Stories this week at WFU
April 28, 2005 | Campus Life, Events, University Announcement
ARMY ROTC CADET TO BE COMMISSIONED BY HER FATHER, MAJ. GEN. MARTIN DEMPSEY — Caitlin Dempsey, a senior Army ROTC cadet, will be commissioned by her father, Maj. Gen. Martin Dempsey, during a ceremony May 15. General Dempsey, who served as the 1st Armor Division commander […]
Three to receive honorary degrees at WFU commencement ceremony
April 26, 2005 | Recognition, University Announcement
A famed civil rights attorney, the physician who developed the defibrillator and the founder and president of the Inner City Education Foundation (ICEF) will receive honorary degrees during Wake Forest University’s May 16 commencement on Thomas K. Hearn Jr. Plaza (the Quad). The 9 a.m. […]
Advisory: WFU nutrition expert available to comment on new food pyramid
April 22, 2005 | Media Advisory
Gary Miller, a Wake Forest University nutrition expert, is available to comment on the revised food pyramid recently released by the United States Department of Agriculture. Called “my pyramid,” the new design attempts to personalize nutritional requirements. “Previously, it was difficult to understand how much […]
Stories this week at WFU
April 21, 2005 | Community, Events, Speakers
‘THE U.S. AND GLOBAL POVERTY’ — Critics have argued that high debt owed by poor countries to rich countries has widened the gap between these countries and that the United States is not doing enough to help the economic recovery effort in poor countries. Sylvain Boko, […]
University Police arrests student for property damage
April 19, 2005 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University Police arrested a Wake Forest student April 15 in connection with graffiti that started appearing early this month on several buildings across campus. The student, a sophomore, is charged with nine counts of injury to real property. Much of the graffiti consisted […]
Wake Forest trustees honor president with Thomas K. Hearn Jr. Plaza
April 18, 2005 | Media Advisory, Recognition, University Announcement
The broad green lawn at Wake Forest University that stretches from Wait Chapel to the administration building is now officially called Thomas K. Hearn Jr. Plaza, in honor of the university’s retiring president. Approved by the university’s board of trustees, the new name was announced […]
WFU announces 2005-2006 Secrest Artists Series
April 18, 2005 | Arts & Culture, Events
Rick Benjamin’s new version of Scott Joplin’s folk opera “Treemonisha” will highlight the Wake Forest University’s Secrest Artists Series 2005-2006 season. “Treemonisha,” one of five concerts in the series, will be performed Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel. The opera is about an […]
Stories this week at WFU
April 14, 2005 | Community, Events, Recognition, Speakers, Student
DESK PAINTING EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 14 AT WFU — Wake Forest University students will paint desks from 4 to 7 p.m. April 14 on the Magnolia Courtyard to give to at-risk students at Old Town Elementary School. The event was originally scheduled for April 13. […]
Scottish Re pledges $500,000 to WFU Calloway School program
April 14, 2005 | School of Business, University Announcement
Scottish Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Re Group Limited, has pledged $500,000 to the enterprise risk management program at Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy. Scottish Re is a global life reinsurance specialist with subsidiaries around the world, including […]
University Police investigates indecent exposure incidents
April 13, 2005 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
University Police is investigating a recent case of indecent exposure that is believed to be related to similar incidents that occurred earlier this academic year. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on April 8, an unidentified man in a white panel van exposed himself to three students […]
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