Wake Forest, CVB submit proposal to host presidential debate
October 13, 1999 | Community, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University, which hosted a debate by presidential candidates George Bush and Michael Dukakis in 1988, is now teaming with the Winston-Salem Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) in a bid to bring another presidential debate to campus in 2000. Wake Forest and the […]
Vice president, committee recommend changes at WFDD
October 12, 1999 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Sandra Boyette, vice president for university advancement at Wake Forest University, and a faculty committee announced Monday that they recommend another administrative office oversee the university’s public radio station, WFDD. Boyette, who has been responsible for WFDD (88.5 FM) for 10 years, announced her recommendation […]
Student diagnosed with meningitis
October 5, 1999 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
A Wake Forest University student was diagnosed Monday with bacterial meningitis, a contagious illness caused by the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria. Ann Marie Collins, a junior from Glastonbury, Conn., was listed in stable condition Tuesday morning at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Since the diagnosis, […]
Calloway School receives software gift
October 5, 1999 | School of Business, University Announcement
The Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy at Wake Forest University recently received a software donation worth $40,000 through the Great Plains’ Education Alliance Network. The Calloway school will receive Great Plains Dynamics software and educational materials, including instruction manuals, sample data, technical support […]
Wake Forest student diagnosed with meningitis
October 4, 1999 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
A Wake Forest University student was diagnosed Monday, Oct. 4, with bacterial meningitis, a contagious illness caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. The student, Ann Marie Collins of Glastonbury, Conn., was listed in stable condition Monday afternoon at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Immediately […]
Divinity school to hold inaugural convocation
September 30, 1999 | School of Divinity, University Announcement
The new Wake Forest University Divinity School will celebrate its opening with an inaugural convocation Oct. 12 accompanied by two days of related events, including seminars, lectures and a worship service. “Theology at the Threshold of the 21st Century” is the theme of the […]
WFU appoints new professor of leadership
September 24, 1999 | Community, Faculty, University Announcement
Winifred R. Legerton, a senior faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership, has been named the university’s first Visiting Professor of Leadership. The faculty position was established in collaboration with the Greensboro-based Center for Creative Leadership to further encourage and educate undergraduates as leaders. […]
New staff join University Advancement office
September 24, 1999 | Staff, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has recently named two people to staff positions in the University Advancement office. Betsy J. Chapman has been named director of alumni programs. She is responsible for planning on-campus events, such as Homecoming and President’s Weekend, as well as working with the […]
Interim faculty advisory committee established for WFDD
September 24, 1999 | Arts & Culture, Community, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University established an interim faculty advisory committee this week to assist the university and its public radio station, WFDD, as an editorial policy is developed for the station’s news staff. “They will be asked to advise on the selection of a journalist who […]
WFU’S study center in Vienna dedicated
September 22, 1999 | International, University Announcement
Flow House, a 19th century villa in Vienna, was officially dedicated as Wake Forest University’s newest international residential study center on Sunday, Oct. 3. The house was a gift from Winston-Salem businessman and Wake Forest trustee Victor I. Flow Jr. and his wife, Roddy. […]
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