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University recognized by the United Way
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest University has been recognized for conducting an outstanding United Way campaign. The University received the Spirit of North Carolina Award for Campaign Excellence, given annually by the United Way of North Carolina. The award is based on employee participation and giving levels, leadership […]
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Update on information security
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe following is a message from President Nathan Hatch: Dear Faculty and Staff: As incidents of security breaches and thefts of sensitive information are on the rise at college campuses and businesses across the country, Wake Forest must take precautions to prevent similar incidents from […]
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Chan, Sloan have editorials published
Categories: University AnnouncementsTwo Wake Forest employees had editorials published on Friday, Feb. 8. The Charlotte Observer published the editorial “Liberal arts or not, students need career guidance” by Andy Chan, the vice president of personal and career development. In his piece, Chan uses statistics from the […]
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Come to the Birthday Social today
Categories: Happening at WakeAs part of the week of celebrating Wake Forest’s 179th birthday, come to a Birthday Social with President Nathan Hatch and Provost Emeritus Ed Wilson on Friday, Feb. 8, from 3-4 p.m. in the Green Room of Reynolda Hall. Light refreshments will be served. Also, […]
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Server upgrade and WordPress security
Categories: University AnnouncementsOn Saturday, Feb. 9, during regularly scheduled maintenance, Information Systems will perform an upgrade to the campus cPanel web servers. During this upgrade, MySQL will be upgraded to a current version to maintain software support and enhance functionality. You may experience a brief outage of […]
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Pressley “unglues” e-book
Categories: University AnnouncementsReaders often wonder why e-books come with price points similar to print books, but with fewer rights to lend and share. In academic circles, some ask why scholarly and professional e-books are not published as Open Access (OA) texts, a publishing model which removes […]
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Proposals funded: Fulp, Miller
Categories: University AnnouncementsCongratulations to Gary D. Miller, associate professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Parents & Children Together Preventing Diabetes (PACT PD) (A1 Resubmission)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number 1R34DK094108-01A1 and the WFU Health Sciences (WFU […]
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WFU teams up with professional theatre
Categories: Happening at WakeWake Forest theatre and Festival Stage of Winston Salem are partnering on a production of Moisés Kaufman’s new drama “33 Variations,” presented at Hanesbrands Theatre from Feb. 1 to Feb. 24. The production is the result of a first-time partnership between Festival Stage and […]