Adam Thomas

Year: Junior

Major: Business

Hometown: Fayetteville, NC

Involvement: Intramurals, the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, Orientation Leader Phi Eta Sigma

Favorite UNCW Memory: Going to SROW with the Orientation Leaders

Advice for Freshmen: Get involved sooner than later because it will make college that much more fun.

Freshmen Seminar: UNI 101 061

Ajouli Butler

Year: Senior

Major: Film Studies, Minor in Spanish

Hometown: Winston Salem, NC

Involvement: Student Ambassadors, NAACP and Working for Campus Life

Favorite UNCW Memory: SROW and being an OL and 1st Place!

Advice for Freshmen: Bring a bike and rain boots

Alex Moore

Year: Sophomore

Major: Communication Studies Minor in French

Hometown: Bluefield, WV

Favorite UNCW Memory: Beach Blast 07

Advice for Freshmen: College is what you make it.

Freshmen Seminar: UNI 101 019

Andrew Newsome

Year: Junior

Major: Nursing

Hometown: Apex, NC

Involvement: Campus Crusade For Christ

Favorite UNCW Memory:Longboarding around campus with my boys at 1am

Advice for freshmen: STUDY!

Freshmen Seminar: E-link

Ashley Turner

Year: Sophomore

Major: Business, Minor in Spanish

Hometown: Monroe, NC

Involvement: CROSSROADS Peer Educator

Favorite UNCW Memory: Move In Day

Advice for Freshmen: Wag Breakfast is amazing.

Beth Shortle

Year: Junior

Major: Special Education

Hometown: Rutland, VT

Involvement: Chi Omega Sorority, National Panhellenic Council Philanthropy Chair, Intramurals (soccer and flag football), and Chi Omega Assistant Recruitment Chair

Favorite UNCW Memory: Beach Blast and Sophomore year with all my amazing Chi O suite mates.

Advice for Freshmen: Get to know the people you live with they will become almost like your family.

Bren Hall

Year: Senior

Major: Accounting

Hometown: Smithfield, NC

Involvement: UNCW Ambassadors, and Intramurals

Favorite UNCW Memory: Oozeball 2007--I like mud!

Advice for Freshmen:  Get money

Brian Burkhardt

Year: Senior

Major: Chemistry/Philosophy

Hometown: Waxhaw, NC

Involvement: Cross Country, FCA, Delta Chi, Departmental Honors in Chemical Research

Favorite UNCW Memory: Running on the trails in the back of campus.

Advice for Freshmen: Utilize your time and freedom. In the next four years. Strive to collect an array of experiences vividly remembering and learning from each one.  

Brian Ford 

Year: Senior

Major: Communication Studies, Minor in Spanish

Hometown: Burlington, NC

Involvement: Tau Kappa Epsilon and Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society

Favorite UNCW Memory: Being crowned Homecoming King 2008.

Advice for Freshmen: The more food dollars you have the better.

Caitlin Brooks

Year: Junior

Major: Elementary Education

Hometown: Cary, NC

Involvement: Seahawk Specialist, Kappa Delta Pi, Honors Scholars Program, and Seahawks at the soup kitchen.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Move In Day

Advice for Freshmen: Learn how to do your laundry--nobody wants a pink, blotchy t-shirt.

Caitlin Walsh

Year: Sophomore

Major: Environmental Studies and Spanish

Hometown: Neptune, NJ

Involvement: Orientation Leader, Students for the Ethical treatment of Animals, and Surfrider.

Favorite UNCW Memory:

Advice for Freshmen:

Caroline Thompson

Year: Junior

Major: Biology and Spanish

Hometown: Wilson, NC

Involvement: UNCW Swim Club, AMSA, UNCW Habitat For Humanity (board member), Honors Scholars Program, Volunteer at New Hanover Hospital.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Freshman year when Ernesto flooded campus, me and some friends had to walk through knee deep water from Randall to Honors house.

