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The value of mentorship
May 3, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Working Together
For nearly 20 years, Professor of Political Science Helga Welsh has been reaching out to students as a partner in education — embracing a concept of learning that pairs classroom work with mentoring relationships.
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Gallery showcases student art
May 2, 2011 | Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Seventy paintings, drawings, prints, videos, sculptures and photographs are included in the Student Art Exhibition in the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery through May 16. See a slide show of selected pieces from the show.
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Mother of Brian Piccolo dies
April 29, 2011 | Alumni, Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Irene Piccolo, the mother of Wake Forest legend Brian Piccolo, has died. Brian Piccolo’s battle with cancer was immortalized in the 1971 movie “Brian’s Song.” That same year, Wake Forest students established the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive, which has raised more than $1 million for cancer research.
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Learning: No longer a textbook case
April 29, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
Switching from rigid, linear textbooks to technology such as iPads alone won’t boost student performance – so a team of researchers at Wake Forest has turned the classroom upside down, allowing students to tailor each course to their own learning style.
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Tips for building a business
April 29, 2011 | Alumni, For Alumni, School of Business, Top Stories
The Schools of Business Family Business Center and Business North Carolina magazine presented the N.C. Family Business of the Year Awards. Honorees include Prentiss Baker III (’65), Russ Stephenson (’60), Philip Kelley Sr. (MBA ’77, P ’11) and Roger Vaughn (’74).
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Chasing away the exam blues
April 29, 2011 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Kites, balloons, food and decorations. Sounds like a party, and, in a sense, it is — Wake the Library is a semiannual tradition that heralds the start of exam-week frenzy.
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Painting in the Louvre
April 29, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Imagine standing in the footprints of Mary Cassatt and Paul Cézanne, copying the masters in the Musée du Louvre to improve your artistic talents. Junior Amanda Bowers doesn’t have to imagine. She has been living the experience.
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Preparing for severe weather
April 28, 2011 | Community, Top Stories, University Announcement
In light of recent tornadoes across the South, the University encourages students, staff and faculty to review information on the Wake Alert website relating to tornadoes and other types of severe weather.
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Ten seniors named WF Fellows
April 28, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Ten seniors have been named Wake Forest Fellows and will work in the President’s Office, Information Systems, University Advancement and in other offices for the next year.
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Inspiring exercise in seniors
April 27, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
A research study by Wake Forest health and exercise science professors led to the development of a national award-winning exercise program to help seniors increase lower body strength at a local retirement community.
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