Thomas Named WFDD’s Membership Coordinator
August 4, 1998 | Faculty, University Announcement
Valerie Hardison Thomas of Winston-Salem has been named the membership coordinator at WFDD, a National Public Radio affiliate station at Wake Forest University. Thomas’ responsibilities include membership recruiting and development, as well as planning annual fundraisers. WFDD (88.5-FM) broadcasts classical music, NPR news, and […]
WFU to Host First Public Exhibit of Nichols Collection
July 20, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events
The first public exhibition of the J. Donald Nichols collection of “American Abstract Art of the 1930s and 1940s” will be held at the Wake Forest University Fine Arts Gallery Aug. 28-Oct. 11. Considered the best and most comprehensive private collection of abstract art […]
Wingate Gets Two-Story Addition for Divinity School
July 7, 1998 | Campus Life, School of Divinity, University Announcement
Construction will begin later this month on a two-story rotunda addition to Wake Forest University’s Wingate Hall for its new divinity school. Expected to be completed in spring 1999, the 2,000-square-foot addition will become the new entrance to Wingate and is part of $4.25 […]
Texas Foundation Contributes to Baptist Scholarship
June 30, 1998 | Admissions, For Parents, Student, University Announcement
The Hobby Family Foundation of Houston, Texas, has made its second annual gift of $37,500 to Wake Forest University to support the William Louis Poteat Scholarship program. The scholarships are awarded to students who are active members of Baptist State Convention or General Baptist Convention […]
New ‘Exercising Woman’ Stereotype Has Surprise Benefits
June 24, 1998 | Research, School of Medicine
Even overweight women are considered more attractive if they exercise, report researchers at Wake Forest University, who have found evidence of an “exercising woman” stereotype that may blunt some of the negative effects of America’s obsession with body shape and size. In the study, presented […]
Albatross in WFU Study Circles the Globe in 90 Days
May 30, 1998 | Research
A Laysan albatross tracked by Wake Forest University biologists has flown more than 24,843 miles in flights across the North Pacific to find food for its chick in just 90 days — flights equivalent to circling the globe. “That’s quite a long way for take-out, […]
WFU to Celebrate Year of Globalization & Diversity
May 29, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, International, Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest University will celebrate the “Year of Globalization and Diversity: Conflict or Harmony?” with a series of speakers, events and performances during the 1998-99 academic year. Through a variety of cultural and academic events, the year will explore the challenges of a more global […]
Bowles Offers Graduates Simple Words to Live By
May 18, 1998 | Campus Life, Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Student
White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles shared simple words of advice with the 1998 graduating class from Wake Forest University during Monday morning’s commencement ceremony. Bowles, who received an honorary doctorate of laws degree, addressed a crowd of about 10,000 people. Approximately 825 bachelor’s […]
Radio Station WFDD to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
May 12, 1998 | University Announcement
Fifty years after it was created by students as a small campus radio station, Wake Forest University’s WFDD (88.5) will host its 50th anniversary celebration on Friday, May 22. The 2-6 p.m. event at the station will honor the pioneers who founded the station as […]
Anthropology Museum Offers Summer Camp for Kids
May 4, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
As a cool alternative to the summer heat, elementary school children can participate in “Arctic Adventures” at Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology. Summer camps will be held the weeks of June 8, 15 and 22. Day campers will explore the environmental challenges facing Arctic […]
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