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Wake Forest celebrates Father’s Day
June 15, 2012 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
With so many assumptions and stereotypes surrounding Father’s Day, it is easy to lose touch with the meaning behind the holiday. Members of the Wake Forest community remind us why we honor our fathers.
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Schools of Business wins award
June 14, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: University News, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Business, Top Stories
The Schools of Business won the Connected Campus Award at the AMX Innovation Awards ceremony. The awards recognize innovative higher education institutions and best practices of the use of technology. AMX will provide school with $50,000 worth of new technology.
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Empowering sustainable change
June 12, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Sustainability, Top Stories
In recognition of Wake Forest’s sustainability efforts, ranging from sponsoring activities for 10 Days of Celebrating the Earth to reducing campus waste, the University has received a Silver rating from the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS).
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Wall Street Journal features WFU
June 8, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Mentoring, Admissions, Alumni, Commencement, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, National, Personal and Career Development, President, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The Wall Street Journal prominently featured Wake Forest for its national leadership in making personal and career development a mission-critical component of the college experience. The article, “Colleges Get Career-Minded”, appeared the day after commencement.
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Space exploration
June 6, 2012 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Top Stories
NASA scientists will help Aaron Willey become a better teacher. Willey, who earned her master’s of arts in education degree from Wake Forest in May, was one of 51 teachers awarded an Endeavor Fellowship with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Pro Humanitate Days a success
June 4, 2012 | Alumni, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories
Hundreds of Wake Foresters volunteered in projects nationwide (and in China) as part of Pro Humanitate Days 4Good. The event ran from June 1-4. Read more on Storify.
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Electronic Structure
June 1, 2012 | Events, Faculty, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The secrets to making better cell phones, microchips, and batteries lie in the electronic structure of their materials. More than 150 physicists and chemists from around the world will gather June 5 to 8 to explore the science behind developing better materials.
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The value of diversity
May 31, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest is an intellectually and culturally diverse place where interfaith programs, the new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Queer Center and a variety of guest artists and speakers reflect the University’s commitment to cultivating an environment which fosters the inclusion and engagement of everyone, regardless of individual differences.
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Pro Humanitate Days
May 30, 2012 | Alumni, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories
From Philadelphia to San Diego, 18 alumni clubs and hundreds of Wake Foresters will be participating in volunteer projects nationwide as part of Pro Humanitate Days 4Good. The event will run from June 1-4.
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Preserving memories of the Old Campus
May 25, 2012 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Though she was in one of the first classes to enroll on the “new” campus, Susan Brinkley (’62) is passionate about sharing the heritage of old Wake Forest. She’ll swap stories with Bill Friday on his “North Carolina People” television program over the weekend.
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