Joseph Soares, professor of sociology, was the keynote speaker at a diversity retreat at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., on September 30. He spoke on “Rethinking the Admissions Process: Bias and the SAT.” Also, he spoke on the virtues of test-optional admissions […]
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Staying true to yourself and not changing your personality to fit different situations is highly valued in Western culture. Shakespeare’s famous line, “to thine own self be true,” has been echoed across the centuries by parents, pop singers and motivational speakers. But, in a new […]
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Jarrod Atchison and JP Lacy and the Wake Forest Debate team hosted the National Earlybird High School Tournament in September. Atchison is director of debate, and Lacy is debate coach.
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Robert Plemmons, Reynolds Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, has received funding from the University of New Mexico and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for his proposal “Novel Imaging Tools for Improved Space Object Identification.”
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Wake Forest is planning to merge mail services on the Reynolda and Bowman Gray campuses to save money by creating a single university mail system.
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Did you know that Campus Recreation offers over 50 classes per week — including ab attack, cycling, metabolic effect, Pilates, yoga and dance — that are open to faculty and staff? The cost is $40 per year for unlimited access to all classes. Check […]
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Jack Rejeski, Thurman D. Kitchin Professor of Heath and Exercise Science, has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and Wake Forest University Health Sciences for his proposal, “Intervening on spontaneous physical activity to prevent weight regain in women.”
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Lauren Pressley, instructional design librarian, has been appointed to the 2011 Horizon Project Advisory Board, the centerpiece of the New Media Consortium’s emerging technologies initiative to explore new technologies for teaching, learning and research.
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Linda Early was named the 2010 Employee of the Year for exempt staff. She is coordinator of the acquisitions unit in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Read more about Linda.
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Bernice Cook was named the 2010 Employee of the Year for non-exempt staff. She has worked at Wake Forest for nearly 35 years and is an accounts receivable representative in the Financial and Accounting Services Office.
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