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THE SEAHAWK SPOTLIGHT
October 2002 - Vol. 1 - No. 7
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Welcome to UNCW's monthly electronic newsletter for alumni and friends, bringing you news about the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the UNCW Alumni Association.
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CONTENTS
I. Alumni News
A. 1960s reunion
reservation deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 15
B. The Seahawks’
NFL adventure
C. Alumnus
receives Fulbright Award
D. Nominations
open for annual alumni awards
E. Gale leads
Young Alumni Council
F. Local Seahawks
socialize
G. Board member spotlight
II. Campus News
A. Sherman
Lecture spotlights U.S., Arab world and Palestine
B. Black addresses rise of Republicans
C. UNCW benefits
from “Together in Education” partnership
D. Technology
transfer agreement signed with aaiPharma
E.
Edgerton is UNCW’s newest professor
F. UNCW unveils 11-county electronic community resource
G. African-American
history focus of Heritage School
G.
Two-day course explores “historical Jesus”
I.
Former UNCW professor U.N. Day lunch speaker
J. College Days for lifelong learners in November
III. Seahawk Sports
A. UNCW athletes
pace system in graduation rates
B. Practice began Saturday for hoops teams
C. Seahawks host River Landing Intercollegiate
D. Midnite
Madness begins Wednesday, Oct. 16
E. “Landfall
Tradition” debuts Nov. 1-3
IV. Events
A. Lectures
B. Performances
C. Exhibits
D. Calendar
V. Other Links
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I. Alumni News
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1960s reunion party postponed
The Wilmington College reunion party scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2002, at Bob King's truck center has been postponed until spring. However, other reunion events will continue as planned: 8-9:30 a.m. - Drop-in breakfast and tour at Wise Alumni House; 10 a.m. - Walking tour of campus; noon - Lunch and learn session with UNCW professor and author Philip Gerard at Center Stage Cafe'; 2 p.m. - Center for Marine Science tour. For more information, please call 910.962.2682 or 800.596.2880.
The Seahawks’ NFL adventure
Sixty alumni from the Triangle and Wilmington areas will board the Seahawk train in Raleigh Oct. 27 headed to Ericsson Stadium to watch the Carolina Panthers take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 1 p.m. If you already have game tickets, please join us in Charlotte for the "tailgate adventure" that features a cookout with all the fixin’s and beverages for just $7. Call 1.800.596.2880 or 962.2682 for all the details and to reserve your spot.
Alumnus receives Fulbright Award
Even before Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S./Middle
East divide interested Durham native Evian Patterson. As a recipient of a
prestigious Fulbright grant, the 2002 UNCW graduate will study firsthand the
cultural and religious distinctions between these two regions.
http://www.uncwil.edu/news/headlines/2002/SEP/20020924-01.html
Nominations open for annual alumni awards
Nominations are open for the UNCW Alumnus/Alumna of the Year and Distinguished Citizen awards. The deadline is Nov. 30. Nominations can be made by writing a letter of recommendation to the UNCW Alumni Association Board of Directors. Please specify the award category and describe why you think the nominee merits the award. Include the nominee’s name, address, daytime telephone number and work place. Mail to Patricia Smith, UNCW alumni relations executive director, Wise Alumni House, 1713 Market Street, Wilmington, N.C. 28403. Additional information can be obtained by calling the alumni office at 962.2682 or 1.800.596.2880. The winners will be recognized at a formal awards dinner on Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, in the Warwick Center Ballroom.
Gale leads Young Alumni Council
Tom Gale '98 was elected president of the UNCW Young Alumni Council. Kristen Kilpatrick '93 is vice president, and Shanda Bordeaux '92 is secretary. Committee chairs are Mike Young '92, careers and admissions; Kate Tillman '98; programming and awards; and Elizabeth Fugate-Whitlock '00, technology.
Local Seahawks socialize
Buffalo Wild Wings is the setting for the Cape Fear Alumni social at 6 p.m. Nov. 6. It will be a great opportunity for Seahawk socializing and networking. For more information call 962.2682.
