The next Staff Advisory Council (SAC) meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 13, from 3 to 4 p.m. Staff will receive an emailed link to the Zoom Webinar the day before each meeting. October meeting topics and speakers are listed below.
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Wake Forest Theatre’s first play this season, “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapin, was canceled – as so many indoor events have been during the pandemic. Director and theatre professor Cindy Gendrich wanted to make it happen. She thought about performing the […]
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Wake Forest University and Sant’Anna Institute in Sorrento, Italy, have teamed up to present the second International Virtual Colloquium, titled “Re-thinking Marginalized Identities in Pandemics” on Friday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. Organized and moderated by Sant’Anna academic director Marco Marino and Wake Forest associate professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Wanda Balzano, the colloquium will examine the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted equity and equality.
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This message was sent on behalf of President Hatch. Dear Wake Forest community, It is with great pleasure that I invite you to participate in the Face to Face Speaker Forum’s virtual conversation between two leading political commentators, Peggy Noonan and Eugene Robinson. This […]
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Wake Forest University, New Museum’s NEW INC in New York City, and more than a dozen local businesses and organizations, are engaging in a unique year-long partnership called “IdeasCity Winston-Salem.” Throughout the 2020-21 academic year, community partners will host events to explore creative approaches to improve health and wellbeing, economic development, and justice and equity for members of the Winston-Salem community.
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“Representation Matters: Art, Space and Racial Restitution,” a webinar co-sponsored by Hanes Gallery, Wake Forest University’s Slavery, Race and Memory Project and Wake the Arts, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The panel will be moderated by humanities professor Corey D. B. Walker and feature conversations around the works.
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On June 9, 2020, Wake Forest University officially launched its Inclusive Excellence Framework, called RIDE: Realizing Inclusion, Diversity and Equity. To further engage campus leadership working toward inclusive excellence at Wake Forest, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) will offer several learning opportunities for faculty/staff leaders and student leaders to dive deeper into the framework.
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The Office of Diversity & Inclusion invites all Wake Forest faculty and staff to join the virtual “Welcome and Affinity Experience” to welcome new faculty and staff with underrepresented identities. This is an opportunity to learn about affinity groups and resources and to create a sense of connection and community.
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On Friday, Oct. 2, Reynolda House Museum of American Art will reopen at reduced capacity to welcome its members and volunteers, along with first responders and Wake Forest faculty, staff and students as part of its reopening “Weekend of Gratitude.” Timed reservations are required, and additional COVID restrictions will be in place. Today at 5 p.m., North Carolina transitions into Phase 2.5 of easing COVID-19 restrictions, permitting museums to open at reduced capacity.
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The next 88.5 WFDD Virtual Community Conversation will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. on YouTube live. WFDD’s Paul Garber will lead “Safeguarding Your Vote,” to talk about election security and maintaining the integrity of the vote in North Carolina.
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