WFU celebrates Chinese New Year
January 15, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Wake Forest University will host a program to celebrate the Chinese New Year on Feb. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the theatre lobby of the Scales Fine Arts Center. The program is free and open to the public. The fourth-annual celebration will […]
WFU, WSSU and Salem celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. day
January 13, 2003 | Community, Events
Three college campuses—Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University and Salem College—will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day together from Jan. 15 through Jan. 20. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed nationally on Jan. 20. Beginning Jan. 15, large blank canvases and art materials will […]
Stories this week at WFU
January 9, 2003 | Community, Events, Student
CAN EDWARDS’ SOUTHERN ROOTS SEAL HIS PRESIDENTIAL HOPES? – As U.S. Sen. John Edwards enters what political scientists refer to as the “invisible primary” in his bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, recent political trends offer the Raleigh attorney mixed omens for a successful run, […]
Winston-Salem resident establishes new WFU Divinity School lectureship
December 17, 2002 | Community, University Announcement
Winston-Salem resident Sylva Billue has pledged $20,000 to establish the Phyllis Trible Lectures at Wake Forest University Divinity School. The lecture series is named in honor of Phyllis Trible, University Professor of Biblical Studies at the Divinity School, who became one of the school’s first […]
Stories this week at WFU
December 12, 2002 | Community, Events, Student
LOCAL STUDENTS SPEND HOLIDAYS SERVING IN VIETNAM, MEXICO CITY – Three local students, two from Greensboro and one from Mt. Airy, are among nearly 50 Wake Forest students who will be spending their holidays volunteering in foreign countries. Abby Bowman, a senior from Mt. Airy, and […]
Stories this week at WFU
December 6, 2002 | Community, Events, Faculty, Student
CANDLES WILL ILLUMINATE CHAPEL AT ANNUAL LOVEFEAST — The university will hold it 37th annual traditional Christmas lovefeast and candlelight service at 8 p.m. Dec. 8 in Wait Chapel. Members of the campus and local community usually fill the chapel to capacity at the event. Luminaries […]
WFU students light up the holidays
November 22, 2002 | Campus Life, Community, Student
Students at Wake Forest University have planned a community celebration of the holiday season Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. on University Plaza (Quad). The event is free and open to the public. The buildings surrounding the plaza will be decorated with white lights and a […]
Stories this week at WFU
November 21, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Student, Thrive / Wellbeing
DIABETES: THE NEXT OBESITY-RELATED EPIDEMIC – Paul Ribisl, chairman of Wake Forest’s health and exercise science department who has been interested in obesity for more than 25 years, says the next obesity-related epidemic is adult-onset diabetes in children. With this month recognized as American Diabetes Month, […]
WFU Orchestra, Winston-Salem Youth Symphony to perform
November 18, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
The Wake Forest University Orchestra and the Winston-Salem Youth Symphony will present a joint concert Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center at Wake Forest. The event is free and open to the public. David Hagy, director […]
Stories this week at WFU
November 14, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Research, Speakers
WFU HOSTS NATION’S LARGEST DEBATE TOURNAMENT – Nearly 200 college and university debate teams from across the country will converge on Winston-Salem this weekend for the Franklin R. Shirley Dixie Classic Debate Tournament hosted by Wake Forest. The tournament has been named best tournament of the […]
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