This week at Wake Forest University

WFU STUDENTS SPEAK OUT ABOUT TERRORIST ATTACKS

Wake Forest students will tackle several issues relating to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at an intimate and informal forum on Oct. 4 from 7-9 p.m. “Speak Out Now: A Forum for Discussion and Information Exchange” will be in Tribble Hall, Room A108. Discussion leaders, including some Wake Forest professors, will talk about U.S. policies, history of the Middle East, students’ emotions and what the future may hold. Round-table discussions will give students the opportunity to share their own thoughts, letters and personal stories. “This is an event for all of us so that we may turn anger and fear into hope and peace,” says Lee Anne Quattrucci, a senior from New York who is coordinating the event. The Women’s Initiative for Support and Empowerment (WISE) is sponsoring the forum, which is part of the student-initiated Year of Unity and Hope. To arrange coverage, contact the News Service.

THEATRE AS HEALING

With a plot that includes one man’s plan to harm the Pope, Wake Forest University Theatre’s next performance, “The House of Blue Leaves,” takes on a more timely meaning following the Sept. 11 attacks on America. John Friedenberg, director of Wake Forest Theatre, says the play, like all theatre, can be a catalyst for healing. “Pain and humor juxtaposed can bring us to look at surrounding events in fresh ways,” Friedenberg says. “Theatre, because it is a group experience, can guide, reinforce and ease that process.” Friedenberg can discuss how theatre can help the healing process following the recent tragedies. To arrange an interview, contact the News Service.

GENDER IN THE WORKPLACE

Barbara Gutek, McClelland Professor of management and policy at the University of Arizona, will speak on “Gender and the Reasonable Woman Standard: Influences on Judgments of Sexual Harassment” today at 4 p.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. Gutek will also discuss “The Work Environment: How it Helps or Hinders Women’s Advancement,” Sept. 28 at noon in Sticht Center Auditorium on the Bowman Gray Campus. To arrange an interview with Gutek, contact the News Service.

ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM WILL HOLD WORKSHOPS

On Sept. 29, the Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology will hold a Mola Identification Day in conjunction with the exhibit, “Kuna Mola: Maintaining Tradition Amid Change.” From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mari Lyn Salvador of the University of Mexico’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology will identify molas and interpret the meaning of their designs. The mola is a unique needlecraft tradition based on techniques of reverse appliquÈ. Kim Robertson, museum educator, will lead a Children’s Mola Workshop at the same time and will help children make their own paper molas. On Sept. 30, Salvador will speak on “Crustaceans and Cruise Ships: Tourist Art from Kuna Women’s Perspective” at 2:30 p.m. In the slide lecture, she will address how the Kuna’s understanding of tourist’s perceptions of Kuna art has influenced the creation of new designs and a return to traditional ones.

CALLOWAY STUDENTS BEST IN STATE ON CPA EXAM

Three Wake Forest accounting students in the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy earned the highest scores in North Carolina on the May 2001 CPA exam. Wendel Kralovich, Kirk Sonnenfeld and Brian Branson were awarded medals for their performance on the exam. Since 1997, the first year a master’s degree in accountancy was offered at Wake Forest, Calloway students’ passage rate has been ranked either first or second in the nation. For more information, contact the News Service.

CALLOWAY SCHOOL BREAKS GROUND ON NEW WING

The Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, one of only two North Carolina business programs ranked in the top 50 by U.S. News & World Report, is preparing to expand. On Oct. 4 Wake Forest will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kirby Wing, an addition to Calloway Hall dedicated to the Calloway School. The ceremony begins at 5 p.m. For more information, contact the News Service.