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Hitting the right note
February 24, 2014 | Alumni, Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Faculty, Mentoring, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized
The 37th Giles-Harris Competitions in Musical Performance have grown into a major event for Wake Forest’s pianists, singers, and instrumentalists.
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Making wishes come true
February 19, 2014 | Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Community, Student, Top Stories
When 6-year-old Ava Elsner arrived on campus Saturday afternoon, students dressed as Cinderella and Snow White greeted her and placed a sparkling crown on her head. Students sponsored a Make-A-Wish trip for Ava, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy.
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Happy Chinese New Year
February 12, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, International, Top Stories
A different animal represents each year in the Chinese zodiac calendar, and 2014 is the year of the horse. Wake Forest hosted a Chinese New Year celebration at The Barn for students, faculty, staff and the Winston-Salem community.
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Student Storyteller: A ticket to Prague
February 10, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, Faculty, International, Mentoring, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized
One theatre class led Johanna Beach (’15) on an amazing journey to Prague. Now assistant director of “Embers and Stars,” she is sharing the story of Petr Ginz, who was a young teen during the Holocaust.
Media Advisory: Wake Forest University announces MLK ‘Building the Dream’ award winners
January 21, 2014 | Campus Life, Media Advisory
Wake Forest junior Gracie Harrington and campus life leaders Marianne Magjuka, Shelley Sizemore and Matt Williams, have been recognized as Wake Forest University’s 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. “Building the Dream” award winners. The award is traditionally presented to a student and a professor or […]
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Voices for justice
January 20, 2014 | Admissions, Campus Life, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Staff, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Junior Gracie Harrington and campus life leaders Marianne Magjuka, Shelley Sizemore and Matt Williams, have been named Wake Forest University’s 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. “Building the Dream” award winners.
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‘Hoop Dreams:’ 20th anniversary
January 17, 2014 | Alumni, Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Faculty, Mentoring, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Hoop Dreams won numerous awards, but as Peter Gilbert explains, it was the story that made Hoop Dreams live on, not the technology.
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Spring is the air
January 8, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, Top Stories
Take a glance at the variety of world-class theatrical and musical performances, gallery exhibitions and visiting artists series that students, faculty and staff can anticipate this spring at the Forest.
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Student Storyteller: A Stroke of Service
December 30, 2013 | Campus Life, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Junior Bailey Godwin reflects upon her semester abroad in New Zealand and Cambodia, where she combined her passion for neuroscience research and her dedication to Pro Humanitate.
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Top 10 Wake Forest news stories of 2013
December 23, 2013 | Alumni, Campus Life, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The announcement that Gwen Ifill would be delivering Wake Forest’s 2013 Commencement address was the No. 10 most-viewed story of the year. Find out what other nine stories were hits .
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