Board member spotlight
This year’s "Rookie of the Year," Mark Tyler ‘87 took the lead as a first-year board member to become involved with three of five board committees and supported the efforts of the association by participating in numerous alumni functions. His input assisted the board and association in achieving success in friend- and fund-raising. Mark has a bachelor’s degree in management from Cameron School of Business and has been with the Bank of Wilmington for three years as vice president and commercial lender. He has been in banking for 15 years and uses his UNCW degree on a daily basis. Mark is married to Leslie, and they have two children, Carrie, 13, and Jackson, 6. The family enjoys the beach and health and fitness activities. Special thanks to Mark, one of our Grand Alumni Champions!
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II. Campus News
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Sherman Lecture spotlights U.S., Arab world and Palestine
The inaugural Sherman Emerging Scholar
Lecture will feature Near Eastern scholar Michael Doran at 7:30 p.m. Oct.
24, in Dobo Hall, Room 134. Assistant professor of Near Eastern Studies at
Princeton University and adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
in New York City, Doran will speak on "The United States, the Arab World
and the Question of Palestine."
http://www.uncwil.edu/news/headlines/2002/OCT/20021014-02.html
Black addresses rise of Republicans
Nationally known political scientist
Merle Black will speak on “The Rise of Southern Republicans and the Election
of Nov. 5, 2002” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25, in Cameron Hall Auditorium. Responding
to his presentation will be UNC Chapel Hill state government expert Thad Beyle
and 18th District Cumberland County Representative Mia Morris, a Republican
and graduate of the UNCW Institute of Political Leadership. Lee Johnston,
professor of political science at UNC Wilmington and organizer of the event,
will moderate.
http://www.uncw.edu/news/headlines/2002/OCT/20021015-01.html
UNCW benefits from “Together in Education” partnership
UNCW will get double the dollars
in a pilot partnership formed with Harris Teeter.
http://www.uncwil.edu/news/headlines/2002/SEP/20020923-01.html
Technology transfer agreement signed with aaiPharma
UNCW signed its first-ever technology
transfer licensing agreement with aaiPharma Inc, in September. This agreement
is expected to facilitate the transfer of scientific discoveries by university
researchers into future useful medicines.
http://www.uncw.edu/news/headlines/2002/SEP/20020926-01.html
Edgerton is UNCW’s newest professor
Author Clyde Edgerton was appointed
tenured professor in the Creative Writing Department. He will teach year-round
in both the Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts programs while continuing
his role as a thesis supervisor for graduate students.
http://www.uncw.edu/news/headlines/2002/OCT/20021001-02.html
UNCW unveils 11-county electronic community resource
A new and unique database hosted
by www.SpinNC.org is the most comprehensive location where citizens of Southeastern
North Carolina can go to access information on area services and resources.
http://www.uncw.edu/news/headlines/2002/OCT/20021007-02.html
African-American history focus of Heritage School
Heritage School, a five-week opportunity to learn African-American history, will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 19 through Nov. 16. The sessions are free but advance registration is required. Contact Helena Lee at 962.7087 or leeh@uncw.edu.
Two-day course explores “historical Jesus”
Bart Ehrman, UNC professor of religion and a leading researcher and writer on Jesus, will lead a two-day course, “Quest for Historical Jesus,” part of UNCW’s Lifelong Learning Institute Fall Weekends. Times are 6:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1 and 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 2. The cost is $79 and includes refreshments and lunch on Saturday. To register, call 962.3195.
Former UNCW professor UN Day lunch speaker
Ronald Copley, former UNCW professor of finance, will present “The Current Status of Jordan” at the U.N. Day lunch, 1 p.m. Oct. 20 in Wagoner Hall, Madeline Suite. Copley was a financial consultant with the government of Jordan. Cost of the lunch, sponsored by the Coastal Carolina Chapter of the United Nations Association, is $11. For reservations, call Charlie West at 458.4136 or Jean Schaefer at 395.6190.
