WFU expert cautions new internet myths may be more harmful
June 6, 2003 | Faculty, Research
A Wake Forest University expert says companies must be prepared to confront Internet rumors and urban legends circulating today because they are potentially more dangerous than those of only a few years ago. Connie Chesner, an expert on Internet rumors and response strategies, is an […]
Stories this week at WFU
June 4, 2003 | Community, Faculty, Recognition
HISTORY PROFESSOR RECEIVES PEACE CORPS AWARD – Assistant Professor of History James Wilson is in Washington, D.C., today to receive one of the Peace Corps’ highest honors, the Franklin Williams Award. The award honors Peace Corps volunteers of color who have put their overseas experiences to […]
Rising high school students get hands-on science, math lessons at WFU this summer
June 4, 2003 | Community
While most 13- and 14-year-olds are hanging out by the pool or headed to visit relatives in the month of June, a group of about 60 rising Forsyth County high school freshmen are preparing to spend two weeks at Wake Forest University learning about science […]
WFU promotes Cherin Poovey to assistant vice president
June 4, 2003 | Faculty, Recognition, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has promoted Cherin C. Poovey to assistant vice president for university advancement. She will also continue as director of creative services. Poovey joined Wake Forest’s Reynolda Campus staff in 1987. Prior to that she worked in public relations and marketing at Wake […]
WFU Museum of Anthropology hosts public lecture and booksigning
June 4, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Events, Research, Speakers
Joan Parisi Wilcox will present a lecture titled “The Shaman’s Tools: Textiles and Natural Objects in the World of an Andean Shaman” at the Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology at 7:30 p.m. June 19. The lecture is free and open to the public. Wilcox, […]
Wake Forest history professor to receive Peace Corps’ Franklin Williams Award
June 3, 2003 | Faculty, Recognition
James Wilson, assistant professor of history at Wake Forest University, will be one of 12 recipients of the Peace Corps’ Franklin H. Williams Award at a June 4 ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award honors Peace Corps volunteers of color who have put their overseas […]
WFU history major wins regional entrepreneur award
May 30, 2003 | Recognition, Student
Matt Hinson, a senior history major at Wake Forest University, recently won first place in the Central Atlantic region for the 2003 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. The awards were announced this week from Clemson University’s Spiro Center for Entrepreneurship. Student entrepreneurs from colleges and universities […]
School volunteering 101: Practical tips for parents
May 30, 2003 | Community
For parents, volunteering at school can open an important window into a child’s world, said Donna Henderson, associate professor of counseling at Wake Forest University. “Volunteering can be a parent’s chance to participate in that joy, to feel the energy and see the amazing things […]
WFU professors suggest ways children can find social niche
May 30, 2003 | Faculty, Research
The ups and downs of social acceptance and rejection can make starting a new school year an emotional roller coaster. Children in a new environment, such as a new school or a new class, sometimes struggle to fit in. Two Wake Forest University professors provide […]
Homework battles: psychologist suggests how to reach a truce
May 30, 2003 | Faculty, Research
Some children resist doing homework. They do not want to start. If they start, they do not want to finish. So, parents often find themselves fighting a daily homework battle. Drew Edwards, adjunct associate professor of psychology at Wake Forest University and author of “How […]
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