Giving thanks for WFU friendships
Pick the best football movies
Alumnus helping Afghans succeed
Air Force Capt. Chris Sanders (JD ‘08) has been deployed in Afghanistan since May. Sanders supports and assists local judicial officials who are working to strengthen and legitimize a formal system of justice in a country that has been torn apart by war for centuries.Categories: Alumni, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
The essence of Wake Forest
A new film marries Dr. Edwin G. Wilson’s eloquent description of the character of Wake Forest with scenes from the old and new campuses. The film was produced by award-winning cinematographer George Reasner (’90) and students and faculty in the Documentary Film Program.Categories: Alumni, University Announcements
From Deacon to news detective
As an investigative producer at ABC News, Lee Ferran (’08) is too humble to admit that he lives a life envied by career journalists and teenagers alike. “Every day I write about things I loved as a 14-year-old: spies, special operations and general international intrigue,” said Ferran.Categories: Alumni
Student named top new inventor
Inventors Digest magazine has named computer science graduate student Michael Crouse (BS ’10, MS ’12) one of the “Nation’s Top New Inventors.” Crouse is featured on the cover of the October issue. Also see a video feature on Crouse from WFMY.Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Fulbrights: Where are they now?
Four 2011 graduates who were named Fulbright Scholars, the most prestigious international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, reflect upon how their experiences at Wake Forest helped shape their lives abroad.
Categories: Alumni, Global Wake Forest
Going viral after 40 years
The Strings, a Wake Forest women's social society renowned in the late '60s and early '70s for its voices, will reunite at Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 15, for the first time in 40 years. They will perform in the Green Room in Reynolda Hall at 11 a.m and record a YouTube video at 11:30 a.m. outside the Magnolia Room on Saturday.Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake
Heroes and Villains
Kurt Cobain and Elliot Smith (singer-songwriters), Charles Taylor (former president of Liberia), and Jena Six defendant Robert Bailey Jr. are a few of the famous and infamous faces sharing wall space with the less notable in an exhibition at the START Gallery featuring the works of Rudy Shepherd ('98).
Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Alumna shares Thalhimer legacy
Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt (’98) has written “Finding Thalhimers” the story of her family and their business, a well-known retail institution for 150 years. Along with her mentor, professor Mary Dalton (’83), she’ll participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the Family Business Center on Friday at Reynolda House.Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake