University of North Carolina Wilmington

Jon Kapell, Associate Director of Campus Activities & Involvement

Jon Kapell Photo

Campus Activities & Involvement: Campus Life
910.962.3553 (main office line)
kapellj@uncw.edu

Jon supervises the Assistant Director and Office Manager for Campus Activities & Involvement in their support roles for the SGA and student organizations. He also advises the Student Government Association, coordinates and implements the UNCWelcome Program, and oversee the UNCWeekends initiative with other staff in the division and other areas on campus.

Larissa LaCour, Assistant Director of Campus Activities & Involvement

Campus Activities & Involvement: Campus Life
910.962.7601
lacourl@uncw.edu

Larissa is responsible for general advisement of UNCW's student organizations including re-registration, new organization start-up, the Making A Difference and Student Organization Leadership Award recognition programs, the Student Organization Leadership Conference, and more. She also advises the Student Government Association's Appropriations Committee, Elections Board, and the Inter-Organization Council and oversees the management of the Involvement Center and its resources, including the Involvement Specialists (peer educator student staff).

Krista Harrell, Assistant Director for Programs

Picture of Krista Harrell

UNCW Presents and Programs : Campus Life
910.962.7722
harrellk@uncw.edu

Krista advises the Association for Campus Entertainment (ACE), it's executive board, and committees. She assists in coordinating major campus events such as Welcome Week and Concert on the Commons. Krista also oversees the management of Sharky's Game Room and Box Office in the Fisher Student Center.

Buffy Ruffin, Coordinator for Multicultural Student Organizations

Campus Activities & Involvement: Campus Life
910.962.3827

ruffinb@uncw.edu

Buffy is responsible for advising our multicultural student organizations including PRIDE, the Black Student Union, Mi Gente among others, in organizational development, programs and leadership development. She also works with the Assistant Director to support initiatives that support all student organization such as the Student Organization Leadership Conference, the Involvement Carnival, student organization start-up and the fall registration process.

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Mary Lynn Devereaux, Office Manager Campus Activities & Involvement

Campus Activities & Involvement: Campus Life
910.962.4250
devereauxm@uncw.edu

Mary Lynn supports CAIC's Associate and Assistant Directors, the UNCW Presents Director, and the Assistant Director for Programs with office operations, program file management, and general administration. She is also responsible for supervising the office assistant, posting assistant and event calendar assistant (student staff).

Bitsy Shaw, Fiscal Assistant

Bitsy

Campus Activities & Involvement: Campus Life
910.962.3769
shawm@uncw.edu

Bitsy processes financial transactions for Campus Activities, SGA, Student Organizations and Student Media. She is an assistant to the University Union Budget Manager.

Involvement Specialists

Peer educators trained to assist student leaders develop leadership skills and learn to effectively run their student organizations.

• Communicate with student organization leaders
• Assist with constitution review
• Advise on marketing materials and initiatives
• Assist with event planning process
• Support SGA Services (i.e. Appropriations process and Legal Services)
• Assist with general Involvement Center needs (i.e. copying, printing, use of scanner, student organization forms, etc.)

Marie Mimiaga, Involvement Center Area Manager

Marie Mimiaga