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2021 Champions of Change honorees
Categories: University AnnouncementsIn a guest post, the WFU Office of Sustainability reflected on the 2020-2021 school year and the 2021 Champions of Change honorees, who were recognized at the eighth annual Campus Sustainability Awards.
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Updates about PTO, SneezSafe and Campus Redensification
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest University Human Resources emailed faculty and staff with updates on WFU’s paid time off policy, the SneezSafe symptom monitoring platform and campus redensification plans.
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A poem for the WFU Class of 2021: “Closing Remarks” (after a pandemonium)
Categories: University AnnouncementsWanda Balzano, founding chair and associate professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, wrote an occasional poem dedicated to the Wake Forest University Class of 2021. The University honored graduates with a series of small diploma ceremonies in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum and an historic commencement celebration at Truist Field on Sunday, May 16,…
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Faculty and staff update to be held on May 20
The Office of the Provost will host a joint faculty and staff update on summer operations and fall planning this Thursday, May 20, from 4 to 5 p.m.
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Summer renovations and painting: Benson, Babcock and Winston
Categories: University AnnouncementsRenovations to the Benson University Center first-floor men’s and women’s restrooms, as well as the first-floor wellness room, are scheduled this summer. Additionally, exterior painting projects are scheduled for Babcock Residence Hall and Winston Hall. These Benson, Babcock, and Winston projects are expected to conclude by the end of July 2021. expected to conclude by the…
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88.5 WFDD wins regional Edward R. Murrow Award for ‘Overall Excellence’
Categories: University Announcements88.5 WFDD has received Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for “Overall Excellence” for its work in 2020; this is the fourth consecutive year that WFDD has been honored in the “Overall Excellence” category.
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Update on Commencement and COVID-19 protocols
Categories: University AnnouncementsDear faculty and staff, We received yesterday’s updated guidance from the CDC with great excitement. The effectiveness of the vaccines is going to make it possible for individuals to return to normal behavior sooner than we dared to hope. This afternoon, Governor Cooper announced changes […]
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Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology receives naming gift
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe Lam family, Timothy S. Y. Lam (’60), Ellen Lam, his wife, and their sons, Tim Jr. (’93) and Marcus (’98) have created a new academic excellence fund for the Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology. The Museum will be renamed the Timothy S. Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology in honor of Tim Sr. and the Lam…