A FAMILY TRADITION
Twenty five students
and their families were greeted by Chancellor Rosemary
DePaolo at the Legacy Pinning Ceremony Oct. 18. Jason Wheeler, alumni
association president, explained how special this
group is to UNCW. Rob McInturf, director
of UNCW Alumni Relations, presented the students with their
legacy pins which were put on by their family members.
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| Jon Hill was among the Student Ambassadors introduced by Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo as the UNCW Alumni Association hosted a dinner for Triangle area alumni at the Prestonwood Country Club. UNCW/Jamie Moncrief |
TRIANGLE ALUMNI MEET
Nearly 100 Triangle area alumni and friends met UNCW administrators,
faculty and staff at the Prestonwood Country
Club in Cary Oct. 16. Matt Glova ’07 discussed how
he was moved to start connecting to UNCW alumni in the Triangle area,
and Chancellor Rosemary
DePaolo regaled the group with
stories about outstanding students and updates on the
development of the campus.
The night concluded with a review of the Triangle
Area Alumni Chapter bylaws and a vote on officers for the
Triangle Area Alumni Chapter: Matt Glova '07, president;
Dawn King LaSure '83, vice president; and Nikki Howard '96, secretary.
UPCOMING EVENTS
• Alumni After Work date to be determined soon! The October social
drew approximately 50 Seahawks so you won’t
want to miss out on the fun.
• Nov. 19 – Wilmington College alumni luncheon, 11:30 a.m.
Jackson's Big Oak BBQ
• Dec. 3 – First
TEALgate of the basketball season,
5 p.m.
• Dec. 7 – Wise Holiday Open House, 2-4
p.m.
• Dec. 12 – Senior Sankofa, 11:30 a.m. School of Education Building
• Dec. 13 – Commencement
• Jan 30-Feb 1 – Homecoming features reunions, parties, athletics
and Seahawks.
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| Virginia Adams, former School of Nursing dean, and Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo dip their shovels into the teal sand during the groundbreaking for the School of Nursing. |
GROUND BREAKING HELD FOR SCHOOL OF NURSING BUILDING
With several tosses of teal sand, UNCW trustees and administrators officially
broke ground Oct. 23 for the $30.1 million 75,000-square-foot School of
Nursing Building. The facility will be fully equipped with the technology
and resources required for a 21st century nursing education and assure
that the School of Nursing will be able to work side-by-side with its
partners in the field of biopharmaceutical research, social work and health
and applied human sciences. Completion is anticipated by August 2010.
CAMERON
PROFESSORSHIP TO HELP AREA NON-PROFITS
Betty Cameron and her children, in their capacity as directors of the
Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc., established a distinguished
professorship at UNCW to
develop and lead efforts to improve the effectiveness of the local nonprofit
sector and increase philanthropy.
GROWTH PREDICTED FOR LOCAL ECONOMY
As the fate of the national economy is debated, the local economy of
Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties is forecast to expand approximately
2.5 percent during 2008. This forecast by UNCW business faculty members
William "Woody" Hall
Jr. and Ravija Badarinathi is slightly below the expected growth previously
projected for 2008. Although low by historic standards, this forecasted
growth exceeds that for North Carolina and the nation.
CLARENCE AWARD NOMINEES SOUGHT
UNCW is looking for an unsung
hero to receive angel wings Dec. 19 as part of the annual holiday
screening of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life at 7 p.m.
Dec. 19 in Kenan Auditorium. The third
annual Clarence Award will recognize someone in the greater Wilmington
community who, without fanfare or publicity, gives unselfishly to others
to make a real difference in the lives of those less fortunate.
ECOTEAL OFFERS SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES
In conjunction with Sustainability Day on Oct. 21, UNCW celebrated the
grand opening of ECOteal,
a sustainability and transportation retail store located in the Fisher
University Union. It offers items such as water-powered clocks, organic
cotton and bamboo shirts, reusable totes, bikes and skateboards.
toxin
may be treatment for cystic fibrosis
MARBIONC, a biotechnology development program at the UNCW Center for
Marine Science, received a second patent for marine-derived substances
that may be beneficial in the treatment of cystic fibrosis and asthma.
Midnite Madness Photo Gallery MEN'S HOOPS TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Ten UNCW men’s basketball games will be televised
on five different networks during the upcoming hoops campaign. The Seahawks,
20-13 one year ago, make their 2008-09 television debut Nov. 19 when
they travel to Winston-Salem to battle Wake Forest in a game scheduled
to be aired by Raycom Sports at Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
SEAHAWKS
SOAR IN THE CLASSROOM
With an outstanding track record of producing top-flight student-athletes, UNCW
has once again excelled in the latest graduation success rates released by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seahawks posted a graduation
success rate (GSR) of 90 percent overall, with nearly half of UNCW’s teams
racking up a perfect 100 percent mark. UNCW stood fifth out of the state’s
17 NCAA Division I institutions, trailing only Davidson, Duke, Wake Forest and
Campbell in the rankings.
SURRY COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTS MOSS
Husband. Father. UNC Wilmington men’s basketball coach.
Now Benny Moss has added another title: Hall of Famer. The third-year
UNCW skipper was inducted into the Surry County Sports Hall of Fame Saturday.
The Pilot Mountain native will join six other athletes, coaches and volunteers
from the northwest North Carolina County in being recognized.
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PERFORMANCES
Jennifer Justus, soprano, senior recital – 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building
Fly Flee Flow, children's concert presented by Chamber Music Wilmington – 3 p.m. Nov. 2, Beckwith Recital Hall
Mike Wadell and Bob Russell evening of jazz – 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building
Cape Fear Chamber Players – 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building
Clyde Edgerton and Phil Gerard – 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6, Kenan Auditorium
UNCW Jazz Combos – 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building
Nicholas DuChamp – 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building. Tickets $25
Warsaw
Philharmonic Orchestra –
8 p.m. Nov. 10, Kenan Auditorium. Tickets $50
Barry Salwen and Friends – 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building. Tickets $5
Ruthie Foster – 8 p.m. Nov. 15, Kenan Auditorium. Tickets $20
Shakespeare's King John - 8 p.m. Nov. 13-15 and 2 p.m. Nov. 16
LECTURES
The Great Depression Then and Now: Today's Financial Troubles in Historical Perspective – 7 p.m. Oct. 28, Kenan Hall, Room 1111
Fall 2008 Writers Week Symposium – Nov. 3-7. Poet Jack Meyers reads at 7 p.m. Nov. 5, Dobo Hall Room 134.
Michael Kimmel: Mars and Venus - or Planet Earth? – 7 p.m. Nov. 6, Computer Information Systems Building, Room 1008
EXHIBITS
The African Male Museum: Awakening, photographs by Carlton Wilkinson – through Nov. 7, Cultural Arts Building gallery
Madame's Gallery, an exhibition featuring the work of 25 student artists who painted identical paint-by-number canvasses – through Nov. 13, Ann Flack Boseman Gallery
FILMS
Silence of the Lambs – 7 and 10 p.m. Oct. 31, Lumina Theater. Free
Midnight Meat Train – 7 and 10 p.m. Nov. 1, Lumina Theater. $4 non-students
The
Tuskegee Airmen – 7 p.m. Nov. 4,
Lumina Theater. Free
Sustainability Film Series: The Corporation – 7 p.m. Nov. 11, Lumina Theater. Free
Romeo and Juliet Get Married (Brazilian film with English subtitles) – 7 p.m. Nov. 12, Lumina Theater. Free
14th
Annual Cucalorus Film Festival – Nov. 12-15, Lumina Theatre