WFU accounting team named one of five winning teams in national competition
February 6, 2004 | Recognition, School of Business, Student, University Announcement
A team of five students from Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy was named one of five national winning teams in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ inaugural xTREME Accounting (xACT) Competition held in New York City Jan. 22-23. The team received a total of $11,000 in […]
WFU senior receives entrepreneurship scholarship for SAT preparation program
November 17, 2003 | Recognition, School of Business, Student
Wake Forest University senior Douglas Myers has received the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy’s Teague Scholarship for Entrepreneurship for 2003-2004. Myers, a business major from New Jersey, started the company Score Raising Programs with his brother in 1999. The company develops programs for graphing […]
Calloway School uses Kauffman grant to establish entrepreneurship fellows
November 17, 2003 | School of Business
Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy has named six faculty members as “Calloway School Entrepreneurship Fellows” for the 2003-2004 academic year. The fellowships were established with funds from the Kauffman Foundation’s $50,000 grant awarded to the school in July and will allow […]
Men who take family leave viewed negatively in workplace, says new WFU study
October 27, 2003 | Community, Research, School of Business
Men who take time off for family are generally viewed more negatively in the workplace than women who take family leave, according to a recent study by a Wake Forest University business professor. The research was published in the September issue of the academic journal […]
WFU accounting students rank second in nation, first in North Carolina
September 18, 2003 | Recognition, School of Business, University Announcement
Graduates of Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy rank second in the nation for their performance on the 2002 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam, the most recent scores available from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Seventy-four percent of Wake […]
Stories this week at WFU
September 18, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, Research, School of Business, Speakers
HEARN, OTHER PRESIDENTS TO DISCUSS ALCOHOL ISSUES — First lady Mary Easley will bring together presidents, chancellors and counsels from 40 college campuses across North Carolina on Sept. 24 for the North Carolina Presidents’ Summit on Alcohol Use & Abuse. As part of the summit at the Executive […]
Stories this week at WFU
August 28, 2003 | Campus Life, Events, Research, School of Business, Speakers, Student
ARE COMPUTER NUMBER GAMES REALLY READING YOUR MIND? – There are several versions of the game that circulate on the Internet: the computer prompt asks you to type in a three or four digit number, reverse the numbers, subtract one from the other and magically it […]
U.S. News & World Report recognizes Calloway School, first-year experiences
August 22, 2003 | Recognition, School of Business, University Announcement
Wake Forest University ranks 28th among 248 national universities in the 2004 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s guide, “America’s Best Colleges.” Wake Forest tied with two other schools for 25th place in last year’s edition. This year, the university’s overall score remained the […]
Advisory: Expert on African economy available for comment on Liberia
August 13, 2003 | Faculty, Media Advisory, School of Business, University Announcement
Sylvain Boko, an associate professor of economics at Wake Forest University, author of “Decentralization and Reform in Africa,” and a native of West Africa, is available for comment on stories relating to the recent resignation of Liberian President Charles Taylor. Boko says it remains to […]
Stories this week at WFU
July 24, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, For Parents, Research, School of Business, Student
SCHOOL VOLUNTEERING 101: PRACTICAL TIPS FOR PARENTS – For parents, volunteering at school can open an important window into a child’s world, but maintaining a balance between involved and too involved is important, says Donna Henderson, associate professor of counseling at Wake Forest. Henderson, who has […]
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