Advice for Freshmen: Be yourself. Don’t go out if you don’t feel like it. Take classes you are interested in. Join organizations you think you will enjoy. Being true to who you are is the best way to make friends and have fun at UNCW.

Caroline Treadaway

Year: Sophomore

Major: Pre- Nursing

Hometown: Clemmons, NC

Involvement: Club Tennis, Chi Omega, Intramural sports

Favorite UNCW Memory: Sorority Bid Day

Advice for Freshmen: Take advantage of off campus student discounts! College students are broke.

Cassidi Long

Year: Junior

Major: Communication Studies

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Involvement: Gamma Chi, CSS

Favorite UNCW Memory: Beach Blast

Advice for Freshmen: Bring your ear plugs if you want some sleep. The dorms are loud.

Chase Angelino

Year: Junior

Major: Accounting, Minor in Spanish

Hometown: Cary, NC

Involvement: Pi Sigma Epsilon, SOMA, College Republicans, Cameron Executive Network

Favorite UNCW Memory: Working with Pi Sigma Epsilon to plan Wing Fling 2008

Advice for Freshmen: Buy a compact umbrella or good raincoat

Chelsey Young

Year: Junior

Major: Business

Hometown: Durham, NC

Involvement: Working at the Career Center

Favorite UNCW Memory: Learning to surf at Beach Blast

Advice for Freshmen:  Get a meal plan with more food dollars than meals. 

Deji Adeleke

Year: Sophomore

Major: Economics

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

Involvement: 1 in 4 Men's Group and Orientation Leader

Favorite UNCW Memory: Wagsgiving

Advice for Freshmen: Be open minded, a bit hot so don’t wear too many clothes.

Denise Galbraith

Year: Senior

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA

Involvement: Resident Assistant in Belk, Residence Hall Association and Intramurals

Favorite UNCW Memory: Being an OL!

Advice for Freshmen: Be yourself and explore new things!

Devin Sullivan

Year: Sophomore

Major: Probably Communication Studies but Undecided.

Hometown: Greenville, NC

Involvement: Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity

Favorite UNCW Memory: Greek Week Talent Show 2008

Advice for Freshmen: DO NOT Procrastinate.

Drew Logan

Year: Sophomore

Major: Business

Hometown: Chalfont, PA

Involvement:

Favorite UNCW Memory: Beach Blast

Advice for Freshmen: Taco Bell closes at 4 a.m.

Elizabeth Barnard

Year: Senior

Major: Communication Studies

Hometown: Statesville, NC

Involvement: Baptist Campus Ministries, Campus Crusaders for Christ, Office Assistant for Belk Apartments, and Orientation Leader Summer ‘08

Favorite UNCW Memory: SROW with Orientation 2008, and Shawn McDonald Concert with BCM.

Advice for Freshmen: Be the change you wish to see in the world!

Elizabeth Manuel

Year: Sophomore

Major: Business

Hometown: Wilmington, NC

Involvement: Alpha Xi Delta

Favorite UNCW Memory: The Homecoming Basketball game

Advice for Freshmen:  Get a planner. Get a strong bag to carry all your books.

Emily Deratt

Year: Senior

Major: History

Hometown: Cary, NC

Involvement: Club Volleyball, Sport Club Council, Sport Club Supervisor.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Club Volleyball Nationals in Louisville, KY in 2007 and in Dallas TX in 2008

Advice for Freshmen: Enjoy and embrace your college years, it will be over way too soon.

Emily Stewart

Year: Sophomore

Major: Political Science and Philosophy

Hometown: Durham, NC

Involvement: Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, UNCW Pre-Law Society, UNCW Honors Scholars Program

Favorite UNCW Memory: Watching CSI with my suitemates!

Advice for Freshmen: Have Fun, but STUDY!!!

Freshman Seminar: E-Link

Eric Sneeden

Year: Senior

Major: Communication Studies

Hometown: Wilmington, NC

Involvement: Delta Chi, Building Manager

Favorite UNCW Memory: Being an Orientation Leader

Advice for Freshmen:  Shoes are optional.

