Stories this week at Wake Forest University
December 6, 2001 | Community, Events, School of Business, University Announcement
SINGING FOR THE SEASON Three Wake Forest choirs will present a free holiday concert at 8 p.m. tonight in Brendle Recital Hall. They will present an hour of carols and seasonal selections and will be joined by the Wake Forest Orchestra for part of the […]
WFU to continue Year of Unity and Hope in spring semester with speakers, films, forums and service projects
December 6, 2001 | Events, University Announcement
Wake Forest University will continue its “Year of Unity and Hope” theme year in the spring semester with a variety of educational programs and service projects. Events will include a film series and talks by Human Rights Watch’s Middle East director and a senior correspondent […]
Wake Forest catholic student group organizes trip to help nicaraguan refugees in Costa Rica
December 4, 2001 | Recognition, Student
A group of Catholic students from Wake Forest University will travel to Costa Rica in January to work with Nicaraguan refugees. From Jan. 3-13, the students will serve the refugee community in Alajuelita, a small borough outside San Jose, by tutoring, helping to run a […]
Wake Forest to use $1.9 million Lilly Endowment Grant to establish Pro Humanitate Center
December 3, 2001 | Pro Humanitate, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has received a $1.9 million grant from the Lilly Endowment of Indianapolis to establish a center for vocational exploration for undergraduate students. The center will be named after the university’s motto “Pro Humanitate,” which means, “for the good of humanity.” It will […]
Wake Forest’s Calloway School students take business knowledge into local classrooms
December 3, 2001 | Community, School of Business, Student
Students in Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy are sharing their business knowledge and skills with local students in the classrooms of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. The 23 students are volunteers with Junior Achievement of Northwest North Carolina, the local chapter of […]
Anthropology museum holds holiday shop sale
November 27, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology will hold its annual holiday shop sale today, Nov. 27, through Dec. 22. The museum shop carries a selection of handcrafted items from around the world, including Native American jewelry, Chinese dolls and folk crafts, African animal banks, miniature […]
New corporation to reorganize Wake Forest medical school, subsidiaries
November 27, 2001 | School of Medicine, University Announcement
The Wake Forest University Board of Trustees has created a new corporation, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, as a wholly owned non-profit subsidiary of the university. Richard Dean, M.D., senior vice president for health affairs of Wake Forest, has been appointed president of Wake Forest […]
WFU to present holiday choral concert
November 26, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University’s annual holiday choral concert will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Brendle Recital Hall. Directed by Brian Gorelick, three Wake Forest choirs will present a musical hour of carols and seasonal selections. The Wake Forest Concert Choir and the […]
This week at Wake Forest University
November 21, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Events, Student, University Announcement
PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SHARES UZBEKISTAN EXPERIENCE Jessica Jackson, a 2000 graduate of Wake Forest, says it is important to put a face to the issues involved in the war on terrorism. “Most of the questions I get are about why the people there supposedly hate […]
Graduate to speak about her work in Uzbekistan with the Peace Corps on Nov. 27
November 19, 2001 | Events, Speakers, Student
Wake Forest University graduate and Peace Corps volunteer Jessica Jackson will speak at Wake Forest about her work with the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan on Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. The program is part of the university’s Year […]
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