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A recap of UNCWs current construction projects

A recap of UNCW’s current construction projects

Caroline Straubel, Contributing Writer May 17, 2021

The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) campus continues to expand. This summer the university will add Terrapin and Loggerhead Halls, finish the film studies building, the new dining facility...

A look across the UNCW pond.

Board of trustees meeting recap: diverse student acceptances is up and construction continues

Veronica Wernicke and Andrew Lemon May 5, 2021

During the quarterly UNC Wilmington (UNCW) board of trustees meeting, the board heard updates related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), diversity, equity and inclusion, funding, approved aesthetic renderings...

The new sustainability office is located in the Warwick Center.

Office of Sustainability gets new space

Andrew Lemon, Assistant News Editor April 29, 2021
Last week, the Office of Sustainability formally opened the doors of their new space located in the Warwick Center, filling the vacant space following the Office of Military Affairs’ move to Veterans Hall. This space will house Chief Sustainability Officer Kat Pohlman, as well as her staff of peer educators.
Pelican and Sandpiper Hall.

Construction efforts around UNCW ramp up as spring semester draws to a close

Andrew Lemon, Assistant News Editor March 30, 2021
The development plans to bring a large amount of new residential space to the area, with 250 apartment units, 40 townhome units and 120 single-family homes. The commercial space will be made up of a 10,000 square foot shopping center, office space, restaurants and a hotel.
A new building for the Film Studies department set to open in 2021.

New Film Studies building set to open in spring 2021

Bethanie Simms, Contributing Writer November 24, 2020

  A new building has emerged among the trees in the back of the campus between Plyler Drive and Riegel Road. The 4,000 square foot structure, soon to be the home of UNC Wilmington’s (UNCW) Film...

The current construction site of the four new dorms, located behind Graham & Hewlett  and Belk Hall.

New campus dorms set to open Fall 2020

Spencer Boring, Staff Writer March 6, 2020

UNC Wilmington students will have more housing options available to them in the fall of 2020 with the completion of the Pelican and Sandpiper halls. Pelican and Sandpiper are two of the four halls being...

Construction of the new UNCW residence halls on Nov. 19, 2019

SeaSquawks: Have UNCW students “enjoyed watching the progress” of the Seahawk Quad?

Katelyn Vargas, Contributing Writer November 21, 2019

At UNC Wilmington, construction is all over our campus. Both on-campus and off-campus students have had the opportunity to watch the progress being made to UNCW throughout the past few years. One construction...

Construction on UNCWs campus as of August 28, 2019.

Welcome to UNCW: home of constant construction

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor August 29, 2019

As someone who had not physically been on campus between December 2018 and August 2019 thanks to my semester abroad in the spring, I noticed a huge change in the progress and amount of construction...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: University Apartments may be gone, but what happened there is not

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: University Apartments may be gone, but what happened there is not

Shea Huse, UNCW Academic Advisor February 19, 2019

There was a groundbreaking celebration that board members, directors, and the chancellor attended. There were pictures taken of everyone standing in front of the new construction with smiles on their faces...

UNCW Vice Chancellor Pat Leonard, right, speaks to the crowd at a groundbreaking ceremony for new residence halls to be built by fall 2020 and 2021.

UNCW breaks ground on four new residential buildings

Fairley Lloyd, Assistant News Editor February 7, 2019

UNC Wilmington Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli, the UNC Board of Trustees, and other community and university members broke ground on the new on-campus residence halls in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. This...

A visual design of Randall Library following renovations.

Renovation and expansion of Randall Library planned

Tyler Newman, Assistant News Editor February 2, 2019

Randall Library, UNC Wilmington’s only library, is set to undergo a physical overhaul in the coming years that involves renovating the old and expanding the new. The 169,000 square foot repository...

Demolition of the University Apartments took place in early January.

UNCW Housing offers update on University Apartments, new buildings to open in 2020

Fairley Lloyd, Assistant News Editor January 27, 2019

After Hurricane Florence tore through UNC Wilmington in mid-September, repairs and construction commenced on several buildings around campus. Much attention has been paid to the reconstruction on the...

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