WFU counselor education program, director receive national awards
April 8, 1999 | Campus Life, Recognition, Thrive / Wellbeing, University Announcement
The Wake Forest University graduate counselor education program was named the 1999 Robert Frank Outstanding Program, a national award of excellence from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). ACES also honored Samuel T. Gladding, the program’s director and a nationally-known figure in the […]
WFU ranks third in Yahoo! list of ‘Most Wired Colleges’
April 8, 1999 | Campus Life, University Announcement
Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine ranked Wake Forest University third in its 1999 annual survey of “America’s 100 Most Wired Colleges,” a detailed guide to Internet use in higher education. Appearing in the magazine’s May issue, the guide also ranked Wake Forest first in a […]
Divinity School announces New York City internship
April 6, 1999 | School of Divinity, University Announcement
The Metro Baptist Church of New York City has established an internship through the Wake Forest University Divinity School opening in fall 1999. The internship will provide hands-on urban ministry experience in the Clinton South community of Manhattan, more famously known as Hell’s Kitchen. The […]
Fayetteville Resident, Foundation Establishes Scholarship
March 25, 1999 | Admissions, School of Divinity, University Announcement
Freddie Lou Haworth and the Snyder Memorial Baptist Church Foundation of Fayetteville have established a scholarship at the Wake Forest University Divinity School opening in fall 1999. The D. Swan Haworth Memorial Scholarship was established in honor of the late Rev. David Swan Haworth, a […]
Divinity School Set to Open, Applications Under Review
March 19, 1999 | School of Divinity, University Announcement
Preparations remain on schedule for the fall 1999 opening of the Wake Forest University Divinity School. The divinity school will open with about 40 students from a variety of denominational traditions and is expected to grow to 135-150 students within three years. The school will […]
Divinity School Announces Scholarship, Internship
March 8, 1999 | School of Divinity, University Announcement
A scholarship and an internship have been established for Forsyth County residents at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, opening in fall 1999. The William L. and Myrtle Ray Scholarship and the William Kay and Velma Preslar McGee Internship in Prison Ministry will be […]
Nobel Laureate to Speak at WFU Convocation
January 22, 1999 | Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning author and human rights activist Wole Soyinka (Woh-leh Shaw-yin-ka) will deliver the Founders’ Day Convocation address at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. […]
WFU Continues Year of Globalization and Diversity
January 7, 1999 | Events, Speakers, University Announcement
The Year of Globalization and Diversity continues at Wake Forest University with numerous public events this spring semester, including an address by Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning author and political activist Wole Soyinka. The Year of Globalization and Diversity is a series of cultural and academic events […]
Wake Forest Divinity School Receives Grant for Professorship in Homiletics
January 4, 1999 | School of Divinity, University Announcement
The Wake Forest University School of Divinity, opening in fall 1999, has received a $200,000 grant to establish a professorship in homiletics, the art of preaching. Provided over three years by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, the grant will support the divinity school’s appointment of […]
Wake Forest Debate Champion Selected to Compete Internationally
December 29, 1998 | Student, University Announcement
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a national debate champion from Wake Forest University, is one of four individuals chosen for a six-week international debate tour. “I see it as a great opportunity,” said Gartenstein-Ross of the tour featuring debate competitions and several exhibition matches. The tour begins on […]
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