Erica Boehler 

Year: Sophomore

Major: Undecided

Hometown: Auburn, NY/ Greensboro, NC

Involvement: My Sorority, on campus job

Favorite UNCW Memory: Homecoming Parade

Advice for Freshmen: Meet the people on your hall, and suite and try the “open door” policy.

Erica Tucker

Year: Junior

Major: Communication Studies, Minor in Leadership

Hometown:  Raleigh, NC

Involvement: Communication Studies Society, SBTV, Need 2 Lead, UNCW Kids.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Freshman Move in Day

Advice for Freshmen: Don’t get caught without an umbrella on campus.

Hannah Meuser

Year: Junior

Major: Communication Studies and International Business

Hometown:  Raleigh, NC

Involvement: Gamma Chi

Favorite UNCW Memory: SROW 2007 and all the wonderful memories with the OL’s in the summer of 2007

Advice for Freshmen: Know the fastest route to the beach.

Holly Schmidlin

Year: Junior

Major: Biology/ Pharmacy

Hometown: Clayton, NC

Involvement: Alpha Phi and Intramurals

Favorite UNCW Memory: Orientation Leader Summer 2007

Advice for Freshmen: Take advantage of living at the beach. Have fun it is only four years.

Isaac Jones

Year: Senior

Major: Biology, Minor in Chemistry

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Involvement: AMSA

Favorite UNCW Memory: Beach Blast '05

Advice for Freshmen: Learn the “Back door" route to the beach.

Jen deGuzman

Year: Sophomore

Major: English, Minor in Leadership and Spanish

Hometown: Winston Salem, NC

Involvement: Chi Omega Sorority , National Panhellenic Council Housing Board, Habitat for Humanity Treasurer, Intramurals (flag football, soccer, volleyball, teaching group exercise classes at the recreation center

Favorite UNCW Memory: Beach Blast at the beginning of the year

Advice for Freshmen: Limit one or two drinks at the coffee shop- it will save your food dollars and unneeded calories.

Jenna Kovacic

Year: Junior

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Northern VA, Fairfax County

Involvement: Resident Assistant in The Landing, Orientation Leader, and Being a super Seahawk.

Favorite UNCW Memory: OL SROW and OL Retreat

Advice for Freshmen: Disable your Facebook during finals week!

Freshmen Seminar: UNI 101 055

Jill Murtaugh

Year: Junior

Major: Communication Studies

Hometown: Centerville, OH

Involvement: STAND and Working on campus

Favorite UNCW Memory: Going to SROW with the 2007 and 2008 Orientation Leaders

Advice for Freshmen: If you are in the mood to go to the beach, try Carolina or Kure Beach--parking is free.

Jillian Cruser

Year: Sophomore

Major: Communication & Political Science

Hometown: Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Involvement: UNCW Swim Club and STAND

Favorite UNCW Memory: Going to Chapel Hill with the UNCW Swim Club and the basketball games

Advice for Freshmen: Go to the Rec. Center, you might meet James Lafferty

Freshman Seminar: UNI 101 155

Kai Feliciano

Year: Sophomore

Major: Pre Film Studies

Hometown: Wailuku/Maui, HI

Involvement: Marine Mammal Stranding Network, 3 days films, Seahawks at the Soup Kitchen

Favorite UNCW Memory: Playing cards in the boy’s pod the first night.

Advice for Freshmen: Wag is amazing. Sleep at least 5 hours a night.

Kara Zimmerman

Year: Sophomore

Major: Social Work

Hometown: Bel Air, MD

Involvement: Seahawk Link, Social Work Club, Campus Crusaders for Christ, Cornerstone Bible Study, National Honors Society.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Cornerstone Learning Community and Wag Chocolate Chip pancakes.

Advice for Freshmen:  Class first then beach.

Karli Scherer

Year: Sophomore

Major: Marine Biology

Hometown: Vail, CO

Involvement:

Favorite UNCW Memory: Getting locked in a bathroom stall and having to crawl out.

