Volume 13, Issue 1
Fall 2010
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ue:
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UNCW
W Tuition Increease
Fiske Guide
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to Colleeges Recognizzes UNCW ass
One off the Best Sch
hools in the Nation
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Parentts: Still Partn
ners in Preven
ntion
Hurrica
ane Watch and
a Hurricanee Warning
Health
hy Living: Meeeting the Deemands of
Collegee
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althy Living: Welcome Heealthy Hawk
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“We’ve Heard Your
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Voice” Abrons
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Studen
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Hea
alth Center
Fam
mily and Alumni Weekend 2010
AC
CE Needs Stud
dent Leaders
UN
NCW’s New Mascot
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Book
Is YOUR
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Studen
nt Living OFF
F-CAMPUS?
Falll 2010 Univerrsity Calenda
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UNC Wilmington
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n Tuition to Increase by $411.50
0 for 2010--11; Necessa
ary to Prottect
Acadeemic Quality
Courteesy of Markeeting and Co
ommunicatiion
The Univeersity of Norrth Carolina Wilmington
n announced
d that tuition
n will increa
ase by $411.50
0 per
undergrad
duate studeent and $4122.60 per grad
duate studeent for the 20
010-11 acadeemic year.
Increases are
a taking place
p
across the UNC Syystem after the
t N.C. Gen
neral Assembly gave
universitiees the option
n to raise tuiition to address some off the budgett cuts higherr education is
taking, on
nce again, in
n this year’s state
s
appropriations.
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ot want to raise
r
tuition,, but given the
t alternatiives availab
ble to us at th
his point, it is
i our
only recou
urse,” said UNCW
U
Chanccellor Rosem
mary DePao
olo. “Our classses, program
ms, research and
outreach initiatives are profound
dly importan
nt to North Carolina
C
and
d to the thousands of
students we
w educate each day. They
T
deservee the very beest opportun
nities we can
n give them,, and
to do thatt, we must have
h
adequa
ate funding.”
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ators understtand that th
he increase will
w be difficu
ult for manyy students an
nd
their famiilies, DePaollo said, but the
t reality iss that state appropriatio
a
ons and tuittion are the main
sources fo
or funding un
ndergradua
ate instructio
on, and the state
s
no long
ger has the resources
r
to fund
universitiees to the deg
gree that it has
h in the pa
ast. With thee cuts that have
h
been made
m
to high
her
education
n in North Carolina, the General Asssembly is ask
king studentts and famillies to pay a
higher percentage of the overall cost of theirr education, she noted.
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t size of ea
ach
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universityy’s budget reeductions forr this fiscal yeear. There iss also a requ
uirement tha
at 20 percen
nt of
the revenues generatted from thee tuition incrrease be set aside for fin
nancial aid. At
A UNCW, the
remaining
g revenues generated
g
w be used for
will
f academic-related neeeds, including:
• increasin
ng or mainta
aining much
h-needed fa
aculty positio
ons to ensuree that enoug
gh sections of
o
high demand courses can be taug
ght,
• supporting retention
n and gradu
uation goalss by providin
ng resources for academ
mic support units,
u
primarily the universiity libraries, that would suffer greattly by additional reductiions and
• replacin
ng outdated equipmentt for labs and
d classroomss as well as aging
a
compu
uters.
propriations for UNCW’ss 2010-11 opeerations werre reduced by
b approxim
mately $3.7
State app
million. Without
W
a tuiition increase, these new
w budget red
ductions would require the
t eliminattion
of 23 stafff and 15 facu
ulty positions. UNCW’s lo
oss of state funding
f
overr the past tw
wo years tottals
$20 millio
on, which has forced the university to eliminate 98 administtrative positions and inccrease
workload
ds, eliminate some progrrams, increasse class sizes,, defer equip
pment and computer
purchasess, curtail trav
vel and takee other cost--saving mea
asures. At the same timee, the univerrsity
focused its attention on
o making sure
s
these cu
uts did not adversely
a
afffect its acad
demic qualityy.
ators clearly recognized the importa
ance of preseerving the academic
a
core at
North Carrolina legisla
B
ht to
t you by
b the
th Offi
iti P
Brought
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Transition
Programs
all the UNC institutions by giving UNC President Erskine Bowles the authority to approve tuition
increases, DePaolo said. The only alternative would be to compromise the education of the
state’s students by cutting additional programs and eliminating hundreds of faculty positions
across the UNC system.
