Evangelical, Social Activist to Speak at Founder’s Day
December 10, 1997 | Events, Speakers
Tony Campolo, the Baptist minister, evangelical leader and social activist who regularly advises President Clinton on policies affecting the poor and the nation’s inner cities, will be the featured speaker Thursday, Jan. 22, at Wake Forest University’s Founders’ Day Convocation. Campolo, professor of sociology and […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
December 4, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events
Lovefeast Tradition Continues More than 2,300 students, professors, alumni and members of the community are expected to fill Wait Chapel for the annual Christmas Lovefeast. The event begins at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, but many will arrive early to enjoy the luminaries leading to […]
WFU Anthropology Museum to Discount Holiday Gifts
December 4, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology will hold its annual holiday sale at its shop Dec. 1-24. Handcrafted jewelry, toys, masks, dolls and other unusual holiday gifts from places such as Indonesia, China, India, Africa and the American Southwest will be sold at a 10 […]
WFU Wind Ensemble to Perform 20th Century Music
November 26, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University’s Wind Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in Brendle Recital Hall. Under the direction of C. Kevin Bowen, the Wind Ensemble will perform a variety of music by 20th century composers. The program will include “A Rhapsody on Christmas […]
Joplin and Dvorak on Program for WFU Chamber Concert
November 26, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Student chamber ensembles from Wake Forest University will perform at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, in Brendle Recital Hall. The concert will feature a brass quintet performing music by Paul Dukas and Victor Ewald and a trio of guitars playing Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag.” […]
WFU to Present Holiday Choral Concert
November 25, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University’s annual holiday choral concert will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in Brendle Recital Hall. Directed by Brian Gorelick, three Wake Forest choirs will present a musical hour of carols and seasonal selections. The ensembles will combine into a 100-voice […]
WFU Orchestra to Perform Mozart, Grieg
November 24, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Mozart’s lighthearted “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” and Edvard Grieg’s somber “Peer Gynt Suite No. 1” will highlight the Wake Forest University Orchestra’s concert at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24. Conducted by David Hagy, the orchestra will perform in Brendle Recital Hall. Hagy is also the music […]
WFU Senior To Explore Works of Spanish Composers
November 24, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Student
Wake Forest University senior Jamie Miyares will present a lecture-recital titled “Reflections of a Year in Spain” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. She will perform and discuss works by two Spanish composers, Enrique Granados and Isaac AlbÈniz. In addition to the musical performance, Miyares […]
WFU, IBM Create ICCEL to Share Technology Expertise
November 21, 1997 | Faculty, University Announcement
After collaborating to make Wake Forest University a national leader for innovative use of computers in teaching, the university and International Business Machines Corp. are embarking on a new project to share their expertise in integrating information technology in the classroom. “We have entered a […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
November 20, 1997 | Campus Life, Events, University Announcement
New University Venture with IBM Wake Forest will hold a press conference on Friday, Nov. 21, to announce a new collaboration between Wake Forest and International Business Machines Corp. The announcement will be made at 10:30 a.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. Wake Forest […]
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