• Mary M. Dalton presented “Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Traditional Documentary Curriculum” at the Broadcast Education Association Conference in Las Vegas on April 16, 2012.
• Candyce Leonard published the book Teatro espanol del siglo XXI: actos de globalizacion (Winston-Salem, Editorial Teatro)

Starting May 14, Wake Forest employees can review their July 1, 2012, benefit elections in WF@Work via WIN (https://win.wfu.edu/).

To view the elections, select the Current Benefits Statement link in WF@Work. You’ll have the option of viewing your current benefit elections or your future dated benefit elections. If you need to change your July 1, 2012, benefit elections, please submit your request by email to AskHR@wfu.edu. All changes must be submitted by Friday, May 25.

If you have a 2011-2012 Flexible Spending Account, please make sure to spend your money by June 30, 2012. You have until Sept. 30, 2012, to submit claims for reimbursement.

“We’ve had more than 300 students, faculty and staff agree to short-term solutions to alleviate parking problems in the spring semester created by the construction of two new residence halls and a dining center,” said Alex Crist, director of parking and transportation. “Now we have created a long-term plan that will start with students re-registering their cars this summer for the fall semester.”

Crist outlined this plan at a Campus Connections meeting that drew about 250 people to Benson Center on May 3. It’s a plan that he has been developing with Jim Alty, the associate vice president of Facilities and Campus Services, through meetings with Student Government, Faculty Senate and the Staff Advisory Council in the last few weeks.

Here’s what to expect this fall:

First year students

• Park in the University Corporate Center (UCC) lot with purchase of a $300 parking permit for the year.
• Shuttle service will operate as follows:
  • From 7:30 a.m. until midnight Monday – Thursday
  • Friday 7:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.
  • Sunday 5 p.m. – midnight

• Students can bring their vehicles on-campus after 5 p.m. Friday – Monday at 7:30 a.m.

Sophomores

• Park in Lot Z2, just across Polo Road with purchase of a $300 parking permit for the year.
• The Gray Line shuttle serves this lot. View the schedule.

Residential Juniors and Seniors

• Park on campus with purchase of a $500 parking permit for the year.
• Park off campus at the First Assembly lot for with a permit for $300 a year.

Commuter students

• Will be able to purchase an on-campus parking permit. They are sold first-come, first-served with a cap of 900 permits. Once those permits are gone, no more will be sold.
• Graduate students and seniors will have the first opportunity for on-campus commuter permits, which will be available on-line at http://wfuparking.t2hosted.com. These permits will be available for purchase on Monday, June 4, at 9 a.m. through Sunday, June 10, at 11 p.m.
• Juniors will have the second opportunity to purchase an on-campus permit beginning Monday, June 11, at 9 a.m. through Sunday, June 17, at 11 p.m., if permits are still available.
• Off-campus parking is available in First Assembly lot for $300.
• Off-campus parking is available in the UCC lot for free.

Faculty/Staff

• Current permits are good until June 30, 2013.
• Vehicle re-registration starts June 1, 2013.
• Faculty and staff are encouraged to consider joining Wake Forest’s carpool program.

This parking plan will alleviate the 11 percent reduction in parking spaces the University has experienced since construction began to expand the North Campus area with Farrell Hall, the two residence halls and the dining center.

“We know that parking on campus can be tight during times of high occupancy, but we think this plan will enable us to have more flexibility and adapt to changes that have occurred on campus,” Crist said.

Wake Forest students, staff and faculty held a 5-Minute Stand For Solidarity on Manchester Plaza (the Mag Quad) on Thursday in response to North Carolina voters passing Amendment One, which defines marriage in the state constitution as between one man and one woman, and bans any other type of “domestic legal union” such as civil unions and domestic partnerships. The event was organized by the Gay-Straight Student Alliance.

See a Flickr photo gallery of the event »

“I am heartened by the love, support, and activism I have seen across our campus, our community, and our state these past few months,” said Angela Mazaris, the director of Wake Forest’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Center. “I am inspired by the hours that members of the campus community spent writing letters, making phone calls, fasting, protesting, working the polls, and having meaningful conversations with people in your dorms, your families, and your organizations.”

Mazaris emphasized that support is available across campus.

“There are many other campus resources available to you as well, including the Counseling Center, the Chaplain’s Office, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs,” she said. “I am happy to work with any of you individually to find someone who can give you the support you need.

“You are loved and supported by people all across the Wake Forest community. Drop by the LGBTQ Center to see the messages of love that people have left on the door.”

In addition, Chief Human Resources Officer Carmen Canales announced that Wake Forest’s continued commitment to a welcoming and diverse campus community remains intact.

“The University has shown this support by extending health and welfare benefits to same sex domestic partners and their children for more than twelve years,” she said. “This policy remains unchanged and we continue to explore benefit options that support our entire campus community.”

Schools of Business faculty were honored for outstanding achievements during the annual Faculty Awards Recognition Ceremony held April 27 at the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Gardens in Kernersville.

Vice Dean Charles Iacovou welcomed attendees saying, “You are a very dedicated team of faculty members.  Our students are fortunate to have people like you helping them become the best they can be.”

Iacovou began the program by announcing the awarding of tenure to faculty members Kenny Herbst and Sean Hannah.

Herbst is a marketing professor whose research examines the effects of branding and trust on consumers. His history with Wake Forest dates back to his student days when he played basketball on back-to-back ACC Championship teams in 1995 and 1996.

Hannah is a leadership scholar and retired U.S. Army colonel. He was formerly the director of the Center for the Army Profession and Ethic (CAPE) at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Hannah will serve as a professor of management and the J. Tylee Wilson Chair in Business Ethics at Wake Forest Schools of Business.