“I am committed to seeing that this tuition increase is used directly to restore and improve the
curriculum and instruction that our students need and deserve,” she said. “UNCW remains one of
the least expensive institutions among our peers, even with this tuition increase. The tuition
increase at UNCW will be the second lowest among the UNC campuses.”
There were some successes for UNCW and higher education during this past legislative session,
including:
• new state funding of approximately $3.4 million for UNCW’s projected enrollment growth,
• funding of approximately $1.6 million for the operation of new buildings, including the Nursing
Building and the Shellfish Research Hatchery at the Center for Marine Science
• allowing UNCW to keep revenues from the earlier 2 percent campus-initiated tuition increase,
• funding provided for need-based financial aid and
• funding authorized to repair and maintain buildings.
“The reality is that our situation could have been a lot worse,” said DePaolo. “At one point we
thought that we might not receive funding to be able to open our new Nursing Building and
Shellfish Research Hatchery on schedule. Also at one point the legislature had mandated an 8
percent tuition increase and would have kept the revenues at the state level. We are fortunate
that we can use the current tuition increase to offset cuts from this year and protect our
academic core.”
Fiske Guide to Colleges Again Recognizes UNCW as One of the Best Schools in the
Nation
By: Joy Davis, Marketing and Communications
For the second consecutive year, the University of North Carolina Wilmington is part of the
exclusive group of colleges and universities included in The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
Students and their families have looked to The Fiske Guide to Colleges to help them make the
best educational investment possible for more than 25 years. UNC Wilmington is featured in the
2011 edition of The Fiske Guide to Colleges as one of the 300 best and most interesting colleges
and universities in the United States and Canada.
Edward B. Fiske, who served for 17 years as education editor of The New York Times, designed
the guide to help families understand the "personality" of schools based on a broad range of
subjects including student body, academics, social life and financial aid.
UNCW Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo said, "UNC Wilmington is proud to be recognized by
Fiske. This honor is a reflection of our commitment to making student learning experiences our
first priority."
Students, parents and high school counselors trust and recommend The Fiske Guide to Colleges
because it is fiercely independent. The guide accepts no consulting, advertising or other fees from
colleges and has no outside relationship of colleges working on its behalf.
The 2011 edition of The Fiske Guide to Colleges will be available next month. For more
information, please visit http://www.sourcebookscollege.com and http://fiskeguide.com.
UNCW is a comprehensive public master's university focused on high quality teaching, research
and outreach. UNCW offers bachelor's degrees in 52 majors, 35 master's degrees, a Ph.D. in
marine biology and an Ed.D. in educational leadership.
For the 12th consecutive year, UNCW is ranked among the top 10 public master's universities in
the South by U.S. News and World Report. The university was also named one of the nation's 50
"Best Value" public colleges and universities for 2010 by The Princeton Review, one of America's
most widely known education service companies. For more information, go to www.uncw.edu.
Parents: Still Partners in Prevention
By: Rebecca Caldwell, Director of CARE/CROSSROADS, CROSSROADS: Substance Abuse
Prevention & Education Program
Although some students will make risky choices that affect themselves and our community,
almost 3 out of 4 students make low-risk choices related to alcohol use, including over 20% who
typically abstain*. Most students choose a different experience than what is portrayed in movies
and on television. Parents can help new students to see past these images to the realities of
college life. Parents can help prevent alcohol or drug abuse by continuing to communicate your
family’s values related to drinking, drug use and possible consequences to your student.
