WFU Senior To Explore Works of Spanish Composers
November 24, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Student
Wake Forest University senior Jamie Miyares will present a lecture-recital titled “Reflections of a Year in Spain” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. She will perform and discuss works by two Spanish composers, Enrique Granados and Isaac AlbÈniz. In addition to the musical performance, Miyares […]
Tests Confirm Initial Diagnosis in Death of WFU Student
November 15, 1997 | Student, University Announcement
The Student Health Service at Wake Forest University learned this morning that testing has confirmed that Wake Forest student Alexander Philip Gedicks died of meningococcemia, a bacterial infection. A 19-year-old freshman from Orem, Utah, Gedicks died at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Thursday […]
WFU Student Dies of Sudden Illness
November 14, 1997 | Student, University Announcement
Alexander Philip Gedicks, a Wake Forest University freshman from Orem, Utah, died after a sudden illness Thursday night at The Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The student appears to have died of a bacterial infection, presumably meningococcemia. University officials are awaiting autopsy results for […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
October 23, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers, Student
Students to Face Famous Whale in All-Night Reading Students will begin a non-stop reading of Melville’s novel “Moby Dick” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. Students will camp out in front of Wait Chapel, eat clam chowder and read the 470-page novel aloud until […]
Students Will Camp Out for Reading of “Moby Dick”
October 22, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Student
For a group of Wake Forest University students, a caldron of clam chowder and a blustery night are the perfect ingredients for a marathon reading of “Moby Dick.” Students will spend the weekend camping out and taking turns reading aloud the 470-page novel until it […]
WFU Wins Beyond Computing Magazine Award
October 9, 1997 | Campus Life, For Parents, Student, University Announcement
Wake Forest University is featured this month in Beyond Computing magazine as a winner of the magazine’s second annual Partnership Awards. Wake Forest is among 10 winners recognized in the magazine’s October issue as having successfully aligned their information technology operations with their primary missions. […]
WFU Student Dies of Leukemia at Age 22
October 2, 1997 | Student
Amanda Lee Edwards, a Wake Forest University senior, died of leukemia on Monday, Sept. 29, at her home in Wayland, Mass. Edwards was 22. Diagnosed with leukemia in March of this year, she was unable to graduate with her class in May, but was awarded […]
Wake Forest Enrolls Three Tandy Scholars
September 29, 1997 | For Parents, Recognition, Student
Three Wake Forest University freshmen are among 100 students across the country named Tandy Technology Scholars. Michele Alesia Johnson of Rutherfordton, N.C.; Sarah Holland Rackley of Charleston, S.C.; and Dan Durand of Shoreham, N.Y., were selected from a pool of 8,000 nominees with outstanding achievements […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
August 21, 1997 | Campus Life, Events, Student
Students to Receive Laptops, Printers IBM laptop computers and Lexmark printers will be distributed Monday morning, Aug. 25, to Wake Forest freshmen. The distribution will take place throughout the morning in Reynolds Gymnasium. The university is gradually equipping all students with computers as part of […]
McKinna Receives First Kutteh Family Scholarship
August 20, 1997 | Student
The first recipient of the Kutteh Family Scholarship, established by the Kutteh family of Statesville, will attend Wake Forest University this fall. Jonathan Steven McKinna of Statesville was awarded the scholarship, which is granted to Wake Forest undergraduate students with preference given to those from […]
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