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The UNCW Alumni Association presented awards
to two alumni and a legendary professor during a Homecoming
celebration Jan. 27 in the Warwick Center. MORE
View
the alumni awards photo gallery.
Alumni living in Florida
are invited to socials in Fort Lauderdale at 6 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 28 at the Tarpon Bend and in Orlando at 6 p.m. Monday,
March 6 at the Bahama Breeze, 8735 Vineland Ave. Assistant
alumni director Todd Olesiuk ’99 will be on hand to
provide information about UNCW’s growth and success,
and alumni will be able to reconnect with old friends and
make new ones. For more information visit http://www.uncwalumnitickets.com
or send e-mail to olesiukt@uncw.edu.
Crew Club Alumni Weekend
begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Cape Fear Rowing
Club. At 6:30 p.m. dinner will be held at Elijah’s Restaurant.
RSVP with Curt
Browder '92 .
 The
next event for the Triangle Chapter is the
annual Durham Bulls outing Saturday, April 22. For more information
contact Triangle chapter representative, Steve
Hailey. The chapter will host the inaugural Triangle Golf
Tournament Friday, June 9 at Wildwood Greens Golf Club in
Raleigh. Teams of four amateur golfers will play in a captain’s
choice format, with entries limited to the first 20 registered
teams. For more information or entry forms, visit http://www.uncw.edu/alumni
or call 910. 962.2684. The deadline for entries is May 26.
The Cape Fear Alumni Chapter will
hold its eighth annual Grand Slam Jam baseball pregame tailgate
at 6 p.m. Friday, May 5 at Brooks Field. At 7 p.m. alumni
will cheer the UNCW baseball team as they take on the Delaware
Blue Hens. Space is limited; tickets are required and can
be purchased at http://www.uncwalumnitickets.com.
To attend just the baseball game contact the athletics ticket
office at 910.962.3233.
California alumni will soon
have opportunities to meet and learn more about the latest
news from UNCW. Two socials are planned for 4 p.m. Saturday,
May 27: Wipe Out Bar and Grill in San Francisco and Rusty’s
Surf Ranch at Santa Monica Pier (Los Angeles). To RSVP to
either of these socials please visit http://www.uncwalumnitickets.com
or call 800.596.2880.
Have you moved, changed jobs, gotten married,
had a baby? UNCW wants to know! With more than 40,000 alumni
on record, we need your help to keep your information up to
date. Please note if you would like your news to be included
in an upcoming edition of UNCW Magazine. Use the
following link to update your biographical information today.
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Volunteerism renews and restores the spirit.
You are invited to become an active part of the UNCW Alumni
Association by serving on the board of directors or a chapter
board, by attending alumni events and activities or by communicating
your needs to alumni relations office staff. Your support
is a valuable part of the university's and the alumni association's
success. For more information write to alumni@uncw.edu
or call 910.962.2682.
UNCW unveiled a new design for its Web
site, www.uncw.edu, Among the site’s new features is
the "Soaring Seahawk," which features vignettes
of notable faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of
the university. Eventually, the site will accept nominations
for people to feature as "Soaring Seahawks." MORE
The N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund
has awarded a $75,243 grant for tobacco use prevention and
cessation to UNCW. This is part of the first state-funded
effort to prevent and reduce tobacco use among college-age
youth throughout the state. MORE
UNCW is partnering with community and citizen
groups to form QENO, Quality Enhancement for Nonprofit Organizations.
It is a three-year initiative designed to improve the capabilities
and competencies of nonprofit organizations and donor confidence
in Southeastern North Carolina. MORE
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Junior guard T.J. Carter, who torched Hofstra
for a career-high 31 points in last month’s triple overtime
loss to the Pride, poured in 15 of his team-high 20 points
in the second half to power UNC Wilmington over the Pride,
77-68, in CAA men’s basketball Feb. 15 at Trask Coliseum.
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Senior pitcher Jennifer Bosley tossed a
one-hitter while striking out a career-high nine as UNCW won
the nightcap of doubleheader against Campbell, 2-1, at Eakes
Complex Feb. 15 in college softball action. The Fighting Camels
won game one, 2-1. With the split, the Seahawks moved to 2-1
on the young season, while Campbell evened its mark to 2-2.
UNCW next hosts the Seahawk Classic Feb. 24-26 at Boseman
Field. MORE
Sophomore Will Shambley carded a 2-under-par
70 in the final round to finish eighth overall at the UCF/Rio
Pinar Men's Golf Intercollegiate Feb. 13 at the Rio Pinar
Country Club. The Seahawks placed 17th overall in their first
appearance of the spring season. MORE
UNC Wilmington drained 32-of-36 at the
free throw line, including 26-of-28 attempts in the second
half, to key a 53-41 Colonial Athletic Association women’s
basketball victory over visiting Drexel Feb. 12 at Trask Coliseum.
