President Hearn’s Commencement 2000 remarks
May 15, 2000 | Commencement, University Announcement
Truth with a capital “T” Charge to Graduates Class of 2000 By President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. May 15, 2000 Wake Forest University I know precisely when my education-as opposed to my schooling-began. I was a college sophomore taking my first courses in philosophy […]
Chambers tells WFU grads they will be part of a second industrial revolution
May 15, 2000 | Commencement, University Announcement
John Chambers, president and CEO of the worldwide Internet leader Cisco Systems, said today during Wake Forest University’s commencement ceremony that technology is driving a second industrial revolution. “The first industrial revolution brought together people and machines and factories. It forever changed the have […]
WFU awards six honorary degrees during commencement
May 15, 2000 | Commencement, University Announcement
Wake Forest University awarded six honorary degrees during its May 15 commencement ceremony. The ceremony featured an address by John Chambers, president and chief executive officer of Cisco Systems Inc. The honorary degree recipients were: Chambers, president and chief executive officer of Cisco Systems […]
WFU donates furniture for Hurricane Floyd relief effort
May 15, 2000 | Community, Media Advisory, University Announcement
More than 580 sets of residence hall furniture from Wake Forest University will be donated to help families and communities of several Eastern North Carolina towns devastated by flooding caused by Hurricane Floyd. Wake Forest employees, along with volunteers from area churches, businesses and the […]
ADVISORY: Media invited to cover donation of furniture to hurricane relief effort
May 15, 2000 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
The media are invited to cover Wake Forest University’s donation of more than 580 sets of residence hall furniture to the Hurricane Floyd relief effort on May 16. Furniture from residence halls Kitchin and Efird will be moved May 16 starting at 10 a.m., and […]
Divinity School students travel to Hell’s Kitchen
May 11, 2000 | School of Divinity, Student
Students from the Wake Forest University Divinity School have traveled to The Metro Baptist Church in New York City as part of a spring missions immersion experience. They will return to Winston-Salem on May 18. Under the leadership of Metro Baptist pastor David Waugh, a […]
Media arrangements for Wake Forest’s commencement ceremony
May 10, 2000 | Commencement, Media Advisory, University Announcement
The media are invited to attend Wake Forest University’s commencement ceremony on May 15. The outdoor campus ceremony, which features an address by John Chambers, president and CEO of Cisco Systems, will begin at 9 a.m. on University Plaza. Chambers and Cisco are the subject […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
May 8, 2000 | Commencement, Media Advisory, University Announcement
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY ON MAY 15 John Chambers, president and CEO of Cisco Systems, will deliver the 2000 commencement address during an outdoor ceremony at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 15, on University Plaza. Chambers will receive an honorary degree during the ceremony. “MR. INTERNET” TO ADDRESS […]
Local students win scholarship honoring students killed in drunk driving accident
May 8, 2000 | Community, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Candice Benbow, a senior at Parkland High School, and Megan Manuel, a senior at Glenn High School, were selected for the Maia Witzl and Julie Hansen Chi Omega Scholarship. The Chi Omega sorority at Wake Forest University created the scholarship in honor of Maia Witzl […]
Divinity School to hold reception for minister-author
May 8, 2000 | Events, School of Divinity
The Wake Forest University Divinity School will hold a reception for the Rev. Frederick Buechner, an author and Presbyterian minister, on Sunday, May 14. The reception will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the main lounge of Reynolda Hall. The event is […]
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