Sculpture and Photography Shows to Open at WFU
February 3, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events
Sculpture and photography exhibits will open Friday, Feb. 12, at the Wake Forest University Fine Arts Gallery. “Making It Up” exhibits the work of four artists who use improvisation and everyday materials-including fabric, fruit, sponges, papier-m’chÈ, wood and paint-in the process of “making up” their […]
Soyinka Urges Religious Tolerance Among World Faiths
February 2, 1999 | Speakers
Writer and political activist Wole Soyinka (Woh-leh Shaw-yin-ka) called for world religions to be more tolerant of other faiths during his Founders’ Day Convocation address today at Wake Forest University. “I believe there is no greater force (than religion) that exists today for tearing apart […]
Out Front Program Focus of Talk
February 1, 1999 | Events, Humanities, Speakers
Michael Heflin will discuss Amnesty International’s OUT FRONT program on lesbian and gay rights worldwide on Monday, Feb. 8, at Wake Forest University. The free and public lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Scales Fine Arts Center, Room 102. Heflin is the director […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
January 29, 1999 | Campus Life, Events, Recognition, Research
FOUNDERS’ DAY ADDRESS BY ACTIVIST WOLE SOYINKA Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian author and political activist, will deliver the Founders’ Day Convocation address during the 11 a.m. ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Wait Chapel. Soyinka, a poet, playwright and novelist, won the Nobel Prize for […]
Conference to Explore Technology Impact on Learning
January 25, 1999 | Community, Events, Research, Speakers
As educators nationwide are asking how much computers influence learning, Wake Forest University is presenting a conference to help them develop answers. The First Annual Congress on the Impact of Technology Upon Learning will be held at Wake Forest March 1-3. The university’s International Center […]
Guitarist to Perform at WFU
January 22, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events
Guitarist Lily Afshar, hailed by the Washington Post as “wonderfully inventive,” will perform at Wake Forest University at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in Brendle Recital Hall. Afshar heads the guitar program at the University of Memphis. She was chosen as “artistic ambassador” for the […]
Nobel Laureate to Speak at WFU Convocation
January 22, 1999 | Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning author and human rights activist Wole Soyinka (Woh-leh Shaw-yin-ka) will deliver the Founders’ Day Convocation address at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. […]
Violinist Spivakov and Russian Symphony to Perform
January 22, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events
The Russian State Symphony Orchestra will perform an all-Russian program with virtuoso violinist Vladimir Spivakov as part of Wake Forest University’s Secrest Artists Series on Sunday, Feb. 7. The Russian orchestra will perform in place of the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin originally scheduled for […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
January 22, 1999 | Events, Research, Speakers
STUDY EXPLORES EFFECTS OF EXERCISE, DIET ON ARTHRITIS According to a Wake Forest University study, exercise and diet may improve physical function and the quality of life for senior citizens afflicted with osteoarthritis of the knee. The study, funded by a grant from the National […]
Cellist, Pianist to Present Sonatas at WFU
January 20, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University’s music department will present a faculty recital of sonatas for cello and piano at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24. Selina Carter, an adjunct faculty member at Wake Forest, will perform on cello and will be accompanied by Marlene Hoirup on piano. The […]
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