TRIANGLE AREA ALUMNI INVITED
TO MEET CHANCELLOR DEPAOLO
Join fellow Triangle area alumni at the Prestonwood
Country Club for dinner and a state of the university address by
keynote speaker Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo Thursday,
Oct. 16, at the Prestonwood
Country Club in
Cary.
Doors open at 6 p.m.; dinner will be served at 6:45 p.m.
Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased at www.uncwalumnitickets.com.
Online
tickets sales will end at noon Monday, Oct. 13. Please
note that tickets will not be mailed; a reservation list will be at
the registration table prior to the event. For more information, please
call 1.800.596.2880 or e-mail alumni@uncw.edu.
FALL ALUMNI WEEKEND, OCT. 17-19 
Fall Alumni
Weekend is scheduled
in conjunction with Fall
Family Weekend. The UNCW
Alumni Association and the Office of Transition Programs are hosting
a wine and cheese reception for alumni and the
parents of current students at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 in the Burney
Center. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at www.uncwalumnitickets.com.
The Legacy Pinning
Ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 in the Burney Center.
This event honors UNCW students and their families who have chosen to make UNCW
a family tradition.
Other activities include Midnite Madness, a family fall festival picnic and men's soccer game.
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NAVIGATING LEADERSHIP
UNCW Professional Education will launch its fall series on Navigating
Leadership Thursday, Sept. 25. Targeted to new managers, these workshops
are designed to develop leaders who are skilled in building collaborative
work teams, innovative in their problem solving and adept at managing
people and projects. UNCW alumni qualify for a 10-percent discount.
Visit www.uncw.edu/dpscs/ProfEd.htm or call 910.962.3195 for details.
AT&T
EXECUTIVE NAMED TO UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Charlotte executive
Cynthia G. Marshall was named to the UNCW Board of Trustees. Appointed
by the UNC Board of Governors, she will serve out the remaining term
of Krista S. Tillman, which expires in 2011. As president of AT&T
North Carolina, Marshall is responsible for the company's regulatory,
legislative and community affairs activities within the state.
UNCW MAINTAINS TOP RANKING
For the 11th consecutive year, UNCW ranks
as one of the top 10 public master's universities in the South according
to U.S.News & World
Report. U.S.News also placed UNCW fifth on its
list of "up-and-coming" master's
universities in the South.
SUMMIT TO ADDRESS HEALTH CARE ACCESS
The annual New Hanover County Health Summit will be
held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, at the Burney
Center on the UNCW campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Health care and economics professionals from the region will discuss
the realities, issues and challenges of health care access and its economic
and social impact on the community.
UNCWSPORT.COM OFFERS FANS MORE
Several enhancements are planned for UNCWsports.com,
the official Web
site for Seahawk Athletics. HawkVision enters
its second year and will add volleyball to its scheduled coverage this
fall with the streaming of 17 matches, including the entire home schedule.
Another addition to UNCWSports.com is the Seahawk
Blog. Live statistics for men’s
and women’s
soccer also will be introduced at UNCWsports.com. The final enhancement
for 2008-09 is UNCW’s Web channel at Youtube.com/uncwsports.
MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
Tickets for the 15-game schedule, which includes 14
regular season games and an exhibition game against St. Andrew’s,
can be purchased at the UNCW Athletics Ticket Office,
at 1-800-808-UNCW or at UNCWsports.com. The Seahawks open their
season with an exhibition on Nov. 6 against St. Andrew’s, followed
by the regular season opener against Appalachian State on Nov. 14.
'HAWKS FARE WELL AT TENNIS INVITATIONAL
Junior Kayla Schwenk captured the
women’s singles
teal championship while freshman Ryan Ybarra lost his bid in the men’s “A” finals
at the UNCW Collegiate Tennis Invitational last weekend at the Country
Club of Landfall tennis center.
Lauren Isenhour and Lindsay Leblang were declared co-champions of
the gold flight after both players won matches Sunday.
