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May 31, 2023 - Jack C. Watson II, Ph.D., has been named the next dean of the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Dr. Watson joins UNCW with 16 years of administrative experience and an extensive background in leadership development. He will succeed Interim Dean Justine Reel and former Founding Dean Charles J. Hardy...more
May 22, 2023 - Dr. Jeanine Mingé, Associate Provost for Community Engagement and Impact, has accepted the position of Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Humanities at West Chester University. Founded in 1871 and enrolling more than 17,000 students, WCU is the largest member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Dr. Mingé, who joined UNCW in 2019, will leave her current position on June 19....more
May 16, 2023 - As we conclude the 75th anniversary of UNCW, we celebrate a year like no other with commencement exercises for the Class of 2023. It has not been an easy road for the more than 3,100 graduates, who weathered storms and navigated a global pandemic. And that makes their success even more special. In true Seahawk style, they rose above the hurdles and soared...more
April 18, 2023 - Update: An internal college naming process, conducted with the College of Arts and Sciences’ faculty and staff, recently concluded. On April 18, Provost Winebrake announced to campus the following selected names that will be used moving forward: College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts, and College of Science and Engineering. Both new colleges will start on July 1...more
March 31, 2023 - Dr. Aswani K. Volety had stood on the stage of Trask Coliseum before. A former dean of the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s College of Arts and Sciences and executive director of the Center for Marine Science, he participated in many convocation and commencement ceremonies. On the morning of March 31, his presence on that stage marked a moment in Seahawk history, as the first-generation college graduate and India native was formally installed as UNCW’s seventh chancellor...more