News for the Wake Forest community
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Join President Hatch for a conversation about the State of the University
This announcement was e-mailed to faculty and staff on Oct. 22 by Communications and External Relations: At the invitation of the Faculty Senate and Senate President Wilson Parker, President Nathan Hatch will discuss the State of the University on Thursday, Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall.
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Library Partners Press names awards in honor of O’Day and Coates
Library Partners Press, an imprint of Wake Forest’s Digital Publishing Division, has named its inaugural literary awards the Gail O’Day Award and the David Coates Award. O’Day and Coates were distinguished members of the University’s academic community before their deaths in 2018.
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Wake Forest receives STARS Gold rating for sustainability achievements
This is a guest post from the Office of Sustainability: Wake Forest University has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.
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Staff members recognized for milestones; two named Employees of the Year
This is a guest post from Human Resources: The campus community celebrated service milestones for more than 250 Wake Forest staff members with approximately 2,800 combined years of service.
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Business 40 downtown closure to occur Nov. 11
Business 40 downtown will close at 8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, for a long-anticipated reconstruction of a 1.2-mile stretch of the highway, the Department of Transportation announced Oct. 16.
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Classical Languages department assisting with conference locally
Mary Pendergraft, professor and chair of the Department of Classical Languages, and other Wake Forest faculty will be involved in the Oct. 18-20 meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS–SS) in Winston-Salem.
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Pendergrass honored by North Carolina Housing Officers organization
D’Najah Pendergrass, assistant director of Residence Life, was recently recognized by the North Carolina Housing Officers (NCHO) as their Mid-Year Professional of the Year.
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Stormer receives law enforcement association’s award
Maj. Derri Stormer of the Wake Forest University Police Department was presented with an award Oct. 8 at the annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in Orlando.