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School of Law hosts ‘Conversation With’ Kersh
Categories: Happening at WakeThe School of Law is pleased to announce that Rogan Kersh (’86), the University’s new provost and professor of political science, will participate in the law school’s “Conversation With” series at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, in the Worrell Professional Center, Room 1312. This […]
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Late Night Breakfast needs volunteers
Categories: Happening at WakeThe Late Night Breakfast is still in need of a few good faculty/staff volunteers, particularly at the 11 p.m.-midnight hour as servers. The Late Night Breakfast will be held on Sunday, Dec. 9, in the Fresh Food Company (the Pit) and will run from 10 […]
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Proposals funded: Silver, Messier, Mulder, Thonhauser
Categories: University AnnouncementsCongratulations to Wayne Silver, professor of biology, whose proposal entitled “Undergraduate Neuroscience Training Cooperative between WFU and WSSU” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number 5R25NS065778-04. Congratulations to Stephen Phillip Messier, professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal […]
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Kirkman named American Mathematical Society Fellow
Categories: University AnnouncementsProfessor of Mathematics Ellen Kirkman has been named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) for 2013. This is the program’s first year, and the inaugural class of 1,119 represents more than 600 institutions. “This is the first group of AMS fellows who […]
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Griffith to retire after 46 years
Categories: University AnnouncementsA message from Provost Rogan Kersh: To our Wake Forest colleagues and friends, After 46 years of passionate and dedicated service, Ross Griffith will begin phased retirement from his position as director of Institutional Research on Jan. 1, 2013. Ross has served Wake Forest with […]
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Retired archivist Woodard featured in Journal
Categories: University AnnouncementsJohn Woodard (’61), who retired as the archivist at Wake Forest in 2001, was recently featured in the Winston-Salem Journal. Woodard, who lives in Germanton, has been working on a list of people related to Wake Forest who served in the Civil War. So far, […]
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Nominate faculty for mentorship award
Categories: University AnnouncementsTo honor faculty members who have distinguished themselves as excellent mentors of Wake Forest undergraduates, URECA (the Undergraduate REsearch and Creative Activities Center) has established a faculty award for Excellence in Mentorship in Research and Creative Work. The award recognizes those faculty who share their […]
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Former staffer Fyten dies
Categories: University AnnouncementsFormer staffer David Fyten died Nov. 21 at age 65. Fyten served in several roles — assistant vice president for Public Affairs, University Editor and editor of Wake Forest Magazine — from 1991 until his retirement in 2002. Fyten continued to write for the magazine […]