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Tests of campus emergency alert systems
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest on Saturday, Dec. 8, will test two of the methods it uses to announce campus emergencies — the outdoor alert system and the text/phone alert system. Both are part of Wake Alert, the University’s emergency notification program, which provides information and advisories […]
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Gillespie presented “Key to the City” by Mount Airy
Categories: University AnnouncementsAfter her “Book Talk” event at the Mount Airy (N.C.) Public Library on Oct. 18, Michele Gillespie, the Kahle Family Professor of History at Wake Forest, was presented the “Key to the City” of Mount Airy. The “Key” was presented to Gillespie on behalf of […]
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Hopkins wins Women of Justice award
Professor Beth Hopkins (’73) was among nine Wake Forest women recognized at the 2012 Women of Justice Awards reception at the Raleigh Marriott City Center on Nov. 15. Hopkins, who is the director of outreach for the School of Law, received the Legal Scholar Award. North […]
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Proposals funded: Salsbury, Fulp, Kirkman
Categories: University AnnouncementsCongratulations to Freddie Salsbury, associate professor of physics, whose proposal entitled “Metal Occupancy of Zinc Finger Motifs as Determinants for Zn2+-Mediated Chemosensitization of Prostate Cancer Cells” has been funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and WFU Health Sciences (WFU funding agency). Congratulations to Errin […]
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Museum of Anthropology recognized for preservation excellence
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology received the inaugural “Award for Collection Preservation Excellence” from the North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) during the NCPC’s annual conference. The award honors those committed to collections preservation and is intended to raise public awareness of the organizational […]
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United Way auction is today
Categories: Happening at WakeThe 2012 campus United Way campaign concludes Thursday, Dec. 6, with both a silent and a live auction from 3-4:30 p.m. in Benson University Center, Room 401. Items donated by campus colleagues and community partners will be available during the event, and all proceeds will […]
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Collins, Wallace appointed to positions with Arts Council
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County has named nine new members to its board of trustees, including Jennifer Collins, the assistant provost for academic initiatives at Wake Forest. The Arts Council also choose officers, and Marybeth Wallace, a special assistant to President Nathan […]
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Update from the Dept. of Communication
Categories: University AnnouncementsJarrod Atchison presented the papers “Open Source Evidence: An Analysis of the First Year”; “Spectrum of Interrogation: Developing a New Vocabulary for Affirmative Cases in Intercollegiate Policy Debate”; and “The Role of Evidence Production, Consumption and Communication in an Era of Digital Information.” Jarrod participated […]