WFU names director of women’s and gender studies
July 18, 2005 | Faculty, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has named Wanda Balzano director of the women’s and gender studies program. “This is a significant and promising moment for the women’s and gender studies program,” said Dean of the College Deborah Best. “I am sure that she (Balzano) will bring vision […]
Stories this week at WFU
June 29, 2005 | Commencement, Events, University Announcement
KEEP YOUR COOL WHEN EXERCISING IN THE HEAT — Don Bergey, a Wake Forest University health and exercise science instructor, says even the most fit gym rat should be wary of the dangers of heat stroke and take steps to prevent it. “You can die […]
Nathan Hatch takes office July 1 as Wake Forest’s 13th president
June 28, 2005 | University Announcement
Nathan O. Hatch takes office July 1 as the 13th president of Wake Forest University. Hatch, most recently provost of the University of Notre Dame and one of the most influential scholars in the study of the history of religion in America, succeeds Thomas K. […]
Baptist students awarded scholarships to attend Wake Forest University
June 21, 2005 | Student, University Announcement
Twenty-three North Carolina Baptist students were awarded the William Louis Poteat Scholarship to attend Wake Forest University in the fall 2005. Each scholarship is valued at $11,200 and is renewable for four years for a total value of $44,800. Named for Wake Forest’s president from […]
WFU sees record number, more diversity in 2005 applicants
June 14, 2005 | Admissions, Student, University Announcement
Students entering Wake Forest University as freshmen in fall 2005 were selected from among the largest number of students ever to apply to Wake Forest. Applications increased 20 percent from last year to a record high 7,481, nearly 1,200 more than were received in 2004 […]
American Indian communities in the Carolinas focus of WFU workshop
June 7, 2005 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, University Announcement
Three influential American Indian elders and educators from North Carolina will lead a workshop at Wake Forest University titled “A Different Vocation: Preserving and Revitalizing American Indian Communities in the Carolinas” from 2 to 5 p.m. June 14. The free, public workshop, which will be […]
Wake Forest achieves $600 million goal early; campaign to continue for another year
May 16, 2005 | University Announcement
Wake Forest University celebrated commencement May 16 with the announcement that it had met its $600 million capital campaign goal early, thanks in part to a major gift from retiring Wake Forest President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. and his wife, Laura. Hearn, who came to […]
Traffic detours planned during WFU commencement
May 13, 2005 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University will be closed to through traffic for its commencement ceremony on Monday, May 16, from 5:30 a.m. until the ceremony ends around noon. Golf legend and Wake Forest alumnus Arnold Palmer will deliver the commencement address to approximately 1,450 graduate and undergraduate […]
Reznick Group pledges $250,000 to WFU accounting program
May 12, 2005 | School of Business, University Announcement
Reznick Group, a national accounting, tax and business advisory firm, has pledged $250,000 to the accounting program at Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy. Established in 1977, Reznick Group is ranked among the top 20 accounting firms in the United States. The […]
Stories this week at WFU
May 5, 2005 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
MEDIA INFO FOR ARNOLD PALMER’S COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS — Members of the media are invited to cover Wake Forest University’s commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. May 16, featuring golf legend and Wake Forest alumnus Arnold Palmer as speaker. Information about media arrangements will be distributed this week. […]
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