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Annual Benefits Enrollment: October 19-31

Annual Benefits Enrollment for benefits-eligible faculty and staff opens today (Monday, October 19) and runs through October 31. You will need to enroll via Workday if you are an eligible faculty or staff member who is changing benefit elections, adding or removing a dependent(s), and/or planning to participate in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA). FSA elections do not automatically renew from one year to the next, and require active enrollment from you each plan year.

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Professor and filmmaker Joel Tauber’s documentary to premier Oct. 17 and 18

It’s been nearly one year since filmmaker and Wake Forest associate professor Joel Tauber undertook “Border-Ball,” a 40-day pilgrimage along the U.S.-Mexico border to build community through baseball. A virtual exhibition on Tauber’s pilgrimage exploring immigration, compassion and hope will open on Oct. 17 with ArtCenter DTLA in Los Angeles, California, launching the online premiere of the “Border-Ball” documentary.

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Wake Forest announces search for 14th president

A message from Chair of the Wake Forest University Board of Trustees Gerald Roach. Dear Wake Forest community, Yesterday, President Hatch announced his intention to retire at the end of June. While President and Mrs. Hatch and the Wake Forest University Board of Trustees have […]

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WFU Life Trustee and former Board Chair dies

K. Wayne Smith (’60), a political and economic strategist, businessman, professor, community leader and Wake Forest University Trustee, died on October 13, 2020, in Newton. He was 82. Smith was named to the University’s board of trustees in 1991 and named a Life Trustee in […]

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Two faculty receive prestigious Engineering Unleashed Fellowships

Wake Forest University assistant professors of engineering Erin Henslee and Lauren Lowman have received national acclaim for their work, which advances the program’s mission to instill in students an entrepreneurial mindset and commitment to virtue. The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) has named Henslee and Lowman as 2020 Engineering Unleashed Fellows for their contributions to engineering pedagogy and entrepreneurship.

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A Message from President Hatch

This message was sent to the Wake Forest community. A news story also was posted. Dear Wake Forest community, Fifteen years ago, Julie and I accepted the call to join the special educational community of Wake Forest University. These years have been the opportunity […]

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SAC updates: Oct. 2020

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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