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You name it!
Categories: University AnnouncementsThere’s still time! Wake Forest Dining is taking suggestions for the naming of the new North Campus restaurant. Text your suggestions to 336.270.2159. Also, The Magnolia Room will host an Old Gold Premium Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 7, with a Chinese New Year theme. Reservations […]
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Mother, So Dear is turning 179
Categories: University AnnouncementsThis week will mark the 179th birthday of Wake Forest. On Monday, Feb. 3, 1834, Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute opened its doors and admitted its first student. In those early days, students were schooled in agriculture by day and the Baptist ministry by night. […]
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Professor Emeritus Carlton Mitchell dies
Categories: University AnnouncementsLongtime religion professor Carlton T. Mitchell (’43) remained devoted to his alma mater long after he retired in 1991. As president of the University’s Half Century Club — for alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago — he encouraged alumni to remain active and […]
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WFU is Silver recipient in NASPA Excellence Awards
Categories: University AnnouncementsNASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) selected Wake Forest as the Silver recipient in the NASPA Excellence Awards program for transforming higher education through outstanding programs, innovative services, and effective administration in the Enrollment Management, Financial Aid, Orientation, Parents, First-Year, Other-Year and Related Category. […]
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Gatewood receives Entrepreneurship Award
Categories: University AnnouncementsElizabeth (Betsy) Gatewood, the associate director of the Center for Enterprise Research and Education, has been awarded the 2013 Max S. Wortman, Jr. Award for Lifetime Achievement in Entrepreneurship. The award is presented on behalf of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship […]
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WFU wins award for Innovation in International Education
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest University has been awarded a 2013 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education in recognition of its Magnolia Abroad Access Program (MAAP) for study abroad. The Institute of International Education (IIE) awards honor the most outstanding initiatives in international higher education […]
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Wake Wash expands to faculty, staff
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Wash, a door-to-door laundry and dry cleaning delivery service, is expanding its services to faculty and staff at Wake Forest. The service, started and run by Wake Forest students, has presented students with the luxury of “hands-off” washing, drying, and folding for the last five […]
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University Parkway exit construction update
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe planned construction project at the University Parkway exit that eliminates left turns northbound (see previous story) has been postponed. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has approved the safety plan and anticipates construction will begin until this summer. As dates become firm, additional […]
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Chaplain’s Emergency Fund
As you consider opportunities to give, the Chaplain’s Emergency Fund supports Wake Forest community members experiencing financial hardship.