more information call 962.7971 or visit www.uncw.edu/arts.

See all the exhibits scheduled for 2005-06 at http://appserv02.uncw.edu/caic/UNCWPresents/exhibits-all.asp.

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V. Other Links
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Support UNCW – http://www.uncw.edu/uniadv – The UNCW Annual Fund Phonathon is underway. Last year, the phonathon took in a total of 4,380 pledges amounting to $224,478.42. Money raised from the phonathon went to more than 55 different programs and organizations on campus. An effective way for the university to raise funds and maintain connections with alumni and friends, the phonathon will run during both the fall and spring semesters. Students will be calling graduates of all the academic areas, UNCW parents and UNCW friends.

UNCW Alumni Association – http://www.uncw.edu/alumni – 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 – http://www.uncw.edu/news – Read more of the latest news and events happening across campus.

Planned Giving – Surf our new Web site at http://www.uncw.edu/plannedgiving 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 – http://www.uncw.edu/dpscs/lifelong.htm

Admissions – http://www.uncw.edu/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.

Transcripts – http://www.uncw.edu/reg/transcript_requests_nw.html

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