The undergraduate and graduate students in Comm 370 spent the spring semester pondering a bioethics case study surrounding organ transplants and patient selection while also enhancing their communications skills by learning how to perform the material as a radio play.
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Making bioethics personal
May 14th, 2012 | Arts & Culture, Humanities, School of Medicine, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Wake Forest College
Fathers & daughters: not a textbook case
April 26th, 2012 | Faculty, Research, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Wake Forest College
When Mike Bevan’s father died suddenly last year, he dutifully stepped into a family leadership role. He also enrolled in “Fathers and Daughters,” the only known college class in the country devoted exclusively to dad-daughter relationships, to help his sister cope with their loss.
Telling the story of Pearl Harbor
December 7th, 2011 | Faculty, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Wake Forest College
On this 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, students analyze films and read stories to learn how this event continues to shape America’s national identity.
School of Law teaches ‘virtual course’
October 27th, 2011 | Faculty, School of Law, Teacher-Scholar
Professor Steve Nickles recently taught a course for the School of Law. Only Nickles and his students weren’t actually in the school. The course was taught in a virtual environment. Last spring, Wake Forest became the only university in the world with a site-wide license for WebEx from Cisco, making this level of interaction possible.
Students bring top scholars to WFU
October 10th, 2011 | Faculty, Speakers, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Wake Forest College
Wake Forest’s “Great Teachers” class gives students the opportunity to learn from the best by planning and executing visits from four leading communications researchers.
Peter Gilbert joins Wake Forest
September 30th, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Faculty, Graduate School, Teacher-Scholar, Wake Forest College
The producer and director of photography on the Oscar-nominated documentary “Hoop Dreams” adds his expertise to the Documentary Film Program — teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses.
Endowed chair honors Baptist leaders
September 13th, 2011 | Faculty, School of Divinity, Teacher-Scholar
Professor of Church History Bill J. Leonard is the first James and Marilyn Dunn Chair of Baptist Studies at the School of Divinity. The chair positions the School as a leader in the ongoing conversation about the future of ministry in Baptist churches.
Class writes version of Obama’s speech
September 9th, 2011 | Faculty, National, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Wake Forest College
Even before President Obama addressed Congress on Thursday, students at Wake Forest were planning his speech, or at least what they thought he should say. Read about Professor Allan Louden’s class and see video from News 14.
Support for entrepreneurship
August 31st, 2011 | Faculty, Recognition, Teacher-Scholar, University Announcement, Wake Forest College
Biology professor William E. Conner has been named the first David and Lelia Farr Professor of Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. The $2 million endowed chair recognizes Conner’s work in encouraging student start-ups.
Flexible electronics hold promise
August 29th, 2011 | Faculty, Research, Student, Teacher-Scholar
“Electronics everywhere” is the trend of the future, says physics professor Oana Jurchescu. And new research into organic semiconductors means artificial skin, smart bandages and wearable electronics are one step closer.