ACT with Writing: Register NOW!

The next available ACT with writing test date will be September 10, 2011.  If you are interested in taking the test you must register by August 12, 2011.  Please head to the ACT website to register and receive more information about test prep.  UNCW requires that all students who submit the ACT take the writing portion.  Currently the average ACT with writing composite score is a 25 for the middle 50% of admitted students. 

UNCW ECO Teal

UNCW students Chris Bowen (junior) and Catie Manns (senior) partnered together to provide UNCW's ECOteal store with painted bicycles and skateboard decks.  The two have added custom details to more than 30 new bicycles ordered by incoming students from the eco-friendly store.

ECOteal is UNCW's environmentally friendly retail store.  It was launched in an effort to offer students, faculty and staff a convenient, safe place to purchase transportation-related items, bicycle and skateboard repair services and sustainable products.  ECOteal is the first of its kind in the UNC system.  For more information please visit their website.

UNCW receives recognition on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

UNCW students and their dedication to helping the community have not gone unrecognized.  UNCW was recently recognized again in the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, this year receiving the accolade of "Honor with Distinction!"

"Our faculty and staff purposefully incorporate service learning and community service activities into all aspects of the UNCW learning experience," Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo said. "We want our students to become active citizens who care about and contribute to the world they will one day lead."

Last year more than 7,000 students committed to 70,625 hours of community service through volunteer work and service learning, culminating in over $1 million in economic value.  UNCW students have helped to place UNCW on this prestigious Honor Roll every year since its inception in 2006.

Click on the article below to learn more!

UNCW honored on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Seaweed Ultimate Frisbee Team Places Fifth in National Championship

The UNCW Seaweed Women's Ultimate Frisbee team is now ranked fifth in the nation after competing at the USA Ultimate College National Championships in Boulder, Colorado.  Seaweed took fifth place among some of the best competitors in the country, such as UNC Chapel Hill and Stanford University.

Congratulations to the Seaweed Women's Ultimate Frisbee team for another excellent season!

UNCW's Seaweed Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team Places Fifth in the Nation

UNCW R/V Cape Fear helps to raise 3,000-pound anchor from the Queen Anne's Revenge

After a news conference was held just two weeks ago announcing the expedition, officials from the Queen Anne's Revenge Project, in collaboration with UNCW and Cape Fear Community College, celebrated as they raised a 3,000-pound anchor from the site of the famous shipwreck.  UNCW's R/V Cape Fear and the CFCC R/V Dan Moore aided in the salvage, providing support for project divers and aiding in the lifting and transport of the artifact.

The recovery of the artifact is a historical occasion, as the anchor is another piece to add to a list of over 250,000 artifacts recovered from the ship.  This will not only shed more light on Blackbeard and his infamous legacy but provide a wealth of information on 18th century maritime culture, as well as the culture of piracy.

Congratulations to the staff of the Queen Anne's Revenge Project and the crews of the R/V's Cape Fear and Dan Moore for their success during this historical expedition!

Star News article on the QAR Project

UNCW grads in action: The Fuzzy Peach

A self-serve frozen yogurt bar with a unique name is boasting success for three recent UNCW graduates.  The Fuzzy Peach, with its original location several blocks away from campus, has become so popular among locals that its owners have now opened two other locations in Porters Neck and Downtown Wilmington.  A fourth location is on the way in Monkey Junction as well, and they recently began to advertise franchise opportunities on their website! 

Check out the articles below to learn more about the success of these UNCW grads!

WWAY article on the Fuzzy Peach

WWAY News Video- Fuzzy Peach

Fuzzy Peach Website

The Seaweed, Headed to Boulder, CO!

Congratulations are in order for the UNCW's Ultimate Frisbee women's club team.  The Seaweed are headed for the USA Ultimate College National Championships in Boulder, CO, May 27-29. 

The Seaweed defeated their rival UNC Chapel Hill to win the Atlantic Coast Regional Championships for the third consecutive year in April.  This win helped secure their spot in Boulder.