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March 2003 - Vol 1, No. 10  

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Seniors Craig Callahan and Brett Blizzard, left, enjoy Sunday's selection show at Trask ColiseumSeahawks headed to Music City to face Terps
The UNCW men’s basketball team, seeded 11th in the South Region, will face sixth seed Maryland in a first-round matchup of the NCAA Tournament at 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tenn.

For the latest news go to Tournament Central.

The Opryland Hotel in Nashville will be Seahawk Fan headquarters. The UNCW Alumni Association and the Seahawk Club will host the pregame hoopla at 5 p.m. during happy hour at Eddie George's Sports Grill at 121 4th Avenue S. Please join us! Wilmington fans who can't make it to Nashville can get in on the fun locally beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Alleigh's. For other Seahawk Fan gatherings contact the alumni chapter representative nearest you. MORE

Go to the Seahawk Sports section for more news on the CAA tournament and other sports action.

Alumni News

Seahawk BaseballGrand Slam Jam is April 9
The Cape Fear Chapter hosts its fifth annual Grand Slam Jam on Wednesday, April 9, at Brooks Field. The pregame cookout begins at 5:45 p.m. and the UNCW Seahawks play the UNC Tarheels at 7 p.m. The cost of the cookout is $7 for adults, $3.50 for children 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. Game tickets are $2 a person and free for children 14 and under. Reservations can be made by calling 910.962.2682 or 800.596.2880.

Former Ambassdors sought
UNCW Student Ambassadors want to hear from all former ambassadors. If you were an ambassador during your years at UNCW, please write to ambassadors@uncwil.edu and let us know what you are up to. If you have contact information for other Ambassador alumni, please include that in your e-mail.

Board member spotlight
Livian Jones '95M has actively served on the alumni board since 1997 and was instrumental in the UNCW Alumni Association’s investment success through the hiring of an investment manager and the implementation of investment strategies. Her input was critical to the success of selecting affinity bank partners over the years. She has served as board treasurer and finance committee chair as well as on other committees during her board tenure. Livian has a Master of Business Administration degree from UNCW and is an avid Seahawk fan, purchasing annual season tickets to support the ‘Hawks and contributing to the Seahawk Club. Livian is married to Mike and has one son, Michael, who brings so much joy to their lives. Livian is employed by McKim and Creed and is known as an excellent businesswoman in the community. Generous with her time, talent and dollars, Livian is a tri-athlete on the McKim and Creed team that has raised thousands of dollars for the cure for leukemia. The UNCW Alumni Association salutes Livian for her longtime support of alumni and the university!

Chapter News
• AAGA members will meet at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22, at the Olive Garden in Cary (off I-440 south and US-1) The chapter’s new officers will preside. Contact Karen Cheek at 919.718.6639 for more information.

• The Young Alumni Council will meet at 2 p.m. March 29 at Wise Alumni House.

• Jim Humphries Memorial Scholarship Endowment Golf Tournament is at 1 p.m. April 12 at Echo Farms. The endowment is now at over $28,000. The entry fee of $125 includes a round of golf, shrimp-a-roo for the family, a donation to the effort, and a special gift for the golfer. For more info contact Corbin Sapp at corbin@ivars-sportswear.com.

• The 10th annual Cape Fear Alumni Golf Classic will be held April 26 at Echo Farms Golf and Country Club with a 1 p.m. shot-gun start. Cost is $70 per golfer and proceeds benefit scholarships and other projects of the UNCW Cape Fear Alumni Chapter. For more information contact Tom Lamont at lamontt@uncw.edu or 800.596.2880.

• The New York/New Jersey Chapter will meet at 3 p.m. April 27 at the Forest Hill Country Club, 9 Belleville Ave., Bloomfield, N.J. For more information contact the chapter president, Joan Clifford at cliff582@optonline.net.

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Seahawk Sports

Chancellor search update
The UNCW Chancellor Search Committee submitted its final report to the board of trustees March 10. Following a national search which attracted 135 applications and nominations, the committee recommended three finalists to the trustees who then passed them on to UNC System President Molly Broad. President Broad will nominate one of those individuals for election by the UNC Board of Governors. The finalists’ names are confidential under North Carolina state law and are not subject to public release. It is anticipated that the president's nominee for UNCW’s chancellor will be elected by the board of governors and announced March 21. Check your e-mail on Friday for an official announcement of UNCW’s chancellor-elect.

