Stories this week at Wake Forest

STUDENT ACTIVITIES FAIR

Classes have started, so now it’s time for college students to find interesting extracurricular activities. More than 50 student organizations will set up at the Student Union Activities Fair on the Magnolia Courtyard behind Reynolda Hall today from 2-5 p.m. The Volunteer Service Corps, the student newspaper, Campus Ministries, the Rowing Club, the Frisbee Club and the Gospel Choir will be among the groups represented. Representatives from the College Republicans and the College Democrats will also set up at the activities fair.

VOLUNTEER SERVICES FAIR

Representatives from 55 local non-profit agencies will be set up in Benson University Center, Room 401, from 3-6 p.m. today. Wake Forest students will have the opportunity to learn about local organizations that need volunteers, including The Special Children’s School, Samaritan Ministries and Habitat for Humanity. Paige Wilbanks, associate director of student development, can comment on student volunteerism.

CALLOWAY STUDENTS NATION’S BEST ON CPA EXAM, AGAIN

For the second year in a row, students at Wake Forest’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy achieved the highest passage rate in the country for their performance on the CPA exam. Of the 25 Wake Forest students taking the exam, 88 percent passed all four parts the first time. The closest university competitor, the University of Virginia, was more than 17 percentage points behind. The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy called Wake Forest’s ranking superlative, saying, “Wake Forest continued a string of fine performances-second in 1997 and first in 1998 and 1999.”

CALLOWAY SCHOOL MOVES UP FOUR IN NATIONAL RANKINGS

Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy is ranked 28th among the best undergraduate business programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report. This ranking is up four spots from Calloway’s 1999 ranking in “America’s Best Colleges,” an annual guide published by U.S. News. Five other schools tied for the 28th position.

RELIGION PROFESSOR COMMENTS ON PUBLIC PRAYER

Charles Kimball, professor and chair of the religion department, has written an op-ed piece about public prayer at high school athletic events that appears in today’s commentary section of the Los Angeles Times. Kimball argues that the growing movement in support of collective recitation of the Lord’s Prayer before high school football games trivializes the very Christian principles that supporters defend. He is available for comment on that topic. Call the News Service to arrange an interview.