Desk-painting event postponed due to rain
April 13, 2005 | Community, Events, University Announcement
Wake Forest University students will postpone painting desks for at-risk Old Town Elementary School students to April 14 because of rain. The event was originally scheduled for April 13. Each of about 40 Old Town students will get a colorful, custom-decorated desk. The project, D.E.S.K […]
WFU student connects volunteers with Hispanic community
April 13, 2005 | Community, Student
To connect Wake Forest University students who speak Spanish with organizations in Winston-Salem that need them, Wake Forest senior Jessie Lee Smith started Aprender y Enseñar. In English, it means “to learn and to teach.” The student-led service organization places Wake Forest students with local […]
Stories this week at WFU
April 7, 2005 | Community, Events, University Announcement
CARDINAL ARINZE GAVE 1999 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT WFU — Cardinal Francis Arinze, often mentioned in news reports as a possible successor to Pope John Paul II, delivered the May 17, 1999, commencement address at Wake Forest. Arinze spoke at Wake Forest when his nephew, Niki Arinze, […]
Author Colin Creel to give book signing at Wake Forest
April 6, 2005 | Arts & Culture, Events
Author Colin Creel will sign pre-release copies of his new book “Perspectives: A Life Guide for Twentysomethings” at the Wake Forest University College Bookstore on University Plaza (Quad) from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 22. The book is scheduled for release April 26. Published […]
WFU professors offer early look at film about graduate in iron lung
April 5, 2005 | Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty, Research
Two Wake Forest University professors will hold a preview screening of a documentary film about a Wake Forest graduate who has spent most of her life in an iron lung. Titled “Martha in Lattimore,” the film will be shown at 7 p.m. on April 19 […]
Advisory: Cardinal Arinze gave 1999 commencement address
April 5, 2005 | Media Advisory
Cardinal Francis Arinze, often mentioned in news reports as a possible successor to Pope John Paul II, delivered the May 17, 1999 commencement address at Wake Forest University. Arinze spoke at Wake Forest when his nephew, Niki Arinze, was a Wake Forest student and member […]
WFU spring dance concert 2005 features, jazz, hip-hop, and modern dance
April 1, 2005 | Arts & Culture, Events
The Wake Forest University Dance Company will present its annual spring dance concert at 7:30 p.m. April 21-23 and at 2 p.m. April 24. All performances will be held in the MainStage Theatre of Scales Fine Arts Center. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 […]
WFU Board of Trustees elects members, officers
April 1, 2005 | University Announcement
In its April 1 meeting, the Wake Forest University Board of Trustees elected new trustees and its 2005-2006 officers. Vice Chairman L. Glenn Orr of Winston-Salem was re-elected to the board and elected as the new chairman. Orr is president and chief executive officer of […]
Arnold Palmer to give commencement address at WFU May 16
April 1, 2005 | Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Arnold Palmer, one of the most beloved golf legends of all time and a Wake Forest University alumnus, will deliver the university’s commencement address May 16. Palmer will address approximately 1,450 Wake Forest graduates during the 9 a.m. outdoor ceremony on University Plaza (the Quad). […]
WFU students paint desks to give to at-risk elementary school students
April 1, 2005 | Community, Events
Wake Forest University students will paint desks April 13 to give to at-risk students at Old Town Elementary School. Each of about 40 Old Town students will get a colorful, custom-decorated desk. The project, D.E.S.K or Discovering Education through Student Knowledge, was started last spring […]
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