UNCW research programs receive $2+ million in federal funding
The Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program will receive $1.2 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. An additional $860,000 will benefit mariculture research and launch a pilot program on natural disaster mitigation. The appropriations are part of the Omnibus appropriations for fiscal year 2003. MORE

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Tree relocation underway
Over the next six weeks, 137 trees will be relocated from building sites around campus, including the expanded University Union complex, general classroom building and outlying work zones, to areas not affected by the construction. The cost of the project will be approximately $13,000. MORE

Honor a leader with a tree
Individuals interested in honoring a student, faculty/staff member or someone from the community for their leadership on behalf of the university have until April 18 to make a $200 contribution for a tree in the UNCW Leadership Grove. A dedication ceremony will be at 3 p.m. May 1 on the University Commons. For more information, contact Shelly Hoover at 910.962.3877.

School of Education Atrium where NC Teachers Legacy Hall will be locatedWachovia contributes to N.C. Teachers Legacy Hall
Creation of the N.C. Teachers Legacy Hall at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington took a major step forward with a $150,000 contribution from Wachovia. MORE

Hartsook endows writing fellowship
National fund-raising consultant Robert F. Hartsook and the Hartsook Companies Inc. have established the Austin Robert Hartsook Fellowship in Creative Writing. Named in honor of Hartsook’s son, the fellowship will support graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program with awards of up to $10,000 annually. MORE

Robert Roer Roer is Graduate School dean
Robert Roer was approved as dean of the UNCW Graduate School at the Feb. 14 meeting of the UNC Board of Governors. MORE

 

Rich HuberHuber named Carnegie Professor of the Year
Richard Huber, a professor of curricular studies in the Watson School of Education, was named the 2002 Carnegie Foundation North Carolina Professor of the Year. MORE

Jack HallDr. Jack’s Natural World
Jack Hall, director of the environmental studies program, is featured on ecology.com. Check it out at http://www.ecology.com.

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Seahawk Sports

John Goldsberry Anthony Terrell Brett Blizzard

Seahawks claim back-to-back CAA tourney wins
Brett Blizzard poured in 20 points, 13 in the second half, as the Seahawks defeated Drexel, 70-62, to win the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Blizzard became the first player in CAA history to be named Tournament MVP three times. Tim Burnette and Craig Callahan helped fuel the Seahawks with 16 points apiece as UNCW shot 51.9 percent from the field. Burnette and Callahan were named to the All-Tournament team. MORE

Blizzard adds USBW honor to resume
Brett Blizzard was named to the United States Basketball Writers All-District III team. He was the only player outside the Atlantic Coast Conference to be included on the 10-player list. MORE

Blizzard, Brownell get top CAA honors
Brett Blizzard was named the CAA men’s basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and became the first player in league history to be named First Team all-conference for four consecutive seasons. First-year coach Brad Brownell was named CAA Coach of the Year after directing the Seahawks to a school regular season record 21 victories. MORE

Lady Seahawks fall in CAA quarterfinals
Sixth-seeded Virginia Commonwealth used clutch free throw shooting to knock off third-seeded UNC Wilmington 76-66 in the quarterfinals of the 2003 Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Championship at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. MORE

Hancock, Lady Seahawks reap CAA awards
Third-year skipper Ann Hancock was named Coach of the Year, junior point guard Cherie Lea earned 1st-team All-CAA honors and senior guard Rachael Friesen-Norwood was tabbed Co-Defensive Player-of-the-Year. MORE

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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 2002 to become involved. Active status requires a contribution of $25 or more to UNCW 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 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 - 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.

