Writers Reading Series features poetry reading by faculty members
March 27, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty
Poets Evie Shockley and Robert West will read from their work April 4 as part of the Wake Forest University Writers Reading Series. This event will be held at 5 p.m. in Tribble Hall’s DeTamble Auditorium, and is free and open to the public. Shockley […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
March 21, 2002 | Community, Events, Faculty, Recognition, Speakers, Student
UNIVERSITY PLAZA BECOMES EASTER BUNNY PLAYGROUND— Students in Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will rise early on March 24 to hide dozens of Easter eggs on University Plaza (the Quad) for children of Wake Forest faculty and staff. The annual egg […]
University of New Mexico president joining Wake Forest as provost
March 14, 2002 | Faculty, Provost, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has appointed William C. Gordon as the university’s new provost. A Wake Forest graduate, Gordon is president of the University of New Mexico. In his new position, which is effective Sept. 1, Gordon will serve as Wake Forest’s chief academic officer […]
‘Coachtalk’ gives teams ‘second season,’justifies wins and losses at NCAA Tournament
March 12, 2002 | Faculty, Research, Speakers
Whether they win or lose in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, the coaches there will follow predictable patterns in what they say after the game, according to a Wake Forest University professor. He calls it coachtalk. “After a while, if you listen to […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
March 7, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Faculty, Speakers, University Announcement
PROFESSOR’S BEES MAKE HONEY FROM CAMPUS FLOWERS— In the next few weeks some of Wake Forest Philosophy Professor Marcus Hester’s favorite pets will make a beeline to campus—literally. Hester is the keeper of two beehives at his home on the perimeter of campus that produced […]
Wake Forest gives highest university honor to Douglas Maynard at Feb. 21 convocation
February 21, 2002 | Faculty, Recognition, University Announcement
Wake Forest University presented its highest honor, the Medallion of Merit, to Dr. C. Douglas Maynard, acting dean of the Wake Forest School of Medicine, during Founders’ Day Convocation Feb. 21. Wake Forest President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. presented the award during the ceremony in […]
Coaches’ post-game talk predictable, purposeful, WFU professor says
January 31, 2002 | Faculty, Research, University Announcement
Whether they win or lose a game, coaches follow a predictable pattern of talk in post-game media interviews, according to a Wake Forest University professor. He calls it coachtalk. “After a while, if you listen to enough coaches, you begin to think you’ve heard it […]
WFU vice president elected to MCNC board of directors
January 1, 2002 | Faculty, University Announcement
John P. Anderson, vice president for finance and administration at Wake Forest University, has been elected to the MCNC board of directors. Anderson joined Wake Forest in 1984 as a vice president. He is also a professor of counselor education. Anderson serves on a […]
Founder of Wake Forest University Political Science Department dies in Winston-Salem at age 84
December 21, 2001 | Community, Faculty, University Announcement
Claud H. Richards Jr., a retired professor and founding chairman of the Wake Forest University Political Science Department, died Dec. 20 in Winston-Salem at age 84. He taught at the university from 1952 to 1985. A memorial service will be held in Winston-Salem on Dec. […]
Memorial service for Germaine BrÈe planned for Nov. 6
October 30, 2001 | Faculty, University Announcement
Friends and family will gather Nov. 6 to remember and honor Germaine Brée, a retired Kenan Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University who died Sept. 22. The memorial service, which is open to the public, will be held at 4 p.m. in Brendle Recital […]
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