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The annual UNCW College Day is Saturday, Nov. 11. Classes
will be offered in art, communications, history, music,
sociology, physics and theatre. MORE
The second annual Fall Alumni Weekend is Oct. 20-22. Activities
include a lunch cruise for Wilmington College alumni, a “meet
and greet” at
Shell Island Resort, a picnic and concert on the Campus
Commons featuring the Schoolboys and a cocktail party in
the Fisher Student Center. Complete
schedule.
UNCW is proud to announce the single largest matching challenge
gift ever extended to the alumni association. Offered by
philanthropists Mark Griffis and Dave Robertson, this pledge
of a $100,000 challenge is intended to spark new support
for building alumni scholarships. The challenge will run
through Dec. 31, 2006. Matching dollar for dollar, it is
the goal of this challenge to support scholarship funds
at any level. MORE
The UNCW Alumni Association will host a pregame social and
tailgate Wednesday, Dec. 5 for all alumni
and friends. A heated pregame tent will be set up outside
Trask Coliseum and the Nixon Annex and will include a catered
meal with beverages, fun and prizes. Coach Bennie Moss
will be the guest speaker. Space is limited to the first
200 people. Reserve
your spot.
The UNC Chapel Hill Minnesota Carolina Club will host a
social for alumni from North Carolina colleges and universities
on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Gibbs Farm Museum in St. Paul/Falcon
Heights, Minn. Please contact UNCW Alumni Relations for more
information at 800.596.2880, 910.962.2684 or alumni@uncw.edu.
Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo will be the
special guest at a reception for Atlanta area alumni from
7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Maggiano’s Little Italy, Buckhead on Peachtree
Road. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. Reservations
are requested by Monday, Oct. 30 by calling 910.962.7183
or 877.295.4255.
Boston area alumni are invited to the Rattlesnake Bar and
Grill, 384 Bolyston St. (upstairs banquet room) from 2 to
4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. Contact Danielle
Roudebush for
more information.
A gathering of Colorado alumni is planned for Wednesday,
Nov. 29 in Denver to watch the Seahawks play the University
of Colorado Buffaloes. For more information write to uncwdenveralumni@yahoo.com.
Do your drivers fly though the air? Does
your putter fly straight into a cage? Joel Smith ’85
is looking for disc golfing Seahawks to organize a social
event/tournament for fun and possibly fund-raising. More
information.
Find lost college roommates, post a photo, and tell the world
about that new job. Alumni can obtain their log-on ID number
by sending their request via
e-mail. More
information.
Alumni and friends who are active members of the UNCW Alumni
Association can enjoy year-round discounted rates at Comfort
Suites (4721
Market Street, 910.793.9300), Shell
Island Oceanfront Suites (910.256.8696) and Courtyard
Marriott ,
910.395.8224)
Alumni in Maryland and Virginia are working to start customized
UNCW license plate programs in their respective states. The
license plates support the UNCW Alumni Association’s
undergraduate and graduate scholarship programs. For more
information in Maryland, contact chapter president Jeff Lee ’02
at Jeff@LeeFinancialAssociates.com;
in Virginia contact Richmond Chapter leader Sam Mintz ’02
at smintz@scottstringfellow.com.
North Carolina alumni can get details at http://www.uncw.edu/alumni/giving-benefits.htm#plate.
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Alexander C. Cook, visiting lecturer in Chinese History at
Brown University, is UNCW’s fifth Sherman Emerging
Scholar. He was selected in a national competition for
this distinction. Cook will deliver a public lecture, “China
from Mao to the WTO: Experiments in the Laws of History,” at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Warwick Center Ballroom. MORE
Following growth of eight percent during the first half of
2006 and likely growth of nine percent for the entire year,
the local economy of Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender
counties is forecasted to expand by approximately eight
percent over 2007, predicted William W. Hall Jr., senior
economist with the Center for Business and Economics Services
at the UNCW Cameron School of Business. MORE
The UNCW Campus Community Coalition (C3) launched the "Know
B4 U Go" campaign to help educate and inform students
and the local community about the consequences of purchasing
alcohol while under the legal age and the effects and consequences
of drinking and driving. This campaign will continue throughout
the academic year. MORE
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UNCW men’s and women’s golf teams will compete
against 11 of the country’s top teams in the fifth
Landfall Tradition, a nationally-recognized collegiate golf
tournament, at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington.
