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‘From the Ground Up’ put WFU facilities staff center stage
October 8, 2019 | Alumni, Arts & Culture, Community in Progress, Events, Staff, Top Stories
Housekeeping staff, arborists, turf crew members, locksmiths and carpenters were among the nearly 70 participants performing on Hearn Plaza in the original dance piece “From the Ground Up.” Performances were held on Oct. 3, 4 and 5.
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Wake Forest facilities team to star in ‘From the Ground Up’
September 24, 2019 | Community, Events, Staff, Top Stories
Zero turn and walking wing mowers will move in unison. A telehandler, backhoe and skid steer will dance on Wake Forest’s Hearn Plaza. For three nights, the University’s iconic Quad will be transformed into a stage to showcase the work of the facilities and campus services staff.
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Wake Forest to hold 9/11 remembrance events
September 5, 2019 | Events, Faculty, Staff, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest University will hold two events on Wednesday, Sept. 11 to remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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WFU connects diverse students with the employers who need them
September 5, 2019 | Community in Progress, Events, Personal and Career Development, Staff, Student, Top Stories
Employers and colleges have parallel challenges. Employers want to bring diverse candidates into their organizations. Colleges want to help these students get there. But, of the nearly 17 million undergraduate college students nationwide, 80% bypass their school’s career centers for advice on networking and finding jobs.
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WFU celebrates 5-year anniversary of THRIVE initiative on Sept. 4
August 30, 2019 | Faculty, Staff, Student, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories
Wake Forest students, faculty and staff will come together Sept. 4 on Manchester Plaza to celebrate the 5-year anniversary of Thrive, a comprehensive wellbeing initiative that covers everything from financial to physical to emotional health and has become a model for other college campuses.
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WFU student-athletes ‘suit up’ for career success
August 16, 2019 | Athletics, Faculty, Staff, Student, Top Stories
At 6 a.m. the alarm rings. Mornings are for workouts followed by classes and tutoring. Afternoons include additional activities that all Division I level student-athletes take on to compete at the highest level of their sport such as attending film sessions, rehab and therapy, sports performance training and nutrition counseling. A student-athlete’s summer schedule is full but familiar.
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WFU’s Office of Civic & Community Engagement reflects expanded Pro Humanitate commitment
August 6, 2019 | Community, Pro Humanitate, Staff, Student, Top Stories
There’s no mistaking the purpose of the Office of Civic & Community Engagement as Wake Forest University’s central hub for community-based activities, including service, teaching and research.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
July 24, 2019 | Faculty, Recognition, Staff, Student, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
June 7, 2019 | Faculty, Recognition, Staff, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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USAID awards an additional $2.14 million to WFU rainforest research center
April 23, 2019 | Faculty, Media Advisory, Recognition, Research, Staff, Sustainability, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) has received $2.14 million in additional funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supporting the expansion of the research center’s study of mercury pollution and reforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.
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