WFU awards and recognitions briefs
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Journalist and public radio personality Sarah Koenig to visit WFU
Sarah Koenig, host and co-creator of the Peabody Award-winning podcast “Serial,” will share insights into audio journalism with WFDD reporter Bethany Chafin on Monday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in Wait Chapel.Categories: Happening at Wake
WFU’s Project Pumpkin to commemorate moon landing
More than 800 Winston-Salem children are expected to converge on Wake Forest for candy, fun and a good time during the University’s 31st annual Project Pumpkin festival. The event will be held Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 3 to 6 p.m. on Hearn Plaza.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Happening at Wake
WFU hosting international exhibition “video ergo sum,” I video, therefore I exist
Wake Forest University’s Hanes Art Gallery and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) are joint venues in the final stop of the interactive video exhibition, “video ergo sum,” by peter campus.Categories: Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake
‘From the Ground Up’ put WFU facilities staff center stage
Housekeeping staff, arborists, turf crew members, locksmiths and carpenters were among the nearly 70 participants performing on Hearn Plaza in the original dance piece “From the Ground Up.” Performances were held on Oct. 3, 4 and 5.Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence, University Announcements
Author and philosopher Anthony Appiah to speak at WFU
Anthony Appiah, an internationally renowned philosopher and novelist, will speak at Wake Forest through the Eudaimonia Institute’s third Noesis Lecture Series. Appiah’s lecture is sponsored in conjunction with the President’s Office as part of the University’s Voices of Our Time series.Categories: Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
WFU’s ‘Hit the Bricks’ event for cancer research to be held Sept. 26
The annual ‘Hit the Bricks’ cancer research fundraiser in honor of Brian Piccolo will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. along the brick pathway of Hearn Plaza.Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate, Transformative Giving
Wake Forest facilities team to star in ‘From the Ground Up’
Zero turn and walking wing mowers will move in unison. A telehandler, backhoe and skid steer will dance on Wake Forest's Hearn Plaza. For three nights, the University’s iconic Quad will be transformed into a stage to showcase the work of the facilities and campus services staff.Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
WFU to participate in annual Building Community Day Sept. 19
On Sept. 19, Wake Forest’s Office of Civic and Community Engagement and Campus Kitchen are partnering with Harvest Table Culinary Group and Second Harvest Food Bank for Harvest Table’s annual Building Community Day.Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Events on Sept. 18 to recognize Campus Fire Safety Month
In recognition of Campus Fire Safety Month, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey is partnering with Wake Forest to raise awareness of campus fire safety. At 10 a.m. on Sept. 18, Winston-Salem firefighters will set fire to a mock dorm room to demonstrate how sprinkler systems save lives.Categories: Happening at Wake