Call your son or daughter frequently, especially during their first term. Inquire about their
roommate, their new friends, and the social scene that they are experiencing. After their first
year, keep asking questions about their friends and how they spend their free time.
What can you say to your student? Here are some tips:
• Ask often: “What’s the party scene like?” or “What are you doing for fun?”
• If your student is a non-drinker, ask, “How are you handling the pressure to drink?” and
“How do your friends support your choice to abstain?”
• If your student drinks, ask, “How do you keep it safe?” and “What negative
consequences are you experiencing from drinking?”
• Do more listening than talking. Demonstrate that you trust them to make safe and
healthy decisions.
Encourage your son or daughter to get involved on campus in student organizations,
community service, or student government. Involvement can help your student build a strong
connection to the campus community, make healthy friendships, and even learn to manage
their time.
Remind your son or daughter about the penalties for breaking campus policies and for being
arrested in Wilmington for underage consumption, carrying a fake I.D., and D.W.I. If this
happens, allow them to experience the negative consequences resulting from their choices.
Intervening on their behalf can prevent students from recognizing a mistake.
You may be wondering, “If my son or daughter is in trouble with drugs or alcohol, how can I tell
from home?” Some signs to watch for include a sudden drop in grades, never being available or
reluctance to talk to you, unwillingness to talk about their activities or friends, judicial troubles
on or off-campus, and serious mood or personality changes. If you are concerned, you can call
CROSSROADS at 962-4136 to get more information on warning signs and how to intervene. You
can also go to the CROSSROADS website: www.uncw.edu/stuaff/crossroads/parents.htm for
more tips, information, and resources.
*2009 UNCW Substance Abuse Surveys, n=1309.
Hurricane Watch and Hurricane Warning
By: Kevin Madsen, Emergency Manager, Environmental Health & Safety
The National Weather Service (NWS) recently added 12 hours to its notification periods for
tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings.
A hurricane watch will now be issued 48 hours before a storm’s arrival. Following the NWS
announcement of a hurricane watch or a tropical storm that may threaten the North Carolina
coast, UNCW will alert the campus of any actions they may need to take. All students, faculty
and staff should stay tuned to the Emergency Information Hotline (962-3991 or 888-657-5751)
and the UNCWAlert website (www.uncw.edu/alert) and other UNCW emergency notification
tools for regular updates.
As a storm approaches, students are advised to begin making arrangements to address possible
campus class cancellations and evacuations. Faculty are advised to adjust class assignments as
needed during hurricane watch and warning periods in order the limit disruption of courses if
classes are subsequently cancelled.
A hurricane warning will now be issued 36 hours prior to the arrival of 40 mph winds. Once a
hurricane warning has been issued by the NWS for the Wilmington area, a decision concerning
the status of classes will be announced via numerous UNCW emergency communication tools.
Voluntary Evacuation
Based on storm size, speed, and rainfall variables, the university may choose to issue a voluntary
evacuation of the campus.
When a voluntary evacuation of the campus is issued, all classes will be canceled and all class
assignments and attendance policies will be suspended. An announcement containing details
about the voluntary evacuation and cancellation of classes will be sent to the campus
community via emergency notification methods such as a campus-wide email. Students and
parents should also continuously check the Emergency Information Hotline and UNCWAlert
website for the most up-to-date information. During a voluntary evacuation, faculty and staff
will continue to work, and the campus will remain accessible until the campus is officially closed.
Mandatory Evacuation
The university may also issue a mandatory evacuation of the campus, which may not always
coincide with an evacuation called for by New Hanover County.
