Friendship Family program needs volunteers
The Center for International Studies (CIS) hosted the first multi-day international student orientation for incoming freshmen, helping students acclimate to life in the U.S. as well as the time change. This year, Wake Forest has 60 new undergraduate students, and 42 of them are from China or of Chinese heritage. One student’s mother attended Wake Forest as an undergrad! Many of them have spent some time in the U.S. either by way of vacations or boarding school, but very few of them had visited Winston-Salem.
The students who sign up for the Friendship Family program have a desire to experience the U.S. at a different level than what only life on campus can provide.
CIS is looking for people interested in incorporating international students into family activities based on both your and the student’s availability and interests. The deadline to submit an application is Thursday, Sept. 12.
The application is here:
http://cis.wfu.edu/iss/friendship/sponsors/
Categories: University Announcement
Faculty, staff hit the bricks
Staffers Carol Benford and Anita Hughes hit the bricks. Click the photo to see a gallery from the event.
Faculty and staff helped the Wake Forest community “Hit the Bricks” hard this year, joining with students to run 25,396 laps around Hearn Plaza and to raise close to $30,000 for cancer research and the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund.
Overall, more than 950 students, faculty and staff participated. Click to view a photo gallery »
The top five teams in the faculty/staff division were:
- Crusaders: Charlene Buckley, Kevin Cox, Ryan Scholl, T.J. Peele, Sean Daly, Keaton Lee, Phil May, James Buckley, Kevin M. Smith, Rachel Cook
- Provost Elite: Susan Edwards, Angela Masarise, Lori Messer, Deborah Snyder, John Champlin, Andrea Ellis, Tomma Gustafero, Melissa Clodfelter, Pam Moser, Brenda Knox
- Center for International Studies: Jessica Francis, Steve Duke, Mike Tyson, David Taylor, Vini Sharma, Andrew Smith, Sandra McMullen, Elizabeth Miller
- ZSR Library: Susan Smith, Rebecca Petersen, Mary Beth Lock, Joy Gambill, Hu Womack, Peter Romanov, Travis Manning, Patrick Ferrell, Craig Fansler, Derrik Hiatt
- Residence Life & Housing: Ashley Jones, Andrew Imboden, Frank Shelton, Matt Clifford, Greg Moreau, Lisa Harris, Denise Willard, Donna McGalliard, Stephanie Ganser, Heath Greene
“Hit the Bricks” is part of a series of student-run events and activities to honor the former Chicago Bears running back, Brian Piccolo, who attended Wake Forest in the 1960s. The 1971 film, “Brian’s Song,” was based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers he is dying of cancer at the age of 26.
Categories: Events
August 2012 comings and goings
See a list of employees joining and leaving the University in August 2012: Read more
Categories: Faculty News, Staff News
