WFU Opens New Technology Center and Residence Hall
August 14, 1998 | Campus Life, University Announcement
Wake Forest University took advantage of the summer break to open a new residence hall that offers townhouse-style living and a new computer technology center that brings many of the university’s technology and computer operations under one roof. Meanwhile, several other buildings were upgraded […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
August 13, 1998 | Campus Life, Community, For Parents, Student
Freshmen Arrive on Campus Toting milk crates, posters and desk lamps, freshmen will move into residence halls Wednesday, Aug. 20, 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, […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
August 6, 1998 | Campus Life, Community, For Parents, Student
Parents and the Emptying Nest When children leave home to begin college, parents need help with transitions, according to Johnne Armentrout, assistant director of the Wake Forest Counseling Center. When they drop their sons and daughters off at their residence halls, full-time parenting ends, adds […]
Wingate Gets Two-Story Addition for Divinity School
July 7, 1998 | Campus Life, School of Divinity, University Announcement
Construction will begin later this month on a two-story rotunda addition to Wake Forest University’s Wingate Hall for its new divinity school. Expected to be completed in spring 1999, the 2,000-square-foot addition will become the new entrance to Wingate and is part of $4.25 […]
WFU to Celebrate Year of Globalization & Diversity
May 29, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, International, Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest University will celebrate the “Year of Globalization and Diversity: Conflict or Harmony?” with a series of speakers, events and performances during the 1998-99 academic year. Through a variety of cultural and academic events, the year will explore the challenges of a more global […]
Bowles Offers Graduates Simple Words to Live By
May 18, 1998 | Campus Life, Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Student
White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles shared simple words of advice with the 1998 graduating class from Wake Forest University during Monday morning’s commencement ceremony. Bowles, who received an honorary doctorate of laws degree, addressed a crowd of about 10,000 people. Approximately 825 bachelor’s […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
April 9, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events
The Mystery of Mary The resurgence of interest in the role of the Virgin Mary will be the focus of the next Discovery Series program on Tuesday, April 14. A discussion and question-and-answer session will feature panelists Mary Foskett, Wake Forest assistant religion professor; Lynn […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
March 26, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, Research
Do Looks Make a Difference on the Job? Employment expert and economist Daniel Hamermesh will present “The Economics of Beauty,” a look at how physical appearance can influence wages and other economic outcomes, on Monday, March 30. The free, public lecture sponsored by the Wake […]
Students to Play Musical Farewell in WFU Recital
March 24, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, Student
Six piano students of Wake Forest University professor Pamela Howland will present a recital at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Wake Forest University’s Brendle Recital Hall. The students, five of whom are graduating seniors, will perform pieces for four-hands as well as solo repertoire. […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
March 19, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events
Move Over Riverdance Students will learn to dance an Irish reel, “The Walls of Limerick,” and other traditional Irish dances at a demonstration and lesson at 11 a.m. today in Benson University Center’s third floor rotunda. Sophomore Kerry O’Hagan, who competes in Irish dance competitions, […]
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