MCINTURF IS NEW ALUMNI DIRECTOR
Robert McInturf has joined UNCW as director
of alumni relations. He was previously director of alumni affairs at
the University of West Alabama where he devised and implemented an
integrated marketing and communication plan for the university’s
National Alumni Association, increasing membership by more than
400 percent and doubling the number of active alumni chapters. His
previous experience includes serving as interim director of marketing
and communication and assistant to the president at West Alabama. McInturf
holds a master’s
degree in advertising and public relations from the University of Alabama
and a bachelor’s degree in history from West Alabama.
TEALgate!
The UNCW Alumni Association invites you to join them for the
first TEALgate of the 2007-08 basketball season – Saturday, Nov. 10. Alumni
and friends will TEALgate Seahawk style with food, games and fun while getting
pumped for the men's basketball team's
first game!
GET ON BOARD
The association is seeking alumni to assist the board of
directors and its six committees in the following areas:
- Student affairs and young alumni
- Recruitment and retention
- Finance
- Special events
- Chapter development and promotion
- Awards and scholarships
A variety of volunteer opportunities are available. View the mission statement and strategic plan at http://www.uncw.edu/alumni, e-mail alumni@uncw.edu or call 800.596.2880.
CAMERON SCHOOL AMONG THE BEST
UNCW’s Cameron School of Business is listed
in the 2008 edition of the “Best
290 Business Schools,” published this month by The
Princeton Review. It
is the first time UNCW has been included in this annual publication.
UNCW’s listing focuses on the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
GROWTH FORECAST FOR LOCAL ECONOMY
The local economy of Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties is forecast to
expand by approximately 4.5 percent during 2008, which will likely match the
expected growth for all of 2007. This forecasted growth is more than double
the growth forecast for the state of North Carolina and the nation. William
W. Hall Jr., senior economist with the Center for Business and Economic Services
at UNCW, noted that actual economic growth in the local area for 2007 will
likely come in below that initially forecast (8 percent), largely due to lower
than expected growth during the first quarter.
WORKSHOPS OFFERED FOR NON-PROFITS
As part of its overall mission to increase the efficiency and effectiveness
of area nonprofit organizations, Quality Enhancement for Nonprofits
(QENO) is offering a series of professional development workshops for
nonprofit directors, management staff and board members.
MIDNITE MADNESS PHOTO GALLERY
A slam dunk contest between members of the men's basketball team, Sammy the Seahawk,
performances by the dance team, pep band, cheerleaders and the Charlotte Bobcats
Rhythm Cats are just some of the events from the annual Midnite Madness celebration
highlighted in an online photo gallery by university photographer Jamie Moncrief.
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The men’s basketball team has been picked to finish sixth in the 2006-07 Colonial Athletic Association race, according to a poll announced Oct. 17 during the league’s annual preseason Media Day at the ESPN Zone in Washington, D.C. In voting by the CAA’s coaches, sports information directors and news media, second-year coach Benny Moss and the Seahawks are ranked behind George Mason, defending champion VCU, Old Dominion, Drexel and Hofstra in the upper half of the circuit. James Madison, Northeastern, William & Mary, Delaware, Georgia State and Towson are predicted in the lower tier.
ONLINE PRESENCE REVAMPED
The online home for UNCW athletics, www.UNCWsports.com,
has a new look, thanks to Florida-based XOS Technologies Inc.
The revamped, interactive Web site offers XOS GameWatcher live stats
updates; “Seahawk Vision,” a branded video channel featuring
live and archived games, events and press conferences; online ticketing
and donor management capabilities.
UNCW is the fifth Colonial Athletic Association institution to sign on
with XOS Network. In addition, the league’s Web site is serviced
by XOS.
LANDFALL TRADITION OCT. 25-28
The UNCW men’s and women’s
golf teams will host the sixth annual Landfall Tradition
and compete
against 22 of the nation’s top collegiate golf teams. The tournament
begins Thursday, Oct. 25, with a collegiate/amateur competition; the
collegiate tournament is Oct. 26-28 on the Nicklaus Course of the Country
Club of Landfall. Admission and parking are free.
SEAHAWK SHOP – Shop online for a variety of Seahawk apparel and gift items.
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ONLINE SERVICES MAKES GIFT GIVING EASY
UNCW alumni, donors and friends can easily make gifts and fulfill pledges
online using a MasterCard or Visa. Your contribution will
make a difference at UNCW.
LIFELONG LEARNING
The fall 2007 Pathways catalog
is now online offering a educational adventures, leadership and outreach
programs, lecture series, marine and environmental programs, general
interest courses and special events.
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 marine science,
gerontology, public administration and film studies
PERFORMANCES
ACE Goes Acoustic – Corey Crowder, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, Fisher Student Center
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana – 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, Thalian Hall
Portrait of Beethoven: An Evening of Piano with Barry David Salwen – Friday, Oct. 26; $5 general admission
North Carolina Symphony – 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Kenan Auditorium; tickets $41, $33, $24
UNCW Wind Symphony Halloween Concert – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, Kenan Auditorium
ACE Hip Hop Show – Brown Co. of Wilmington, Thursday, Nov. 1
Regina Carter Quintet – 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, Kenan Auditorium; $14 UNCW faculty/staff/alumni and senior citizens, $18 public
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra – 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, Kenan Auditorium
UNCW Jazz Guitar Ensembles – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 6, Cultural Arts Building recital hall; $5 general admission
Artist Recital – Nancy King, soprano, and Patricia Ainspac, piano, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, Cultural Arts Building recital hall
Jerusalem Lyric Trio – 7:30 pm Monday, Nov. 12, Cultural Arts Building recital hall
Artist Recital series – UNCW Music Woodwind Faculty, Wednesday Nov. 14; $5 general admission
UNCW Theatre Department – Bus Stop, 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 through Saturday, Nov.17 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, Cultural Arts Building Mainstage Theatre
UNCW Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m. Monday Nov. 19, Kenan Auditorium
Chamber Music Wilmington – Alexander String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Sunday Nov. 18, Cultural Arts Building recital hall
FILMS
Dark Side of Oz – 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 , Campus Commons amphitheater
ACE Blockbuster Film – Transformers, 7 and 10 p.m., Friday Oct. 26; public $4
ACE Indie Film – Once, 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27; public $2.
ACE Blockbuster Series – Superbad, 7 and 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2; public $4
ACE Independent Film Series – The Hip Hop Project, 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3; public $2
Junebug – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14
LECTURES
Leadership Lecture Series – Azar Nafisi, “The Republic of the Imagination,” 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, Kenan Auditorium; $9 public
John Updike – 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, Kenan Auditorium
Haven Kimmel will read from her third novel The Used World, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, Computer Information Systems building, room 1008
EXHIBITS
Empty Bowls of Wilmington – Cultural Arts Building gallery, through Oct. 31
Ann Flack Boseman Gallery – The Several Eyes of Fragmented Light with alumni artists Karen Pait, Michael Polomik and Brandon and Amy Guthrie, Oct. 25-Nov. 14. Reception 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, Warwick Center Lobby Gallery.
Randall Library – Art and Illustration in Science Fiction: The Movies, Magazines and Books from the collection of professor Michael S. Smith, Department of Geography and Geology, through Nov. 15.