This week will mark the 179th birthday of Wake Forest. On Monday, Feb. 3, 1834, Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute opened its doors and admitted its first student. In those early days, students were schooled in agriculture by day and the Baptist ministry by night. […]
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Longtime religion professor Carlton T. Mitchell (’43) remained devoted to his alma mater long after he retired in 1991. As president of the University’s Half Century Club — for alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago — he encouraged alumni to remain active and […]
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NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) selected Wake Forest as the Silver recipient in the NASPA Excellence Awards program for transforming higher education through outstanding programs, innovative services, and effective administration in the Enrollment Management, Financial Aid, Orientation, Parents, First-Year, Other-Year and Related Category. […]
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Elizabeth (Betsy) Gatewood, the associate director of the Center for Enterprise Research and Education, has been awarded the 2013 Max S. Wortman, Jr. Award for Lifetime Achievement in Entrepreneurship. The award is presented on behalf of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship […]
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Wake Forest University has been awarded a 2013 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education in recognition of its Magnolia Abroad Access Program (MAAP) for study abroad. The Institute of International Education (IIE) awards honor the most outstanding initiatives in international higher education […]
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Wake Wash, a door-to-door laundry and dry cleaning delivery service, is expanding its services to faculty and staff at Wake Forest. The service, started and run by Wake Forest students, has presented students with the luxury of “hands-off” washing, drying, and folding for the last five […]
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The planned construction project at the University Parkway exit that eliminates left turns northbound (see previous story) has been postponed. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has approved the safety plan and anticipates construction will begin until this summer. As dates become firm, additional […]
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Wake Forest Baptist Health is starting an internal campaign to inform faculty, staff and students of ways to register for clinical trials. As an employee of Wake Forest University, you can be involved in shaping the future of health in our region and beyond. The […]
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Women’s and Gender Studies invites faculty, staff and students to meet Dr. Angela Kóczé, a visiting Fulbright Professor from Hungary. A reception with a Hungarian flavor will take place from 4:30–5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Women’s and Gender Studies Open House in […]
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Professor Peter Kairoff was recently featured in the Winston-Salem Journal. Kairoff, a pianist who has performed around the world, has just released a CD with tenor Glenn Siebert, who is a faculty member at UNC School of the Arts. The CD hopes to revive interest […]
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