College Days for lifelong learners in November
UNCW will host “College Day,” 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, featuring 30 one-hour, non-credit ‘classes’ for lifelong learners. The cost is $10 a person for four classes and includes lunch. Registration deadline is Nov. 15. For more information, call 910.962.3195 or go online at http://www.uncwil.edu/collegeday.
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III. Seahawk Sports
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UNCW athletes pace system in graduation rates
UNC Wilmington posted the highest graduation rate for its
student-athletes among NCAA Division I public universities in North Carolina
for the four-year class average, according to the annual graduation rates
report recently released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
UNCW paced the UNC system in four-year class averages at 74 percent, followed
by UNC Asheville at 67 percent and UNC Greensboro at 53 percent.
http://www.uncwil.edu/athletics/
Practice began Saturday for hoops teams
The sound of bouncing basketballs returned to Trask Coliseum Saturday when the UNCW men's and women's teams opened fall practice in preparation for the 2002-03 campaign.
Brad Brownell begins his first year as head coach of the men's program. http://www.uncwil.edu/athletics/MBK%20Opening%20Practice.htm
Ann Hancock opens her third season on the bench with the women's team. http://www.uncwil.edu/athletics/WBK%20opens%20practice.htm
Seahawks host River Landing Intercollegiate
UNCW is hosting 13 teams in the
2002 River Landing Intercollegiate Men’s Golf Tournament that continues through
Tuesday. The 54-hole event at River Landing
Golf Club in Wallace featured 36 holes Monday, followed by 18 holes
Tuesday.
http://www.uncwil.edu/athletics/2002%20River%20Landing%20Intercollegiate.htm
Midnite Madness begins Wednesday, Oct. 16
Kick off Midnite Madness at 5:30
p.m. Wednesday when Seahawk fans have a tailgate party before the men’s soccer
team takes on UNC at 7. Other activities are planned the rest of the week
leading up to the Midnite Fan Jam at 9 p.m. at the Hanover Hall parking lot,
featuring To the Nines, SURF 107.5, free food, sumo bellies, inflatable obstacle
course, and more. The doors of Trask Coliseum open at 10:30, and the real
madness will begin at 11 p.m.
http://www.uncwil.edu/athletics/Midnite%20Madness%202002.htm
“Landfall Tradition” debuts Nov. 1-3
The “Landfall Tradition,” a three-day tournament featuring 24 of the nation’s finest collegiate golf teams, makes its debut Nov. 1-3 at the Country Club of Landfall’s Pete Dye Course. The 54-hole event, hosted by UNCW, will feature 18 holes each day by 12 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams. A practice round will be held Oct. 31, and the tournament gets under way at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 1.http://www.uncwil.edu/athletics/
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IV. Events
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A. Lectures
“Spiritual Masters” series highlights
some of history’s greatest religious role models: Baal Shem Tov, Oct. 22 at
B’nai Israel Synagogue; Prophet Mohammad, Nov. 5 at St. James Episcopal Church,
Perry Hall; Howard Thurman, Nov. 19 at St. Luke A.M.E. Zion Church. Programs
begin at 6:30 p.m. No charge for admission; includes dinner.
http://www.uncw.edu/news/headlines/2002/sep/20020916-01.html
The Watson School of Education Alumni Chapter presents "Teaching the Difficult Child" at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at the University Union, Room 105. Mary Ann Nunnally, former principal of Laney and Lakeside high schools, will speak. Refreshments will be served. For more information call 962.2684.
>Philip Gerard will present “Secret Soldiers The Story of World War II’s Heroic Army of Deception” at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 as part of the Tabitha Hutaff McEachern Lifelong Learning Speaker Series sponsored by the Division for Public Service and Continuing Studies. $26 includes dinner. Call 962.3195 to register.
