Monthly Chancellor's Message
A student pulls another on a makeshift sled in the snow in front of Sandpiper Hall
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Message from Chancellor Aswani K. Volety

Dear UNCW Community: 

Our campus marked the start of the new year and semester with the unexpected addition of snow. The storm and accompanying period of suspended campus operations provided a unique opportunity for students to build lasting memories and forge new friendships while enjoying the winter weather. 

Such moments of camaraderie are a testament to the spirit and resilience of our university community. I would like to particularly thank employees who continued to work on campus to keep things running smoothly during and after the storm, including those from Facilities, Housing, Dining, Campus Life, Campus Recreation, UNCW Library, UNCW Police and Environmental Health and Safety.

New academic opportunities for students include a collaboration with Colorado State University that empowers UNCW’s intelligent systems engineering and computer science students to more easily pursue doctorates in these high-demand fields. In addition, an interdisciplinary research initiative at UNCW that focuses on coastal marine sciences has received $1.5 million in grant funding to lead the TEAL-SHIPS Transect Expedition, a groundbreaking project to study coastal land-to-sea habitats. 

Our baseball team prepares to launch another season with its Spring Training Banquet tonight. UNCW’s women’s basketball team celebrates National Girls & Women in Sports Day with a game against Hofstra tonight, and our men’s basketball team will work to extend its five-game streak of Coastal Athletic Association wins at home on Saturday against Stony Brook University.

The energy and ideas that faculty, staff and students bring to the UNCW community drive a $3.2 billion economic impact across North Carolina. I’m excited to see where that carries UNCW in 2025 and beyond as we navigate the future together.

Yours in Seahawk spirit,

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Aswani Volety signature

Aswani K. Volety

Chancellor

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Above: Students enjoy the few inches of snow that came to campus in January. It was Wilmington's first measurable snow since 2022.

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SPOTLIGHT

 
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Students line up to have caricatures made of themselves in Fisher Student Center

Students were treated to a variety of events including caricature drawings in the Fisher Student Center on the first day of classes for spring semester.

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GALLERY

 
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Students work together at a laptop

UNCW has climbed in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report “Best Online Programs” rankings, demonstrating its commitment to academic accessibility and student success. 

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Students serve themselves at an outdoor oyster roast

UNCW Dining held its second annual oyster roast for students, faculty and staff in the courtyard of Wagoner Hall. 

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Transect Expedition to Assess Land-To-Sea Habitats Via Interdisciplinary Process Studies (TEAL-SHIPS) UNCW faculty with docked research vessel in background

UNCW has received $1.5 million in grant funding to lead the TEAL-SHIPS Transect Expedition, a groundbreaking project to study coastal land-to-sea habitats.

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Students gather in the Azalea Coast Room

UNCW Transition Programs invited all new and returning transfer students to a Winter Social in the Azalea Coast Room in Fisher University Union.

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Intelligent Systems Engineering (ISE) students work in the Kresge Greenhouse.

The College of Science and Engineering has created a partnership with the Department of Systems Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU) to provide fully funded opportunities for UNCW Intelligent Systems Engineering and Computer Science students to pursue doctoral programs at CSU.

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UNCW Magazine cover featuring Discovery Hall

The latest issue of UNCW Magazine is now available! Explore UNCW's library expansion in Discovery Hall, learn about efforts to bolster research in brain resilience and cybersecurity, dig deep into the Campus Master Plan, and more.

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LATEST NEWS

 
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OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR | UNC Wilmington | 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 | 910.962.3000

 
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