Public invited to see AIDS Memorial Quilt at WFU
March 13, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Panels from the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display at Wake Forest University March 26-31 at the Hanes Fine Art Gallery. Twenty-four sections of the quilt, including some that were created in memory of former Triad residents, will be shown in the […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
March 7, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Faculty, Speakers, University Announcement
PROFESSOR’S BEES MAKE HONEY FROM CAMPUS FLOWERS— In the next few weeks some of Wake Forest Philosophy Professor Marcus Hester’s favorite pets will make a beeline to campus—literally. Hester is the keeper of two beehives at his home on the perimeter of campus that produced […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
February 28, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers
WHAT WILL COACH SAY AT THE ACC TOURNEY? — “After a while, if you listen to enough coaches, you begin to think you’ve heard it all before,” says John Llewellyn, associate professor of communication. “And the odds are, you have.” Llewellyn studied newspaper reports of post-game […]
Visiting historian to discuss the old south
February 27, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers
John Boles, editor of the Journal of Southern History, will present “What’s New About the Old South: Reinterpreting the Past” at 7 p.m. on March 5 in Tribble Hall’s DeTamble Auditorium. Boles is also the William Pettus Hobby Professor of History at Rice University. The […]
Wake Forest Irish Festival to celebrate Irish poetry and culture
February 26, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Irish films, poetry and music will highlight Wake Forest University’s Irish Festival on March 16-21. Irish Festival events are sponsored by the Wake Forest University Press, the premier publisher of Irish poetry in North America. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the press. […]
Female high school students invited to leadership and development workshop
February 22, 2002 | Community, Events
Female students from North Carolina high schools are invited to attend Wake Forest University’s “Women of Courage and Valor: Changing the Face of Tomorrow” workshop on April 19 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The workshop is free. Workshop applications are available at the […]
Goodwin tells Wake Forest audience America can take comfort in past successes
February 21, 2002 | Community, Events, Speakers
In a speech filled with humorous historical and personal anecdotes, presidential historian and journalist Doris Kearns Goodwin told an audience at Wake Forest University Feb. 21 that the United States can gain strength from remembering the successes of its past. “As our country moves ahead […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
February 20, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES WITH DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN— Doris Kearns Goodwin will deliver Wake Forest’s convocation address Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. Several university awards will be presented at the beginning of the ceremony. Reserved media seating will be in the right front row […]
Public, media invited to Wake Forest convocation with Doris Kearns Goodwin
February 19, 2002 | Community, Events, Media Advisory, University Announcement
The public is invited to attend Wake Forest University’s Founders’ Day Convocation Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel, featuring presidential historian and journalist Doris Kearns Goodwin as speaker. Goodwin will present “Presidential Leadership in Times of Crisis.” Public parking will be available in […]
Downtown ceremony to commemorate 1960 sit-in with WFU and WSSU students
February 15, 2002 | Community, Events, University Announcement
By Sarah S. Mansell Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University and the city of Winston-Salem will commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the lunch counter sit-in demonstrations that led to the city’s desegregation with a ceremony on Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. The program will take […]
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