“Public Speaking for Beginners and Ill at Ease,” a five-week class taught by David Weber. Tuesdays, Oct. 22 through Nov. 26, 6:30 to 8 p.m. $79. Call 962.3195 to register.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,
environmental leader, attorney, author and professor of law at Pace University,
will speak on “Our Environmental Destiny” at 7
p.m. Nov. 4 in Kenan Auditorium as part of the UNCW Leadership Lecture
Series. Tickets are $6; contact the Kenan Auditorium
Box Office at 800.732.3643 or 910.962.3500.
http://www.uncw.edu/news/headlines/2002/aug/20020806-02.html
B. Performances
Washington poet and visiting professor Sharon Bryan will read from her works at 8 p.m. Oct. 24, in Cameron Hall Auditorium. A reception and book signing will follow. No charge for admission. http://www.uncw.edu/news/headlines/2002/oct/20021010-02.html
All of the following performances will be held in Kenan Auditorium. For ticket information contact the box office at 800.732.3643 or 910.962.3500 or visit http://www.uncw.edu/kenan/.
Air Force Band of the Rockies at 7 p.m. Oct. 19.
North Carolina premiere of Lou Buttino’s documentary The Lessons of September: One School Remembers, 7 p.m. Oct. 22. http://www.uncw.edu/news/headlines/2002/oct/20021008-01.html
North Carolina Symphony at 8 p.m. Oct. 26.
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Nov. 2; presents “Mostly Mahler.”
The Stanislavsky Opera Company presents Puccini’s “La Boheme,” at 8 p.m. Nov. 6. Sponsored by the Wilmington Concert Association.
Cape Fear Jazz Orchestra, 8 p.m. Nov. 7. Tickets are $5.
UNCW Jazz Ensembles: Guitar and Lab Band, perform at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5.
Koresh Dance Company performs at 8 p.m. Nov. 9. Tickets are $18.
C. Exhibits
Encre Folle (Ink Crazy), an exhibit
featuring local artist Katy Lizabeth, in the UNCW Warwick Center Lobby through
Oct. 21
http://www.uncw.edu/news/headlines/2002/AUG/20020827-01.html
Jim Brier, paintings and charcoal drawings, in the University Union Living Room through Nov. 25
Erik Arnebold, oil painting, in the Warwick Center, Oct. 28-13
“The Lure of Fishing,” featuring antique fishing lures, duck decoys and fishing memorabilia, through Dec.15 in Randall Library
D. Calendar
Oct. 16 “Love Your Body” Day
Oct. 17 Concert on the Commons 11:30 a.m. U-Phonik performs
Oct. 29 Poetry Slam, 7:30 p.m. Water Street Restaurant
Nov. 2 Alumni board of directors retreat, Oceanic Restaurant
Nov. 5 Election Day
Nov. 6 MBA program information session, 6 p.m. UNCW Cameron Hall, Room 133
Nov. 11 Veterans Day
Nov. 11-12 UNCW Board of Trustees meetings
Dec. 20 Commencement
Jan 11 Alumni Board of Directors meeting
Feb. 8 Homecoming 2003
April 26 Cape Fear Alumni Golf Classic at Echo Farms
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V. Other Links
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Campus News - http://www.uncwil.edu/news - Read more of the latest news and events happening across campus
UNCW Alumni Association - http://www.uncwil.edu/alumni - 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 2002 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 - http://www.uncwil.edu/admissions - UNCW is one of the South’s best undergraduate teaching institutions as evidenced by a high demand from talented students to be admitted, national recognition, and growth in regionally relevant programs such as gerontology, public administration and film studies.
UNCW Publications - Campus Communique - UNCW's faculty/staff newsletter - http://www.uncwil.edu/news/communique.html - UNCW Magazine Spring/Summer 2002 issue http://www.uncwil.edu/alumni/UNCWMagazine/ss02 - The Seahawk (student newspaper) - http://www.theseahawk.org
Lifelong Learning - http://www.uncwil.edu/dpsee - 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 - http://www.uncwil.edu/reg/transcript_requests_nw.html
Ways to support UNCW - http://www.uncwil.edu/uniadv/how.htm - 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 - http://www.uncwil.edu/itsd/cam - The Webcam atop Randall Library overlooks the Campus Commons and gives you a real-time view of the scenery.
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