Wake Forest Anthropology museum celebrates “Days of the Dead”
September 20, 2002 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology will begin a month-long celebration of the “Days of the Dead” on Oct. 1. The exhibit will run through Nov. 2 with an open house from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. on Oct. 30. Though the name may sound […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
January 10, 2002 | Top Stories
WINTER EATING: DON’T EAT MORE, EAT MORE OFTEN Preventing winter weight gain may be a challenge for many people, but when you eat can be just as important as what you eat, says Beverly Nesbit, a nutritionist in the health and exercise science department at […]
WFU presents Schoonmaker, Reinhardt and Waddill awards during convocation ceremony
September 13, 2001 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University honored two professors and two alumni with awards during its Opening Convocation Sept. 13. North Carolina First Lady Mary Easley was the keynote speaker during the program in Wait Chapel. Richard Sears, Wake Forest professor of political science, was presented with […]
Wake Forest art collections show to feature Picasso, Rembrandt, Cézanne
July 17, 2001 | Top Stories
From a 17th century etching by Rembrandt to a color linoleum cut by Picasso, selections from the Wake Forest University art collections will be on exhibit Aug. 24 through Oct. 14 in the Wake Forest Fine Arts Gallery. “Jewels in Our Crown: Treasures From […]
William Starling eulogy by Edwin Wilson
June 22, 2001 | Top Stories
“Bill Starling” Presented by Senior Vice President Edwin G. Wilson Wake Forest University June 22, 2001 I do not know of any life story in the annals of Wake Forest that compares—in lifelong commitment, in selfless dedication, in wholesome influence—with Bill Starling’s. How can even […]
William Starling eulogy by Martha Allman
June 22, 2001 | Top Stories
“Bill Starling” Presented By Martha Allman Office of Admissions Wake Forest University June 22, 2001 I come today to celebrate Bill Starling on behalf of the extended “office family.” Many of us here today worked with Bill in Admissions and Financial Aid over these past […]
WFU press celebrates 25 years of publishing Irish poetry
March 16, 2001 | Top Stories
When Wake Forest University English Professor Dillon Johnston founded Wake Forest University Press in 1976, the work of many major contemporary Irish poets-much of it inspired by the ancient legends and current political turmoil of the Emerald Isle-was not available in the United States. Now, […]
Dramatic reading at WFU to explore rape and sexual harassment Feb. 21
February 12, 2001 | Top Stories
Playwright Arlene Hutton’s provocative one-act show, “I Dream Before I Take the Stand,” will be performed at Wake Forest University Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. in the Ring Theatre in Scales Fine Arts Center. Cynthia Gendrich, assistant professor of theater, and actor D.A. Oldis will […]
WFU gives highest award for service to Vic Flow during Founders’ Day Convocation
February 8, 2001 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University presented its highest award for service, the Medallion of Merit, to Victor I. Flow Jr., chairman of Flow Lexus, during Founders’ Day Convocation this morning. University President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. presented the award during an 11 a.m. ceremony in Wait […]
Grant supports Wake Forest adoption of technology
July 12, 1999 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University’s continuing development of new ways of teaching with technology received a $228,305 boost from the Charles E. Culpeper Foundation. The grant helps fund a summer program that will give Wake Forest faculty the opportunity to create and test uses of computer […]
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