Wake Forest finishes as runner-up in national title
After 110 scoreless minutes, the Wake Forest men's soccer team came up a penalty kick short of the national championship, falling to Stanford, 5-4, in penalties in Houston on Sunday afternoon. WFU's Ian Harkes was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the College Cup.Categories: Athletics
Ian Harkes netted a breakaway goal in the 103rd minute to lift second-ranked Wake Forest men's soccer to a 2-1 victory in double overtime over Denver on Friday night to move on to the national championship game on Sunday in Houston.
Wake Forest will play Temple in the Military Bowl, presented by Northrop Grumman and benefiting the USO. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. The game will be televised by ESPN.
In co-founding New Communion Mobile Market and Pantry, third-year Master of Divinity student Monica Banks channeled her passion for food justice to bring a class project from a hypothetical to reality.
Wake Forest University will name a new residence hall after poet, actress, author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Angelou taught generations of Wake Forest students as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at the University from 1982 until her death in 2014.
The next imaginative idea to benefit consumers, patients, or healthcare professionals might be born in the creative concepts presented at the Fourth Annual Retail & Health Innovation Challenge, hosted by Wake Forest University School of Business and its Center for Retail Innovation. This year, Wake Forest School of Business teams took two of the top four spots as selected by the industry experts.
Keeping the post-election peace when families gather for the holidays may be challenging this year, said Samuel T. Gladding, professor of counseling at Wake Forest University.
This year, Wake Forest University will hold two Lovefeast services in Wait Chapel on Sunday, December 4. The first will be held at 4:30 p.m. and the second at 8 p.m.
Wake Forest University ranks sixth among doctoral U.S. colleges and universities in the percentage of students studying abroad, according to the Open Doors report published today by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Second-ranked Wake Forest men's soccer beat No. 3 Clemson 3-1 to win the 2016 ACC Tournament championship. Ian Harkes, Jacori Hayes and Steven Echevarria each scored. The team can be welcomed back at the Manchester Athletic Center around 9:45 p.m. Check Twitter (@WakeMSoccer) for updates.