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Focusing on campus work experiences
February 8, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Students in Michele Gillespie’s history class are studying the history of work in America by starting with those who make Wake Forest work: staff and faculty. As part of an oral-history project, Wake at Work, students are interviewing about 20 staff members and several professors.
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Coach donates kidney to player
February 8, 2011 | Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Baseball coach Tom Walter donated a kidney to one of his players, Kevin Jordan, on Monday. Jordan began to feel ill in January 2010 as a freshman, and he was diagnosed with ANCA vasculitis, requiring dialysis for about 10 hours a day. When Jordan’s family did not produce an ideal donor match, Walter volunteered.
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Team wins national championship
February 6, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Business, Student, Top Stories
A team of four Schools of Business students took first place in the national round of the KPMG International Case Competition on Feb. 4 in New York, earning the honor to represent the United States in a global competition April 6-8 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Justice for all
February 6, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, School of Law, Speakers, Top Stories
Young lawyers have to ensure that justice is available to all people, no matter the color of their skin or their socioeconomic status, Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, told students at the School of Law on Friday.
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Leading Christians to cities, challenges
February 6, 2011 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Divinity, Top Stories
Rev. Doug Bailey helps train ministers to contend with cities and the spiritual questions they generate. He is an assistant professor of urban ministry and founder and president of the Center for Urban Ministry, which is housed at the School of Divinity.
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Syrian ambassador to U.S. talks peace
February 4, 2011 | International, Speakers, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Imad Moustapha, Syrian ambassador to the United States since 2004, met with faculty and students Thursday afternoon before discussing “Prospects for Peace in the Middle East: A Syrian Perspective” in a 6 p.m. public lecture on campus. See video from his visit.
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The Education Equation
February 3, 2011 | Community, Events, Speakers, Top Stories
The area’s high school dropout rate was discussed last week by the state superintendent of schools, a panel of guests and area residents in a public forum entitled “The Education Equation.” The Community Conversation series is sponsored by WFDD, the NPR station which broadcasts from campus.
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How to win an argument
February 3, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The Wake Forest debate team took the top prize at the U.S. Naval Academy tournament last weekend in Annapolis, Md. Ian Miller (’14) and Ken Bailey (’14) beat Cornell 2-1 in the final round.
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Marketing Summit kicks off
February 2, 2011 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Business, Speakers, Top Stories
The Schools of Business will kick off the 21st Annual Marketing Summit on Feb. 3, a three-day, student-run event featuring a case study competition between eight MBA teams and six undergraduate teams for $103,000 in prizes. Marilyn Carlson Nelson will deliver the keynote address.
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Year of the Rabbit
February 2, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year and the ‘Year of the Rabbit’ with several events on campus, including a traditional Lion Dance performance and a dumpling-making class.
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