Marketing professor Sheri Bridges announced the establishment of the Bob Fly Business and Enterprise Management Marketing Scholarship.  Bob Fly is a veteran advertising executive and has served as a marketing instructor at Wake Forest for 29 years.

Colleagues took time to celebrate the contributions of one of the longest serving faculty members of Wake Forest Schools of Business, Dr. Arun Dewasthali.  Deswasthali, who was described as “universally loved and adored by alumni,” is retiring after 37 years of service to the University.

Click to see a full list of faculty teaching, research and service awards »

Meri Silveri, a supervisor for Wake Forest Mail Services, has been named the Mail Manager of the Year for the Southeast region by the College and University Mail Services Association.

Silveri, who has worked at Wake Forest for more than 28 years, was honored for her work with the Wake Forest team during several transitions during the past seven years. The latest involved a merger of the mail operations on the Reynolda and Bowman Gray campuses.

“I don’t think this merger would have been possible without the help and support that Meri gave over the past year,” said Dave Pitts, the director of Mail Services for the Medical Center and for Wake Forest in nominating Silveri. “Meri’s constant inspiration and motivation that has kept staff together and focused on the bigger picture.”

The CUMSA Mail Manager of the Year Award is given to an individual who has:

• contributed to CUMSA in the past year, in an exemplary manner;
• contributed to their institution’s Mail Services Department;
• and contributed by their inspiration and continually inspires all around them.

Pitts said: “Meri has not only been a supervisor to her staff, but almost a mother or sister.”

On April 22-24, Professional and Organizational Development colleagues from higher education gathered for the second annual Professional and Organizational Development Conference at Wake Forest. The event, hosted by Wake Forest’s Professional Development Center, offered an informal opportunity to bring together professionals in this field to share best practices and to gain insight from each other.

Representatives from Wake Forest, N.C. State, Marymount, Elon, Virginia and UNC-Greensboro participated in workshops and listened to presentations on a variety of topics.

The keynote speaker, Dr. Roger Pearman (’78, MA ’81), spoke on the the “Three Keys to Inspiring People.” Pearman addressed the importance of inclusion, control, and affection in driving engagement in any organization.

Read more about the conference »

• Congratulations to Michael J. Berry, professor and chair of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Standardized Rehabilitation for ICU patients with Acute Respiratory Failure” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the WFU Health Sciences (WFU funding agency).
• Congratulations to William W. Fleeson, professor of psychology, whose proposal entitled “Integrating Process and Structure in Borderline Personality Disorder” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Local residents have the chance to win a new iPad2 just by visiting local attractions, including Wake Forest’s Museum of Anthropology, and snapping a few photos between now and May 13.

Visitors who post their photos to the attractions’ Facebook pages will be entered to win prize packs to be given away by each participating attraction and the grand prize of an iPad2 tablet computer.

“There are a lot of great places right here within a short drive of everyone in our area. These are family places where you can learn, play, and just get out and enjoy what Forsyth County has to offer,” says Sara Cromwell, president of the Association of Visitor Attractions of Forsyth County, the sponsor of the event.

Cromwell also is the Public Relations, Marketing & Membership Coordinator at the Museum of Anthropology.

Participating attractions include Downtown Arts District Association (DADA), Historic Bethabara Park, Historic Bethania, Körners Folly, Museum of Anthropology, Old Salem Museums and Gardens, Piedmont Craftsmen, Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Sciworks, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Tanglewood Park, Visit Winston-Salem Visitors Center, and West End Historic District. For more information on the event and the complete contest rules, visit www.forsythphotoadventure.com.

At the contest’s conclusion each of the participating attractions will pick a winner from among photos posted at their Facebook pages.  The photo that is judged to best show “fun” at each attraction will win a prize from the location.  The Forsyth Photo Adventure’s iPad winner will be randomly selected from the names of all official entrants posting at any of the attractions. “The more sites at which you post, the better your chances of winning the iPad,” Cromwell says.

The contest coincides with National Tourism Week, May 5-13, an initiative of the U.S. Travel Association.  Travel and tourism in North Carolina generates approximately $22 billion in total economic demand and employs more than 350,000 people.  Cromwell said, “We believe that this contest is a good way to encourage people to become more familiar with their local area, but also to demonstrate the value of the tourism industry.”

Mary Gerardy, the associate vice president and dean of Campus Life, talked to an audience of about 250 at Campus Connections last week about the vibrant campus efforts that started about 10 years ago, led by students who wanted more activities, traditions and hangouts.

Gerardy said that Campus Life has tripled the number of non-Greek activities on campus since the 2009-10 academic year. The addition of The Barn to campus has been part of the success story, with 53 percent of the students’ events there being non-Greek and 49 percent of the events held there not involving alcohol.

The new programs have also encouraged more Greek organizations to hold their events on campus, greatly increasing the number held now compared to the 2009-10 academic year.

Gerardy also walked the audience through a student development program called My Journey. The program targets students by class, with activities, challenges and communications specifically aimed at their growth, development and class identity.

The first-year students have a program called Awakenings that helps them transition to campus, find friends, deal with exams and test anxiety, as well as promote bonding among students on each floor of the residence halls.

Sophomore INventure provides messages around key themes such as academic success, cultural competency and service, gratitude, healthy relationships and more.

Next year, the junior class will be involved in a program called Connections. Junior year is a time when students look outward and learn more about themselves and their place in the world.

Senior Celebrations helps prepare students for a transition that can be more difficult than trading high school for college. The Campus Life teams will prepare and equip students with real life skills and information, while celebrating their accomplishments before the commencement ceremony.