Inside WFU – news for faculty and staff

Higginbotham appointed Executive Director of Student Health Service

January 25, 2023

Following a national search, Cathy Higginbotham has been appointed executive director of Student Health Service within the Division of Campus Life, effective Feb. 27. Higginbotham comes to Wake Forest from N.C. State, where she serves as Director of Nursing. Read More »

Faculty book published

January 25, 2023

Congratulations to Julia S. Jordan-Zachary. (Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) on her book published December 2022: Erotic Testimonies: Black Women Daring to be Wild and Free (SUNY Series in Black Women’s Wellness).  State University of New York Press.

Join WFU's Spring 2023 Affinity Experience, Jan. 25

January 24, 2023

A message from Wake Forest University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is excited to invite faculty and staff to the Spring 2023 Affinity Experience on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Wellbeing Center Living Room. Food will be provided.

The purpose of this event is to:

• hold community space for underrepresented faculty and staff within the Wake Forest University community;
• link underrepresented faculty, staff, allies to affinity groups and University resources; and
• create a sense of belonging and community among underrepresented faculty and staff.

Please register here for event planning purposes. If you have questions, please email the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at ride@nullwfu.edu.

WFDD 2022 Photo of the Year exhibit

January 23, 2023

A guest post from WFDD

This month WFDD has our 2022 Photo of the Year exhibit open in Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Blowing Rock. The exhibit contains all 52 of WFDD’s Photo of the Week winners from the previous year and allows community members a chance to see the photographs and vote for their favorites to help us pick our 2022 Photo of the Year!

On January 29 we’ll close our final voting location at SECCA while hosting a Photo of the Year reveal celebration! We’ll have a food truck on site, refreshments, and giveaways as we count up the remaining votes and announce our winning 2022 Photo of the Year! We’re looking forward to the event and welcome our WFU community to join us in celebration. More information can be found at https://www.wfdd.org/2022photo.

Comings and goings: December 2022

January 20, 2023

See the December 2022 list of employees who joined or left the University.

We look forward to working with new Wake Forest employees and appreciate the service of those who have moved on.

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