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Jazz concert Friday to benefit Habitat for Humanity
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest security officer Patricia Hall loves smooth jazz, and she loves Habitat for Humanity. She has organized and produced a jazz concert, “Jazz at the Bistro With Chip Shearin,” to be held on Friday, March 27 at the Winston-Salem Hotel & Spa. (3050 […]
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Innovative teaching leads to new Winston-Salem music festival
Categories: University AnnouncementsBy Madeline Stone, Wake Forest news office intern He wanted to put on a rock show. They wanted to learn entrepreneurial skills for the real world. Assistant professor of practice Len Neighbors decided to combine the two and have the students in his […]
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A message from Wake Forest’s new Dean of the College
Categories: University AnnouncementsA message to faculty and staff from Wake Forest’s new Dean of the College Michele Gillespie Dear Colleagues, By now, the news has been shared that I will be taking on a new role at Wake Forest. It is a privilege to be selected […]
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Michele Gillespie named Dean of the College
Categories: University AnnouncementsA message from Provost Rogan Kersh President Hatch and I are delighted to report that, after an extensive national search, Wake Forest’s Presidential Endowed Professor of Southern History Michele Gillespie has been named the new Dean of the College. She will officially assume […]
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Leo Ellison, professor emeritus of health & exercise science, dies
Categories: University AnnouncementsWe are saddened to report that Leo Ellison, associate professor emeritus of health and exercise science, died March 21 in Winston-Salem. Professor Ellison joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1957 and retired in 1999. We grieve Professor Ellison’s death and extend our condolences to […]
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Reminder: Nominate a ‘Champion of Change’
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest’s Office of Sustainability is now accepting nominations for Champions of Change. Have you facilitated a change to a sustainable practice on campus? Are you teaching a sustainability-focused course or leading a research effort with sustainability-centered outcomes? On April 22 Wake Forest will host its second […]
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Provost Kersh to address Faculty Senate
Categories: University AnnouncementsAt the invitation of the Faculty Senate, Provost Rogan Kersh will give his annual address to the University on Monday, March 30 at 4 p.m. in Benson University Center, Pugh Auditorium. The Faculty Senate enthusiastically invites all Wake Forest faculty and staff to attend. Provost Kersh […]
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Creative teaching in biology class includes a ‘pool quiz’
Categories: University AnnouncementsGraduate student Ben Perlman provides a creative way to teach biology students about different species of fish and coral.