UNCW Seahawk Spotlight - April 2002


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				April 2002 • Vol. 1, No. 1
University of North Carolina at Wilmington


			Lectures April 19 - Patrick Stettner, up-and-coming director, will discuss his career as an independent filmmaker at 2 p.m. in Morton Hall's Bryan Auditorium. The university's Film Studies Program is sponsoring this free, public lecture as part of its Moviemakers Lecture Series. Stettner wrote and directed The Business of Strangers, starring Stockard Channing and Julia Stiles. For more information, contact the UNCW Film Studies Program at 910.962.7501. Performances April 18 & 25 - The UNCW English Department presents "From Stage to Screen," a series of films based upon stage plays at 7 p.m. in Morton Hall's Bryan Auditorium. Professor Paula Kamenish will present Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf on the 18th and Professor Lee Schweniger will present Henry V on the 25th. April 17-21 - The University Theatre production of Uncle Vanya opens at 8 p.m. April 17 in Kenan Hall's SRO Theatre. Additional performances will be held at 8 p.m. nightly through April 20 with a 2 p.m. matinee on April 21. MORE April 19 - Vocalist Melva Houston will perform a benefit jazz concert with the UNCW Big Band at 8 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for UNCW faculty and staff, free to UNCW students with valid ID and available at the Kenan Auditorium Box Office the night of the concert. Proceeds will fund scholarships for students in the UNCW Jazz Studies Program. MORE April 20 - ACE Spring Concert: Seaside Music Festival featuring Edwin McCain. Also performing are Super Drag, James Mathus and his Knockdown Society. Doors open at 6 p.m. in Trask Coliseum. Tickets are $3 for students, limit one per student, and $10 for general public. They can be purchased at the University Union Information desk and Kenan Auditorium. Tickets can be charged by calling 910.962.3500. For more information please call the Association for Campus Entertainment at 910.962.3842. April 21 - The UNCW Department of Music will present its final concert of the 2002 Artist Recital Series at 8 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium featuring saxophonist Frank Bongiorno. Bongiorno will be accompanied by other faculty members of the music department. MORE April 25 - Wilmington Concert Association presents pianist Adam Neiman at 8 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and children (12 and under). For more information, call the Kenan Auditorium ticket office at 910.962.3500 or 1.800.732.3643. MORE April 27 - The Capitol Steps, the only group in America that attempts to be funnier than Congress, presents musical political satire by a troupe of Congressional staffers turned comedians who travel the country satirizing the very people and places that once employed them. They will perform at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Thalian Hall. Tickets are $25 for reserved seats and $18 for general admission. UNCW students and Arts in Action season ticket holders receive a 10 percent discount. For tickets, call Thalian Hall at 910.343.3664. April 27 - Wilmington Symphony Orchestra presents its 13th anniversary finale at 8 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium. Ticket prices are $18 for adults, $16 for senior citizens, $4 for students, $15 for a person for groups of eight or more, $9 for UNCW faculty with ID, and free for UNCW students with ID on the night of the show. To order tickets, call the Kenan Auditorium ticket office at 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643. MORE May 4 - Blues in the Night: A Tribute to Johnny Mercer is a celebration of the music and career of the American songwriter Johnny Mercer. The concert begins at 8 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium. Tickets are $15. UNCW students get free admission at the door only. To order tickets, call the Kenan Auditorium ticket office at 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643. MORE May 8 - The Glenn Miller Orchestra presents a benefit performance for the Arts Council of Lower Cape Fear at 8 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium. Tickets are $25 and $20 with discounts available for groups of 10 or more. To order tickets, call the Kenan Auditorium ticket office at 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643. MORE EXHIBITS "Mad for the Stars - Cinema Icons," Randall Library, first floor art wall; "They Really Were Here! Notable Visitors to UNCW," Randall Library, Archives Gallery; "Very Large Spirit," paintings by Alison Spiesman, Warwick Center Gallery. Campus News - Read more of the latest news and events happening across campus. UNCW Alumni Association - We encourage all men and women who attended or graduated from Wilmington College and/or the University of North Carolina at Wilmington between 1946 and the present time to become involved. Active status requires a contribution of $25 or more to the UNCW Alumni Association each fiscal year (between July 1-June 30). Your contribution supports the many programs provided to alumni and students. Admissions - UNCW is one of the South’s best undergraduate teaching institution as evidenced by a high demand from talented students to be admitted (7,300 applications for 1,650 freshmen slots for fall semester 2002), national recognition, and growth in regionally relevant programs such as gerontology, public administration and film studies. The Seahawk (student newspaper) Lifelong Learning - The UNCW Division for Public Service and Continuing Studies offers a variety of classes and programs for all interests and ages, on campus, around town and via the WWW. Transcripts Career Services - Need help with career planning, finding a job, honing your job search skills? Ways to Support UNCW - As state funds are cut, public universities like UNCW are increasingly seeking private funds to support academic and athletic programs. There are many ways your contribution can help UNCW maintain its status as a top public undergraduate institution. Live on Campus - The Webcam atop Randall Library overlooks the Campus Commons and gives you a real-time view of the scenery.
