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HURRICANE OPHELIA

INTERRUPTS CLASSES

Classes at UNCW were cancelled for two and a half days as Hurricane Ophelia passed the Cape Fear coast on Sept. 14. Luckily, the campus suffered only minor damage and reopened on Sept. 15. Classes resumed on Sept. 16. View some pictures from the storm.

TAILGATE BEFORE JO DEE MESSINA CONCERT
Join the UNCW Alumni Association during Family Weekend for the Jo Dee Messina Concert . A pre-concert tailgate begins at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 in Eaton Plaza (between Trask Coliseum and James Hall) and the concert will be at 8 p.m. in Trask Coliseum. Click HERE for ticket pricing and ordering.

FALL ALUMNI WEEKEND
The first ever Fall Alumni Weekend will be held Oct. 7-9 featuring a blend of academics, athletics and alumni. Click HERE for a full schedule of events, visit or contact the Alumni Relations Office by e-mail or at 910.962.2682.

12TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC IS OCT. 7
The Cape Fear Alumni Chapter will sponsor a golf tournament to benefit the UNCW Alumni Association on Friday, Oct. 7 at Echo Farms Country Club. 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. Prizes will be awarded, and a long drive contest will follow play. Sept. 23 is the deadline for entries. Click HERE for more information or entry forms, visit or call the alumni relations office at 910.962.2684. Entries must be accompanied by payment. Corporate sponsorships are available for $1,000. Chapter information can be obtained from Kristen "Doc" Dunn’97 by e-mail at 910.297.0752.

ALLEN ’93 TURNS FAMILY TRAGEDY INTO BENEFIT TO HELP OTHERS
Neesha ’93 and Reuben ‘01M Allen found their lives turned upside down when their son Hunt was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Two years later he has recovered, and Neesha has organized an event to benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp which offers programs for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses. MORE

CHAPTER EVENTS
Upcoming chapter events

Cameron School of Business Alumni Chapter will host its fall alumni picnic at noon Saturday, Oct. 8 on the Cameron School of Business lawn. The chapter will also conduct a membership campaign. For more information, please contact Melissa Blackburn Walton ’87 at 910.799.9496 or mmwalton@ec.rr.com.

School of Nursing alumni will have a reunion to celebrate the school’s 20th anniversary. A luncheon will be held at noon Friday, Oct. 7, in the Madeline Suite. The $12 registration fee includes lunch and meeting materials. Registration deadline is Sept. 30. The registration fee can be paid by credit card over the phone or by check by calling Charlenne Figgins at 910.962.2682. Alumni are also invited to an informal reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the North Carolina Nurses’ Association convention in Raleigh.

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. Update your biographical information today.

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Key people who worked to secure funding for UNCW include Rep. Danny McComas, Rep. Thomas Wright, Board of Governors member Hannah Gage and Sen. Julia Boseman. Boseman and Wright are UNCW alumni.

UNCW RECEIVES $7 MILLION
TO ADDRESS HISTORIC INEQUITY
Addressing years of historical underfunding, the N.C. General Assembly acted on the recommendation of the UNC Board of Governors to bring UNCW per-student funding closer to the state average. As approved by Gov. Mike Easley, the state budget included $7.013 million in continuing dollars to bring per-student funding within one standard deviation of the mean of all UNC system schools. Most of the new money will be used to hire more faculty to reduce class size and offer more sections of required classes. Even with this generous appropriation, UNCW and Appalachian State continue to receive the lowest per-student funding in the system. It would require an addition $7 million per year to bring UNCW to the state per-student average. The General Assembly also allotted UNCW $2.6 million in planning money for a critically important building to house the School of Nursing and $2.5 million in enrollment growth funding.

Students from from Tulane and the University of New Orleans participated in an orientation session at UNCW after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.   UNCW/Jamie Moncrief

UNCW WELCOMES STUDENTS AFFECTED
BY HURRICANE KATRINA
UNCW added seven more students to its total enrollment on Sept. 6. The students were accepted at UNCW after evacuating their schools because of the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. Five students came from Tulane University: and two from the University of New Orleans.

ECONOMIC CONFERENCE IS OCT. 6
The Cameron School of Business will host the second annual UNCW Economic Outlook Conference from 7:15 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 6 in Cameron Hall auditorium. The program will include a summary of the region’s economic activity for the first three quarters of 2005 as well as the economic forecast for fourth quarter 2005 and calendar year 2006. Three panel presentations will feature leaders in commercial development, homebuilding, manufacturing, retail, recreation and pharmaceutical drug development. Registration is $35. MORE

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. MORE

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GERMANY ADDS NEW ‘LANE’ ON AUTOBAHN
Former UNCW men’s basketball player Halston Lane, who appeared in 53 games for the Seahawks the last two seasons, has signed a contract with Press Iserlohn, a second division professional team in Germany. MORE

LEGER NAMED UNCW ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Senior forward Sam Leger notched three goals as the Seahawks extended their winning streak to four with a pair of wins over in-state rivals East Carolina and UNC Asheville. For his efforts the Arvada, Colo., native is UNCW's Athlete of the Week. http://appserv02.uncw.edu/athletics/article.asp?ID=1375

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