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University recognized by the United Way

Wake Forest University has been recognized for conducting an outstanding United Way campaign. The University received the Spirit of North Carolina Award for Campaign Excellence, given annually by the United Way of North Carolina. The award is based on employee participation and giving levels, leadership […]


Update on information security

The following is a message from President Nathan Hatch: Dear Faculty and Staff: As incidents of security breaches and thefts of sensitive information are on the rise at college campuses and businesses across the country, Wake Forest must take precautions to prevent similar incidents from […]


Come to the Birthday Social today

As part of the week of celebrating Wake Forest’s 179th birthday, come to a Birthday Social with President Nathan Hatch and Provost Emeritus Ed Wilson on Friday, Feb. 8, from 3-4 p.m. in the Green Room of Reynolda Hall. Light refreshments will be served. Also, […]

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Server upgrade and WordPress security

On Saturday, Feb. 9, during regularly scheduled maintenance, Information Systems will perform an upgrade to the campus cPanel web servers. During this upgrade, MySQL will be upgraded to a current version to maintain software support and enhance functionality. You may experience a brief outage of […]


Pressley “unglues” e-book

Readers often wonder why e-books come with price points similar to print books, but with fewer rights to lend and share. In academic circles, some ask why scholarly and professional e-books are not published as Open Access (OA) texts, a publishing model which removes […]


Proposals funded: Fulp, Miller

Congratulations to Gary D. Miller, associate professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Parents & Children Together Preventing Diabetes (PACT PD) (A1 Resubmission)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)  under award number 1R34DK094108-01A1 and the WFU Health Sciences (WFU […]


WFU teams up with professional theatre

Wake Forest theatre and Festival Stage of Winston Salem are partnering on a production of Moisés Kaufman’s new drama “33 Variations,” presented at Hanesbrands Theatre from Feb. 1 to Feb. 24. The production is the result of a first-time partnership between Festival Stage and […]

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You name it!

There’s still time! Wake Forest Dining is taking suggestions for the naming of the new North Campus restaurant. Text your suggestions to 336.270.2159. Also, The Magnolia Room will host an Old Gold Premium Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 7, with a Chinese New Year theme. Reservations […]


Mother, So Dear is turning 179

This week will mark the 179th birthday of Wake Forest. On Monday, Feb. 3, 1834, Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute opened its doors and admitted its first student. In those early days, students were schooled in agriculture by day and the Baptist ministry by night. […]


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