Charlotte Chapter hosts Knight Party - April 27 The UNCW Alumni Association and the Charlotte Alumni Chapter invite you to a Charlotte Knights party at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Knights Stadium in Fort Mills, S.C. The Knights will be playing the Columbus Clippers, a N.Y. Yankees affiliate team. Join us for hamburgers, hot dogs, cheeseburgers, Italian sausage and soft drinks. The cost for food and game ticket is $16 per adult, $13 per child 3-10, and $6 to children 2 and under. Please call the UNCW Alumni Relations Office at 800.596.2880 to make your reservations. Triangle Chapter hosts Bulls Party - April 27 UNCW's Triangle Alumni Chapter invite you to a Durham Bulls baseball game vs. the Syracuse Sky Chiefs at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Bulls' Ballpark off the Durham Freeway. Join us for a pregame cookout at 6 p.m. in the leftfield cookout area. The cost is $16.50 per person and includes game ticket and food. Children 5 and under will be admitted for free. Please call the UNCW Alumni Relations Office at 800.596.2880 to make your reservations. Ambassadors Oozeball tournament - April 27 The UNCW Ambassadors will hold their annual Oozeball Tournament 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the fields behind the gazebo at the back of campus. Student organizations and an alumni team will participate in this mud volleyball tournament. If you'd like to participate or would like more information, please send e-mail to ambassadors@uncwil.edu and put Oozeball in the subject line. Political science alumni join UNCW-based Institute of Political Leadership for 30th reunion Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist and reporter David S. Broder of The Washington Post is the headline speaker for the 30th anniversary celebration of the fellows of the Institute of Political Leadership at UNCW and reunion of political science alumni. The celebration will be April 19 and 20. Seminars will be held in Morton Hall Auditorium at UNCW and are open to the public. MORE Cape Fear Alumni Golf Classic - May 13 The Cape Fear Chapter of the UNCW Alumni Association invites you to participate in its ninth annual golf classic on Monday, May 13, at Beau Rivage Resort and Golf Club. Proceeds benefit scholarships and other projects of the UNCW Cape Fear Alumni Chapter. Check in is at noon with a shot gun start at 1 p.m. Download a brochure for more information or call 910.962.2682 for more information. Summer institute for lifelong learners UNC Wilmington, through its Division for Public Service and Continuing Studies, is offering a first-of-a-kind Summer Institute for Lifelong Learners May 13 and July 19. It features five weeklong, academically based, non-credit adult sessions and offers Continuing Education Units as professional development credit. Topics include science, literature, the Middle East, Southern history and culture and world religions. MORE Join our online community Gget a free permanent UNCW e-mail address You can get free e-mail, register for events, update your record, make a gift to the university, volunteer, take a class, post your business card and more by joining our online community. MORE You can help us find our "lost Seahawks" In today's mobile society, UNCW alumni are on the move. While a majority of alumni do remember to update their records with the university, many do not. But you may be able to help us out. Please check out our database of "lost Seahawks." You can search by degree year, name and/or major. When you find someone you know, click on his or her name, complete the on-line form and send it back to us. MORE

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UNCW gets commendation from SACS The evaluation team representing the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accrediting agency wrapped up its four-day visit to UNCW on Feb. 28 with an exit report that featured a rare and extraordinary commendation. The campus visit culminated two years of self-study and assessment by the university as part of the re-accreditation process that takes place every 10 years. The team, comprised of 14 evaluators from colleges and universities across the South and a staff representative from SACS, reviewed UNCW's documentation and conducted two full days of interviews with faculty, staff and students. Based on their review, the team reported preliminary findings during the exit report offering six recommendations and two suggestions for improvement. Donna Wilkinson, SACS staff representative, noted that in her five years with the agency, only one other institution that she helped review had fewer recommendations. MORE Tuition hikes not enough to fund university system growth University-wide tuition increases approved by the UNCW Board of Governors at their March meeting would generate half of the revenue needed to fund anticipated enrollment growth at the state's 16 campuses including UNCW. System-wide tuition increases of 8 percent for in-state students and 12 percent for out-of-state students will generate $40 million. Of this amount, $7 million would fund half of the system's need-based aid program and $33 million would support