MORE
Sophomore Daniel Hargrave drove in seven
runs in game two on a pair of doubles and a home run as UNCW
swept a doubleheader from visiting Maryland Eastern Shore
Feb. 12, 18-0 and 20-1. UNCW pounded out eight round trippers
on the afternoon and both games were halted due to the mercy
rule. MORE
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Seahawk athletics news.
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UNCW
Photo Gallery – View
pictures from Homecoming 2006 and the Homage to Mozart celebration.
Support
UNCW – The Division for University Advancement
offers alumni and friends numerous opportunities to get involved
with UNCW. Many of the university’s volunteer leadership
organizations – including the UNCW
Alumni Association, UNCW
Foundation, Board
of Visitors and the Friends
of UNCW – work closely with the Advancement staff
to provide support for scholarships, faculty and programs
at UNCW. Visit the advancement
Web page to learn more about contributing to UNCW as a
donor and a volunteer. You may also contact the University
Advancement office at 910.962.3751.
UNCW
Alumni Association – All men and women
who attended or graduated from Wilmington College and/or the
University of North Carolina Wilmington between 1946 and 2005
are invited to become involved in the UNCW Alumni Association.
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.
Call 910.962.2682 or 800.596.2880 or write to alumni@uncw.edu
for more information.
Campus
News – Read more of the latest news and
events happening across campus.
Summer
Camps - Looking for exciting, confidence-building
educational experiences for your children? UNCW has a broad
range of excellent programs available. Choose camps in math
and science, marine science, creative writing, music, theatre,
business, and athletics, including baseball, softball, basketball,
soccer, swimming and volleyball.
Planned
Giving – Surf our new Web site where you
can review in-depth articles about estate planning and planned
giving, use our online gift calculator, read donor stories,
request complimentary e-brochures and learn about our donor
lifetime income plans. For more information, please contact
Chris Clapp, director of planned giving, at 910.962.3214 or
clappc@uncw.edu.
Lifelong
Learning - Pathways, the UNCW Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute catalog, is available online
and through the Wilmington Star-News.
Admissions
– UNCW is one of the South’s best public undergraduate
teaching institutions as evidenced by a high demand from talented
students seeking admission, national recognition and growth
in regionally relevant programs such as gerontology, public
administration and film studies.
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University
of North Carolina Wilmington
SEAHAWKS
AVENGE LOSS TO PRIDE, 77-68
BOSLEY’S
ONE-HITTER DRAWS SPLIT WITH CAMPBELL
SHAMBLEY
FINISHES EIGHTH TO PACE SEAHAWKS
HARGRAVE
POWERS UNCW TO SWEEP OVER UMES
Ladysmith
Black Mambazo, South African vocalists, performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 21. 
The
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra offers night of dinner and music Saturday,
Feb. 25. Dinner is at 6 p.m. in Madeline Suite, and the concert
begins at 8 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium. 
UNCW
Department of Music presents the UNCW Wind Symphony & Chamber
Winds at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27. 
UNCW’s
Leadership Lecture Series presents MacNeil Lehrer Newshour correspondent
Paul Solman lecturing on “The Economics of Healthcare”
at 7 p.m. Feb. 20. 
One
book, One Community events featuring Timothy Tyson's book Blood
Done Sign My Name continue through March. 
Stanley
Crouch, author, musician and jazz critic, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 22 in Cameron Hall 105. 
Meadowlark
Lemon of Harlem Globetrotter fame will speak at a benefit luncheon
to support scholarships for underserved youth to attend UNCW's enrichment
programs and summer camps from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March
3 in the Warwick Center Ballroom. 
The
Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society presents the 1940s feature film
“Live At The Royal Festival Hall” with Dizzy Gillespie
at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 5 in Kenan Hall Room 120. No charge for
admission. Contact 910.392.1200 or 910.256.9880 for details.
UNCW’s
Randall Library will host a six-part film and discussion series
called “The World War I Years: America Becomes a World Power”
Feb. 28 and through April 11. The films will be shown from 7 to
9 p.m. in the library auditorium. There is no charge for admission.
UNCW’s
Leadership Lecture Series presents Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist,
David Halberstam lecturing on “America and the World: New
Challenges in the Time of Uncertainty” at 7 p.m. Monday, March
20. 
UNCW’s
University Union Exhibit Series Presents “Human Equations,”
prints and drawings by John Gall through March 6 in the Warwick
Center Gallery. 
Jon
Montoya, painter, exhibits work in the University Union Gallery
through March 1.
UNCW
Creates, an exhibit highlighting student work from various studio
art classes in the Department of Art and Theater, is on display
March 6 through April 24 in the University Union Gallery.