Faculty books: April and May 2021
Wake Forest University faculty members Jeffrey D. Camm, Samuel T. Gladding, Christian B. Miller and Ronald F. Wright each published books in May – April 2021.
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Updates from HR: COVID-19, University Policy Library, student hiring and events
Wake Forest University Human Resources shared updates with faculty and staff on June 22, 2021 related to COVID-19 policies, a new University Policy Library, student employees and events.
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Live auto-transcription globally enabled in Zoom
The following is a guest post from Wake Forest Information Systems (IS): Back in February 2021, we communicated that live transcription was available in Zoom, providing on-screen machine-generated subtitles/captions and an associated transcript during Zoom meetings. The setting we instructed users to enable within Zoom to begin using this feature has been globally enabled. All meeting hosts will now see a Live Transcript button in their host toolbar during meetings.
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Participant spots remaining for fall 2021 HWFU program
There are several participant spots remaining for the fall 2021 “Healthy Weight for You” program. “Healthy Weight for You” is a free, six-month weight management program offered by Wake Forest’s Healthy Exercise and Lifestyle ProgramS (HELPS) and human resources to full-time, permanent Wake Forest University employees free of charge.
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Consolidated University Policy Library launch
To make Wake Forest administrative policies more accessible to the campus community, a new consolidated University Policy Library website has been launched and is available to everyone in the campus community.
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Important COVID-19 Updates
On Monday, June 21, Executive Vice President Hof Milam and Provost Rogan Kersh sent a message to the Wake Forest community that included the following: Wake Forest is updating COVID-19 protocols, including lifting social-distancing requirements and gathering-size limitations. Students are required to provide documentation […]
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A message from President Hatch
For the past eight years, Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue has been a transformative leader at Wake Forest. Dr. Rue has demonstrated a remarkable ability to both lead a complex organization and personally connect with individual students. Today, Dr. Rue announced her plans to retire as vice president.
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Commemorating Juneteenth
This year marks the first time Wake Forest University is commemorating Juneteenth as a university holiday. It will be observed on Friday, June 18th.
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Faculty promotions announced 2021
Congratulations to Wake Forest faculty who have received promotions, effective July 1.
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Rowena Kirby-Straker receives research grant from the Natural Hazards Center
Rowena “Rowie” Kirby-Straker, assistant teaching professor for the Wake Forest Department of Communication, has received a Weather Ready Research Quick Response grant from the Natural Hazards Center.
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