Staff Advisory council meeting report
The following is a list of highlights from the February 26 meeting of the Staff Advisory Council (SAC):
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Wake Forest well represented at CASE Conference
Wake Forest brought home three awards at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III Conference Feb. 17-20. Wake Forest Magazine won an Award of Excellence. It also brought home a Special Merit Award for “Boundary Hopping,” a feature on adjunct […]
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Poteat will get new dining area; post office headed to Benson
Wake Forest soon will embark on its next big step in revitalizing Hearn Plaza, following recent improvements that brought a much larger Subway and convenience store to the area. Preliminary work will begin soon on converting a portion of Poteat Residence Hall into a new […]
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Staff Advisory Council nominations now open
The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is soliciting nominations for new members. To nominate yourself or someone in your division – please visit: SAC Nominations (login required) The SAC, formed in 2006 by President Hatch, is an advisory body tasked with strengthening communication between the staff […]
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Knox speaks at international environmental forum
School of Law professor John Knox, who is the United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and the environment, urged world governments to take into account human rights laws in designing and developing environmental governance at the Global Ministerial Environmental Forum hosted by the […]
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Meet Elizabeth Chew, new director of Reynolda House Interpretive Program
There’s a new face at Reynolda House. Elizabeth Chew has been named the Betsy Main Babcock Director of the Curatorial and Education Division. Chew comes to Reynolda House from Monticello, the historic Virginia estate of Thomas Jefferson, where she served as curator. She holds […]
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Campus safety and security update
The following message is sent on behalf of Ken Zick, vice president and dean for student affairs: In recent weeks, we have heard concern from members of the University community about campus safety and security. Incidents on and off campus this academic year have prompted […]
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Deadline extended for Summer Tech grants
The deadline for applications for Summer Technology Exploration Grants has been extended until Monday, March 4. The call for proposals and application can be found at http://technology.wfu.edu/call-for-proposals/.
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ZSR Library joins HathiTrust
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library has recently joined HathiTrust as a sustaining partner. HathiTrust began in 2008 as a collaboration of 13 universities to establish a repository for archiving and sharing library collections that were digitized as part of the initial Google Book project. Today, more […]
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Proposals funded: Fleeson, Robinson
Congratulations to William W. Fleeson, professor of psychology, whose proposal entitled “Integrating Process and Structure in Borderline Personality Disorder” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health under award number 5R01MH070571-07. Congratulations to Stephen B. Robinson, professor of mathematics, whose proposal entitled “SEARCDE 2012 […]
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