February 2014 milestones
See a list of faculty and staff milestones in February 2014:
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Weather-related closings, delays announced in several ways
In the event of severe weather that prompts a delay or closing, Wake Forest will use several methods to alert students, faculty and staff to schedule changes. On occasion, because of snowy or icy weather conditions, Wake Forest officials have announced a decision to […]
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Beta Verde to present on sustainable living
Margaret Norfleet Neff and Salem Norfleet Neff, the mother/daughter founders and directors of Beta Verde will share information about their local food venture on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the Scales Fine Arts Center Lobby from 4:30 – 6 p.m. Beta Verde produces locally […]
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‘Unbroken Circle’ breaks fundraising records
Unbroken Circle, Wake Forest’s multi-generational string band, played for a standing-room only crowd on Feb. 1. The benefit performance for the Shalom Project raised more than $7,000. The Winston-Salem charity feeds the hungry, offers clothing to those in need, tutors at risk children and cares […]
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Religion professor profiled by American Academy of Religion
Nelly Van Doorn-Harder, professor of Islamic studies, was featured in the American Academy of Religion (AAR)’s “Religious Studies News.” Van Doorn-Harder served as the chair of the organization’s program committee for the past three years. The interview outlines the various new policies and initiatives […]
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American Ski Resort: Architecture, Style, Experience
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library is hosting a lecture and book signing for Margaret Supplee Smith, professor emerita of art, on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. in the library’s auditorium (Room 404). Smith will discuss her book “American Ski Resort: Architecture, Style, Experience” (2013, University of Oklahoma […]
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WFU Habitat for Humanity House Built
Wake Forest volunteers from the Reynolda Campus and the medical center worked together to build a Habitat for Humanity house in Winston-Salem. The house was dedicated Jan. 28. Construction on the house began Aug. 28 with several hundred members of the Wake Forest community […]
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Faculty development award
The Nathan and Julie Hatch Prize for Academic Excellence supports a week of research and writing from June 29 to July 6, 2014, at the Summer Research Institute conducted by Harris Manchester College at Oxford University. Room, board and transportation are covered. Faculty from the undergraduate […]
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PDC offers career development opportunities
The Professional Development Center is offering several career development opportunities with approaching application deadlines. These programs were highlighted in the January 2014 Provost’s Newsletter. Career Group Coaching Planning one’s career can be empowering, yet daunting if the path is unclear. Career Group Coaching will […]
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CS4HS workshop findings to be presented at conference
While most kids have been using computers their whole lives, they generally don’t get the opportunity to learn exactly how they work until college. Wake Forest computer scientists teamed up with Google over the last two summers to develop a comprehensive approach to reversing this trend. […]
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