Three days of celebrating Arnold Palmer and Wake Forest golf concluded Monday with a star-studded pro-am tournament at Old Town Club. The event capped a weekend that included the golf complex being named for Palmer during a Sunday reception. See photos, hear Palmer's speech and share your memories.Categories: Athletics, Happening at Wake
Four 2011 graduates who were named Fulbright Scholars, the most prestigious international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, reflect upon how their experiences at Wake Forest helped shape their lives abroad.
Categories: Alumni, Global Wake Forest
The Schools of Business continues to climb in The Economist 2011 ranking of full-time MBA programs, ranking 29th in the nation and 48th worldwide. Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
Wake Forest named its newly renovated golf complex in honor of Demon Deacon legend Arnold Palmer during a ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 16. "Arnold Palmer started the great golf tradition at Wake Forest,” said Athletic Director Ron Wellman.Categories: Athletics
Mark Kennedy Shriver stressed the power of the Peace Corps in a Voices of Our Time speech. “Compassion in service can shatter barriers,” Shriver said, as he discussed the history and future of the organization, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
The Strings, a Wake Forest women's social society renowned in the late '60s and early '70s for its voices, will reunite at Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 15, for the first time in 40 years. They will perform in the Green Room in Reynolda Hall at 11 a.m and record a YouTube video at 11:30 a.m. outside the Magnolia Room on Saturday.Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake
Kurt Cobain and Elliot Smith (singer-songwriters), Charles Taylor (former president of Liberia), and Jena Six defendant Robert Bailey Jr. are a few of the famous and infamous faces sharing wall space with the less notable in an exhibition at the START Gallery featuring the works of Rudy Shepherd ('98).
Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt (’98) has written “Finding Thalhimers” the story of her family and their business, a well-known retail institution for 150 years. Along with her mentor, professor Mary Dalton (’83), she’ll participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the Family Business Center on Friday at Reynolda House.Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake
The Schools of Business recently welcomed GE's Jeff Immelt, who has been named one of the "World's Best CEOs" by Barron's three times. Immelt stressed to students that they must prepare to compete in a volatile, global economy. “You are going to graduate into a world that requires adaptability. It rewards people who know how to manage volatility.”Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Kary Mullis developed a process that uses DNA to identify or exclude suspects. Twenty years later, that process freed Darryl Hunt, who spent 18 years in prison for murder. On Wednesday, Hunt got to meet Mullis at Wake Forest.Categories: Happening at Wake