half of enrollment increases for projected new students in the system. In order to fully fund both programs, the state legislature would need to appropriate an additional $40 million, according to UNC officials. MORE Chancellor Leutze opposes tuition increases - MORE Allen Rippy appointed to Board of Trustees Margaret Dardess resigns UNC Wilmington is proud to welcome Allen Rippy Sr. to its board of trustees. Appointed by the UNC Board of Governors to a three-year term ending in 2005, he was sworn in April 1 by Superior Court Judge W. Allen Cobb Jr. MORE Margaret Dardess, former board chair, resigned to become associate dean for administration in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. MORE Mary Gornto named interim vice chancellor for university advancement Former Wilmington City Manager Mary Gornto was named interim vice chancellor for university advancement effective April 1. The appointment was approved by the executive committee of the UNCW Board of Trustees. MORE Contest will send teenager to Aquarius United States students in grades 8-12 who dream of diving in the world's oceans now have the opportunity to enter a contest to win a trip to Key Largo, Fla., SCUBA certification course, and a personal tour inside Aquarius, America's inner space station. The trip will include the student's teacher and parents. MORE Commencement is May 18; Volunteers needed Commencement ceremonies will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. May 18 in Trask Coliseum. Volunteers will be needed during the student assembly in Hanover Hall and for the coliseum ceremonies. Volunteers for the morning ceremony, which will feature the Cameron School of Business, Watson School of Education and the School of Nursing, will report for duty at 8 a.m. The ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences will be in the afternoon; volunteers will report for duty at noon. Volunteers should attend the entire ceremony. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Mary Crookes, university event coordinator, at 910.962.7505 or by e-mail at crookesm@uncwil.edu. UNCW receives $1 million National Science Foundation grant UNCW has been awarded a $1,066,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a proposal titled "Developing Science Graduate Students into Middle Grade Science Classroom Resources." This grant will place graduate students in middle school science classrooms all over New Hanover County for three years and will also put the UNCW Graduate School in a competitive market with other schools. MORE

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Senior Dan Gallagher becomes UNCW's second swimming All-American Dan Gallagher, a senior on the men's swimming and diving team, finished fourth in the 50-meter at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships to become UNCW's first All-American in the sport since 1982. MORE UNCW records fall in 2002 ADIDAS Relays Two UNC Wilmington school records fell at the 2002 ADIDAS Raleigh Relays. Junior Chad Joyner set the Seahawk mark in the Hammer with a toss of 57.17 meters, meanwhile junior Michelle Guidici's heave of 12.46 meters set a school mark in the Shot Put. Joyner and Guidici finished eighth and 32nd overall, respectively. MORE "The Champions Reunion" to honor Wilmington College's championship teams on April 27" Members of Wilmington College's 1961 and 1963 national junior college championship teams will be honored at "The Champions Reunion" on Saturday, April 27. Sponsored by UNCW's Dugout Club, the day will feature a golf outing in the morning, a campus tour, a dinner social and special ceremonies prior to UNCW's 7 p.m. game with Towson. Led by Coach Bill Brooks, the Seahawks fielded the nation's most dominant junior college program in the early 1960's, winning the titles in 1961 and 1963, and finishing second in 1962. Coach Brooks, Director of Athletics Peg Bradley-Doppes and current Seahawk skipper Mark Scalf will each speak at the social that day. For more information, contact Ralph Gevinson at 910.962.3793. Seahawk Club Cruise to benefit student-athlete scholarships The Seahawk Club's second annual Big Boat Cruise and Floating Auction will be held from 7 to 10 p.m., May 11. The event, which will be aboard the Henrietta III, will feature heavy hors d'oeuvres, beverages, a silent auction and remarks from Jerry Wainwright, head coach of the men's basketball team. Tickets are $55 per person, $100 per couple and are on sale through April 30. Availability is limited. Proceeds benefit student-athlete scholarships. For more information, call the Seahawk Club at 910.962.7737. Wainwright to remain with Seahawks Jerry Wainwright, head coach of the men's basketball team, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the vacant coaching position at DePaul, the eighth-year skipper announced Wednesday night. "I have respectfully withdrawn my name from any consideration for the DePaul coaching vacancy," said Wainwright."DePaul is a great university and has a great basketball tradition. I was certainly honored by their preliminary interest in me." MORE Upcoming sporting events
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