Stories this week at Wake Forest
October 23, 2000 | Community, Events, Speakers
PROJECT PUMPKIN PROVIDES HALLOWEEN FUN FOR CHILDREN Project Pumpkin, an annual event sponsored by the Wake Forest Volunteer Service Corps, will bring nearly 1,200 disadvantaged children to campus for an afternoon of Halloween fun Oct. 26 from 3-6 p.m. Costumed student volunteers will escort children […]
Former president of Zambia to discuss effect of AIDS on African children
October 18, 2000 | Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Kenneth Kaunda, former president of Zambia and president of the Kaunda Children of Africa Foundation, will speak at Wake Forest University at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26. Kaunda will discuss “Africa, a Continent Devastated by AIDS-and the Effects on its Children” in Carwell Hall’s second […]
Rise of Austria’s far-right party focus of lecture at Wake Forest
October 18, 2000 | Events, Humanities, International, Speakers
G¸nter Haika, a Viennese language instructor, will lecture on the rise of Jeorg Haider, leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. in Scales Fine Arts Center, Room 102. In his lecture, “How to Be a […]
Speaker to address issues of race, ethnicity during Oct. 25 program at Wake Forest
October 17, 2000 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Ronald L. Jackson II, a communication professor at Penn State University, will speak about issues of race and ethnicity Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Wake Forest University. Jackson will speak about the politics of racial identity in America at 4 p.m. in the Annenberg Forum of […]
WFU Law school students to host death penalty symposium
October 3, 2000 | Events, School of Law, Speakers, University Announcement
An innocent Winston-Salem man whose death sentence was recently overturned and a rape survivor whose testimony sent the wrong man to death row will speak Sunday, Oct. 8, during a Death Penalty Symposium at Wake Forest University. The public is invited to attend this free […]
Experts on business ethics to speak at Wake Forest’s Calloway School program
September 22, 2000 | Events, School of Business, Speakers
Three internationally known experts on business ethics will be at Wake Forest University on Sept. 26 to discuss the role of ethics in the workplace. Patricia H. Werhane and R. Edward Freeman of the University of Virginia will present “Why Good Managers do Bad Things” […]
Kilbourne to present program on images of women in advertising at Wake Forest Sept. 27
September 22, 2000 | Arts & Culture, Humanities, Speakers
Lecturer and author Jean Kilbourne will present a program about women’s images in advertising at Wake Forest University’s Brendle Recital Hall Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. Kilbourne is an expert on addictions, gender issues and the media. She has been internationally recognized for her work […]
Best-selling author to speak at Wake Forest Convocation Sept. 28
September 18, 2000 | Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Legal scholar Stephen Carter, whose 1993 best seller “The Culture of Disbelief” focused the country’s attention on the role of religious belief in public life, will speak at Wake Forest University’s Opening Convocation Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. The event is […]
Expert on business ethics to speak at Wake Forest’s Calloway School program
September 13, 2000 | Events, School of Business, Speakers
Three internationally known experts on business ethics will participate in a program sponsored by the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy to celebrate the Year of Ethics and Honor at Wake Forest. The program will be held Sept. 26 at 11 a.m. in the Benson […]
Convocation Address to Freshmen and Parents August 24, 2000
August 24, 2000 | For Parents, President, Speakers, Student
THE FIRST DAY OF ADULTHOOD Convocation Address to Freshmen and Parents August 24, 2000 Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. President Wake Forest University Several years ago I received a letter that caused me to regard this moment as not just another occasion for me to speak […]
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