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We are working to share our campus not only with our Seahawk family but also with the greater community. We’re in the final phases of developing our 2024 Campus Master Plan with the involvement of faculty, students, staff and members of the public. A focus is encouraging interaction and sharing with others everything our Seahawks have to offer.
The newly outfitted Corbett Anatomy Lab in Veterans Hall continues our strong focus on community engagement by providing space for continuing education and pipeline programming. Randall Library’s Special Collections have been boosted by a gift from Dr. Antony Percy and his family of his collection of books and papers. The family’s contribution also will support the Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History (CSENCAH) efforts toward preservation, accessibility and storage.
Among our visitors in February were the Honorable Deb Haaland, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and Liz Klein, Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Both spent time at our Center of Marine Science discussing pressing environmental issues facing oceans and coastal ecosystems. UNCW’s leadership on coastal issues can be seen in the launch of the Blue Economy Index, an equity benchmark designed to track the performance of companies involved in supporting sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth. It’s the first of its kind associated with the Blue Economy.
U.S. News & World Report has again recognized our strength beyond our campus borders as UNCW climbed to 16th in its national list of best online bachelor’s programs, as well as earning recognition for graduate business and education programs. UNCW’s future is bolstered with strong offerings from the arts, athletics, research and scholarship to draw collaborators and others to appreciate the wonderful work of those affiliated with this university.
Yours in Seahawk spirit,
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Aswani K. Volety
Chancellor
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Above: Chancellor Volety tackles the challenge course hosted by UNCW's Campus Recreation during Homecoming 2024.
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Chancellor Volety and Center for Marine Science Executive Director Ken Halanych welcome U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland during her visit to the Center for Marine Science. Liz Klein, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, accompanied Secretary Haaland for a tour of the facility and opportunity to meet with faculty, staff and students.
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Dr. Antony Percy (seen here with Lucy Holman, Dean of Randall Library) and his family have made a gift of his collection of books and papers. The gift will also create The Percy Family Support Fund for Special Collections in the Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History (CSENCAH).
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Jason Mott ’06, ’08M, author and an associate professor in the Department of Creative Writing, has been selected to receive a 2024 Creative Writing Fellowship of $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts. Mott is one of 35 writers awarded the highly competitive fellowship.
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The UNC Wilmington Blue Economy Index launched as an equity benchmark to track the performance of companies involved in supporting sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, the first of its kind to be associated with the Blue Economy.
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UNCW is again noted in the top 20 best online bachelor’s degree programs by U.S. News and World Report. It climbed two spots to 16th nationally on the popular annual list. Several of its online graduate programs are also recognized.
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The Alumni Association Distinguished Awards are presented to individuals in recognition of their extraordinary achievement, outstanding character and exemplary service to the university and community. The awardees above were recognized during the university's Homecoming celebrations Feb. 15-18.
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