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Inspiring young writers
March 26, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Humanities, Alumni, Arts & Culture, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities
Silk maps, B-24 bombers and avoiding anachronisms were the hot topics during Laura Elliott’s visit to Northwest Middle School in Winston-Salem. Elliott, a 1979 Wake Forest graduate who writes young adult historical novels, mixed WWII history with writing advice in conversations with 6th-, 7th- and 8th-graders as part of Words Awake! A Celebration of Wake Forest Writers and Writing on campus March 23-25.
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Global issues on a local scale
March 22, 2012 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Political science majors Kathryne Doria (’13) and Tamara Guillen (’12) witnessed first-hand how global issues shape local communities in Winston-Salem when they took Latino Political Behavior and Public Opinion, taught by assistant professor Betina Wilkinson.
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Campus hosts Latino Awareness Week
March 19, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Diversity, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
The Latin American and Latino Studies Program and the Organization of Latin American Students are co-sponsoring Wake Forest’s first-ever Latino Awareness Week. Events cover the challenges and problems faced by the Latino community worldwide.
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Reynolda Film Festival 2012
March 19, 2012 | Community, Engaging in the Arts, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Student, Top Stories
The student-run festival includes a free week-long series of film screenings and workshops and ends on March 23 with a keynote address by Morgan Spurlock, the director of “Super Size Me.”
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Class leads to fundraising, volunteering
March 6, 2012 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, School of Business, Student, Top Stories
Schools of Business students are exemplifying Wake Forest’s motto of Pro Humanitate by applying skills they are learning in their “Dynamics in Organizations” class to support a local non-profit agency.
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Inspiring ideas at TEDxWakeForestU
February 27, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Entrepreneurship, Community, Events, Scholars and Scientists, Speakers, Staff, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories
For senior Mariama Holman, the creative director for TEDxWakeForestU, planning the visual design themes with her team required late nights, Skype and a sense of humor. But when all the planning came together Saturday, an audience of 1,400 walked away inspired and exhilarated.
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BioTech Place opens downtown
February 22, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: University News, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
The $100 million, 242,000-square-foot Wake Forest BioTech Place debuted Tuesday in the Piedmont Triad Research Park. The facility will house about 350 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers and scientists, with room for 100 more employees.
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University recognized by United Way
February 3, 2012 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Top Stories
For the fifth year in a row, the University has received the Spirit of North Carolina Award in recognition of Wake Forester’s efforts to help others in the local community.
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Immersed in the nonprofit world
January 26, 2012 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Junior Yasmin Bendaas found a transformative summer experience — and turned an internship into a job — through the Institute for Public Engagement’s Summer Nonprofit Immersion Program. Learn more about her experience and how to get involved.
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Service shapes Liang’s future
January 23, 2012 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Spending her Saturdays with Winston-Salem’s homeless has led to Amy Liang creating a documentary film, doing research and building countless relationships. Perhaps most important, it has focused her on studying public health and finding solutions.
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