Comings and goings for August 2017
See a list of employees joining and leaving the University in August 2017:
Categories: Faculty News, Staff News
Dedication set Nov. 4 for Intercultural, LGBTQ, Women's Centers
New offices for Wake Forest’s Intercultural, LGBTQ and Women’s Centers will be dedicated on Nov. 4 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Benson University Center. The offices opened last summer on the third floor of Benson Center, but a dedication ceremony had not been held until now.
Remarks from Provost Rogan Kersh and others will begin at 3:15 p.m. in the third-floor rotunda of Benson Center. Afterward, all are invited to visit the centers’ new spaces on the east side of Benson Center.
Barbee Myers Oakes, chief diversity officer, said the event is an opportunity for the campus community to hear information about new programs, listen to remarks by students and center directors, and hear about the centers’ plans to enrich the community shared by students, faculty, staff and others.
Categories: University Announcement
WFDD and Office of Diversity and Inclusion win national award
From left: Matt Williams, David Matthews, Tom Dollenmayer and Barbee Oakes.
WFDD general manager Tom Dollenmayer recently presented a plaque to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in recognition of the first place journalism award the station received for the piece it produced as part of Wake Forest’s Faces of Courage series.
WFDD and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion worked in collaboration to record, produce, and broadcast the stories of the pioneers of Wake Forest’s integration in 1962. One piece, a commentary from David Matthews (’62), was recognized during the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) national award competition and received first place in the documentary category.
Matthews’s commentary can be heard at WFDD’s website: http://wfdd.org/post/breaking-family-tradition. In it, Matthews describes how history classes about British colonialism and Africa shattered his long-held prejudices about African Americans.
“We were thrilled when Matt Williams from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion approached us about working with him on the Faces of Courage project,” Dollenmayer said. ” To have that collaboration result in a first place national journalism award is an honor for both departments, and for Wake Forest University.”
Categories: Staff News
Angelou, Wilson & Cole to celebrate dignity & respect Nov. 6
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion invites faculty and staff to celebrate the first 30 days of a yearlong, campus-wide “Dignity and Respect Campaign” on Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 3:30-4:45 in Brendle Recital Hall.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature remarks from:
- Maya Angelou, Reynolds Professor of American Studies, renowned poet and Civil Rights activist;
- Ed Wilson, Provost Emeritus, retired professor of English and literary scholar; and
- Johnnetta Cole, director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art, former president of Spelman College and Bennett College for Women, and humanitarian.
Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. No registration is necessary.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion launched the campaign on Oct. 7 to unite the campus under the core belief that everyone deserves dignity and respect (find out more and take the pledge). Originally established by the Center for Inclusion at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the national movement promotes inclusion through behavioral and organizational change.
“Dr. Angelou is famous for saying, ‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’ Indeed, the relationships students form with each other, faculty, and staff are at the heart of our culture here at Wake Forest,” said Dr. Barbee Oakes, assistant provost for Diversity and Inclusion.
“With the diversification of our student body over the last several years, we have dedicated great attention to cultivating a greater appreciation of how diverse constituencies enrich our community. The primary goal of the ‘Dignity and Respect Campaign’ is to embed the message ‘You Belong Here’ into the very fabric of our campus.”
Faculty and staff are welcome to encourage students, family and friends to attend.
Categories: Events
Staff Advisory council meeting report
The following is a list of highlights from the February 26 meeting of the Staff Advisory Council (SAC): Read more
Categories: Staff News
