Bloomberg to address WFU grads: C-SPAN to broadcast ceremony
May 16, 2003 | Commencement, Events, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Michael R. Bloomberg, mayor of New York City and founder of the information services, news and media company Bloomberg L.P., will deliver Wake Forest University’s 161st commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree May 19. The title of Bloomberg’s speech is “The […]
Commencement story ideas
May 15, 2003 | Commencement
NYC MAYOR BLOOMBERG WILL GIVE ADDRESS — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will give Wake Forest’s 161st commencement address May 19 on University Plaza (the Quad). The processional begins at 9 a.m. Approximately 12,000 friends and family are expected for the event. In case of […]
WFU students to take service trip to Navajo reservation
May 13, 2003 | Recognition, Student
Ten Wake Forest University students and a faculty adviser will volunteer at a Navajo reservation in Ganado, Ariz., May 14-28. While in Ganado, the students will work with the elderly living both in independent living situations and in an assisted living home. Some of the […]
Sound clips from New York Mayor Bloomberg’s WFU address to be available online
May 13, 2003 | Commencement, Speakers, University Announcement
Broadcast-quality sound clips from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s May 19th commencement address at Wake Forest University will be available for radio stations to download and broadcast that afternoon. The ceremony begins at 9 a.m. The Wake Forest News Service will post several sound […]
WFU math team takes top honors in international competition – again
May 12, 2003 | Recognition, Student, University Announcement
For the fifth time in as many years, a Wake Forest University math team has taken top honors in an international math competition. The 2003 team – none of them math majors – created a solution for the best way to handle baggage security claims […]
Stories this week at WFU
May 8, 2003 | Commencement, Events, Media Advisory, Research, Student, University Announcement
STUDENTS VOLUNTEER ON NAVAJO RESERVATION — Ten Wake Forest students will spend two weeks volunteering on a Ganado, Ariz., Navajo reservation beginning May 14. Junior Catherine Alley began organizing the trip in early March. By the end of the month, she had recruited nine other students […]
WFU, Athletics Director Ron Wellman reach agreement on new contract
May 6, 2003 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University and its athletics director, Ron Wellman, have reached an agreement in principle on a contract renewal that will keep Wellman at the helm of the athletics program for years to come. The terms of the new contract were not released. “We are […]
Stories This Week At Wake Forest
May 1, 2003 | Events, Media Advisory, Recognition, Research, Speakers, Student, University Announcement
SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION COULD BOOST TURNOUT IN N.C. — States that permit residents to register to vote on the same day as the elections have turnout rates that are 10 to 15 percentage points higher than other states, according to John Dinan, assistant professor of political […]
Inaugural master of divinity class establishes scholarship fund at WFU
April 29, 2003 | School of Divinity, University Announcement
The 20 members of the inaugural class of the Wake Forest University Divinity School, which graduated in 2002, have partnered together to establish an endowed fund known as the Inaugural Class Scholarship Fund. Each member of the inaugural class has agreed to contribute to the […]
Wind ensemble concert to be held at WFU
April 25, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University students and faculty along with Winston-Salem community members will present a wind ensemble concert April 29 at 8 p.m. in Wake Forest’s Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. The ensemble […]
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