Police investigating abduction, robbery of man on WFU campus
November 19, 2004 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem police are investigating the robbery and abduction of a Winston-Salem man at the university on Nov. 17. The man was released unharmed shortly after the incident. The incident occurred at approximately 10 p.m. outside Scales Fine Arts Center, where the […]
Stories this week at WFU
November 18, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, University Announcement
ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY FILMS FOR THANKSGIVING — During the holidays, most people gravitate towards feel-good family films. But, if you want more food for thought from your holiday movies, Reynolds Professor of Film Studies Peter Brunette recommends two recent American independent films set at Thanksgiving. Not your […]
Off-campus fire damages apartments, property of WFU students
November 17, 2004 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University officials are offering assistance to students whose apartments were affected by a Nov. 16 fire that damaged part of a 24-unit apartment building at Crown Oaks Apartments off Silas Creek Parkway. No one was injured in the fire, which was reported to […]
Graylyn Conference Center wins award
November 11, 2004 | University Announcement
Wake Forest University’s Graylyn International Conference Center has won the 2004 Planner’s Choice Award for Excellence in Meeting Services and Facilities by the subscribers of Meeting News magazine. Graylyn received the award for exemplifying the highest level of quality and service from the facilities and […]
WFU’s Graylyn International Conference Center wins award from disabilities agency
November 5, 2004 | University Announcement
Graylyn International Conference Center of Wake Forest University has been named 2004 Employer of the Year by the Mayor’s Council for Persons with Disabilities (MCPD) in Winston-Salem. Mayor Allen Joines presented a plaque to Graylyn at an awards banquet on Oct. 19. Graylyn was anonymously […]
WFU begins campus-wide effort to study athletics program
November 4, 2004 | Athletics, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has begun a campus-wide effort to study its athletics program as part of the Division I athletics certification program. Specific areas that the Wake Forest study will cover are academic integrity, governance and commitment to rules compliance, as well as a commitment […]
State Treasurer Richard Moore presents WFU with state award
November 2, 2004 | University Announcement
Wake Forest University received the 2002-2003 State Treasurer’s Award for Excellence in Accounting and Financial Management from North Carolina Treasurer Richard Moore. Moore presented a plaque to Maureen Carpenter, university controller, during a breakfast ceremony Oct. 29. Wake Forest was recognized in the private colleges […]
WFU names Ananda Mitra director of Survey Research Center
October 29, 2004 | Faculty, University Announcement
Ananda Mitra has been named the first director of the Wake Forest University Survey Research Center. Mitra had served as interim director since the center’s establishment in September 2003. At Wake Forest, Mitra continues as an associate professor of communication and director of graduate studies […]
Black Enterprise magazine recognizes WFU as one of 50 best for black students
October 28, 2004 | Recognition, University Announcement
Black Enterprise magazine has named Wake Forest University to its list of 50 Best Colleges for African Americans. Wake Forest is ranked in 31st place on the annual list. The list, which includes private and public institutions, appeared in Black Enterprise’s October issue. The magazine explains […]
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 […]
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