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The Prop’s The Thing for stage shows
The suitcases in “The Grapes of Wrath.” The gun in the climactic scene of “West Side Story.” The small glass animals in “The Glass Menagerie.” The bottles of alcohol in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Props are often vital to a play’s storyline, but […]
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Green teams taking root on campus
Green teams — groups of employees who volunteer to help identify and implement specific sustainable practices in their departments — are flourishing around campus. Departments select a green team “captain” to evaluate the current level of sustainable practices in their offices and make suggestions for […]
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Campus dining focus groups
Aramark will be conducting focus group meetings on campus dining with faculty and staff. Everyone who participates will receive $20 food dollars added to their faculty or staff account. Also, lunch will be provided. The focus groups will be held on Feb. 16 and 23 […]
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Meet Todd Crumley, Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Todd Crumley has one of the most interesting jobs at Wake Forest: Preserving the history of Reynolda House. As director of Archives and Library for Reynolda House Museum of American Art, he’s the keeper of the estate’s historic records. His career path to Reynolda House […]
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Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Cosmic Imagery in St. Bonaventure University’s Maya Collection
The Museum of Anthropology has published a new catalog to accompany the museum’s current exhibit, “Art of Sky, Art of Earth,” of ancient pottery from the Maya civilization. The full-color catalog, written by MOA Director Steve Whittington, includes more than 50 photographs and accompanying text, […]
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Wake at Work: Class project focuses on faculty and staff work experiences
Students in Michele Gillespie’s history class are studying the history of work in America by starting with those who make Wake Forest work: staff and faculty. Using the University as an example of the contemporary workplace exposes students to a variety of jobs before they […]
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Cromwell attends Management Institute
Sara Cromwell, the Public Relations, Marketing, and Membership Coordinator at the Museum of Anthropology, attended the Jekyll Island (Ga.) Management Institute with 16 other emerging museum professionals in January. JIMI is an annual institute for professionals to learn more about general administration and operations in […]
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Whittington writes catalog
Steve Whittington, director of the Museum of Anthropology, wrote a catalog to accompany the museum’s current exhibit, “Art of Sky, Art of Earth,” that features ancient pottery from the Maya civilization. The full-color catalog includes more than 50 photographs and accompanying text, in English and […]