If UNCW issues a mandatory evacuation for the campus, all students will be required to leave
residence halls and all other campus buildings within a specified timeframe. Mandatory
evacuations will be issued to allow 6-8 hours of safe driving time in daylight hours prior to the
arrival of 40 mph winds. Students are encouraged to plan in advance to evacuate to a location
at least 30 miles inland for the duration of the storm. All students should notify their parents of
their whereabouts, especially if they seek shelter in a location other than a family residence.
Campus Closed
Depending on the severity of the storm, the university may decide to close the campus.
Once the order to close campus has been issued, all activities on campus will cease and faculty
and staff will prepare their areas for shutdown. All campus buildings will be closed and
entrances to campus will remain blocked for the duration of the storm. The campus will remain
closed until details are posted on the Emergency Information Hotline, the UNCWAlert website,
other UNCW emergency notification tools and local media outlets.
Healthy Living: Meeting the Demands of College Life
By: Jim Dolan Ph.D., Staff Psychologist, Counseling Center
As your student transitions into his or her new role as a college student, one of the greatest
challenges he or she will face is figuring out how to meet the varied demands of an involved
student. A student’s personal and academic success depends on how they choose to meet these
varied demands. Some of these demands in include:
Academic demands. These are demands related to being a student such as preparing for and
attending class, studying, writing papers, and doing homework. For successful students, these
demands may be familiar, but college is different from high school. Adapting to these differences
is another type of academic demand.
Social demands. Meeting new people, making friends, and attending campus events are
examples of social demands. Attending college provides students with a lot of freedom and
opportunity for engaging in social situations.
Family demands. Even though students are away from home, he or she will likely still have some
responsibilities involving family. Some students have caretaker responsibilities.
Work demands. Students work while attending school for a variety of reasons. Some work to
earn spending money. Others work to contribute to their tuition. Still others work to support
themselves.
Self-care demands. These are the things that we need to do every day in order to take care of
ourselves and maintain our normal functioning. Things like eating, sleeping, and playing are
essential to our well-being.
Unexpected demands. Life happens. Sometimes students need to handle events that cannot be
anticipated such as a new romance or a break-up, an illness, or a friend in need.
The key to meeting life demands is learning self-management. Self management is directing
one’s self in a purposeful manner to meet life demands and to accomplish goals and wishes. It is
about making choices to utilize and organize individual resources to achieve personal and
academic success.
Students come to college with varying degrees of self-management skills, but whether they
realize it or not, students already engage in self-management every day. Daily tasks like getting
up, brushing their teeth, and getting dressed are examples of simple tasks they manage every
day, automatically, without much conscious direction. Of course, some days getting out of bed
may require a little more effort than others, but the point is students make choices about their
behavior every day. Self-management is about taking responsibility for making choices and for
coping with the outcomes of their choices.
In addition to the learning that takes place in the classroom, students have on-campus
opportunities and support for learning self-management skills that will make help them achieve
personal and academic success. Learning self-management is not easy. As students face the
challenges of college life, they will improve on current self-management skills and learn new
ones. It is a process, not an event. Students require support from family, faculty, and staff in
order to accomplish their goals for college.
Next Issue: Helping Students Navigate the Roadblocks to Self-Management
Healthy Living: Welcome Healthy Hawks!
By: Trisha M. Schleicher, MS, CHES, UNCW Health Educator
The Abrons Student Health Center, Pharmacy, and Health Promotion are excited to welcome
all students to a new and exciting academic year! UNCW Students can count on outstanding
medical services, a fast & friendly pharmacy, and entertaining & educational Health Promotion
programs.
While your son or daughter is getting ready to leave the nest, there are a few tips we think
every college student needs to incorporate into their everyday campus life. Your student will feel
better both physically and emotionally while enjoying his/her college experience to the fullest!
Get enough sleep. Without enough sleep, concentrating in class will be difficult. Sleeping also,
helps keep the immune system strong by fighting disease.
Eat Sensibly. It is hard to make healthy choices when faced with all-you-can-eat style cafeterias!
