Public gathering permits granted for Wake Forest presidential debate
October 9, 2000 | Community, Events, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has granted seven public gathering permits for the Oct. 11 presidential debate on its campus. The following groups have been granted permits: American Atheists; PQLC; Falun Gong (Falun Dafa); West Triangle, N.C. Million Mom March; Virginia Tech Honors Program; and the Libertarian […]
Experts on presidential debates to gather Tuesday at Wake Forest for public forum
October 9, 2000 | Community, Events, University Announcement
Five leading experts on presidential debates from across the country will gather at Wake Forest University for a public forum on Oct. 10, the day before the Oct. 11 presidential debate at the university. Tamala Edwards, a reporter for Time magazine, will moderate the discussion. […]
Countdown to the presidential debate in Wait Chapel; Wake Forest makes final preparations
October 8, 2000 | Community, Events, National, University Announcement
With the presidential debate just days away, Wake Forest University is making final preparations for the highly anticipated Oct. 11 event in Wait Chapel. On Saturday, Oct. 7, construction crews began work on the candidates’ stage at the front of the chapel. An additional air-conditioning […]
Three additional sponsors support Wake Forest’s presidential debate
October 7, 2000 | Community, Events, National, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has added three sponsors to its list of those contributing their support to the Oct. 11 presidential debate in Wait Chapel. Panasonic, Opinioneering Corporation and Flow Automotive Company push the sponsor total to 12. Previously named sponsors include Wachovia Corporation, BellSouth, Duke […]
Wake Forest schedules debate update briefing for Sunday afternoon
October 6, 2000 | Community, Events, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University will hold a press briefing Sunday afternoon to present an update on debate preparations and take questions from the news media. The briefing will be held at 2 p.m. in Reynolda Hall, Room 204 (Office of the Provost). Topics discussed will include […]
Wake Forest selects debate ticket lottery winners; Commission to decide how many seats available
October 5, 2000 | Community, Events, University Announcement
One hundred students, faculty and staff of Wake Forest University are one step closer to the possibility of watching the Oct. 11 presidential debate from inside Wait Chapel. Using an online registration system, the university has selected 100 people-75 undergraduate, 15 graduate, and 10 faculty/staff- […]
Public Access to Wake Forest ends early morning on debate day
October 5, 2000 | Community, Events, University Announcement
Due to newly announced Secret Service requirements, Wake Forest University will temporarily end public access to its Reynolda Campus on the day it will host a presidential debate. Public access will end at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 11 and resume at noon on Oct. 12. […]
Wake Forest University’s Rock the Vote concert moves to LJVM Coliseum
October 5, 2000 | Community, Events, University Announcement
Due to anticipated high interest, the Oct. 11 Rock the Vote concert hosted by Wake Forest University will be moved to the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Organizers are now preparing for a crowd of 10,000 for this free concert. Other sites had originally been […]
Wake Forest puts Wait Chapel on the web; public can watch as chapel becomes debate hall
October 4, 2000 | Community, Events, University Announcement
Wake Forest University’s Wait Chapel is undergoing major changes in preparation for the Oct. 11 presidential debate- and you can watch it happen minute-by-minute online. The Wait Chapel Web Cam debuted on the university’s debate Web site, http://debate.wfu.edu, on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The camera looks […]
Public invited to participate in DebateWatch project at Wake Forest University
October 3, 2000 | Community, Events, University Announcement
The public is invited to participate in DebateWatch, a focus group program sponsored by Wake Forest University and The Commission on Presidential Debates tonight at 9 p.m., and again on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. The program is designed to gauge voters’ reactions to […]
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