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  • Staff Advisory Council meeting dates and times announced for 2026-2027

    Staff are encouraged to mark their calendars and plan to join us for this year’s Staff Advisory Council meetings. Based on feedback from staff, we are piloting a return to in-person…

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  • Paula Gentius to Step Down from Board Secretary Role

    Paula Gentius will step down from her roles as Secretary of the Board of Trustees and Director of the Board Office. She will continue in her current role through the October…

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  • Peter Rodriguez

    A message from President Peter Rodriguez on his first day

    Today marks the official first day for Dr. Peter Rodriguez as the 15th president of Wake Forest University. In a message sent to the campus community, Dr. Rodriguez shared his excitement…

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  • Thursdays at Byrum Hall

    The Provost and the Undergraduate Admissions Office invite faculty and staff to Thursdays at Byrum Hall (the Welcome and Admissions Center) on Sept. 15. A wine and cheese reception will run…

  • Wayne Silver, biology

    Congratulations to Wayne Silver, whose proposal entitled “Undergraduate neuroscience training cooperative between WFU and WSSU” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

  • September 2011 Faculty Milestones

    See a list of employment milestones reached by faculty in September 2011:

  • September 2011 Staff Milestones

    See a list of employment milestones reached by staff in September 2011:

  • WFU named CUDA Teaching Center

    Wake Forest has been named a CUDA Teaching Center by NVIDIA Corporation. Dr. Sam Cho, assistant professor in computer science and physics, will coordinate the Teaching Center activities, which include teaching,…

  • Daniel Kim-Shapiro, physics

    Congratulations to Daniel Kim-Shapiro, whose proposal entitled “Role of nitrite reduction to NO by hemoglobin in control of fetal vascular tone” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…

  • Retired professor Carl Harris dies

    Professor Emeritus Carl V. Harris (’44), whose gentle ways and love of the classics inspired generations of students, died Aug. 9 in Winston-Salem. He was 88. A memorial service will be…

  • Bob Beck

    Retired professor Bob Beck dies

    Professor Emeritus of Psychology Robert C. Beck, whose 50-year tenure ranks as one of the longest in Wake Forest history, has died. Beck, who retired two years ago, died on Aug.…

  • Former WFU president Scales honored

    Dr. James Ralph Scales, who served as president of Wake Forest from 1967 to 1983, was honored by his alma mater, Oklahoma Baptist. A statue of Dr. Scales, who also served as…

  • Dedicated Deacons

    I would like to nominate Jason Shotton (Construction) for Dedicated Deacon recognition. Last week, on a Friday afternoon, a leaking pipe set off a fire alarm at ZSR Library. The leak…