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A weather-related message regarding potential for severe storms March 18
Categories: University AnnouncementsA message from the Office of Communications and External Relations Severe thunderstorms are expected tomorrow, March 18, for Winston-Salem and the surrounding areas. Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms are expected on Thursday between noon and 4 p.m. The forecast includes the potential for damaging winds, […]
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Statement on Atlanta shooting and anti-Asian violence
Categories: University AnnouncementsThis message was sent on behalf of Dean Jonathan Lee Walton and Chaplain Tim Auman. As the University Chaplain and the Dean of Wait Chapel, we sit in sorrow and solidarity with all those affected by the horrific mass shooting in Atlanta. Our souls lament […]
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During the pandemic, WFU’s student art-buying “trip” has gone virtual
Categories: University AnnouncementsDid you know that every four years since 1963, a small group of students has traveled to New York City, with University funds, to purchase art for Wake Forest’s Student Union Art Collection? This year was different. There was a pandemic. The 2021 art-buying “trip” has become an art-buying “experience.”
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Commencement 2021
Categories: University AnnouncementsDear faculty, staff and students, I am pleased to announce that Wake Forest is planning to hold 2021 Commencement ceremonies in person this May. Public health conditions and guidance are shifting rapidly, and we are refining plans to celebrate our graduates and protect the health […]
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RESPONSE NEEDED: COVID-19 Vaccination March 22
Categories: University AnnouncementsThis message was sent to faculty and staff. You are receiving this email because Wake Forest has an opportunity to offer COVID-19 vaccination appointments and you may be eligible. If you have already received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, please disregard this […]
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Laura Mullen announced as William R. Kenan Jr. Chair in the Humanities
Categories: University AnnouncementsProfessor Laura Mullen has been appointed as the William R. Kenan Jr. Chair in the Humanities. Mullen — whose scholarship covers poetry, experimental prose, criticism, fiction, non-fiction and film poetry — will begin her appointment within the Department of English at Wake Forest in July.
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An invitation from President Hatch: Character and the Professions Conference
Categories: Happening at WakeThe following message was emailed to the Wake Forest community on March 15 on behalf of University President Nathan O. Hatch: I write to invite you to participate in the virtual conference on Character and the Professions hosted on March 18-20 by the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest and the Oxford Character Project at the…
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Updates from HR: Vaccines, operating status, focus groups, TIAA webinars, and Character and the Professions conference
Wake Forest University Human Resources shared updates with faculty and staff on March 11, 2021 regarding COVID-19 vaccines, return to Yellow Operating Status, upcoming employee focus groups, TIAA webinars, and the Character and the Professions conference.
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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.