Friday, February 01, 2002

By: Elissa Garriss, PR Intern

WILMINGTON, NC – World issues and international careers will be the focus of two featured events at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington on Feb. 13. They will be a highlight of the UNCW Intercultural week and take place on campus. Both events will be free and open to the public.

“The Young and the Restless” will be a panel discussion with five young practitioners from UNCW to talk about their international careers. All panel members are UNCW graduates or students and have careers and experiences in other countries. Melissa Blake is an International Business and French major and she just completed two years in Marseille, France. She is aiming for a degree from UNCW and from the Mediterranean Business school in Marseille. Julian Boyce graduated last year with an economics degree and is a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. Robert Fowler has an MBA from the Cameron School of Business and is working with AAI Pharma by helping with operations in Germany. Cory Kanoy graduated with a Spanish degree and now runs adventure expeditions to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Paul Romeo is a lecturer in the History Department and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Romania. Each person will speak for one to two minutes on his or her life in other countries and then the floor will be open for audience questions. This event will be held from 12:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Cameron Hall Auditorium (Room 105).

A town hall meeting titled “Taking UNCW to the World” will discuss how engagement of the United States with the world may have changed since Sept. 11. In light of the recent events, the public is invited to join the discussion. Featured panelists will include Jonathan Alter, a senior editor and columnist of Newsweek and contributing correspondent with NBC News; Tom Farer, the dean of the graduate school of international studies at the University of Denver; Allister Sparks, a native of South Africa, author and journalist; and Richard McGraw, the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. Each person will speak for approximately five minutes about his or her international experiences and then questions will be taken from the audience. UNCW students participating in the State Department-sponsored international issues Great Decision class will start the questioning. The event will be held from 7–9 p.m. in the Warwick Center Ballroom and broadcast live by UNCW-TV, on the Learning Network of the Cape Fear on Time Warner Cable channel 5.

Frances Weller, WECT TV-news anchor, and Adrien Lopez, UNCW SGA president will serve as moderators.

“Taking UNCW to the World” is sponsored by the International Cabinet with the help of International Programs and the Graduate Student Association.

UNCW has already become a global presence through its International Cabinet. Composed of political, economic, and civic leaders with a global perspective, the International Cabinet has become a forum for insight into and solutions for today’s world. All members of the cabinet offer their services voluntarily to UNCW in the hope of fostering international understanding, cooperation, and commerce. Richard Morrison, retired E.I. Lilly executive, is president of the UNCW International Cabinet.

NOTE TO THE MEDIA: For more information, contact Dr. Jim Mc Nab, assistant provost for International Programs, at (910) 962-3685, or mcnabj@uncwil.edu.