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Students embrace working with Broadway veteran
February 22, 2012 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Student, Wake Forest College
On a rainy Saturday afternoon in early February, the student actors preparing for this week’s opening of “City of Angels” were taken through their paces in a master class conducted by Broadway veteran Susan Terry.
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WFU is third at Marketing Summit
February 21, 2012 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Business, Student, Top Stories
A team of undergraduate students from Wake Forest finished third in an international case competition at the 22nd Annual Marketing Summit presented by the Wake Forest University Schools of Business Center for Retail Innovation. A team from the University of Pennsylvania finished first, and a University of Chicago Booth School of Business team won the MBA division.
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The spirit of Wake Forest
February 17, 2012 | Alumni, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
Founders’ Day Convocation, held February 16, honored the University’s past, including its founding in 1834; its present, celebrating faculty excellence in teaching, research and service; and its future, as graduating seniors reflected on their journey and prepared for life after Wake Forest.
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Music competition tests students’ mettle
February 15, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Arts, Admissions, Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
What will it take to win? Senior Jacob Eichhorn is preparing for the fourth time to compete with Wake Forest’s top musicians to be a Giles-Harris award winner.
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TEDx comes to Wake Forest
February 10, 2012 | Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Student, Top Stories
Chemistry major Lucy Lan (’12), an avid TED Talk fan, worked to bring a TED-like event to Wake Forest. Eighteen speakers have signed on for a day of inspirational talks from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Feb. 25 in Wait Chapel.
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Chinese New Year celebration
February 9, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Diversity, Arts & Culture, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Top Stories
A Lion Dance performance, traditional foods, a fashion show and games were part of the 2012 Chinese New Year’s festival held on Feb. 4. Watch the video.
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Wake Forest celebrates birthday
January 30, 2012 | Alumni, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
This week will mark the 178th birthday of Wake Forest. A group of young alumni have planned a week-long celebration, culminating on Friday, Feb. 3, the day on which Wake Forest admitted its first students.
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WFU launches Charlotte Center
January 26, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: University News, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, President, School of Business, Top Stories
Hundreds of Wake Forest students, faculty, staff, alumni and local dignitaries were in attendance to celebrate the grand opening of the University’s new Uptown Charlotte campus during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 26.
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Each of us can make a difference
January 24, 2012 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Speakers, Student, Top Stories
CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien delivered the keynote address for the 12th annual Wake Forest/Winston-Salem State Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. O’Brien told stories of the early days of her career, when she faced overt racial prejudice — comparing her experiences to today’s often more subtle forms of racism.
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Teaching teachers
January 20, 2012 | Alumni, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Part pep-rally, part continuing education opportunity, the Emerging Teachers Leadership Network conference this weekend is a way to show alumni teachers that the education department’s commitment to them didn’t end when they graduated.
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