Area families invited to ‘Who Am I?’ event at WFU’s Museum of Anthropology
April 6, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
An afternoon of theatrical makeup artistry and transformation is planned for April 21 at Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology. Mary Wayne-Thomas, associate professor of theater, will demonstrate how makeup and costumes change people from their “real” selves into different people. The event will be […]
Speaker series will explore medical issues in the black community
March 16, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Humanities
Wake Forest University faculty and several local physicians will lead programs about medical issues in the black community March 21-23 as part of the university’s Year of Ethics and Honor. The series is free and open to the public. Each event will be held at […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
March 15, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers
WAKE FOREST IRISH FESTIVAL BEGINS SATURDAY Irish poetry, music, dance, drama and film will highlight Wake Forest University’s weeklong Irish Festival March 17-25. The celebration begins on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, with the Irish Festival Community Day at Reynolda House Museum of American Art […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
February 22, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
COMEDY SHOW FEATURES ‘GONE IN 60 SECONDS’ STAR T.J. Cross, a nationally recognized comedian who starred in the film, “Gone in 60 Seconds,” will be the headlining act at the 3rd annual Comedy All-Stars Show to be held Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. in Wake […]
Winston-Salem’s 1960 lunch counter protest inspiration for downtown celebration
February 20, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
The 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in by Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University students led to a desegregation agreement among local merchants in Winston-Salem. Forty-one years later, their actions are the inspiration for “Moving Forward: A Conversation About Race Relations,” to be held at […]
Wake Forest students offer free tax assistance to Winston-Salem community
February 13, 2001 | Community, Events, University Announcement
The bus station in downtown Winston-Salem will be more than a busy transportation hub in the coming weeks. A group of Wake Forest University accounting and analytical finance students, led by professor Yvonne Hinson, are turning it into a temporary income tax preparation office. The […]
University begins survey of campus to determine accessibility of facilities
February 5, 2001 | Campus Life, Community, University Announcement
Wake Forest University began an extensive physical survey of its Reynolda Campus this week as part of a long-term project to provide individuals with disabilities equal access to the academic, social and recreational activities at the university. The university has contracted with an architectural firm […]
UNC-TV to air WFU holiday choral concert Dec. 22 and on Christmas eve
December 22, 2000 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, University Announcement
UNC-TV will air the annual holiday choral concert held at Wake Forest University Dec. 22 at 8:30 and on Dec. 24 at 5:30 p.m. The concert was taped on Dec. 7. It features the Choral Union, Collegium Vocal Ensemble, Concert Choir and the Wake Forest […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
December 14, 2000 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER IN CALCUTTA DURING HOLIDAYS Eleven Wake Forest students will travel to Calcutta on the day after Christmas to volunteer in the homes for the destitute run by the religious order founded by Mother Teresa. For two weeks, students will feed disabled adults, […]
Foundation helps Wake Forest Divinity School establish urban ministry program
December 6, 2000 | Community, School of Divinity
The Wake Forest University Divinity School is using a grant from the Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation of Greensboro to establish a new urban ministry study program. The $50,000 grant will support a partnership between the Divinity School and Greensboro Urban Ministry, a nonprofit organization that provides food, […]
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