UNCW iFest – Fall 2022

On October 22, 2022, UNCW’s Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) hosted its first Intercultural Festival (iFest) since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2022’s iFest featured multi-cultural food, recorded music from around the world, a photo booth, and a giant globe, which featured an interactive tour inside. Also included were live performances by…

UNCW Study Abroad Fair – Fall 2022

UNCW hosted its first in-person Study Abroad Fair since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. The fair took place in the Burney Center on campus and was hosted by UNCW’s Education Abroad department, in collaboration with Student Affairs. Their efforts gave over 450 students the opportunity to browse a wide…

Global Seahawk Spotlight: Wiktoria Waszelewska – Poland

I returned to UNCW this year to complete my master’s degree after first coming to UNCW in 2019 to complete my two years of the TABSA [Trans-Atlantic Business School Alliance] program. The TABSA program allowed me to achieve the two bachelor’s degrees I now hold, in Business Administration and in International Management. My undergraduate experience…

Global Seahawk Spotlight: Ash Chandrasseril Bansidhar – India

I’m Ash (Aiswarya).  I’m from the state of Kerala in India and a first-year grad student, majoring in MS Chemistry; concentration: pharmaceutical chemistry. I joined UNCW as a visiting student earlier in 2022, and I got a lot of opportunities to do research and platforms for showcasing my skills here, so when I was informed…