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Responses from Imam Griggs and Chaplain Auman

The following is an open letter to the Wake Forest community from Imam Khalid Griggs, Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life: It is with heartfelt emotion that I express my genuine appreciation for the overwhelming expressions of support that I have received in the […]


Director of Jewish Life named

Gail Bretan has joined the Office of the Chaplain as the University’s Director of Jewish Life.  She began Jan. 6. Bretan will provide pastoral leadership to Jewish students, staff and faculty including opportunities for worship, prayer, mentoring and counseling.  She will also be a […]


Assistant Chaplin Khalid Griggs speaks at Oxford

Khalid Griggs, assistant chaplain at Wake Forest University and imam of the Community Mosque of Winston-Salem, toured the United Kingdom addressing audiences in six cities and at five universities. The tour was underwritten by Like Media, a Birmingham, England-based company that hosts Muslim speakers from […]


Reid, long-time shuttle driver, dies

The University is saddened to inform faculty and staff that Melvin Reid, familiar to many on campus as a long-time driver for the University’s shuttle bus system, died May 6 while on duty. Reid suffered a fatal health incident after driving his empty University van […]


Vice president for campus life named

Wake Forest has appointed Dr. Penny Rue as vice president for campus life. Rue, who currently serves as vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego), is nationally known for her creative leadership in strengthening campus communities. Rue […]


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