News for the Wake Forest community
HEADLINES
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Thomas elected president-elect of North Carolina Housing Officers
D’Najah Thomas, associate director of residence life in Residence Life and Housing, was elected in October as president-elect of the North Carolina Housing Officers (NCHO) organization.
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Canzona honored with Winston Under 40 Leadership Award from Chamber of Commerce
Joshua Canzona, assistant dean of academic affairs in the School of Divinity, was among 20 local leaders honored by the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce in October. All were recipients of the 2019 Winston Under 40 Leadership Awards.
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A Historic Milestone
President Nathan Hatch announced a historic milestone on Oct. 15 in a message e-mailed to students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends: Dear Wake Forest community, On this day in 1951, President Harry Truman helped Wake Forest College break ground on a new campus in Winston-Salem. That historic moment, made possible by an act of incredible…
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Franco awarded the new ‘Palmer Professorship in Literature’
Dean Franco, Professor of English and Director of the Humanities Institute at Wake Forest University, has been awarded the new Winifred W. Palmer Professorship in Literature. Arnold Palmer’s Trust funded the professorship in memory of Palmer’s late wife. Her passion for literature will be remembered […]
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Proposals funded: Beavers, Gendrich, Rejeski
Congratulations to Kristen Beavers, assistant professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Incorporating Nutrition, Vests, Education, and Strength Training in Bone Health (INVEST in Bone Health) has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Secrest Artists Series presents Chick Corea Trilogy on Oct. 24
This is a guest post from the Secrest Artists Series: As part of the Secrest Artists Series, the Chick Corea Trilogy will perform Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel. A pre-conference talk will be presented at 6:40 p.m.
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WFU’s Slavery, Race and Memory Project underway
Over the past few years, Wake Forest University has been committed to acknowledging and understanding the role slavery played in its past. In 2016, Wake began taking a deep dive into its history, and in 2017 it joined Universities Studying Slavery (USS), a consortium of […]
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‘From the Ground Up’ showcased facilities staff and their contributions to campus
Housekeeping staff, arborists, turf crew members, locksmiths and carpenters were among the nearly 70 participants performing on Hearn Plaza in the original dance piece “From the Ground Up.” Performances were held on Oct. 3, 4 and 5.