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Partnering to benefit local students
December 7, 2010 | Admissions, Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Wake Forest will host a community forum to explain the benefits of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program to local students and their parents on Dec. 15. The program offers a rigorous comprehensive curriculum, placing an emphasis on global awareness and community service.
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Lovefeast draws more than 2,000
December 6, 2010 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Divinity, Student, Top Stories
Following a tradition started by a student in 1965, more than 2,000 people gathered for the annual Christmas Lovefeast and Candlelight Service in Wait Chapel Sunday night. Chaplain Tim Auman led the service, which featured a message by Gail R. O’Day, dean of the School of Divinity.
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Running research
November 30, 2010 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Research, Scholars and Scientists, School of Medicine, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Up to 65 percent of runners sustain an overuse injury each year. Wake Forest researchers, funded by a $600,000 grant from the U. S. Army, plan to find out why.
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Turkeypalooza 2010
November 25, 2010 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Sustainability, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Wake Forest students have taken the holiday to those most in need. Volunteers cooked traditional Thanksgiving day meals on campus and delivered them to local agencies as part of Turkeypalooza.
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More thankful this Thanksgiving
November 24, 2010 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Tough economic times may make people more thankful this Thanksgiving, says Samuel T. Gladding, professor of counseling and an expert on families.
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Helping make college a reality
November 22, 2010 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, School of Law, Top Stories
Thanks in part to efforts of School of Law professors and students, some local high school students recently visited college campuses in the Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia areas. The trip was designed to enhance their level of enthusiasm for the college selection process.
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Homelessness is not faceless
November 15, 2010 | Audiences, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Pro Humanitate, Research, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Junior Amy Liang, through her work with Wake Forest’s Campus Kitchen, has seen the problems of the hungry and homeless. Last summer, she conducted a research project, which included creating a documentary film, to raise awareness of the issues.
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‘I See’
November 15, 2010 | Arts & Culture, Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Working Together
Students in John Pickel’s lab have completed video art installations that will be exhibited Nov. 16-27 at the Student Art Gallery (START Gallery) in Reynolda Village.
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Clinic targets fraud against elderly
November 12, 2010 | Community, For Alumni, Pro Humanitate, School of Law, Top Stories
The Elder Law Clinic of the School of Law sponsored a community workshop that focused on preventing the defrauding of the elderly, with six panelists ranging from medical doctors to police detectives.
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Helping hands
November 8, 2010 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Senior Lisa Northrop was one of 34 college students from across North Carolina to receive the Community Impact Student Award and a volunteer recognition certificate of appreciation from Governor Beverly Perdue.
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