The following faculty had writings published in February 2012:

Harnois

Harnois, Catherine. (Sociology). Feminist Measures in Survey Research. SAGE. January 2012.

Nielsen, Linda. (Education). Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issues. Routledge. January 2012.

Wilson, Eric. (English). Everybody Loves a Good Train Wreck: Why We Can’t Look Away. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. February 2012.

See a list of employees joining and leaving the University in January 2012: Continue reading »

If you could reduce pollution, have a healthier planet, and shave more than $800 off the cost of your annual commute, would you?

To English professor Michelle Balaev and Classics professor Mary Pendergraft, the answer was a resounding, “Yes!”

Balaev and Pendergraft became the first registered carpool in the university’s history on the Reynolda Campus last fall when they joined forces to make their 62-mile round-trip commute more enjoyable, sustainable and affordable.

Read more about how to get a reserved parking space by carpooling »

Claudia Kairoff, professor of English, has published a monograph entitled Anna Seward and the End of the Eighteenth Century (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012), 308 + xiii pp.

Register now for the Fellows & Friends Engaged Teaching Luncheon Series, which is led by inspired faculty. The next event will be Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 11 a.m. in 301 Reynolda Hall. Lunch will be provided.

The Institute for Public Engagement promotes engaged teaching that fosters critical thinking, gives each student a voice, and encourages students to engage with issues affecting the Wake Forest community and the community beyond. Within the broader concept of engaged teaching is the recognized pedagogy of service-learning, usually involving direct service to meet community needs. Other forms of engaged teaching may not involve such service but nevertheless engage students in the process of identifying and understanding community issues.

The purpose of this discussion series is to afford faculty the opportunity to share their ideas and gain inspiration for engaged teaching in an enjoyable, informal setting. Faculty are invited to enjoy lunch, highlight their work, share ideas, and gain inspiration. Featured faculty will speak for about 20 minutes followed by open conversation.

Tuesday, Jan. 24 (11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.): Innovative Ideas for Engaged Teaching

• Featured Faculty: David Finn (Art), Mary Pendergraft (Classics), Cindy Gendrich (Theatre), Phoebe Zerwick (English)

Tuesday, Feb. 28 (11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.): Navigating Engaged Teaching in a Global Context

• Featured Faculty: Steve Virgil (Law – Nicaragua Nexus), Ananda Mitra (Communications – India Study Abroad), Betina Wilkinson (PS – Latino Political Behavior and Public Opinion)

Monday, March 26 (11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.): Assessment in Engaged Teaching

• Featured Faculty: Michele Gillespie (History), Adam Friedman (Education), Andrew Allwine (Classics -Latin poetry)

Beulah Raynor (MA ’47), an assistant professor emerita of English who taught from 1946 until 1979 — the longest tenure of any female faculty member, died on Jan. 8 in Winston-Salem. She was 101.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Davis Chapel.

“I don’t know how many students she taught to write — and to write well — but they were many,” said Provost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson (’43). “And they thanked her and loved her because, despite her unwavering insistence on standards, she was helpful and kind, never giving up on even the poorest student. Many students looked to her as a mother and friend and became close to her.”

Read more about Raynor on the Wake Forest Magazine website »

We regret to inform you that Beulah Raynor, associate professor emerita of English, died January 8 at her Winston-Salem residence. A service of celebration will be held at 2 p.m. January 11 in Davis Chapel in Wingate Hall.

An obituary appears in today’s Winston-Salem Journal.

A few days after classes began, as orientation activities were winding down, new students were made to feel especially welcome in the Wake Forest community by a very important group to them — their faculty members!

A number of faculty responded to an invitation for Residence Life & Housing’s Faculty House Calls program. Faculty spent a few hours in the residence halls welcoming new students, making a number of personal connections along the way. After saying hello and showing off their own spaces a bit, many first-year residents seized the opportunity to ask questions about life at Wake Forest, to seek out advice about the transition from high school to college and to just share a few laughs as fellow Wake Foresters. Continue reading »

Dr. Gillian Overing will discuss Beowulf in the ZSR Library’s Auditorium at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28. She’ll give a brief overview of the poem’s historical and cultural background and consider how the themes and questions raised by this ancient Germanic poem resonate with a contemporary audience. To register for the event, go to the PDC website.

Overing’s lecture will tie in with Benjamin Bagby’s Beowulf performance, which is part of the Secrest Artists Series on Oct. 4.