88.5 WFDD, the NPR-affiliate station licensed to Wake Forest University and serving 32 counties in the Piedmont and High Country of North Carolina, is reporting audience growth, despite pandemic-related interruptions to listening habits. Shutdowns and changes to work structure due to the coronavirus pandemic […]
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Wake Forest University has named Ron Doyle as the inaugural Katherine and Dickerson Wright Presidential Chair in Computer Science and Entrepreneurship. As the presidential chair, Doyle will focus on educating computer science students through an entrepreneurial lens and showcasing technological advantages for startups, venture capitalists, […]
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This message is sent on behalf of Provost Rogan Kersh and Vice President of Student Life Penny Rue: Dear Colleagues, Deep thanks for your extraordinary efforts to prepare for the semester ahead. We write with an update to our reopening plans. As you are aware, […]
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88.5 WFDD is launching a series of Virtual Community Conversations, kicking off with “Race and The White Ally Toolkit,” featuring Dr. David Campt, nationally renowned public speaker, dialogue facilitator, author and the founder of “The White Ally Toolkit,” a workbook to teach white allies how to participate in effective discourse about race. Campt has spent the last 25 years coaching white people on communication skills to combat racism.
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Human Resources has heard concerns about the recent Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) announcement to move to virtual learning for the first nine weeks of the school year. We understand colleagues with children in other school districts are grappling with similar challenges and uncertainties. Imprints Cares, the largest provider of before- and after-school care in Forsyth County, will use the interest survey linked above to measure faculty and staff interest in enrolling their school-age children in an e-learning enrichment center and childcare program. Results of this survey will help inform possible locations and whether a program for only Wake Forest families is feasible.
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Patricia Dos Santos, associate professor of chemistry and department associate chair, has accepted an invitation from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to serve as a member of the Macromolecular Structure and Function A Study Section (MSFA), Center for Scientific Review.
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Access to Carroll Weathers Drive will be limited to one lane while resurfacing takes place from the intersection of Wake Forest Rd to Palmer-Piccolo on July 27 – 28.
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This week, Wake Forest University libraries launched Primo, a new discovery interface, signaling the completion of a vast electronic migration begun last summer. Primo provides added functionality at a time when online library services are more important than ever. Students, faculty and staff will use Primo to access their library accounts and search catalogs and databases. The Z. Smith Reynolds, Law and Carpenter Libraries will all utilize this new platform.
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The University will host a staff forum Friday, July 24 at 8:30 a.m. The Information Systems team has worked to ensure a safe and secure experience via Zoom Webinar. Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue and Clinical Director of Student Health Service Joanne Clinch will appear as panelists for the faculty forum Monday, July 27, 5 – 6 p.m. An email with details for accessing the meeting will be sent to faculty later this week.
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Camino Bakery, a local business in Winston-Salem, will be opening on Reynolda Campus in August when the fall semester begins. The former Starbucks location in ZSR library is being renovated this summer for the transition. The bakery will serve specialty coffees, pastries, scones, muffins […]
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