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Chancellor Sartarelli recently announced his plan to retire.

Sartarelli retires following seven years as chancellor

Hannah Markov, Opinion Editor May 10, 2022
On Friday, April 22, Chancellor Sartarelli delivered his final address and 28th report to the UNCW Board of Trustees at their quarterly meeting. The chancellor’s retirement in June will end his nearly seven years of employment at the university, during which UNCW experienced the highest rate of growth in the UNC system. Sartarelli’s time as chancellor has been marked by both academic and economic successes as well as social backlash and controversy.
Chancellor Sartarelli recently announced his plan to retire.

Chancellor Sartarelli to retire in June

Aleks Jones, Contributing Writer September 29, 2021
UNCW Chancellor Jose Sartarelli will retire in June according to an email sent to faculty, staff and students on Friday. The email included a personal statement from the chancellor as well as a commemorative summary of his accomplishments since he took office in the summer of 2015.
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams during UNCW's matchup with the Tar Heels on Nov. 8, 2019 at Trask Coliseum.

UNC’s Roy Williams retires, replaced by Hubert Davis

Nolan Triolo, Contributing Writer April 6, 2021

Longtime UNC Men’s Basketball Coach, Roy Williams, announced his retirement on April 1st after coaching the Tar Heels for 18 years. The Hall of Famer is the only coach to have over 400 wins...

One of the paintable rocks on UNCW's campus near FSU and FSC painted with "FIRE MIKE ADAMS".

Dr. Mike Adams is gone, but UNCW took easy way out

Veronica Wernicke, Opinion Editor July 12, 2020

Dr. Mike Adams, the soon to be former UNCW criminology professor -- yippee time to ring the bells -- will be retiring on Aug 1, according to a short announcement made by UNCW on June 29.  “We will...

Photo of Mike S. Adams from his professor profile page for the Sociology and Criminology Department, as of 2020.

Controversial professor Mike S. Adams retires amid celebrity, student and alumni criticism

Caitlyn Dark, News Editor July 3, 2020

The end to a nearly 20 year-long controversy at UNC Wilmington may soon be coming to end as UNCW announced last week the retirement of Sociology and Criminology professor Mike S. Adams. In a statement...

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