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Garden Party celebrates the birthday of Maya Angelou
March 31, 2022 | Community, Community in Progress, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Wake Forest University is hosting the annual Maya Angelou Garden Party this Sunday, April 3, from 2-4 p.m. in Bailey Park in Innovation Quarter. The event celebrates Angelou’s April 4 birthday, is always held on the Sunday closest to it and is free and open to the public.
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Wake Forest holds inauguration for President Susan R. Wente
March 25, 2022 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, President, Top Stories
Wake Forest celebrated the inauguration of Susan R. Wente on March 25 in Wait Chapel. In her speech, Wente drew on her experience as a scientist to connect the transformative power of education to cell biology and described Wake Forest as a “catalyst for good.”
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Virtual event to highlight local historical figures of color
March 22, 2022 | Community in Progress, Events, For Alumni, For Parents
Last year, as part of IdeasCityWS, The Winston-Salem Monuments Project showcased augmented reality monuments to local figures of historical significance during the October festival that featured live music, panel discussions and interactive exhibits from two dozen local creative organizations representing progressive contributions in art, technology, design and culture. Today that work is being advanced through MONUMENTAL: Technology, Social Studies and Shaping Public Memory, which is re-engaging the creative work accomplished by Movers & Shakers, Wake Forest and local artists to explore ways in which technology is used to make diverse, historical narratives more accessible and inclusive.
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WFU, Guilford College co-hosting Universities Studying Slavery Symposium
March 21, 2022 | Community in Progress, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Wake Forest University and Guilford College are co-hosting the spring Universities Studying Slavery (USS) Conference, expected to bring scholars from throughout the country to the Triad. The four-day conference, titled “Pandemics, Protests and the Legacies of Slavery,” runs from Wednesday, March 30, to Saturday, April 2.
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Face to Face Forum to be held in honor of Inauguration of President Susan R. Wente
March 18, 2022 | Events, Top Stories
Larry Culp, CEO of GE and WFU Trustee and Gene Woods, President and CEO of Atrium Health will discuss radical collaboration at a special Face to Face Speakers Forum in honor of the Inauguration of President Susan R. Wente.
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Wake students to dance, raise money for cancer research
March 15, 2022 | Campus Life, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
At age 5 months, Wake Forest sophomore Gabrielle Peko was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. After undergoing chemotherapy treatments and some surgeries, she was pronounced in remission at age 2. On Saturday, March 19, Peko will join more than 1,000 Wake students at Wake ‘N Shake, an annual dance marathon that raises money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund of the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. The event runs from noon to midnight in the Sutton Center.
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WFU Secrest Artists Series welcomes the Elias Quartet
March 10, 2022 | Events, Top Stories
On March 15, 16, & 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall the Secrest Artists Series will welcome back the vibrant young Elias String Quartet and conclude a six-concert odyssey into the complete String Quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Hollywood TV writer, producer speaking at Wake Forest tonight
February 24, 2022 | Events, Top Stories
At 6 p.m. today, Wake Forest University’s Center for Research, Engagement and Collaboration in African American Life, or RECAAL, will host its first in-person lecture for its Black Entrepreneurs, Innovators & Business Leaders Series.
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Though virtual, the annual MLK Read-In Day for children being held Saturday
February 16, 2022 | Events, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories
On Saturday, Wake Forest University senior Zoe Chamberlin will read to area children during the annual MLK Read-In Day sponsored by WFU, Winston-Salem State University and HandsOn NWNC.
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Face to Face with cellist Yo-Yo Ma
January 26, 2022 | Events, Top Stories
Yo-Yo Ma, Grammy award-winning cellist, cultural ambassador and U.N. Messenger of Peace will join the upcoming Face to Face Speaker Forum for an evening of conversation on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
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