Stories this week at Wake Forest
November 3, 1999 | Admissions, Events, Research, Speakers, University Announcement
ATTRACTING STUDENTS TO SCIENCE AND MATH Twenty-two Parkland High School students will be at Wake Forest on Nov. 4 for a special science and math program. “We want to encourage them and provide role models for women and minority students,” said Leah McCoy, an associate […]
WFU gets grant to establish new scholarships for women
June 11, 1999 | Admissions, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has received a $255,000 grant from the Clare Boothe Luce Program of the Henry Luce Foundation to award four two-year scholarships for women students. The Clare Boothe Luce Undergraduate Scholarships will be awarded to two Wake Forest juniors in both 2000 and […]
Fayetteville Resident, Foundation Establishes Scholarship
March 25, 1999 | Admissions, School of Divinity, University Announcement
Freddie Lou Haworth and the Snyder Memorial Baptist Church Foundation of Fayetteville have established a scholarship at the Wake Forest University Divinity School opening in fall 1999. The D. Swan Haworth Memorial Scholarship was established in honor of the late Rev. David Swan Haworth, a […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
August 18, 1998 | Admissions, Campus Life, For Parents, Student
Freshmen Arrive On Campus Toting milk crates, posters and desk lamps, freshmen will move into residence halls Wednesday, Aug. 19, beginning at 8 a.m. Wake Forest faculty and staff will help students carry belongings to their new rooms. Students will move in all day long, […]
Texas Foundation Contributes to Baptist Scholarship
June 30, 1998 | Admissions, For Parents, Student, University Announcement
The Hobby Family Foundation of Houston, Texas, has made its second annual gift of $37,500 to Wake Forest University to support the William Louis Poteat Scholarship program. The scholarships are awarded to students who are active members of Baptist State Convention or General Baptist Convention […]
WFU Awards 1997 Reynolds Scholarships
March 7, 1997 | Admissions, University Announcement
Six high school seniors have received Nancy S. Reynolds Scholarships to attend Wake Forest University. The 1997 winners of the scholarships, among the most selective merit-based awards in the United States, are: Melissa Shields of Charlotte, N.C.; Stephen Caldwell of West Chester, Pa.; Daniel Durand […]
WFU, Foundation Create New Scholarships
September 23, 1996 | Admissions, Media Advisory, Student, University Announcement
Wake Forest University and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation announced today the creation of the North Carolina Leadership Scholarships for as many as 100 students with financial need throughout the state. “I see these scholarships as a way to ensure that young people of modest […]
First-Year Seminars Begin Under Plan
August 19, 1996 | Admissions, Student
First-year seminars, envisioned by designers of the Plan for the Class of 2000 to develop analytical and critical-thinking skills, debut this fall for the entire freshman class. Part of the basic requirements for graduation, the newly-created seminars will be taught in small classes with about […]
Freshmen to Arrive Wednesday
August 19, 1996 | Admissions, Campus Life, Media Advisory, Student
Wake Forest University’s 943 freshmen will arrive on campus Wednesday, Aug. 21, for several days of orientation before classes begin Aug. 28. As part of an extensive plan to enrich undergraduate education, each member of the Class of 2000 will be provided with an IBM […]
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