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BOG recognizes UNC Charlotte, UNCW professors with Holshouser Awards

October 22, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL (October 22, 2020)  â€“ The UNC Board of Governors recognized professors from UNC Charlotte and UNC Wilmington today with the 2019 Governor James E. Holshouser Awards for Excellence in Public Service. DR. MARK WEST, a Professor of English at UNC Charlotte, is a pioneer in children’s literature and a passionate advocate for early-childhood literacy,… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, UNC Charlotte, UNC System, UNC Wilmington

UNCW Chancellor: Growing numbers of qualified students

March 31, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By DR. JOSE V. SARTARELLI Chancellor University of North Carolina Wilmington WILMINGTON (March 31, 2017) – We learn early in life to ask “why,” but I often prefer to ask “why not.” Our perspectives are shaped by our own experiences, and mine were shaped by growing up in the developing country of Brazil; the opportunity… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Diversity, EdTalks, UNC Wilmington

UNCW a source of expertise for Cape Fear region

January 12, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON – “We are a source of expertise,” says UNC Wilmington Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli. “I see community engagement as give and take – we give to the community our expertise,” Sartarelli says in the accompanying video.  “… And also we benefit from it – we learn from it.” Together, UNCW and Cape Fear Community… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Excellence, UNC Wilmington

UNCW military outreach: We owe it to our heroes

January 12, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON – UNC Wilmington Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli knows military veterans have the self-discipline it takes to be successful students. “Military students or military-associated students – either active-duty or veterans or family – are very important to us,” Sartarelli says in the accompanying video. “First of all, I think we owe to our heroes the… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Excellence, UNC Wilmington

UNCW Marine Sciences: Making an economic difference

January 4, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON – One of the things that attracted Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli to UNC Wilmington two years ago was the strength of its Marine Sciences and Marine Biology programs. The nationally recognized programs involve what Sartarelli calls “multi-disciplinarity” in the accompanying video – overlap with such diverse fields as geo-science, ocean physics, oceanography and economics…. READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Excellence, UNC Wilmington

An “interconnected world” in UNCW Marine Sciences

January 4, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON – UNC Wilmington’s Marine Sciences program isn’t just nationally recognized – increasingly, it’s internationally known. “We are living in a very interconnected world,” UNCW Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says in the accompanying video. Sartarelli outlines relationships the Marine Sciences program has with major universities in Canada, the UK, France, China and South Africa.  He… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Excellence, UNC Wilmington

Translating thought to words at UNCW

January 4, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON – We overflow with fascination about STEM fields these days.  But UNC Wilmington hasn’t lost sight of an enduringly important skill: How to write a sentence. In the accompanying video, Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli credits previous chancellors with developing a strong Creative Writing program at UNCW. “They felt that that was an area that… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Excellence, UNC Wilmington

UNC 2050:  An educated populace critical to succeed

December 21, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON – By 2050, rapidly growing Southeastern North Carolina could have 600,000 people – and the state as a whole could have 15 million, Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says. As demands for a college degree increase, how will we educate those people? “We are now educating 16,000 students here – I think the expectation is… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, UNC System, UNC Wilmington

UNCW Faculty: Adequate salaries important

December 21, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON – Great professors are the heart of an institution.  But until this year, faculty at North Carolina’s public universities had received just one raise from the state legislature in seven years. “To attract and retain great faculty, it’s a challenge,” UNC Wilmington Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says in the accompanying video. Sartarelli notes that… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, UNC Wilmington

UNCW: Great students, great faculty, great programs

December 15, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON – Great students, great faculty, great programs – that’s what UNC Wilmington Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says attracted him to Wilmington a year and a half ago. “We had great students – we had quality students coming in,” Sartarelli says in the accompanying video.  “We had great faculty from all over the country, from… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, UNC Wilmington

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