However, there are plenty of healthy options to choose from. Look for fruits and vegetables,
lean meats, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products when eating on and off campus.
Visit the Abrons Student Health Center! If your son/daughter is in need of any type of medical
attention, head to the 2nd floor of Westside Hall and visit the Abrons Student Health Center.
Walk-in care, immunizations, pap smears, allergy injections, physicals, and preventive
education are services that are available to UNCW students.
Exercise Regularly. Encourage your student to take advantage of all of the physical activity
opportunities UNCW has to offer: the Student Recreation Center, group fitness classes,
intramural sports, sports clubs, the climbing wall, and more!
Stop by the Health Promotion Office. Health Promotion is located within the Hundley Health
Education Center in the Student Recreation Center, Suite 104. Here, UNCW students can get
free safer sex materials, educational health information, check out our wellness library, and
even set up a free appointment with the Campus Dietitian or Health Educator depending
on needs.
College is an exciting time and we want your student’s time at UNCW to be fun, safe, and of
course, healthy!
For more information, please contact the Abrons Student Health Center!
Abrons Student Health Center
2nd Floor of Westside Hall
910-962-3280
www.uncw.edu/healthservices
UNCW Pharmacy
2nd Floor of Westside Hall
910-962-3016
www.uncw.edu/healthservices
Health Promotion
Student Recreation Center 104
910-962-4135
www.uncw.edu/healthpromo
“We’ve Heard Your Voice” in Abrons Student Health Center
By: Nathan Lindsay and Jonathan Peterson, Student Life Assessment
This is the sixth installment in the “We’ve Heard Your Voice” series from the Office of Student life
Assessment in the Division of Student Affairs. The goal of “We’ve Heard Your Voice” has been to
communicate how students’ and parents’ feedback has been used to improve activities, services,
and programs in student affairs. Today we are going to focus on enhancements made in the
Abrons Student Health Center to meet the needs of students and parents alike. This past year,
The Abrons Student Health Center (SHC) reviewed all of the recommendations and survey data
they had collected and updated their offerings in the areas of nutrition programming, mental
health programming, and sexual health programming and availability. Many of these
programs have been offered for years, and the feedback has confirmed how helpful they are to
students.
Some of the most innovative initiatives undertaken by the SHC have been in nutrition.
Students’ feedback showed that 60% of students only consumed 1-2 servings of fruit per day,
and 33% of students are obese or overweight. The Health Promotion area in the SHC
responded by increasing nutrition programs (e.g., Plate Method Challenge, Smoothies in
Sammy’s Health Hut) in order to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables. They also
keep a fresh fruit basket in the office lobby for students to enjoy! To address the obesity issue,
Health Promotion also provides several nutrition specific programs to help students balance
calorie intake and maintain a healthy weight (e.g. Nutrition Jeopardy, Supermarket Savvy,
Campus Dining Tours, Iron Chef, Eating Mindfully, Avoiding the Freshman 15, and Your Fast
Food Order). In addition, all students are able to schedule an individual nutrition consultation
with our dietitian.
Mental health has become a growing concern for universities across the country, and through a
national survey we discovered that UNCW students’ stress levels are higher than average. In
response to this issue, Health Promotion provides general health and wellness programs to help
UNCW students combat stress and sleep concerns, including Sweet Dreams are Made of These,
Stressbusters, and Health Promotion Jeopardy.
Another initiative that the SHC has been proud to sponsor has been for sexual health
programming and availability. Women asked for more annual GYN appointments, and we
added both morning and afternoon appointments. In addition, because only 67% of UNCW
students reported using contraception the last time they had vaginal intercourse, the SHC
provides several sexual health education programs (Condom Bingo, Sex on the Big Screen,
Condom Line-up, STD Matching, Women’s Health Seminar, and Wanna be One Less?).
In summary, we feel that it is essential for students and parents to know that the time taken to
complete surveys is worth it, and that we are using the information from the surveys to enhance
their overall experience. We are grateful for your feedback, which helps us continually improve
our services.
