WFU president to undergo surgery at WFU Baptist Medical Center
December 10, 2003 | Faculty, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Thomas K. Hearn Jr., president of Wake Forest University, is scheduled to undergo brain surgery at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center on Dec. 11. The surgery is related to Hearn’s ongoing treatment for a brain tumor discovered early this fall. Hearn announced the planned […]
WFU students to serve the poor in India, Honduras and Vietnam
December 8, 2003 | Pro Humanitate, Student, University Announcement
In what has become an annual tradition, Wake Forest University students will spend a portion of their holiday break overseas serving the poor and disadvantaged. This year, three groups made up of 33 student volunteers and three faculty advisors will travel to India, Honduras and […]
WFU deputy chief of police receives award
December 2, 2003 | Recognition, Staff, University Announcement
Kenneth Overholt, deputy chief of police at Wake Forest University, was recently awarded the Law Enforcement Medal from the Sons of the American Revolution. Overholt began his career as a deputy sheriff in Colorado. Throughout his distinguished career, he has served with two state bureaus […]
Melissa Rogers named visiting professor at WFU Divinity School
November 20, 2003 | Faculty, School of Divinity, University Announcement
The Wake Forest University Divinity School has named Melissa Rogers, former director of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, as visiting professor of religion and public policy. Rogers, who has also served as general counsel to the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, […]
University offers several methods for learning about weather delays, closings
November 12, 2003 | Community, University Announcement
In keeping with past years, the Wake Forest University News Service will use several methods for informing the university community about weather-related closings and delays during the 2003-2004 academic year. Information about weather-related class delays and campus closings will be available in the following ways […]
WFU establishes electronic account center for paying tuition, other costs online
November 11, 2003 | For Parents, Student, University Announcement
Starting mid-December, Wake Forest University students and their families will have a more convenient method for making payments to the university and inquiring about student accounts. The university has developed the Deacon Electronic Account Center (DEAC) to offer an online system for paying tuition and […]
Playwright Tony Kushner cancels Nov. 13 appearance at WFU; reschedules for Jan. 27
November 7, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Events, University Announcement
Playwright Tony Kushner has cancelled his Nov. 13 lecture at Wake Forest University, but he will speak at the university on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in Wait Chapel. Kushner, author of “Angels in America” and other plays, informed Wake Forest on Nov. 7 that […]
WFU Press poet Ciaran Carson wins prestigious British poetry award
November 4, 2003 | Arts & Culture, University Announcement
Ciaran Carson, a Belfast writer whose volumes of poetry are published in North America by Wake Forest University Press, recently won the Forward Prize, the United Kingdom’s most prestigious annual award for poetry. The award is worth 10,000 British pounds, approximately $17,000. The award, which […]
Advisory: Media invited to Native American Indian Symposium at WFU
November 4, 2003 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Members of the media are invited to Wake Forest University Nov. 6 for the daylong event “Native American Indian Sovereignty: An Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Symposium.” The symposium is the post-convention event for the 2003 National Indian Education Association convention taking place in Greensboro this week. […]
Advisory: IBM announces partnership to converge campus communications
November 4, 2003 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
IBM announced today a plan with Wake Forest University that will converge the university’s campus communication networks and offer high-quality cellular service to students by fall 2004. The announcement was made Nov. 4 at the Educause 2003 conference on information technology in higher education in […]
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