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Ron Doyle named inaugural Katherine and Dickerson Wright Presidential Chair
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest University has named Ron Doyle as the inaugural Katherine and Dickerson Wright Presidential Chair in Computer Science and Entrepreneurship. As the presidential chair, Doyle will focus on educating computer science students through an entrepreneurial lens and showcasing technological advantages for startups, venture capitalists, […]
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Update on fall reopening procedures
Categories: University AnnouncementsThis message is sent on behalf of Provost Rogan Kersh and Vice President of Student Life Penny Rue: Dear Colleagues, Deep thanks for your extraordinary efforts to prepare for the semester ahead. We write with an update to our reopening plans. As you are aware, […]
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WFDD launches Virtual Community Conversations series
Categories: University Announcements88.5 WFDD is launching a series of Virtual Community Conversations, kicking off with “Race and The White Ally Toolkit,” featuring Dr. David Campt, nationally renowned public speaker, dialogue facilitator, author and the founder of “The White Ally Toolkit,” a workbook to teach white allies how to participate in effective discourse about race. Campt has spent the…
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Survey for WFU faculty/staff with school-age children
Categories: University AnnouncementsHuman Resources has heard concerns about the recent Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) announcement to move to virtual learning for the first nine weeks of the school year. We understand colleagues with children in other school districts are grappling with similar challenges and uncertainties. Imprints Cares, the largest provider of before- and after-school care in…
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Patricia Dos Santos joins prestigious NIH Center for Scientific Review
Categories: University AnnouncementsPatricia Dos Santos, associate professor of chemistry and department associate chair, has accepted an invitation from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to serve as a member of the Macromolecular Structure and Function A Study Section (MSFA), Center for Scientific Review.
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Carroll Weathers Drive resurfacing
Categories: University AnnouncementsAccess to Carroll Weathers Drive will be limited to one lane while resurfacing takes place from the intersection of Wake Forest Rd to Palmer-Piccolo on July 27 – 28.
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Campus libraries launch new discovery interface
Categories: University AnnouncementsThis week, Wake Forest University libraries launched Primo, a new discovery interface, signaling the completion of a vast electronic migration begun last summer. Primo provides added functionality at a time when online library services are more important than ever. Students, faculty and staff will use Primo to access their library accounts and search catalogs and databases.…
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Staff and faculty forums: July 24 and 27
The University will host a staff forum Friday, July 24 at 8:30 a.m. The Information Systems team has worked to ensure a safe and secure experience via Zoom Webinar. Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue and Clinical Director of Student Health Service Joanne Clinch will appear as panelists for the faculty forum Monday, July 27, 5…
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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.