Colin Powell to give WFU commencement address May 17
April 1, 2004 | Events, Speakers
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is scheduled to deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address May 17. It will be Powell’s first commencement address at any college or university since being named secretary of state in 2001. Powell will address approximately 1,500 Wake Forest graduates […]
Stories this week at WFU
April 1, 2004 | Community, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
KIRBY HALL DEDICATION TODAY Two past chairmen and the current chairman of PepsiCo will join Calloway School students, faculty and staff as they dedicate Kirby Hall today at 4:30 p.m. The PepsiCo chairmen gave money to support the Calloway School expansion, and the bridge to […]
Attorney, former JAG officer to speak at WFU
March 31, 2004 | Events, Speakers
As part of Wake Forest University’s Military Guest Speaker Program, John Stevens Berry, noted U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps officer for Chief Defense Counsel during the Vietnam War, will present two free, public lectures April 14. The first lecture, titled “A JAG Officer in […]
WFU’s collegium musicum to perform “Music of Tudor England”
March 30, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University’s Collegium Musicum will present a concert titled “Music of Tudor England” April 14, at 8 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall located in Scales Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. Collegium Musicum is a student ensemble devoted […]
Guitarist celebrates release of CD with Recital at WFU
March 30, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events
Patricia Dixon, guitarist and Wake Forest lecturer in music, will perform a duo guitar recital with Minnesota composer/guitarist Jeffrey Van on April 15 at 8 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall. Admission is free. The recital, which is a celebration of the first release of Van’s […]
WFU Multicultural male summit features playwright James H. Chapmyn
March 30, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Wake Forest University’s third annual Multicultural Male Summit features a keynote performance by nationally-known playwright James H. Chapmyn of his original production “One Race, One People, One Peace” at 7 p.m. April 3 in Brendle Recital Hall in the university’s Scales Fine Arts Center. The […]
Poets to express burdens about South Africa at WFU
March 26, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events
Bringing their South African heritage into context through poetry, poets Yvette Christiansë and Ingrid de Kok will read from their works at Wake Forest University’s Ring Theatre in Scales Fine Arts Center April 13 at 7:30 p.m. A reception will follow the reading. An informal […]
Stories this week at WFU
March 25, 2004 | Campus Life, Community, Events
WAKE FOREST VERSUS ST. JOE’S ON THE MAG QUAD Hundreds of Demon Deacon fans are expected to gather on the Magnolia Courtyard tonight to watch the Wake Forest men’s basketball team take on St. Joseph’s in the semifinal of the East Rutherford Regional in the […]
Lecturer delves into Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ at WFU
March 25, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events
The Wake Forest University Department of Music will host a lecture about George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” with Howard Pollack, author and professor of music history at the University of Houston, April 5 at 4 p.m. The free lecture will be held in Scales Fine […]
WFU showcases student artwork through May 17
March 24, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Student
Painting, sculptures, photographs, installations and digital media will be among the nearly 80 student works on display in Wake Forest University’s Annual Student Art Exhibition at the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery April 22 – May 17. An opening reception for the juried exhibition […]
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