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Stories this week at Wake Forest

November 19, 1998  |   Campus Life, Community, Events, Speakers

PROFESSOR TRACES ORIGINS OF THANKSGIVING J. Edwin Hendricks, chair of Wake Forest’s history department, can trace the development of the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 into an important national holiday. In 1789, George Washington proclaimed the first national day of Thanksgiving, says Hendricks. But, […]

Stories this week at Wake Forest

November 12, 1998  |   Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, Speakers

THE BUSINESS OF TRANSLATING The importance of foreign language in business will be among the topics discussed during a workshop on cross-cultural communication and the translation of foreign languages today, Nov. 12, at 4 p.m. in Tribble Hall’s DeTamble Auditorium. Among the panelists are: Michael […]

Superstitions Will Be Tested at WFU

November 11, 1998  |   Campus Life, Community, Events, Speakers

This Friday, long-held superstitions will be put to the test during a “Friday the 13th Bash” at Wake Forest University. Daring participants will spill salt, walk under ladders and even open umbrellas indoors during this lighthearted event in the Benson University Center’s lower-level lobby from […]

Stories this week at Wake Forest

November 5, 1998  |   Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, Speakers

FRITO-LAY EXEC WILL DISCUSS LEADERSHIP Steven S. Reinemund, chairman and chief executive officer of the Frito-Lay Co., will discuss “The Essence of Leadership” at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. Reinemund’s talk will focus on the life of former […]

Stories this week at Wake Forest

October 29, 1998  |   Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events

HALLOWEEN FUN FOR COMMUNITY CHILDREN Project Pumpkin, an annual event sponsored by the Wake Forest University Volunteer Service Corps, will bring more than 1,200 disadvantaged children to campus from more than 35 agencies for an afternoon of Halloween fun on Thursday, Oct. 29. From 3-6 […]

Stories this week at Wake Forest

September 3, 1998  |   Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, Student

Abstract Art Show Opens Heralded as the “can’t miss art exhibition this year” by Forbes magazine (Aug. 24), the show “Abstract American Art of the 1930s and 1940s” opens Aug. 28 in Wake Forest’s Fine Arts Gallery. An opening reception will be held from 7-9 […]

Stories this week at Wake Forest

August 28, 1998  |   Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, University Announcement

Calloway Students Earn Top State, National Rankings Three accounting students in Wake Forest’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy earned the highest scores of all candidates taking the CPA Exam in North Carolina in May 1998. Wayne Smith Jr., Gold Medal Award winner for having […]

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, […]

WFU Freshmen to Arrive Wednesday

August 17, 1998  |   Audiences, Campus Life, Commencement, For Parents, Student

Wake Forest University’s freshmen arrive on campus Wednesday, Aug. 19, as the university prepares for the opening of the fall semester. A total of 1,004 freshmen are expected at Wake Forest. They will move into their residence halls throughout the day Aug. 19 before beginning […]

Fall Semester Marks New Stage in Undergraduate Plan

August 14, 1998  |   Campus Life, Student

Two years ago, Wake Forest University freshmen arrived on campus as the first class to receive laptop computers as part of a new campaign to enrich undergraduate learning through new technology, classes, faculty, scholarships and more. This fall, those students — juniors now — […]

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