Recognition Archive

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Business school ranks No. 1

March 4, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Business, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranks Wake Forest’s Undergraduate Business program No. 1 in the nation for academic quality and among the top 20 programs overall for the third consecutive year in its “The Best Undergraduate Business Schools” ranking report released on March 3.

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University receives United Way award

February 24, 2011  |   Community, For Alumni, For Parents, President, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Top Stories

Wake Forest and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are among the 30 organizations statewide to be recognized for conducting outstanding United Way campaigns this year. President Nathan O. Hatch also served as chairman of the United Way of Forsyth County, which exceeded its goal.

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Sustainability takes silver

February 23, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Sustainability, Top Stories

In recognition of sustainability efforts, Wake Forest has received a STARS Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, is a new program that measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.

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Wake Forest named a ‘Best Value’

February 22, 2011  |   Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Top Stories

The Princeton Review included Wake Forest on its annual list of the nation’s 50 “Best Value” private colleges and universities, published today.

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Law team wins regional competition

February 16, 2011  |   Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Law, Student, Top Stories

The School of Law team won the South Super Regional Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Houston, Texas. The team now heads to Washington, D.C., for the international round. The Jessup Competition is the largest appellate moot court competition in the world; 500 law schools from more than 80 countries participate every year.

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Gates scholar to study at Cambridge

February 16, 2011  |   Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Recognition, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Monica Petrescu, who graduated from Wake Forest in May, is the first Wake Forest student or graduate to be awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Cambridge, England.

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Angelou receives Medal of Freedom

February 14, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, National, Recognition, Top Stories

Reynolds Professor of American Studies Maya Angelou received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday. Angelou, a world-renowned poet, author, actress and civil rights activist, joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1982.

Students named to Wake Forest University Dean’s List

February 1, 2011  |   For Parents, Recognition, School of Business, School of Divinity, Student, Wake Forest College

The following Wake Forest University students have been named to the university’s Dean’s List for the 2010 fall semester. Students who achieve a 3.4 and no grade below a C were named to the list. Download (.xls) Press Contacts: Eaton, Brett Executive Director, News […]

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MBA program ranked highly

January 31, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, International, National, Recognition, School of Business, Top Stories

The MBA program ranks 41st in the nation, up six spots from 2010, according to the Financial Times of London. Worldwide, the ranking climbed to 78th, and for employment at three months post-graduation, it ranked seventh, tied with Stanford and above Harvard.

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Physics professor named KITP Scholar

January 31, 2011  |   Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Graduate School, Recognition, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Assistant Professor of Physics Timo Thonhauser is one of only eight scholars nationwide to be named a KITP Scholar for 2011–2013. The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics is the preeminent international center for advancing theory in science and is directed by Nobel laureate David Gross.