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Stories this week at WFU

November 11, 2004  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers

VETERANS DAY CEREMONY AT WFU HONORS SERVICEMEN/WOMEN — Wake Forest University and the Wake Forest Army ROTC program will honor those who have served the United States through military service at a Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 11. The event, which will be held at […]

“Apprentice” winner Bill Rancic speaks at WFU

November 8, 2004  |   Events, Speakers

Bill Rancic, the first-season winner of NBC’s hit reality show “The Apprentice,” will speak about the secret of his personal and professional success at 8 p.m. Nov. 22 in Wake Forest University’s Wait Chapel. The lecture will be followed by a book signing in the […]

November 4, 2004  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers

HEALINGS FROM THE MIRACLE OF LOMANTÁN — Loanna Furbee, professor of anthropology and religious studies at the University of Missouri, will present a lecture, “The Miracle of Lomantán: The Religious Reflection of the Zaptista Revolt,” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Wake Forest’s Museum of Anthropology. […]

Vice chair of 9/11 commission tells WFU audience nation needs better counter-terrorism strategy

October 28, 2004  |   Speakers, University Announcement

Former congressman Lee Hamilton of the Sept. 11 commission told an audience at Wake Forest University Oct. 28 that counter-terrorism may be the most pressing issue for the next president of the United States. “We have real enemies in this world who are trying 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 […]

Playwright José Rivera to visit WFU

October 26, 2004  |   Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers

During a three-day visit to Wake Forest University, renowned Puerto Rican-born playwright José Rivera will present two free, public events. “A Conversation with Playwright José Rivera” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Thomas C. Taylor Atrium on the second floor of […]

Stories ideas this week at WFU

October 14, 2004  |   Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers

CHESS AND ART TOGETHER IN THE PARK — A sculptural chess table, designed and built by Wake Forest University art professor David Finn and two Wake Forest students in cooperation with the Winston-Salem Scholastic Chess Association, will be presented to the city at “Rock the Block” […]

N.C. State Treasurer Richard Moore to speak at WFU

October 8, 2004  |   Events, Speakers

Richard Moore, North Carolina state treasurer, will speak at Wake Forest University at 3 p.m. Oct. 29 in Kirby Hall, Room 1. The event is free and open to the public. Moore will speak on “Shareholder Responsibility in a Post-Enron World” as part of the […]

Stories this week at WFU

October 7, 2004  |   Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, Speakers

MEDIA INVITED TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP RECEPTION — Wake Forest’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts will hold a private reception to introduce its director, Elizabeth J. Gatewood, to entrepreneurs and business leaders in the Triad. The media is invited to attend the event at 5:30 p.m. Oct. […]

Alexander Sanger to discuss reproductive freedom at WFU

October 6, 2004  |   Events, Speakers

Alexander Sanger, grandson of renowned family planning advocate Margaret Sanger and a longtime leader in the reproductive rights movement, will give a free, public lecture at Wake Forest University at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 in Annenberg Forum located in Carswell Hall, Room 111. Sanger’s lecture […]