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Events

Lectures
Women’s History Month
March 18 - Irshad Manji will present “Taking Opportunity from Oppression” at 7:30 p.m. in Cameron Hall Auditorium. She will address ways that oppression can be used as a tool of individual and community empowerment rather than victimization. MORE

March 21 - Douglas N. Rader, senior scientist and manager with the Environmental Defense Fund’s Southeast/Caribbean Oceans Program, will discuss “The Role of Science in Shaping Coastal Policy in the 21st Century” at 7:30 p.m. in Dobo Hall, Room 103. MORE

March 25 - Terrill Petri, founder of Women Vision International, will lecture on “Changing the World One Woman at a Time” at 7:30 p.m. in Cameron Hall Auditorium. MORE

March 31 - “Women in Activism” panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. in the Center Stage Café, Warwick Center. Featured panelist will be Dawn Peebles, cofounder of Objective: Collective, a nonprofit group based in Chapel Hill that promotes collective living. MORE

Kay Redfield Jamison presents “An Unquiet Mind” at 7 p.m. March 24 in Kenan Auditorium. Tickets are $6. MORE

The UNCW Creative Writing Department will hold its third annual writers’ symposium March 24-28. MORE

David Sedaris speaks at 8 p.m. April 11 in Kenan Auditorium. Tickets are $18 for general public.

Benjamin Hooks speaks at 7 p.m.April 14 in Kenan Auditorium. No charge for admission but tickets are required.

Performances
The short film Conversation with Kafka will premiere at 7 p.m. March 18 in the Warwick Center Ballroom. Directed by Renee Vincent, art and theatre, the film was shot on location in Prague, Czech Republic, and Wilmington. Former UNCW student Marie Caudell wrote the script. MORE

Local Focus, sponsored by the Film Studies Program, will screen short films by local and regional artists as a kickoff for the Cucalorus Film Festival. The showings, which are free and open to the public, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. March 19, in Bryan Auditorium, Morton Hall. MORE

The English Department hosts “Movies That Matter,” a series of three films based on plays or works of fiction that deal with ethical ideas. Screenings will be at 7 p.m. March 26 and April 2 and 7. MORE

Rap sensation Ludarcris to perform March 29 in Trask Coliseum. General admission tickets are $30 at Kenan Auditorium and the University Union information desk. MORE


The following performances will be held in Kenan Auditorium. For ticket information call 962.3500 or go online.

• Wilmington Concert Association presents Alisa Weilerstein, cello, at 8 p.m. March 21 in Kenan Auditorium. General admission is $30.

• Eileen Ivers, seven-time all-Ireland fiddle champion, performs with her band as part of the UNCW Arts in Action Series at 8 p.m. March 18 in Kenan Auditorium. General admission is $18.

• Wilmington Symphony presents “Invitation to the Dance” at 8 p.m. March 22 and 4 p.m. March 23 in Kenan Auditorium. General admission is $18.

• Clyde Edgerton and Philip Gerard, creative writing instructors, perform at 8 p.m. No charge but tickets are required.

• UNCW Brass Ensembles 8 p.m. April 8. No charge for admission.

• UNCW Jazz Ensembles 8 p.m. April 10. General admission is $5.

• "An Evening of Opera and Theatre” 8 p.m. April 12. General admission is $5.

• UNCW Big Band and Jazz Combo Ensembles at 8 p.m. April 25. General admission is $5.

Exhibits
UNCW is seeking visual artists to exhibit their work in the University Union and Warwick Center during the 2003-04 academic year. For more information, contact Shannon Hooker at 910.962.7600. MORE

Dory Maier, basket maker, through April 23 in the University Union living room gallery.

Annual UNCW juried student exhibit through April 28 in the Warwick Center gallery.

Calendar
March 29 - March of Dimes walkathon at Greenfield Lake

April 9 - Cape Fear Alumni Chapter Grand Slam Jam @ Brooks Field. UNCW plays UNC.

April 26 - Cape Fear Alumni Golf Classic at Echo Farms

April 25 - Communication Studies Roundtable

April 26 - Ambassadors Oozeball tournament at the UNCW gazebo

April 29 - Alumni Association’s Past Chairs Council at Wise Alumni House

May 2-3 - Cancer Relay for Life, Hoggard High School stadium

May 3 - Alumni association board of directors meeting at 9 a.m. at Wise Alumni House

May 4 - Raleigh alumni annual Durham Bulls event at 5 p.m. Bulls play the Syracuse Sky Chiefs

May 5 - Nurses Week

May 7 - School of Nursing “Lunch and Learn” at New Hanover Regional Medical Center

May 17 - Commencement

June 7 - Wilmington College 1947-60 reunion

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