FAMILY & ALUMNI WEEKEND
By: Christina Logan, Assistant Director of Transition Programs
The 2010 Family & Alumni Weekend will be held October 15-17. Last year, over 1400 people
participated in events during the weekend. This year participation is expected to increase from
2009. The 2010 schedule includes family favorites such as Midnite Madness, Private Ghost Walk
Tours, Kayak Tours, Screen Gems Tours and the Family Picnic. The Alumni Association will host
the Golden Wing Alumni Reunion (classes of 1947-1960) for the second year. There will also be a
Young Alumni Reunion for graduates from 2000 through 2010 and current students with a
parent, grandparent or sibling who have attended UNCW will be able to participate in the
Legacy Pinning Ceremony. The complete schedule can be found at
http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/transitions/fwevents.htm. Register online at
www.uncw.edu/registerfaw to sign-up for the weekend. Register early
ACE’s PIT CREW WANTS YOUR STUDENT!
Is your student interested in getting involved on campus? Gaining valuable leadership and
event planning skills? Making an impact on campus? Your student should consider joining the
Association for Campus Entertainment (ACE). ACE is offers a unique opportunity for new
members to join the PIT (Programmers in Training) Crew. PIT Crew is a five-week, new member
program for the Association for Campus Entertainment (ACE) that provides training in
leadership and programming. PIT Crew consists of five two-hour interactive sessions, hands on
experience working two ACE events, and attending three different committee meetings to give
participants a full understanding and skills necessary to be a successful and contributing member
of ACE. The program will conclude with an outdoor social October 17th for PIT Crew graduates
and all other ACE members.
For more information on how to apply check uncw.edu/ace or contact Vice President Tyler Jones
at tbj6911@uncw.edu
Coming Fall 2010…UNCW’s new mascot book, “Hello, Sammy C. Hawk!”
Students, families and fans of all ages will feel their Seahawk spirit soar as they page through
the colorful illustrations of this heartwarming book. Perfect for gift giving, the book was written
by UNCW alumna Katie White, class of ’09, and will be available exclusively at the UNCW
Bookstore and Seahawk Shop. Place your advance order at the bookstore, located in the Fisher
Student Center, during Move-in weekend.
Is YOUR student living OFF-CAMPUS?
By: Amy Hector, Assistant Dean, Office of the Dean of Students
As we begin the 2010-2011 school year, it is important to remember the various resources and
programs available for our off-campus students. Don’t forget that The Seahawk Perch is located
in the Fisher Student Center. The Seahawk Perch is a resource center for off-campus students.
Students who have any kind of question can come by and see us at the counter. Need a shuttle
map, pamphlet on the University Learning Center or other materials? Pick them up at the
Seahawk Perch Resource Center. If your student needs to talk to a staff member, remind them
that Assistant Dean Amy Hector is located at the Seahawk Perch.
New Students should join us on Saturday, August 14th at 7 pm in the Warwick Center for our ice
cream social. They can have a chance to meet other new off campus students and some of our
upper classmen.
All off-campus students are invited to our Off-Campus Student Services Fair on Wednesday,
August 18th from 11 am-2 pm in the Warwick Center. Many departments will be available to
answer questions and share information about their services.
CLICK HERE FOR UNIVERSITY CALENDAR Office of Transition Programs
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5997
Phone: 910-962-3089
Fax: 910-962-7151
E-mail: transitions@uncw.edu
www.uncw.edu/transitions
The Office of Transition Programs provides a comprehensive array of programs designed to
meet the unique needs of undergraduate students and parents from orientation through
graduation. Programs generate an intentional connection for the students through engaging
interactions with other students, faculty and staff. Ultimately, through this community
participation each student is provided the opportunity to improve critical thinking, problem
solving, academic achievement, interpersonal and intrapersonal growth and civic responsibility.