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Beyond the Books: Brains and mussels
May 25, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Mentoring, Faculty, Mentoring, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Working Together
Wake Forest has a long history of close, mentoring relationships between faculty and students. It’s an opportunity to explore the liberal arts, tie scholarship and research and create the teacher-scholar ideal. For biology professor Ron Dimock, mentoring comes naturally during hours in the lab — going beyond the books.
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Wake Forest honored for service
May 25, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: University News, Admissions, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest University is one of 24 schools in North Carolina to be named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
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Message to grads: ‘Never, never stop learning’
May 21, 2012 | Alumni, Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
Few people were more excited to hear Wake Forest’s commencement address than graduate Alison Moy. That’s because keynote speaker Charlie Ergen, the chairman of satellite broadcaster DISH Network Corporation and EchoStar Communications Corporation, soon will be Moy’s new boss.
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Students receive Fulbright grants
May 21, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Seven recent Wake Forest graduates have been awarded Fulbright scholarships — the most prestigious international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government — to teach English or conduct research abroad during the next year.
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Art gallery features student work
May 18, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Arts, Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
The Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery will close the season with its annual Wake Forest Student Art Exhibition through May 21. The exhibition includes works in various media including, painting, drawing, printmaking, video, photography, sculpture and other mediums that bridge or combine these approaches.
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Born to be Demon Deacons
May 18, 2012 | Alumni, Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Everyone at Wake Forest shares a special bond, but seniors Curtis Vann and Emily Roach have more in common than most from the Class of 2012. Not only do both come from a long line of Wake Foresters dating back to the old campus, their fathers became best friends and roommates in Taylor Hall more than 30 years ago.
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Career begins at ‘Mother, So Dear’
May 17, 2012 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
This year, 10 seniors have been chosen for the Wake Forest Fellows Program, a highly competitive yearlong position that pairs recent graduates with key administrators.
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Learning outside the classroom
May 16, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Mentoring, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Mentoring, Personal and Career Development, Staff, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Almost every university has a mentoring program — independent initiatives hosted by campus life or student development. Wake Forest is one of the first higher education institutions in the nation to adopt a campus-wide model.
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WFU kicks off 1-year law program
May 15, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: University News, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Law, Top Stories
Have you thought about studying law as a way to continue your liberal education and cross a bridge into the professional world? The Wake Forest School of Law plans to offer a one-year Master of Studies in Law (MSL) program beginning in the Fall 2012 semester. There will be an informational session for prospective students at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, in Room 1134 of the Worrell Professional Center.
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Student co-authors radiology study
May 15, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Scholars and Scientists, School of Medicine, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Wake Forest senior Roman Nelson co-authored a study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center that was published in the Journal of American College of Radiology.
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