Women’s Studies program sponsors events on same-gender issues
October 18, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events
The Wake Forest University Women’s Studies program is sponsoring a film and a brown bag lunch discussion to explore the topic, “Crossing Cultural Boundaries: Reflections on Same-Gender Issues, Morality & Religion,” on Oct. 25. Both events are free and open to the public. The lunch […]
‘Student Showcase’ to be held
October 18, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University will present a “Student Showcase” concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 26 in Wake Forest University’s Brendle Recital Hall. The concert will feature junior Emily Orser, soprano; junior Krista Duran, harp; sophomore Jamie Raudensky, viola; senior Hayden Drass, soprano; senior Chris Williamson and […]
Choir to premiere Dan Locklair anthem
October 14, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events
On Oct. 21, Wake Forest University’s Concert Choir will premiere “Shepherds Rejoice,” two Christmas anthems by Wake Forest’s composer-in-residence Dan Locklair. The concert, which will also feature the Wake Forest Choral Union, will begin at 8 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall. Locklair’s composition is based […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
October 14, 1999 | Community, School of Divinity, University Announcement
WFU POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SITE Wake Forest is one of 12 sites being considered for a presidential debate in 2000. Wake Forest and the Winston-Salem Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) submitted a formal proposal to the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) to host a debate […]
Wake Forest, CVB submit proposal to host presidential debate
October 13, 1999 | Community, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University, which hosted a debate by presidential candidates George Bush and Michael Dukakis in 1988, is now teaming with the Winston-Salem Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) in a bid to bring another presidential debate to campus in 2000. Wake Forest and the […]
Divinity school dean vows to provoke and instruct students
October 12, 1999 | School of Divinity
Wake Forest University’s new divinity school will provoke as well as instruct generations of future ministers, its dean promised Tuesday night at an inaugural convocation that drew an audience of clergy from across North Carolina and representatives from divinity schools nationwide. “This new school […]
Divinity school inaugural convocation address by Bill Leonard
October 12, 1999 | School of Divinity, Speakers
“Not Instruction, but Provocation”: Doing Theology at a New Divinity School Bill J. Leonard, Dean Wake Forest University Divinity School Inaugural Convocation Address Wait Chapel Oct. 12, 1999 It began in controversy. Andover Theological Seminary, the first official theological school in the United States, […]
Vice president, committee recommend changes at WFDD
October 12, 1999 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Sandra Boyette, vice president for university advancement at Wake Forest University, and a faculty committee announced Monday that they recommend another administrative office oversee the university’s public radio station, WFDD. Boyette, who has been responsible for WFDD (88.5 FM) for 10 years, announced her recommendation […]
Anthropologist to discuss the approaching Maya millennium
October 11, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Duncan Earle, an expert on Mayan culture and the Mayan calendar system, will visit Winston-Salem Oct. 31-Nov. 1 to present two talks focusing on the intersection of contemporary and ancient Mayan life. The first, titled, “The Ancient Future Past: Approaching the Maya Millennium,” will begin […]
Classical guitarist Michael Nicolella in concert
October 11, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events
Classical guitarist Michael Nicolella will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at Wake Forest University’s Brendle Recital Hall. With a repertoire spanning from J.S. Bach to Jimi Hendrix, Nicolella is recognized as one of America’s most innovative and unique classical guitarists. According to the Washington […]
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