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2024-25 Wake Forest Fellows announced

May 2, 2024

Eleven 2024 grads will return to their alma mater as Wake Forest Fellows. They will work throughout the campus community, including in the offices of the Provost, Campus Life and the Dean of the College.

Since 2008, the Wake Forest Fellows program has provided exceptional Wake Forest College graduates with the opportunity to work in higher education administration for a year. Each fellow is serving as a full-time Wake Forest staff member, starting July 1. In addition to working with top administrators, the fellows will participate in leadership activities and interact with faculty, staff and students to learn about the inner workings of higher education.

The Wake Forest Fellows for 2024-25 are:

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Wake Forest email use policy

May 2, 2024

As part of the University’s commitment to enhancing security and ensuring the safety of our campus community’s data and resources, the recently established “Email Use Policy” outlines the permitted uses of faculty and staff “@wfu.edu” email accounts.

This policy serves to formalize and reinforce secure digital habits and practices. To review the policy, visit the website here. 

A message from WFU administration

May 1, 2024

This message was emailed to the community on May 1. Responses to Frequently Asked Questions have been added following the original message.

Dear Wake Forest community,

Around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, a group of approximately 20 students began demonstrating peacefully on Hearn Plaza in solidarity with pro-Palestine activists on campuses across the country. The demonstration transitioned to assembling tents on Hearn Plaza around 6:30 p.m. Administrators informed students that erecting tents and remaining overnight was inconsistent with the intended and approved use of the space and violated health and safety policies.
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WFU to host memorial service for Edwin G. Wilson, May 3

April 30, 2024

Wake Forest will host a memorial service for longtime Professor of English and Provost Emeritus Ed Wilson on Friday, May 3, in Wait Chapel at 11 a.m.

Doors to Wait Chapel will open at 10 a.m. and seating may be limited. Overflow seating will be available in Brendle Recital Hall and the event will be livestreamed.

Guests attending the service are invited to a BBQ picnic on Hearn Plaza following the service.

Professor Wilson profoundly impacted our University, our community and our state. The University is preparing for a large gathering to celebrate his life. To provide space for visitors attending the service please note:

• Parking Lots A and P on either side of Wait Chapel will be closed from 7:30 a.m. until the service ends.
• Davis Field will be closed to faculty and staff
• Shuttle service from 2400 Reynolda Road to the Reynolda Campus shuttle hub will run continuously from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Read more about  “Mr. Wake Forest” on the Remembering Edwin G. Wilson website.

Announcement about Baity Street redevelopment

April 30, 2024

In August 2023, Wake Forest announced it was exploring the redevelopment of University-owned property adjacent to Allegacy Stadium, Couch Ballpark and the Joel Coliseum. Working with the City of Winston-Salem, Carter and Front Street Capital, this redevelopment effort aims to reinforce Winston-Salem’s position as a tourism, sports and entertainment destination by creating a lively mixed-use development with plans for new retail, restaurant, experiential and/or residential spaces.

Carter and Front Street Capital have worked on many projects throughout the country, including the redevelopment of Summerhill (former home to Atlanta Braves) in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bailey South in Winston-Salem. The Carter and Front Street Capital team have held multiple listening sessions with students, staff, and the wider Winston-Salem community since last fall to help inform the project’s direction.

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