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The UNCW Alumni Association is looking for 10 to 12 alumni
to serve on the Strategic Planning Committee, which will include
several current board members. There will also be faculty,
university advancement, student and professional representatives.
Two-hour meetings will be scheduled every three weeks through
May at Wise Alumni House with the possibility of additional
meetings if necessary. The first meeting is a seminar titled
“Strategic Planning for Alumni Relations” from
2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. Please contact the alumni
association at 910.962.2682 for more information.
Homecoming 2006 is Jan. 27-29. Click
here for a complete schedule of activities. Men’s
basketball tickets are available with an alumni homecoming
package.
 On
Saturday, Feb. 11 the Seahawks take on the Panthers of Georgia
State in Atlanta.
Game time is 2 p.m. Atlanta area alumni are invited to attend
a pregame social at noon at Mick’s in Underground Atlanta
and then go to the game as a group. Other Atlanta Chapter
gatherings are planned for Wednesday, March 29 at Frankie’s
Restaurant and Saturday, June 3, at the Atlanta Braves baseball
game. MORE
 The
next event for the Triangle Chapter
is the annual Durham Bulls outing Saturday, April 22. Tickets
to the cookout and the game will go on sale soon. 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. Click HERE
for for more information or entry forms, visit or call the
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. To attend just the baseball game contact
the athletics ticket office at 910.962.3233.
Alumni living in California
will soon be able to gather and learn what new things have
been going on with 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).
RSVP to either of these socials online
or by calling 800.596.2880.
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. 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.Click HERE
for more information visit or send e-mail to Todd
Olesiuk.
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. Click HERE
to update your biographical information today.
Among public universities in North Carolina, UNCW is one of
the top three "Best Values," according to Kiplinger's
2006 rankings. Kiplinger's said schools in the top 100 "are
noteworthy for their combination of top-flight academics and
affordable costs." For in-state students, UNCW is third
behind UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University. It is ranked
32nd nationally. For out-of-state students, UNCW is third
behind UNC Chapel Hill and Appalachian State University. It
is ranked 48th nationally. MORE
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| Cindy Lawson |
Cynthia J. Lawson has been appointed assistant to the chancellor
for marketing and communications at UNCW. In this newly created
position, she will be charged with centralizing into one new
unit communications and graphic design functions now spread
across the university in a variety of departments. She will
also lead the effort to integrate strategically all marketing
and communication initiatives to achieve consistent identity,
heightened awareness and enhanced public esteem of the university.
MORE
John W. Myers, associate professor of art and associate director
of the honors scholars program, was honored with the establishment
of a new scholarship in his name. MORE
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Junior guard T.J. Carter scored six points in overtime and
UNCW converted 8-of-11 free throws in the extra period to
trim Drexel, 66-60, in a matchup of CAA men’s basketball
frontrunners Jan. 12 at the Daskalakis Center. The Seahawks
extended their winning streak to three games and improved
to 12-5 overall and 5-1 in the CAA. UNCW is locked in a three-way
tie for first place in the circuit with Old Dominion and George
Mason. MORE
The Seahawks are at Hofstra at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.
Riding a three-game winning streak, UNCW heads north to face
George Mason in a CAA contest at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. The
Seahawks enter with a 9-3 record overall and a 3-0 mark in
the CAA, their best start ever. The squad is tied with Hofstra
(3-0) and Old Dominion (2-0) atop the CAA standings. MORE
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| Sahsha Taylor |
Redshirt freshman forward Sahsha Taylor was named Colonial
Athletic Association Rookie of the Week for the third time
this season after her performances in a pair of wins over
Delaware and Georgia State. MORE
Senior Rebekah Teague, junior Sarah Beth Schooley, sophomore
April Kerstetter and freshman Anna Hubbard won two events
apiece as UNCW claimed 11 of the first 12 races of a 162-127
win over North Florida in women’s swimming and diving
action Jan. 7 in Jacksonville. The Seahawks return to the
pool at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan.14 hosting Virginia Tech. MORE
Tickets for the sixth induction of the UNCW Athletic Hall
of Fame can purchased in the athletic ticket office, Trask
Coliseum. The banquet will be held at noon, Saturday, Jan.
28 in the Warwick Center Ballroom. Tickets are $15. The inductees
include former student-athletes Eddie Booth (baseball), Amy
Lewis (women’s swimming and diving) and Bill Mayew (men’s
basketball) and former men’s basketball coach Mel Gibson.
MORE
The UNCW softball team will hold two clinics: a defensive
clinic Saturday, Jan. 28 and a team clinic Saturday, Feb.
18. MORE
MORE
Seahawk athletics news.
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University
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SEAHAWKS
WIN OT BATTLE IN PHILLY, 66-60
LADY
HOOPSTERS LOOKING TO CONTINUE HOT STREAK
Comedian
John Heffron, winner of NBC’s hit reality series “Last
Comic Standing” performs at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. 
Jazz
vocalist, composer, stage actor, French horn and piano player, Grenoldo
Frazier presents "Why New Orleans is Important," a performance
and discussion highlighting the connection of music, culture and
African-American influences in New Orleans, at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan.
30 in the Seahawk Grille, Warwick Center. There is no charge for
admission, but tickets are required and can be obtained through
the University Union Information Center. Call 910.962.3841 for additional
information. 
Ladysmith
Black Mambazo, South African vocalists, performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 21. 
Myrlie
Evers-Williams will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 in Kenan
Auditorium as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Admission
is free, but tickets are required. 
UNCW’s
Leadership Lecture Series presents MacNeil Lehrer Newshour correspondent
Paul Solman lecturing on “The Economics of Healthcare”
at 7 p.m. Feb. 20. 
Stanley
Crouch, author, musician and jazz critic, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 22. in Cameron Hall, room 105. Admission is free and there
will be a book signing following the presentation. Co-sponsors for
this event are the Office of Campus Diversity, Department of Music,
Upperman African American Cultural Center and the Cape Fear Jazz
Appreciation Society. 
Jon
Montoya, painter, exhibits work in the University Union Gallery
through March 1. Opening reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 26. 