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Discount tickets to Face to Face Speaker Forum with Yo Yo Ma

A guest post from the WFU Face to Face Speaker Forum

Yo-Yo Ma, Grammy award-winning cellist, cultural ambassador and U.N. Messenger of Peace will join the upcoming Face to Face Speaker Forum for an evening of conversation on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

The Face to Face Speaker Forum is excited to offer faculty and staff a 20% discount off single tickets. Please use the offer code F2F20 to receive your discount when purchasing tickets online. This exclusive offer is for you and your immediate family members. (ie., partner/spouse and children).

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Face to Face Speaker Forum update for Nov. 9 event

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (2013-2015) will join Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (1997-2001) for the upcoming Face to Face Speaker Forum on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

In addition to the conversation, there will be a special tribute to General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) at the beginning of the program. Veterans attending the event will be recognized for their service.

Powell, who was originally scheduled to participate in the Face to Face Speaker Forum with Albright, passed away on October 18. Both Hagel and Albright have praised Powell’s lifelong commitment to public service and spent many years together as colleagues and close friends. 

Media are welcome to cover the tribute. Clips from the video presentation will be available. Photos and video are allowed for the first 30 seconds of the conversation segment of the program.

Prior to the event, a special opportunity is available for Wake Forest students and students from area institutions of higher learning to engage with the speakers in a question and answer session at Wait Chapel at 5 p.m.

Read more on the Wake Forest University News website.

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WFU Remembers General Colin L. Powell

Photo of General Colin L. Powell wearing Wake Forest University regalia standing behind a podium that says "Wake Forest University." He is speaking into a microphone and pointing toward a crowd gathered for the 2004 WFU Commencement Ceremony, where Powell was the keynote speaker.Wake Forest University is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of General Colin L. Powell.

General Powell was the University’s 2004 Commencement speaker. In his first commencement address as U.S. Secretary of State, Powell interspersed national policy with advice for Wake Forest’s 1,597 graduates. Powell said the impulse to do the right thing should apply to both individuals and nations.

“When people are suffering, and you can help them, you help them,” Powell said. “You act. You do what’s right. That’s the American way.”

During the pandemic, Powell participated in a virtual conversation with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in March 2021 as part of the University’s Face to Face Speaker Forum. He and Albright were scheduled to appear in person at Wake Forest on Nov. 9, 2021. Updates will be shared on the Face to Face Speaker Forum website.

“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with General Powell’s family, friends and those who served with him. We are grateful for General Powell’s service to our country and his example of leading with character and integrity,” said Wake Forest President Susan R. Wente.

This post originally appeared on the Wake Forest News website.

Face to Face Speaker Forum: In-person event dates and series addition

Promotional flyer for the Wake Forest University Face to Face Speaker Series 2021-22 schedule, with images of Madeline Albright, Colin Powell, Yo-Yo Ma and Malcolm Gladwell

In March of 2020, Wake Forest University launched a signature speaker series called the Face to Face Speaker Forum. The community-facing series brings world-renowned, influential voices to Winston-Salem to discuss topics in a variety of areas including politics, arts and culture, business and social justice.

Due to the pandemic, 2020-2021 Face to Face in-person events were postponed. Below are the rescheduled dates:

  • September 14, 2021: Malcolm Gladwell, journalist and author of “Blink” and “Outliers”
  • November 9, 2021: Former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright (1997-2001) and Colin Powell (2001-2005)
  • February 16, 2022: Yo-Yo Ma, cellist, cultural ambassador and U.N. Messenger of Peace

All three events will be held at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

In addition to the inaugural season, the Face to Face Speaker Forum is presenting a special event. Sanjay Gupta, the Emmy® award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN, will be speaking at Wait Chapel on Wake Forest University’s Reynolda campus on April 12, 2022.

Read more on the Wake Forest News website.

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Yo-Yo Ma to join virtual Face to Face Speaker Forum event on May 4

Yo-Yo Ma, cellist, cultural ambassador and U.N. Messenger of Peace will join Wake Forest’s Face to Face Speaker Forum for a virtual preview event on Tuesday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. He will be in conversation with President Nathan Hatch discussing why humans turn to the arts in periods of uncertainty. In addition to their talk, there will be a special performance for this event. Headshot of Yo-Yo Ma standing with a cello

The event is free for Face to Face Speaker Forum season subscribers and students, faculty and staff at Wake Forest, as well as students and faculty in the Winston-Salem area. To register, visit go.wfu.edu/yoyoma.

The 2021 Face to Face Speaker Forum season schedule can be found here. An in-person Face to Face Speaker Forum event with Yo-Yo Ma has been rescheduled for February 16, 2022, due to the pandemic.

Visit the University news site to read more about Yo-Yo Ma and the Face to Face Speaker Forum.

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