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Invitation to lead

January 31, 2012  |   Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

An invitation from the White House sent to the Office of Multicultural Affairs invited five Wake Forest students to join nearly 200 delegates from across the country for the first Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Youth Leadership Briefing.

Rethinking admissions

November 15, 2011  |   Admissions, Faculty

At Wake Forest, our students really are more than just numbers. Three years ago, Wake Forest became the first top-30 national university to become test-optional, meaning that our admissions process no longer required applicants to submit their SAT or ACT scores. Instead, […]

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Iron Chef dishes up food and fun

November 15, 2011  |   Admissions, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Staff, Student, Top Stories

The Mag Room was full of the overwhelming aroma of delicious food well after its usual closing time recently as students, faculty and staff lined up for the Student Union and Aramark’s fourth annual Iron Chef Competition last week.

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Relishing test-optional admissions

November 4, 2011  |   Admissions, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

When Emily English applied to Wake Forest, she had no idea of the impact that sociology professor Joseph Soares already had made on her life. Soares’ research pushed the University toward its test-optional admissions process, which has attracted many students like English. Soares now has a new book detailing the negative impact of standardized tests.

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Welcome Center dedicated to Byrum

September 10, 2011  |   Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, University Announcement

In recognition of Porter B. Byrum’s lifetime of service to Wake Forest University, the new welcome and admissions center was officially dedicated as the “Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center” during a Sept. 10 ceremony.

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Welcome Center wins LEED gold

July 22, 2011  |   Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Sustainability, Top Stories

Wake Forest’s Welcome Center & Admissions building, completed in March, has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification. This is the third new building to have a goal of LEED silver and then achieve a higher level.

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R u txting 2 much?

June 24, 2011  |   Admissions, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories

In a recent U.S. News and World Report article, Director of Admissions Martha Allman and professor Ananda Mitra explore how “text-speak” or “textese” have impacted the way high school students and college applicants communicate.

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The killing field

March 29, 2011  |   Admissions, For Parents, Scholars and Scientists, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Senior chemistry major Allison Faig and professors Bruce King and Patricia Dos Santos are researching how antibiotics destroy dangerous bacteria in the body — hoping their work will lead to the development of new weapons against disease.

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‘Social capital’ and college counseling

March 23, 2011  |   Admissions, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Law, Top Stories

If college counseling for underrepresented students does not become a crucial part of education reform, then reform will not bear nearly enough fruit, writes Omari Simmons, an associate professor at the School of Law.

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Designed for character

March 22, 2011  |   Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories

On March 22, Wake Forest cut the ribbon on the new 23,000-square-foot Welcome and Admissions Center. “This building is the physical representation of our approach to admissions,” Allman said. Read more and see photos of the new center.