Advice for Freshmen: Listen to the clock tower because it plays some different tunes.

Kat Newton

Year: Junior

Major: Communication Studies

Hometown: Morrisville, NC

Involvement: Orientation Leader, Chi Omega (Campus Activities Chair), and Associated Campus Entertainment. 

Favorite UNCW Memory: Becoming an OL and a member of Chi Omega

Advice for Freshmen: Be friends with your OL! 

Kayla Holbrook

Year: Sophomore

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Granville, OH

Involvement: Up ‘til dawn Executive Director, CLES Fellow. 

Favorite UNCW Memory: Teal Tuesdays

Advice for Freshmen: Get involved!

Kelly Head

Year: Sophomore,

Major: Business Administration

Hometown: Hiddenite, NC

Involvement: Intramural Volleyball, Student Seahawk Club and Team Teal Member,

Favorite UNCW Memory: 1st UNCW Basketball game. GO SEAHAWKS!

Advice for Freshmen: Watch out for people who ride their bikes really fast and don’t pay attention to where they are going.

Kevin Bui 

Year: Sophomore

Major: Business

Hometown: Raleigh / Cary, NC

Involvement: Campus Crusade for Christ, Overflow

Favorite UNCW Memory: Midnight Madness, Move in

Advice for Freshmen: Pollen Season starts a little earlier than most places so be prepared.

Freshmen Seminar: UNI 101 173

Kirk Hudgins

Year: Junior

Major: Business

Hometown: Cary, NC

Involvement: Play for the Men's Soccer team

Favorite UNCW Memory: living in Graham

Advice for Freshmen: Wag on the weekends is delicious.

Lacey Inman

Year: Sophomore

Major: Communication Studies

Hometown: Cary, NC

Involvement: Alpha Phi Sorority, Communication Studies Society. 

Favorite UNCW Memory: Beach Blast was awesome. I met tons of people and it was great to see everyone before classes had even started.

Advice for Freshmen: Make sure to manage your time wisely. That way you can do everything you want but you have more time for anything else.

Larryshia Lewis

Year: Senior

Major: Social Work

Hometown: Smithfield, NC

Involvement: Seahawk Link, SSWO, Gospel Choir, CLES,  Internship at the Office of Congressman

Favorite UNCW Memory: Wag Jam-my sophomore year. It was so much fun and always thing food and music is always a great combination.

Advice for Freshmen: Buy rain boots, and ramen noodles. Staying up all night will not help you know the information.

Lauren Smith

Year: Sophomore

Major: Special Education

Hometown: Wilmington, NC

Involvement: Intervarsity Christian Fellowship

Favorite UNCW Memory: Meeting all of the girls in my dorm and painting our entire bodies teal for Trask Trek. We looked like a bunch of smurfs.

Advice for Freshmen:  You definitely need to purchase some rain boots. I have had my shoes soaked one too many times this year.

Leigh Stracke

Year: Senior

Major: Communication Studies, Minor in Leadership

Hometown: Cary, NC

Involvement: Programming Assistant, National Residence Hall Honorary, Omicron Delta Kappa 

Favorite UNCW Memory: The great programs: Oozeball, Seahawk Search, Dub Idol, and Invisible Children.

Advice for Freshmen:  Take advantage of all the resources and programs UNCW has to offer, you become a well rounded student.

Lindsay Farwick 

Year: Junior

Major: Communication Studies

Hometown: Cary, NC

Involvement: Resident Assistant Galloway Hall, Alpha Xi Delta

Favorite UNCW Memory: Beach Blast

Advice for Freshmen: Eat at Wag, Yumm!

Lindsay Spiers

Year: Senior

Major: Marketing and Spanish

Hometown: Wilmington, NC

Involvement: Gamma  Chi, Cameron Executive Network, PSE and Order of Omega

Favorite UNCW Memory: Bid Day 2005. It was so exciting!

Advice for Freshmen:  Go Greek.

