WFDD wins Arts Council grant
July 28, 1999 | Community, University Announcement
WFDD, Wake Forest University’s National Public Radio member station, was recently awarded a grant from the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County for an upcoming live music and interview program. WFDD (88.5 FM) will use the $3,700 project assistance grant to help fund its […]
Divinity school opens to first students in August
July 22, 1999 | School of Divinity, University Announcement
After more than a decade of planning and preparation, the Wake Forest University Divinity School opens this fall to 24 full-time students from a variety of denominational traditions. The 19 women and five men who start classes Aug. 25 are seeking a master of […]
Wake Forest receives grant for student research
July 21, 1999 | Student, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has received a $150,000 grant from The Starr Foundation to help support a program that provides research opportunities for undergraduates. The gift benefits the Wake Forest Research Fellowship Program, which encourages students to join faculty members as junior partners in scholarly research […]
Wake Forest professor wins mentoring award
July 21, 1999 | University Announcement
Wake Forest University biology professor Gerald Esch was named the 1999 Mentor Award winner for the American Society of Parasitologists. The award recognizes extraordinary leadership in the training of young scientists and influencing the research and graduate education of a department, college or institution. Esch […]
Wake Forest University appoints new associate chaplain
July 21, 1999 | School of Divinity, University Announcement
Rebecca Glen Hartzog has been named the new associate chaplain and Baptist campus minister at Wake Forest University. Hartzog is responsible for coordinating the work of the Baptist Student Union and facilitating various campus ministry programs including Thursday morning chapel services. Hartzog has been […]
Grant supports Wake Forest adoption of technology
July 12, 1999 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University’s continuing development of new ways of teaching with technology received a $228,305 boost from the Charles E. Culpeper Foundation. The grant helps fund a summer program that will give Wake Forest faculty the opportunity to create and test uses of computer […]
Counselors recommend Wake Forest as a top school
July 9, 1999 | Campus Life, University Announcement
School guidance counselors in a new survey hand out high marks to Wake Forest University for providing individual attention, a good liberal arts education and notable study abroad programs. The counselors also recognize Wake Forest as a “hidden treasure” attractive to academically competitive students. […]
New book encourages equal access to computer technology
July 9, 1999 | Campus Life, Community, University Announcement
A new book stresses the need for all of the nation’s college students to have equal access to computer technology. “It’s as if some students have keys to the library and others don’t,” writes David G. Brown in “Always in Touch: A Practical Guide […]
Queen Anne’s Revenge: The search for Blackbeard’s flagship
July 2, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events
In November 1996, North Carolina archaeologists learned of an extraordinary shipwreck off the coast near Beaufort Inlet. Though identification is still tentative, many researchers believe the remains belong to the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the long lost flagship of Blackbeard, the pirate. Many of the recovered […]
Guest carillonneur to play for outdoor concert
June 29, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events
A guest carillonneur from the Netherlands will present an early evening concert on the campus of Wake Forest University from 6-7 p.m. on Sunday, July 18. Marcel Siebers, an award-winning composer of carillon music and acclaimed performer, will play 20th century Dutch and Flemish preludes […]
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