WFU names director of new Pro Humanitate Center
June 15, 2002 | Faculty, Pro Humanitate, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has named Betsy Taylor director of its new Pro Humanitate Center. Taylor will begin July 15. The Pro Humanitate Center, which takes its name from the university’s motto, is being established through a $1.9 million grant from the Lilly Endowment. As […]
WFU students sell ‘Band-Aids for Benin’; raise money for professor’s African birthplace
March 22, 2002 | Community, Events, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Student
A group of Wake Forest University students are raising money to buy basic medical supplies like needles, gloves and bandages for several open-air hospitals in Benin, West Africa— including the hospital where one of their professors was born. They are calling the fund-raiser “Project Bokonon,” […]
Human Rights Watch expert to speak at Wake Forest Feb. 5 as part of Year of Unity and Hope
January 25, 2002 | Pro Humanitate, Speakers, University Announcement
Joe Stork of Human Rights Watch will speak at Wake Forest University Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. The event is part of Wake Forest’s Year of Unity and Hope: Pro Humanitate at Work. It is free and open to […]
Wake Forest to use $1.9 million Lilly Endowment Grant to establish Pro Humanitate Center
December 3, 2001 | Pro Humanitate, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has received a $1.9 million grant from the Lilly Endowment of Indianapolis to establish a center for vocational exploration for undergraduate students. The center will be named after the university’s motto “Pro Humanitate,” which means, “for the good of humanity.” It will […]
Student-initiated theme year to include monthly forums, interactive web site, film series, service opportunities
September 28, 2001 | Community, Events, Pro Humanitate
A group of Wake Forest University students is planning several events to recognize a new theme year – the Year of Unity and Hope: Pro Humanitate at Work. All of the events are free and are open to the public. Wake Forest has celebrated several […]
WFU students organize year-long event series in response to terrorist attack
September 24, 2001 | Community, Events, Pro Humanitate, University Announcement
Moved by the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the United States, a group of Wake Forest University students has begun organizing a series of events that explores issues raised by the attack. The series, or theme year, is called “The Year of Unity and Hope: […]
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