Lindsay Stuart

Year: Junior

Major: Marketing

Hometown:  Raleigh, NC

Involvement: Chi Omega, SCEC, Intramural Sports

Favorite UNCW Memory: Beach Blast

Advice for Freshmen: The “Freshman fifteen” is sneaky. Just because Wag is all you can eat doesn’t mean you should eat all you want.

Malia Tarasek

Year: Sophomore

Major: Undecided / Maybe Business

Hometown:  Vienna, VA

Involvement: Club Field Hockey, Intramural Basketball, soccer and flag football

Favorite UNCW Memory: Going to Hawk It Out with all my roommates.

Advice for Freshmen: 4 things that are a necessity: shower shoes, rain boots, bike or a form of transportation, and an umbrella.

Marissa Walch

Year: Junior

Major: Parks and Recreation- Travel and Tourism

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Involvement: Surfrider, Surf Club, Residence Hall Association, Resident Assistant and Wakeboarding Club

Favorite UNCW Memory: Putting together the Clean Water Classic Surf Contest and Midnight Madness.

Advice for Freshmen:  Wear teal on Tuesdays and get involved.

Matt Cox

Year: Junior

Major: Chemistry / Pre Opt.

Hometown: Burlington, NC

Involvement: Intramurals, Volunteer at Boys and Girls club,and Intervarsity.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Every time we kill George Mason in Basketball

Advice for Freshmen: Control yourself at Wag if not you will pay 30 minutes later.

Matt Victory

Year: Sophomore

Major: Business Management

Hometown: Marshville, NC

Involvement: 1 in 4 Men’s group and Orientation Leader

Favorite UNCW Memory: SROW 2008 large group spirit Award

Advice for Freshmen: Buy safe ride tickets and have taxi numbers.

McKenzie Nixon

Year: Senior

Major: Human Resource Management

Hometown: Hampstead, NC

Involvement: Resident Assistant in Seahawk Landing and Human Resource Association.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Performing a tribute to Beyonce in the UNCW male Beauty Contest (Dub Stud).

Advice for Freshmen:

Meghan Azzaro

Year: Senior

Major: Marine Biology, Minor in Psychology

Hometown: Bergenfield, NJ

Involvement: Sigma Sigma sigma Sorority, National Residence Hall Honorary-Executive Board, Residence Hall Association and Aquarium

Favorite UNCW Memory: Relay for Life walk the night before Oozeball.

Advice for Freshmen: Be prepared for anything.

Michelle Billick

Year: Senior

Major: Communication Studies, Minor in Sociology

Hometown: Weddington, NC

Involvement: Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society, CSS, Advertising Chapter, Intramural Volleyball.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Going to the CAA Basketball Tournament my freshman year and watching them become the champions.

Advice for Freshmen: Try the ice-cream in the Fisher University Union

Michelle Pavlick 

Year: Sophomore

Major: Marine Biology

Hometown: State Hill, NY

Involvement: Ambassadors, Honors Scholars Program, and Marine Mammal Stranding Program.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Beach Blast

Advice for Freshmen: Get involved. UNCW is the best place to be.

Morgan Flinchum

Year: Sophomore

Major: Nursing

Hometown: Greensboro, NC

Involvement: Spirit Co- Chair for Associated Campus Entertainment, and Sigma Sigma Sigma.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Being a part of the first annual Hawk It Out.

Advice for Freshmen: Go to interest meetings at the beginning of the year for clubs.

Ocean Gildee

Year: Sophomore

Major: Business – Marketing

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Involvement: Sigma Sigma Sigma , Honors Scholars Program, Up ‘til Dawn, and UNCW Club Gymnastics.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Basketball games

Advice for Freshmen: Go to class. It will make tests a thousand times easier.

Peter Kapuscinski

Year: Junior

Major: Film Studies

Hometown: Springfield, VA

Involvement: Intramural Sports, and Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity

Favorite UNCW Memory: Winning the co-rec flag football championship.

Advice for Freshmen: Get involved early.