DOUBLE THE IMPACT OF YOUR GIFT – For a limited time, Sharp-Carter Corporation will double the impact of gifts to UNCW made online by students and alumni. Owner Vic Cochran and his son Michael Cochran ’00 have committed $25,000 to match online gifts to any designation at the university.
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BOOKSTORE – Pre-order your UNCW teal Rainbows at
the bookstore or call 910.962.3188.
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, psychology, public administration and film studies.
LINK YOUR VIC CARD TO UNCW
When you purchase Harris Teeter brand
products using your VIC card, the company contributes a percentage
of your purchase dollars to UNCW. You must re-link your card annually
for the contribution to take effect. UNCW's code is 5034. To support
UNCW, ask a cashier to link your card to the university or sign up
at http://www.harristeeter.com.
LECTURES - Calendar
Niles Eldredge: "Darwin – Discovering the Tree of Life" – 7:30-9 p.m. Sept. 17, Burney Center
Richard Leakey: "Why Our Origins Matter" – 7 p.m. Oct. 13, Kenan Auditorium
MOVIES - Lumina Theatre Schedule
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation – 7 p.m. Sept. 17, Lumina Theater
Sex & the City – 7 and 10 p.m. Sept. 19, 3 p.m. Sept. 20, Lumina Theater. Tickets: $4 non-students.
Savage Grace – 7 and 10 p.m. Sept. 20, Lumina Theater. Tickets: $4 non-students
Lars and the Real Girl – 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22, Lumina Theater
Before The Fall – 7-9 p.m. Sept. 23, Lumina Theater
WALL-E – 7 and 10 p.m. Sept. 26 and 3 p.m. Sept. 27, Lumina Theater. Tickets: $4 non-students
Finding Amanda – 7 and 10 p.m. Sept. 27, Lumina Theater. Tickets: $4 non-students
Nobelity –7 p.m. Sept. 30, Lumina Theater. Film screening and film maker discussion and workshop with Turk Pipkin
Dirty Pretty Things – 7-9 p.m. Oct. 8, Lumina Theater
Get Smart – 7 and 10 p.m. Oct. 11, 3 p.m. Oct. 12, Lumina Theater. Tickets: $4 non-students
Morristown: In the Air and Sun –3 p.m. Oct. 10, Lumina Theater
TransGeneration – 6-10 p.m. Oct. 12, Lumina Theater
Cover –7 p.m. Oct. 14, Lumina Theater
Not by Chance – 7 p.m. Oct. 15, Lumina Theater
PERFORMANCES - Calendar
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra – 8 p.m. Sept. 20, Kenan Auditorium
Lerin Williams, jazz piano junior recital – 4 p.m. Sept. 21, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building
Milen Parashkevov, classical guitar – 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building
UNCW Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25, Kenan Auditorium
Chapter 6, award-winning a cappella singing group – 8 p.m. Sept. 29, Kenan Auditorium
Evening of Flute: concert and lecture with Mary Jo White and Benjamin Boone – 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building
UNCW Jazz Combos, directed by Joe Chambers, Bob Russell, Jerald Shynett – 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra – 8 p.m. Oct. 11, Kenan Auditorium
Chamber Music Wilmington: Joseph Haydn - simply classical! – 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12, Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts building
North Carolina Symphony: Schubert's Unfinished Symphony – 8 p.m. Oct. 16, Kenan Auditorium
EXHIBITS
Student Photography Show – through Dec. 17, Seahawk Perch, Fisher Student Center
Madame's Gallery – featuring student paint-by-number artwork, through Nov. 7, Boseman Gallery, Fisher University Union. Artists reception 6-8 p.m. Oct. 16
Ben Franklin: In search of a Better World – through Oct. 3, Randall Library
Alumni Open Art Hang - through Aug. 2009, Warwick Center lobby gallery
OCEAN: explore. discover – through Jan. 4, 2009, Cape Fear Museum of History and Science. Alumni and friends get $1 off price of admission with coupon.
