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Ebola symposium sheds light, shares faculty expertise
The symposium, Ebola: At Home and Abroad, held Feb. 12-13 demonstrated the importance of a liberal arts education. Even though Ebola is a virus, attendees learned that to effectively respond to the outbreak requires knowledge of history, economics, law, bioethics, as well as […]
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WFU a United Way ‘Spirit of North Carolina’ award winner
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe United Way of North Carolina recognized companies and organizations from across the state that have demonstrated commitment and support to their community through local United Way involvement. Businesses, professional and non-profit organizations, governmental entities, healthcare and educational institutions – large and small – […]
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Nine Wake Foresters honored for CORE certification
Categories: University AnnouncementsNine Wake Foresters from across campus have completed the requirements for the Professional Development Center’s CORE Certification program. On Friday, Feb. 13, the 2015 CORE Honorees were recognized for their achievement at a luncheon held at Graylyn International Conference Center. In attendance were supervisors and colleagues […]
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WFU hosts first of three conferences on Meiji Restoration
Categories: University AnnouncementsOn January 30-31, Wake Forest University hosted “The Civil Wars of Japan’s Meiji Restoration & National Reconciliation: Global Historical Perspectives” the initial conference in a multiyear, tri-continental (North America, Europe and Asia) project to facilitate international and interdisciplinary discussions in advance of the […]
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Campus memorial service for Clayton Lane Bruntjen
Categories: University AnnouncementsA campus memorial service for Clayton Lane Bruntjen, a Wake Forest junior, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m.in Wait Chapel. A Wake Forest junior, Clayton died unexpectedly at his off-campus residence on Feb. 5. A funeral service was held in Illinois earlier this […]
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Naming rights to Kevin Cox’s famous (and very busy) snow phone
Categories: University AnnouncementsA message from the Wake Forest Fund Like Punxsutawney Phil, the Wake Forest world anxiously waits for one man to rise on a snowy winter’s morn, poke his head out from wherever he lives and let us know whether we can sleep in or not. […]
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WFU wins NAFSA award for excellence in international education
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest University is among eight colleges and universities who will receive NAFSA’s 2015 Senator Paul Simon Awards for Campus Internationalization for excellence in international education. Wake Forest and two other schools — Rice University and Virginia Commonwealth University, received the Senator Paul Simon […]
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CER, WFU Magazine recognized for award-winning work
Categories: University AnnouncementsWhen The New York Times abruptly fired former Executive Editor Jill Abramson just five days before she was scheduled to address Wake Forest University graduates, members of the Communications and External Relations (CER) team established a proactive communications strategy, developed a media relations plan, and […]