Peyton Jeter

Year: Senior

Major: Marine Biology

Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO

Involvement: Resident Assistant, National Residence Hall Honorary, Marketing and Event Planning Program Assistant, and Intervarsity

Favorite UNCW Memory: When the power went out in my dorm for 3 days freshman year we had so much fun.

Advice for Freshmen:  Buy rain boots, wear teal and take time to enjoy freshmen year. College passes by quickly.

Robyn Sawyer

Year: Sophomore

Major: Recreational Therapy

Hometown: Wilmington, NC

Involvement: Intramural volleyball, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, and Baptist Student Union

Favorite UNCW Memory: Becoming and meeting the best 14 girls any girl could ask for on my floor of Schwartz.

Advice for Freshmen:  Get to know your resources you will need them.

Sarah O'Steen

Year: Senior

Major: Business Administration and Human Resource

Hometown:  Tryon, NC

Involvement: Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority, National Residence Hall Honorary and Resident Assistant

Favorite UNCW Memory: Trask Trek and Teal Tuesdays

Advice for Freshmen: Come in with an open mind and positive attitude.

Sarah Saconn

Year:  Sophomore

Major: Business

Hometown: Burlington NC

Involvement: Orientation Leader, Residence Hall Association

Favorite UNCW Memory: Winning spirit award at SROW 2008

Advice for Freshmen: Life’s a garden, dig it.

Sasha Horowitz

Year: Junior

Major: Psychology concentration in Human Resources.

Hometown: Cary, NC  

Involvement: Alpha Phi Sorority Intramurals, and National Panhellenic Council

Favorite UNCW Memory: Finding out who I really am through classes, friends, and this campus.

Advice for Freshmen: Always have your “One Card ” with you and an umbrella.

Stephanie Allen

Year: Sophomore

Major: Business Marketing

Hometown: Elon, NC

Involvement: Pi Sigma Epsilon, UNCW Advertising chapter, Club soccer, Intramural Soccer, STAND, UNight, Invisible Children.

Favorite UNCW Memory: Seeing a girl go streaking on Halloween ( but she was really in a nude leotard with censor bars)

Advice for Freshmen: Broaden you horizons to open yourself to new experiences.

Stephanie Macconnell

Year: Sophomore

Major: Undecided

Hometown: Goldsboro, NC  

Involvement: Working at the Oceanic, Manna Project International, Associated Campus Entertainment

Favorite UNCW Memory: Sitting outside of Galloway singing Colbie Caillat's “Bubbly" with 7 boys and a guitar.

Advice for Freshmen:  Feel the love of Wag breakfast and on the weekends.

Taylor Donoghue

Year: Junior

Major: History and Spanish

Hometown: Apex, NC

Involvement: Student Government Association and Alpha Phi

Favorite UNCW Memory: Studying abroad through UNCW in Spain.

Advice for Freshmen: Know the shortest way to the beach!

Taylor Thomas

Year: Sophomore

Major: English Education

Hometown: Salisbury, NC

Involvement: Orientation Leader

Favorite UNCW Memory: OL SROW and OL Retreat

Advice for Freshmen: Be friends with your Link.

Tiffani Skandier

Year: Junior

Major: Communication Studies

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Involvement: Resident Assistant, National Residence Hall Honorary

Favorite UNCW Memory: Midnight Madness

Advice for Freshmen: Come in with an open mind.

Tim Seggel

Year: Sophomore

Major: Business

Hometown: Lavallette, NJ

Involvement: Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Interfraternity Council

Favorite UNCW Memory: Basketball games with the Fraternity

Advice for Freshmen: Get a planner and use it.

Tresa Young

Year: Senior

Major: Communication Studies

Hometown:  Charlotte, NC

Involvement: VP of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority INC. Physical Graffiti Hip Hop Dance Team., CLES Fellow, Member of NAACP, Historian For NPHC

Favorite UNCW Memory: Spring 2007 Line Presentation For Delta Sigma Theta Sorority INC.

Advice for Freshmen: Renew your parking decal every year.