Senator John McCain will deliver address, receive honorary degree at WFU commencement
May 8, 2002 | Commencement, University Announcement
John McCain, U.S. senator from Arizona and decorated Navy veteran, will deliver Wake Forest University’s 160th commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree on May 20. Approximately 835 undergraduate students and 686 graduate and professional school students, including the Wake Forest Divinity […]
WFU commencement ceremony featuring Sen. John McCain to be webcast May 20
May 7, 2002 | Commencement, University Announcement
John McCain, U.S. senator from Arizona and decorated Navy veteran, will deliver Wake Forest University’s 160th commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree on May 20. Approximately 1,521 undergraduate and graduate students will receive diplomas at the 9 a.m. outdoor ceremony on […]
WFU suspends Zeta Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon
May 7, 2002 | Campus Life, Media Advisory, Student, University Announcement
This week, Wake Forest University suspended its recognition of the Zeta Chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity for three years due to violating numerous group responsibility principles. The suspension followed a hearing last week before the dean of student services and a group advisory […]
WFU students to perform a year of service with Catholic organizations after graduation
May 6, 2002 | Community, Recognition, Student, University Announcement
While many Wake Forest University seniors will trade their backpacks for briefcases after graduation, three Wake Forest University seniors have chosen not to follow the corporate path. Maura Proulx, Jackie Shock and Kristin Zipple have chosen to delay their professional careers to spend one year […]
WFU to give honorary degree to Fred Kirby II
May 3, 2002 | Commencement, Recognition, University Announcement
Wake Forest University will award Fred M. Kirby II an honorary doctor of laws degree at the university’s 160th commencement ceremony on May 20. Kirby will be one of five honorary degree recipients at the 9 a.m. outdoor ceremony featuring commencement speaker John McCain, U.S. […]
WFU students to work with children on Cheyenne River Reservation
May 3, 2002 | Humanities, Student, University Announcement
Eleven Wake Forest University students will travel to the Cheyenne River Reservation in Eagle Butte, S.D., to work with the Cheyenne River Youth Project from May 12-25. Called “The Tie That Binds,” the Wake Forest program seeks to cross bridges of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
May 2, 2002 | Campus Life, Commencement, Community, Events, Media Advisory, Student
‘NO-DIET DAY’ AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AWARENESS— International No-Diet Day on May 6 may bring attention to some of the health and diet issues instructor Sharon Woodard teaches every semester at Wake Forest. In her introductory health and exercise science classes, she says, most students think […]
WFU library to put early papers of important North Carolina Baptist figure on the Internet
May 2, 2002 | Arts & Culture, School of Divinity, University Announcement
Beginning in mid-June, Wake Forest University’s Samuel Wait Collection will be accessible through the Z. Smith Reynolds Library Web site thanks to a $23,500 grant from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. The grant, written and developed by the library’s special collections and […]
Media invited to cover WFU Divinity School’s first graduating class
May 2, 2002 | Media Advisory, School of Divinity, University Announcement
The first students to graduate from Wake Forest University Divinity School will receive their diplomas May 20. The media is invited to cover the history-making class of 20 men and women who represent several different denominations. The Divinity School will first celebrate its inaugural class […]
Calculus organization awards National High School Calculus Award
May 2, 2002 | Community, Recognition, University Announcement
Jennifer Balakrishnan of Harvest Christian Academy in Barrigada, Guam, has been awarded the $1000 National High School Calculus Student Award. The award recognizes the academic achievements of outstanding high school calculus students. The award comes from calculus.org, an organization based at the University of California […]
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