Stories this week at Wake Forest University
May 2, 2002 | Campus Life, Commencement, Community, Events, Media Advisory, Student
‘NO-DIET DAY’ AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AWARENESS— International No-Diet Day on May 6 may bring attention to some of the health and diet issues instructor Sharon Woodard teaches every semester at Wake Forest. In her introductory health and exercise science classes, she says, most students think […]
Sen. John McCain, Marian Wright Edelman highlight WFU commencement weekend May 19-20
April 16, 2002 | Commencement, Speakers, University Announcement
John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona and decorated Navy veteran, will deliver Wake Forest University’s 160th commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree on May 20. Approximately 1,521 undergraduate and graduate students will receive diplomas at the 9 a.m. outdoor ceremony on […]
Senator John McCain will deliver address, receive honorary degree at commencement
April 16, 2002 | Commencement, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
John McCain, U.S. senator from Arizona and decorated Navy veteran, will deliver Wake Forest University’s 160th commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree on May 20. Approximately 835 undergraduate students and 686 graduate and professional school students, including the Wake Forest Divinity […]
John McCain to deliver commencement address at Wake Forest University May 20
January 24, 2002 | Commencement, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona and decorated Navy veteran, will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on May 20. The outdoor ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Wake Forest’s University Plaza. Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, will […]
John McCain to deliver commencement address at Wake Forest University May 20
January 24, 2002 | Commencement, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona and decorated Navy veteran, will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on May 20. The outdoor ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Wake Forest’s University Plaza. Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, […]
WFU, other schools from across the U.S. host public debate about Sept. 11 and aftermath
November 9, 2001 | Commencement, Events, Speakers
Wake Forest University will dedicate the second day of the nation’s largest collegiate debate tournament to a public debate focusing on the issues surrounding the attacks on America and their aftermath. The first National Debate-In will be held at Wake Forest on Nov. 18 […]
Community agencies bring children to Wake Forest for Halloween fun
October 22, 2001 | Campus Life, Commencement, Events
Editor’s Note: Project Pumpkin is held specifically to benefit children from invited agencies and is not open to the general public. Please check in at the media table in front of Wait Chapel to find out which children cannot be photographed. Project Pumpkin, an annual […]
Distinguished pianist, conductor Martin Isepp receives honorary degree
May 21, 2001 | Commencement
Wake Forest University awarded Martin Isepp an honorary doctorate of fine arts degree during its 159th commencement ceremony May 21. Isepp, a conductor, vocal coach and pianist, has conducted productions for the Canadian Opera Company, the Washington Opera and the Orchestre de Picardie, France. He […]
President Emeritus of UMES receives honorary degree
May 21, 2001 | Commencement
Wake Forest University awarded William P. Hytche an honorary doctorate of laws degree during its 159th commencement ceremony on May 21. Hytche, president emeritus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), is credited for the revitalization of the historically black university. During his 21-year […]
Barbara Bush tells WFU Graduates to carry on tradition of service
May 21, 2001 | Commencement
Former first lady Barbara Bush challenged Wake Forest University graduates during its May 21 commencement ceremony to continue to live out the university’s motto, Pro Humanitate (In Service to Humanity), after they leave the university. “Thanks to Wake Forest’s wonderful tradition of service, embodied in […]
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