Convocation Address to Freshmen and Parents August 24, 2000
August 24, 2000 | For Parents, President, Speakers, Student
THE FIRST DAY OF ADULTHOOD Convocation Address to Freshmen and Parents August 24, 2000 Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. President Wake Forest University Several years ago I received a letter that caused me to regard this moment as not just another occasion for me to speak […]
Wake Forest Student Named Rhodes Scholar
December 7, 1998 | For Parents, Recognition, Student
Jennifer Bumgarner, a Wake Forest University senior, was named a Rhodes Scholar Saturday. Bumgarner, 21, is one of 32 American students who won Rhodes Scholarships for study at Oxford University next fall. She is the seventh Wake Forest student to be named a Rhodes Scholar […]
WFU Ranked Among Top 30 National Universities
August 20, 1998 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, University Announcement
Wake Forest University ranks as one of the top 30 national universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 12th annual “America’s Best Colleges” guidebook. The 1999 guide also includes Wake Forest among national universities “that offer the best value.” Ranked 29th among the best national […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
August 18, 1998 | Admissions, Campus Life, For Parents, Student
Freshmen Arrive On Campus Toting milk crates, posters and desk lamps, freshmen will move into residence halls Wednesday, Aug. 19, beginning at 8 a.m. Wake Forest faculty and staff will help students carry belongings to their new rooms. Students will move in all day long, […]
WFU Freshmen to Arrive Wednesday
August 17, 1998 | Audiences, Campus Life, Commencement, For Parents, Student
Wake Forest University’s freshmen arrive on campus Wednesday, Aug. 19, as the university prepares for the opening of the fall semester. A total of 1,004 freshmen are expected at Wake Forest. They will move into their residence halls throughout the day Aug. 19 before beginning […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
August 13, 1998 | Campus Life, Community, For Parents, Student
Freshmen Arrive on Campus Toting milk crates, posters and desk lamps, freshmen will move into residence halls Wednesday, Aug. 20, beginning at 8 a.m. Wake Forest faculty and staff will help students carry belongings to their new rooms. Students will move in all day long, […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
August 6, 1998 | Campus Life, Community, For Parents, Student
Parents and the Emptying Nest When children leave home to begin college, parents need help with transitions, according to Johnne Armentrout, assistant director of the Wake Forest Counseling Center. When they drop their sons and daughters off at their residence halls, full-time parenting ends, adds […]
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 […]
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 […]
WFU Rejects Proposal Regarding Study Abroad Tuition
March 26, 1998 | For Parents, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has turned down a proposal calling for the university’s students to pay Wake Forest tuition while studying abroad in non-Wake Forest programs. “In keeping with tradition at Wake Forest, we will continue policies that successfully provide incentives for going abroad to study,” […]
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