Given the many faculty and staff colleagues focused on containing the surge in COVID cases among students, Provost Kersh’s annual address to campus has been postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. We look forward to seeing you then; a Zoom link will be circulated in advance.
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The next Staff Advisory Council (SAC) meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
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Congratulations to Wake Forest University faculty Nelson Brunsting, Emily Benfer, Steven Giles and Daniel Kim-Shapiro on each of their funded research proposals.
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Live transcription (real-time subtitle/captioning) is now available within Zoom meetings for Wake Forest University accounts. This feature allows attendees to enable on-screen machine-generated subtitles/captions and an associated transcript during the meeting. It is not currently available when using breakout rooms or Zoom Webinar. To start using this feature, visit zoom.wfu.edu, sign in with your WFU credentials, and navigate to “Settings.”
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This semester, the Accessible Content Working Group (ACWG), a part of the Technology Accessibility Program, will bring several new resources to our campus, including accessibility blog posts, tips and workshops. For the first topic, “Improving Accessibility and Inclusion in Virtual Spaces,” the ACWG offers a blog and resource that share the importance and impact of enhancing accessibility in today’s many virtual engagements.
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Wake Forest University faculty members Michael L. Hughes and Herman Rapaport published books in January 2021.
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This message is sent on behalf of President Nathan Hatch, Provost Rogan Kersh and Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue. Dear Wake Forest faculty and staff, In the last few days, the number of positive COVID-19 cases in our community has increased at […]
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Wake Forest University Human Resources shared updates in a Feb. 3 email to faculty and staff regarding the University’s 14th President Dr. Susan R. Wente, the COVID-19 vaccine employee survey, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) relief, live transcriptions in Zoom, Black History Month, the “Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea” speaking event, and student workload insight from Betsy Barre and the Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
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Congratulations to Wake Forest University faculty Keith Bonin, Jeffrey Katula, Peter Brubaker and Miles Silman on each of their funded research proposals.
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Wake Forest University Human Resources sent an update on COVID-19 vaccination planning to faculty and staff on Feb. 3, 2021. All active full- and part-time faculty and staff should accurately self-identify their personal work circumstances by completing the COVID-19 Vaccination Planning – Employee Survey, which will be sent later today.
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