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Alumni who contribute to UNCW provide much more than financial
assistance. Corporations and foundations look at alumni
giving rates when evaluating grant requests, and U.S.News
and World Report factors the percentage into its statistical
formula when ranking universities. Each gift represents
your confidence in the university and its commitment to
provide students with the most powerful learning experience
possible. This fiscal year, UNCW hopes to set a new standard
for participation by achieving a 13 percent alumni giving
rate. We are very close to reaching the goal and we need
your help to get there. You have the opportunity, right
now, to make a difference at UNCW. Click HERE to
download a
gift form and
contribute to UNCW before June 30, 2006. You may also call
910.962.3751 or 866.468.6291 to contribute. If you have
already given this year, thank you for your loyalty to
UNCW. Your support is sincerely appreciated!
Wilmington College and UNCW Alumni can take advantage of
all of the new benefits
and discounts and help the alumni association grow its scholarship program. To
become an active member, please make a minimum donation of $25 to the UNCW Alumni
Association. Download
the “Get Active” form.
Join
the growing number of alumni who are taking their Seahawk
pride on the road. North Carolina alumni and friends can
sport the Seahawk license plate and support UNCW student
scholarships at the same time. Seahawk license plates are
$25 and can be personalized for $45. For each plate, $15
of the application fee supports the alumni association’s
scholarship program, which currently awards 13 scholarships
of $1,500 or more. MORE
 The
Atlanta Braves baseball outing has been rescheduled to Saturday,
Sept. 9 for alumni and friends in Georgia.
The Baltimore Alumni Chapter is planning a social event
for all MD/DC alumni on Saturday, June 24, at Camden Yards
to watch the Baltimore Orioles take on the Washington Nationals.
A pregame social will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Pickles Pub.
Alumni living in the New York City and New Jersey areas
are invited to a social at 6 p.m. Monday, June 26 at The
Tonic Bar in New York City.
All alumni living in the Boston area
are invited to a social at 6 p.m. June 27 at the “corner pocket” at Jillian’s
Boston.
To RSVP, purchase tickets or obtain more information on
any of these events, visit http://www.uncwalumnitickets.com.
Find lost college roommates, post a photo, tell the world
about that new job. Alumni can obtain their log-on ID number
by sending their request via e-mail to alumni@uncw.edu.
For more information visit http://www.uncw.edu/alumni.
The UNCW Alumni Association has partnered with American Home
Mortgage (AHM) to offer the “Seahawk Rewards Program.” Alumni
who work with loan officers J.D. Terry ’99 and Daniel
Cain ’95 will receive a closing cost credit and $100
will be donated on their behalf by AHM to the alumni association. Other
new programs for alumni include discounted vacation accommodations
available through University Alumni Travel Benefits, student
loan consolidation and discounted car insurance through
GEICO. To learn more about these programs, as well as traditional
alumni benefits, such as Randall Library privileges and
discounts on bookstore clothing, please visit http://www.uncw.edu/alumni,
call 800.596.2880 or e-mail alumni@uncw.edu.
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| Mike Mallin |
Following growth of almost eight percent during 2005, the
local economy of Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties
is forecasted to expand by more than nine percent over
the next 12 months, predicted Dr. William W. Hall Jr.,
senior economist with the Center for Business and Economics
Services in the UNCW Cameron School of Business. MORE
The increase in coastal area population is directly correlated to an increase
in contaminated waters and shellfish bed closings, according to UNCW research
professor Michael A. Mallin. In his article “Wading in Waste,” which
appears in the June 2006 issue of Scientific American, Mallin pointed
to a recent study which has shown that over 85 percent of all beach closures
and advisories in 2004 were a result of excessive counts of bacteria in the
beach waters. MORE
On June 6 the NOAA Undersea Research Center (NURC)/UNCW began
work on a collaborative effort with the Navy’s Specialized
Research Diving Detachment on two separate five-day missions.
Both missions are Aquarius underwater saturation
missions in Key Largo, Fla. MORE
UNCW’S proximity to the Atlantic Ocean is both a blessing
and a curse. The location offers opportunities for summer
fun in a coastal setting, but also places the university
in the heart of hurricane territory. MORE
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In a stirring tribute to her recently deceased grandparents, former UNC
Wilmington golf standout Michelle Jarman qualified for the upcoming 2006 U.S.
Women’s
Open Championship Monday, shooting back-to-back 74’s in sectional qualifying
outside Baltimore, Md. MORE
Anna Raynor became the first back-to-back All-American in
the history of the program when the UNCW junior finished
fourth in the javelin finals at the NCAA Outdoor Track
and Field Championships June 9 in Sacramento, Calif. She
sent the javelin 53.48 meters or 175-05 feet on her third
throw in the finals to finish behind Air Force’s
Dana Pounds (190-03), Nebraska’s Kayla Wilkinson
(178-10)and Georgia’s Krista Woodward (177-11). MORE
UNCW set a program record with a total of six Seahawks selected
in the 2006 MLB First Year Player draft after four players
were picked on June 7. Senior pitchers Adam Paul and Thomas
Benton were selected by the San Francisco Giants and Cleveland
Indians, respectively, while senior third baseman Matt
Poulk was tabbed by the Milwaukee Brewers. Junior designated
hitter Jonathan Batts was selected by San Francisco in
the 49th round as a catcher. MORE
UNCW student-athletes Michelle Jarman, Melissa Milstead and
Michael Krayer have been named to the ESPN
The Magazine Academic All-District at-large teams for their work in
the classroom in 2005-06. Administered by the College Sports
Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the program
recognizes two teams from each of the eight districts in
both the college and university divisions. UNCW’s
three honorees each captured First-Team honors in District
3, which encompasses North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida. MORE
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University
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TIMING IS EVERYTHING
PERSONALIZED SEAHAWK LICENSE PLATES AVAILABLE
NAVY MISSION ON AQUARIUS USES ‘REBREATHERS’
JARMAN QUALIFIES
FOR U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
RAYNOR FINISHES FOURTH IN NCAA JAVELIN FINALS
