Divinity School names director of supervised ministries
June 15, 1999 | School of Divinity, University Announcement
The Rev. Jill Crainshaw of Richmond, Va., has been named director of supervised ministries at the Wake Forest University Divinity School, opening this fall. Crainshaw’s responsibilities will include designing and administering the divinity school’s program in supervised ministry. All students are required to participate […]
WFU gets grant to establish new scholarships for women
June 11, 1999 | Admissions, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has received a $255,000 grant from the Clare Boothe Luce Program of the Henry Luce Foundation to award four two-year scholarships for women students. The Clare Boothe Luce Undergraduate Scholarships will be awarded to two Wake Forest juniors in both 2000 and […]
WFU awards five honorary degrees during commencement
May 17, 1999 | Commencement
Wake Forest University awarded five honorary degrees during its May 17 commencement ceremony. The ceremony also featured an address by Roman Catholic Cardinal Francis Arinze. The honorary degree recipients were: Arinze, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, doctor of divinity. The Pontifical Council […]
WFDD to broadcast commencement address
May 13, 1999 | Commencement
Radio station WFDD (88.5 FM) will broadcast Wake Forest University¼s entire commencement address by Cardinal Francis Arinze beginning at 7 p.m. on May 17. Arinze, frequently mentioned as a possible successor to Pope John Paul II, is president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, […]
Traffic detours planned during commencement
May 13, 1999 | Commencement
Wake Forest University will be closed to through traffic during its commencement ceremony on May 17 from 7 a.m. until the ceremony ends around noon. Parking passes and tickets are required to enter campus and attend commencement. Tickets are reserved for graduates and their guests. […]
Commencement activities at Wake Forest
May 6, 1999 | Commencement
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY ON MAY 17 Approximately 1,466 undergraduate and graduate students will receive diplomas during the outdoor commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 17, on University Plaza. Commencement is not open to the general public. Parking passes and tickets are required to enter […]
Local students win scholarship honoring WFU students
April 29, 1999 | Community, Media Advisory, Recognition, Student, University Announcement
The first recipients have been selected for a scholarship honoring two Wake Forest University students who died in a drunk driving accident that sparked a statewide lobbying effort to strengthen the state’s DWI laws. Wake Forest Chi Omega sorority sisters Maia Witzl and Julie […]
Anthropology Museum holds graduation sale
April 28, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology will hold its annual graduation shop sale from May 1-17. Community members will receive a 10 percent discount on purchases $5 and higher. Members of the Museum Friends organization will receive a 20 percent discount. The museum shop carries […]
WFU bone marrow drive registers 308 potential donors
April 27, 1999 | Top Stories
A bone marrow drive held April 26 at Wake Forest University resulted in 308 people donating a little time and a little blood to give leukemia victims a shot at a potentially lifesaving bone marrow transplant. The Amanda Edwards Bone Marrow Drive raised $17,300 in […]
WFDD raises $150,000 in spring campaign
April 26, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Community, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Public radio listeners pledged a record $150,889 to the 1999 spring fundraising campaign for Wake Forest University’s National Public Radio station, WFDD (88.5 FM). The goal for the seven-day campaign, which concluded April 23, was $150,000. A total of 1,666 people contributed to the WFDD […]
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