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Goodbye internship; hello employer
August 9, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Staff, Top Stories
Mercy Eyadiel, executive director of employment development, offers tips to help students turn their summer internships into full-time employment.
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Supporting diverse businesses
August 9, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, University Announcement
Wake Forest and the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce are partnering to offer 25 minority businesses one year of free Chamber membership. The program will assist the growth and development of minority and women-owned businesses.
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Crystals detect security threats
August 5, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Using a crystal ball to protect homeland security might seem far-fetched, but researchers at Wake Forest University and Fisk University have partnered to develop crystals that can be used to detect nuclear threats, radioactive material or chemical bombs more accurately and affordably.
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Contributing to the debate
August 3, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
With an esteemed group of faculty, Wake Forest often is a source for the media on important news topics. Recently, professors David Coates and John Llewellyn spoke with the media about the U.S. debt ceiling debate.
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Guiding young filmmakers
August 1, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Student, Top Stories
Last week, a group of local middle- and high-school students got the chance to learn how to be filmmakers, thanks to a documentary short “boot camp” run by seven graduate students from Wake Forest’s Documentary Film Program.
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Do you speak Christian?
August 1, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Divinity, Top Stories
Mention religion and some people become armchair preachers who pepper their conversations with popular Christian words and trendy theological phrases. Bill Leonard, professor of church history at the School of Divinity, discusses “speaking Christian” with CNN.
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Learning to tackle tough problems
July 29, 2011 | Community, Sustainability, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
For three weeks, 23 high school students from as far away as California have been exploring challenges related to green initiatives and gaining the confidence and the tools to implement sustainable success stories at home.
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Accelerating computer networks
July 27, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories, University Announcement
Wake Forest University and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have joined 29 other universities in an initiative called Gig.U, the University Community Next Generation Innovation Project, which aims to accelerate the deployment of ultra-high-speed computer networks.
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From liberal arts education to career
July 26, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Staff, Top Stories
In a newly created role, Mercy Eyadiel will focus on building connections and career opportunities for students by developing and strengthening relationships with employers, alumni and parents.
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Students selected for elite program
July 25, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, School of Business, Student, Top Stories
Two Wake Forest Schools of Business students, Natalie Friedman and Melanie Green, have been selected with about 100 other students to attend Fast Forward, a three-day leadership development program in California.
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