Friday, April 02, 2004

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Monday, April 12, 2004

8 a.m. Installation Week Kickoff

9 - 10 a.m. ** “Shakespeare in the Public Eye” with Lewis Walker Madeline Suite, Wagoner Hall

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. ** “The Development of Uniquely American Expressions of Islam: The Nation of Islam and the Moorish Science Temple” with Herbert Berg Madeline Suite, Wagoner Hall

3 p.m. Leadership Grove Dedication Campus Commons (in case of rain, University Union Room 100)

5 - 7 p.m. Partnership Celebration sponsored by the UNCW Watson School of Education, the Center for Marine Science and area public schools

(By invitation only) Center for Marine Science

6:30 p.m. Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society Installation Ceremony and Reception Warwick Center Ballroom

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

8 a.m. UNCW Alumni Faculty/Staff Breakfast (By invitation only)

Warwick Center Ballroom

1:15 - 2:15 p.m. ** “Cultural Images of America in the 60’s” with Michael Wentworth Madeline Suite, Wagoner Hall

6 p.m. Student Government Association Inauguration Campus Commons (Rain Location - Golden Hawk Room)

7:30 p.m. Ruby Bridges - “I Have a Dream . . . for Wilmington” Kenan Auditorium Free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets are available from Kenan Auditorium box office, 910/962-3500. Book signing reception to follow lecture.

Wednesday, April 14, 2004

5:30 - 6:30 a.m. Employee Appreciation Breakfast Warwick Center, Center Stage Cafe

8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Employee Appreciation Breakfast Warwick Center, Center Stage Cafe

9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Special Olympics Greene Track

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Academic Showcase Campus Commons Tents will feature the work of students and faculty, showcasing various departments and their innovations.

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Commuter Coffee Break with Chancellor. Sponsored by the Seahawk Perch University Union Lobby.

11:30 a.m. Wilmington College Alumni, Order of Isaac Bear, Retired Faculty Luncheon (By invitation only) Madeline Suite, Wagoner Hall

Noon “An American Original: Eleanor Roosevelt” Luncheon with Marjorie Megivern Warwick Center Ballroom Tickets are available to the public for $17. Contact Janet Beyma at 910/962-3195.

4:30 p.m. Groundbreaking for Almkuist-Nixon Sports Medicine Complex Trask Coliseum, Nixon Annex

6:30 p.m. Cape Fear Alumni Chapter/Past Chairs/UNCW Graduate School Reception (By invitation only) Wise Alumni House

7 p.m. Greek Awards Ceremony Warwick Center Ballroom

7:30 p.m. “Frictionless Operations at Microsoft” Lecture by Frank Holland, general manager of operations for Microsoft Corporation Cameron Hall auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, April 15, 2004

8 a.m. UNCW Student Ambassadors/Student Leaders Breakfast (By invitation only) Warwick Center Ballroom

10 - 11 a.m. ** Randall Library Tour and Lecture - “How Your Treasures Become Cultural Treasures” with Sherman Hayes, director of the library King Hall, Room 101

10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Student Organization Showcase/Involvement Carnival Campus Commons Student organization leaders can visit the Campus Activities and Involvement Center VIP tent for more food and the chance to win prizes. Rain location for the photo and VIP events will be the University Union, Living Room.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Concert on the Commons (Rain Location - Hawk’s Nest) The band Loyd Doblar Effect performs.

Noon-2 p.m. Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social Campus Commons

12:15 p.m. Student Leader Photo and Reception Campus Commons (Rain Location - University Union Living Room

1 - 2 p.m. ** “Wilmington’s Last Stand in the Civil War” with Chris Fonvielle Jr. King Hall, Room 101

5:30 p.m. Press Opportunity with George Mitchell Warwick Center, Room 138

6:00 p.m. “Is Peace an Impossible Dream?” Cocktails, dinner and lecture with former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell (Pre-paid reservations are required.) Warwick Center Ballroom

8:30 p.m. Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society Scholarship Concert

Kenan Auditorium Big Band and Combo Ensembles with Dean Ripa, guest vocalist. Tickets are $10 for general admission and free for UNCW students with valid ID.

Friday, April 16, 2004

10 a.m. Installation Ceremony Hoggard Hall Lawn Free and open to the public

4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Student Dinner and Bands Hawk’s Nest

6:30 p.m. Installation Reception and Ball (Pre-paid reservations are required.) Wagoner Hall

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Media Contact: Mimi Cunningham, university relations, 910/962-3171 or cunninghamm@uncw.edu. For the most updated information about the installation events, visit www.uncw.edu/chancellor/installation/.