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Historian Ed Hendricks was part of Wake Forest history
Categories: University AnnouncementsBy Kerry King, Wake Forest Magazine Much of J. Edwin Hendricks’ life story can be gleaned from the last four digits of his home telephone number: 1834. It seems fitting that those four numbers – the year of Wake Forest’s founding – belonged to […]
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Wake Forest hosts professional development conference
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest’s Professional Development Center welcomed attendees for the 5th Annual Professional and Organizational Development Conference held March 8-10. The event was an opportunity for colleagues to network, share best practices, and collaborate on various professional and organizational topics. What began as a small gathering of colleagues […]
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Professor Emeritus of History Ed Hendricks dies
Categories: University AnnouncementsWe are saddened to report that J. Edwin “Ed” Hendricks, professor emeritus of history, died March 27 in Winston-Salem. Dr. Hendricks accepted his first and only faculty appointment as an Early American specialist at Wake Forest College in 1961. He retired in 2009. We […]
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88.5 WFDD launches new fundraising strategy
Categories: University Announcements88.5 WFDD, the public radio station licensed to Wake Forest University, begins its spring pledge drive on April 6, but is attempting to reach its goal of $280,000 without the traditional interruptions to programming. The station is calling this effort a “Warp Drive,” and will […]
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Faculty and staff data protection
Categories: University AnnouncementsBeginning April 1, the University will begin managing encryption with Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) on University desktop computers and laptop computers used by faculty and staff. MBAM protects sensitive computer data in the event that a computer is lost or stolen […]
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Jazz concert Friday to benefit Habitat for Humanity
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest security officer Patricia Hall loves smooth jazz, and she loves Habitat for Humanity. She has organized and produced a jazz concert, “Jazz at the Bistro With Chip Shearin,” to be held on Friday, March 27 at the Winston-Salem Hotel & Spa. (3050 […]
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Innovative teaching leads to new Winston-Salem music festival
Categories: University AnnouncementsBy Madeline Stone, Wake Forest news office intern He wanted to put on a rock show. They wanted to learn entrepreneurial skills for the real world. Assistant professor of practice Len Neighbors decided to combine the two and have the students in his […]
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A message from Wake Forest’s new Dean of the College
Categories: University AnnouncementsA message to faculty and staff from Wake Forest’s new Dean of the College Michele Gillespie Dear Colleagues, By now, the news has been shared that I will be taking on a new role at Wake Forest. It is a privilege to be selected […]
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Chaplain’s Emergency Fund
As you consider opportunities to give, the Chaplain’s Emergency Fund supports Wake Forest community members experiencing financial hardship.