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June 2016 comings and goings

See a list of employees joining and leaving the University in June 2016:

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Volunteers sought to host international students for Thanksgiving meals

This is a guest post from the Center for Global Programs and Studies:

The Center for Global Programs and Studies is currently seeking volunteers to host Wake Forest international students to join in their Thanksgiving meals.

Many of our students are not able to be with family during this short break and are eager to experience this uniquely U.S. holiday. This year, we have a record number of 20 international students hoping to share a Thanksgiving meal.

Please contact Le’Ron Byrd at (byrdla0@wfu.edu) by 5 p.m. Nov. 20, if you are interested in hosting one student or a group of students.

Wake Forest celebrates partnership with Suzhou High School

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Harrison and Kersh join Chinese students at the interactive touchscreen kiosk donated by Wake Forest to the Suzhou High School library.

In November, members of Wake Forest University traveled to Suzhou, China, to celebrate a partnership between the Wake Forest Advantage program and Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province.

Suzhou High School collaborated with the University for the first implementation of Wake Forest Advantage — an on-the-ground curriculum program created to help prepare international students, both academically and culturally, for transition to college in America. Wake Forest Advantage also helps connect Chinese students early in the application process with trusted admissions counselors in the U.S.

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