Provost Office grants announced
The Provost’s Office is pleased to announce the following grants for Spring 2016
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It’s time to focus on annual benefits enrollment
Nearly 500 colleagues have completed Annual Benefits Enrollment.
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2016-17 Wake Forest Fellows selected
Twelve seniors will remain in the Wake Forest campus community following graduation in May as Wake Forest Fellows. They will work in offices across campus, including the President’s Office, the Pro Humanitate Institute, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library and the Office of Personal & Career Development.
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Harriger named director for Wake Washington program
Katy Harriger, professor and chair of politics and international affairs, has been named faculty director of Wake Forest University’s new Wake Washington program, which will combine academic and internship experiences in the nation’s capital.
Scheduled to launch in fall 2017, the program will provide students with “outstanding opportunities to explore what it means to be a citizen, a policy maker, and a leader,” said Michele Gillespie, dean of the College.
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University to test Wake Alert’s emergency text message system
Thousands of students, faculty and staff are scheduled to receive a test text message on Tuesday, May 3, from Wake Forest’s emergency notification system.
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Harris-Perry advances justice for women and girls of color
Melissa Harris-Perry, Maya Angelou Presidential Chair, spoke before the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls April 28. The session allowed members of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls to explore the condition of black women in the United States through the testimony of black female academic, activists, celebrities and business women. Here is a link to the testimony she presented.
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Champions of Change honored at Sustainability Awards event
The Wake Forest Campus Sustainability Awards presentation was held on Earth Day, April 22, in the Green Room of Reynolda Hall. A combination of students, faculty, and staff who have demonstrated or initiated successful sustainable practices on campus were recognized as Champions of Change.
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Wellbeing presents THRIVE Dimension Champions Award
The Office of Wellbeing presented the 2016 THRIVE Dimension Champions Awards for faculty and staff on April 20 at the Sutton Center.
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Wake Forest establishes research center in the Amazon
The Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónico (CINCIA), known internally as The Amazon Center for Environmental Research and Sustainability (ACERS), has been established through the University’s Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (CEES). The new research center aims to develop transformative solutions to promote sustainable use of tropical landscapes, combat environmental destruction and improve human health in the Amazonian province of Madre de Dios (MDD) in Peru.
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Student Health Service making temporary move
After 16 years, the George C. Mackie Student Health Clinic is getting a major upgrade.
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