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Alexander Memorial Sept. 12 in Wait Chapel

A memorial service for TWA crash victim Matthew Alexander will be held 11 a.m. Sept. 12 in Wait Chapel. University chaplain Ed Christman said that the Wake Forest community is invited to attend the service honoring Alexander, 20, a rising senior and French major from […]


Arrival of Freshmen Marks Start of New Plan

Wake Forest University is preparing for the arrival of approximately 950 freshmen on Wednesday, Aug. 21, who will be the first to take part in the university’s new Plan for the Class of 2000. A blueprint for enriching undergraduate education, the wide-ranging plan calls for […]


New Support Center Improves Technical Support

The Wake Forest University community now has easier access to computer services and technical support. Students will find a new computer “help desk” with expanded services in Reynolda Hall, new printers in every residence hall, computer-savvy advisors in freshman halls, and other improvements for the […]


Fall Term Opens with Updated Buildings, Technology

Extensive renovations to Johnson, Bostwick and Kitchin residence halls and other facilities were among summer improvements to the Reynolda campus. Classrooms and residence halls also received technical upgrades for the start of the Plan for the Class of 2000, gatehouses went up at two of […]


Wilkerson Named Acting Dean of Calloway School

Wake Forest University has named Jack E. Wilkerson Jr. acting dean of the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy. Wilkerson’s appointment follows the resignation of Dana Johnson, Calloway’s dean from 1992 until this summer. Wilkerson, who joined Wake Forest in 1989, is an accounting professor. […]


WFU promotes Information Systems staff

Three employees in the Wake Forest University Office of Information Systems recently received promotions. Jay L. Dominick was named assistant vice president and chief information officer. He will be responsible for overall technical direction for the university’s academic and business computing. Previously, Dominick was director […]


Composer to have works performed

Music written by Dan Locklair, Wake Forest University’s composer-in-residence, will be premiered at the 1996 Centennial Convention of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) in New York City July 9. New York City Opera conductor Robert Duerr will conduct the Ascension Orchestra’s performance of Locklair’s […]


Comito promoted to assistant treasurer

Irene A. Comito, Wake Forest University’s assistant to the vice president and treasurer for the past 10 years, has been promoted to assistant treasurer. A Kernersville resident, Comito will assist the treasurer in the management of the university’s financial assets. She also will have specific […]


Barnes named alumni outreach director

Wake Forest University has promoted Meda Barnes to the position of director of alumni outreach. Barnes, who joined the university’s alumni activities office in 1993, assumes responsibility for all 91 Wake Forest alumni clubs across the country. In her new position, she will also oversee […]


WFU hires two media relations officers

Kimberly S. Griffing and Wayne Thompson have been named media relations officers in the Wake Forest University News Bureau. Previously, Griffing was an award-winning reporter with The Winchester Star in Winchester, Va. A 1992 graduate of Wake Forest, she earned a master’s degree in mass […]


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