ADVISORY: WFU professor available to comment on trip to advise Iraqi election advocates
January 6, 2005 | Media Advisory
Allan Louden, Wake Forest University political communication expert, is available to speak with the media about his recent visit to Amman, Jordan, to teach young Iraqi election advocates how to prepare for the general assembly elections on Jan. 30. Louden said the group was focused […]
ADVISORY: WFU News Service closed for one week
December 17, 2004 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
The Wake Forest University News Service will be closed Monday-Friday, Dec. 20-24, while the university is closed for the holidays. The News Service will reopen on Monday, Dec. 27. For New Year’s, the News Service will be closed on Friday, Dec. 31. For urgent media […]
WFU tops study abroad list
December 3, 2004 | Media Advisory, Recognition, University Announcement
Wake Forest University had the highest percentage of undergraduates studying abroad among doctoral/research institutions in 2002-2003, according to the Open Doors 2004 report published by the Institute of International Education. The report, released in November, put Wake Forest at the top of the list “Selected […]
WFU names Adkins director of environmental health, safety
November 29, 2004 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has named Michelle Adkins director of the newly- established environmental health and safety department for the Reynolda Campus. Adkins comes to Wake Forest after eight years of experience in the field of environmental and safety compliance. She received her Bachelor of Science […]
Holiday story ideas from WFU
November 23, 2004 | Media Advisory
TAKE THE HO, HO-HUM OUT OF HOLIDAY LETTERS — Year-in-review letters accompanying Christmas cards have become a popular way to maintain connections with friends and family who have fallen out of touch. As the trend has emerged, so has the fact that in an age of […]
Police investigating abduction, robbery of man on WFU campus
November 19, 2004 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem police are investigating the robbery and abduction of a Winston-Salem man at the university on Nov. 17. The man was released unharmed shortly after the incident. The incident occurred at approximately 10 p.m. outside Scales Fine Arts Center, where the […]
WFU professors provide post-election comments
November 19, 2004 | Media Advisory
EXIT POLLS REVEAL IMPORTANT SHIFTS IN VOTER BEHAVIOR — The geographical divide between “red” and “blue” states has gotten most of the press in the wake of the 2004 presidential election, but John Dinan, Zachary T. Smith Associate Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University, […]
Off-campus fire damages apartments, property of WFU students
November 17, 2004 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University officials are offering assistance to students whose apartments were affected by a Nov. 16 fire that damaged part of a 24-unit apartment building at Crown Oaks Apartments off Silas Creek Parkway. No one was injured in the fire, which was reported to […]
Stories this week at WFU
October 27, 2004 | Community, Events, Media Advisory, Speakers
ELECTION ISSUES FOCUS OF STUDENT-ORGANIZED DEBATE AT WFU — Wake Forest students have planned a public debate of the issues surrounding this year’s presidential election for 7 p.m. Oct. 27 in the university’s Wait Chapel. The free, public event is hosted by Wake Forest’s College Democrats […]
ADVISORY: Media invited to WFU convocation featuring Lee Hamilton of 9/11 commission
October 25, 2004 | Media Advisory
Members of the media are invited to attend Wake Forest University’s Fall Convocation featuring Lee Hamilton, vice chair of the Sept. 11 commission, at 11 a.m. Oct. 28 in the university’s Wait Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Hamilton will deliver […]
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