The Landfall Tradition begins Thursday, Oct. 26, with a practice
round and reception, followed by 54 holes of golf on the
Jack Nicklaus Course Friday, Oct. 27 through Sunday, Oct.
29. MORE
The UNCW Athletic Department is hoping fans become even more involved
with the school’s sports through “Team Teal,” a free program
that rewards fans for attending events throughout the year. Open to all Seahawk
fans, including members of the community, “Team Teal” is aimed at
increasing attendance at home athletic events and bringing the same atmosphere
and school spirit that exists at basketball games to other sports. MORE
Live radio coverage of UNCW men’s basketball enters
its 25th season overall and seventh on flagship station WAAV-AM
in 2006-07. All of the school’s games – home
and away – will be carried live, with announcers Mike
Vaccaro and Joseph King providing the exciting action throughout
the season. The broadcast schedule kicks off on Monday, Nov.
13, when UNCW faces Belmont in the opening round of the NIT
Season Tip Off in Nashville, Tenn. MORE
Individual tickets and corporate table tickets are still
available for the UNCW Men’s Basketball Tipoff Banquet
Friday, Oct. 20, at the Courtyard Marriott in Carolina
Beach. Individual tickets are $50 each and corporate tables
are $600. Both may be purchased through the UNCW Athletic
Ticket Office at 910.962.7536 or on
line.
UNCW will play 14 home games, including a match-up with Southeastern
Conference member South Carolina, and also stage the Wilmington
Hilton Riverside Classic during the upcoming women’s
basketball season. The Lady Seahawks battle regional rivals
Campbell, College of Charleston, East Carolina and UNC
Greensboro in a 29-game schedule that features 14 home
games and 15 road dates, including a visit to Raleigh to
face N.C. State. MORE
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Seahawk athletics news
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NEWS
TOGETHER IN EDUCATION – Harris
Teeter’s Together in Education program raises funds
for schools across the Southeast, including UNCW. When you
purchase Harris Teeter brand products using your VIC card,
Harris Teeter contributes a percentage of your purchase dollars
to UNCW. You must re-link your card annually for the contribution
to take effect. To support UNCW, ask a cashier to link your
card to the university or sign
up online. UNCW’s code is 5034.
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LEARNING –Continue learning for a
lifetime.
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 marine science,
gerontology, public administration and film studies.
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CHINESE HISTORIAN IS SHERMAN EMERGING SCHOLAR
ALUMNI INVITED TO LANDFALL TRADITION GOLF TOURNEY
TEAM TEAL PICKS UP STEAM
Chamber
Music Wilmington opens its 2006-07 season with the Borromeo String
Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 in the new Cultural Arts Building
Music Recital Hall. 
Grammy-winning
Chanticleer, the only full-time classical vocal ensemble in the
United States, presents "Love's Messengers" at 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 27 in Kenan Auditorium. 
The UNCW Wind Symphony and Chamber Winds
present a Halloween Family Pops Concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday,
Oct. 31 in Kenan Auditorium.
No charge for admission. 
UNCW senior music performance major, Jennifer
Lancaster (alto and soprano saxophone) will be featured in a
student recital at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 in the Cultural Arts
Building Recital Hall. 
The David Grisman Quintet with special guests
Old School Freight Train perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 in
Kenan Auditorium. Tickets are $20. 
Talladega Nights: The Ballad
of Ricky Bobby
will be shown at 7 and 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 and at 1 and
4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 21 in the Lumina Theater. Tickets are
$4. 
Carlos Fuentes, Mexico's most celebrated
author, critic and diplomat, will discuss "Globalization:
A New Deal for a New Age," at
7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 in Kenan Auditorium. The talk will be followed
by a question and answer period and book signing. 
Clean
will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Wed, Nov.
1 in the Lumina Theater. No charge for admission. 
When
the Sea Rises
will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 in the Lumina Theater.
The
paintings and original prints of artist Jeremy Millard will be
on exhibit through Nov. 23 in the Warwick Center Lobby Gallery,
2006.