News for the Wake Forest community
HEADLINES
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PDC summer classes
The Professional Development Center will continue to offer a full slate of classes throughout the summer on topics including: the new procurement policy; Smart Board training; an ebooks discussion panel; retirement counseling; Google Apps; and more. See the list of upcoming classes.
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MOA shop closing
The Museum of Anthropology is closing its Museum Shop, effective June 30. The shop is offering a 30% discount on all purchases over $5, and a 40% discount for MOA Friends. Merchandise includes jewelry, ethnic gifts and children’s toys from around the world.
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Class of the finest: Retiring faculty
Nine professors — in art, counseling, divinity, economics, history, religion, journalism, classical languages and East Asian languages — are retiring this year, after leaving an indelible mark on generations of students dating back to the 1970s.
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Students explore working at Wake Forest
Students in Michele Gillespie’s history class took a closer look at the work of Wake Forest staff and faculty this semester as part of their study of the history of work in America. For an oral-history project called “Wake at Work,” students interviewed about 20 […]
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Polo Road entrance closing
The Polo Road entrance to campus will be closed until August 25, due to the construction of Farrell Hall. Please use the Reynolda Road or University Parkway entrances during the summer. Emergency vehicles and residents of Paschal Drive and their guests will still be able […]
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Davis celebrates 20th year at Wake Forest
David Davis, manager of landscape services, is celebrating his 20th anniversary at Wake Forest this month. Read more Staff Milestones for those celebrating 15, 10, 5 and one-year anniversaries in May.
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Ben Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute
Once again, one staff member will be selected to travel to Frankfurt, Germany, in July to escort a group of students who are participating in the Ben Franklin Institute to the United States. A grant will provide one roundtrip airline ticket, four nights hotel accommodation […]
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Meet Trevor Hughes, School of Law
Trevor Hughes does a lot of running in his professional life, keeping the law school’s website up and running, and in his personal life, as a triathlete. He’ll be participating in his first “Half Ironman” competition this month. After graduating from Wake Forest in […]