WFU, IBM Create ICCEL to Share Technology Expertise
November 21, 1997 | Faculty, University Announcement
After collaborating to make Wake Forest University a national leader for innovative use of computers in teaching, the university and International Business Machines Corp. are embarking on a new project to share their expertise in integrating information technology in the classroom. “We have entered a […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
November 20, 1997 | Campus Life, Events, University Announcement
New University Venture with IBM Wake Forest will hold a press conference on Friday, Nov. 21, to announce a new collaboration between Wake Forest and International Business Machines Corp. The announcement will be made at 10:30 a.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. Wake Forest […]
Tests Confirm Initial Diagnosis in Death of WFU Student
November 15, 1997 | Student, University Announcement
The Student Health Service at Wake Forest University learned this morning that testing has confirmed that Wake Forest student Alexander Philip Gedicks died of meningococcemia, a bacterial infection. A 19-year-old freshman from Orem, Utah, Gedicks died at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Thursday […]
WFU Student Dies of Sudden Illness
November 14, 1997 | Student, University Announcement
Alexander Philip Gedicks, a Wake Forest University freshman from Orem, Utah, died after a sudden illness Thursday night at The Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The student appears to have died of a bacterial infection, presumably meningococcemia. University officials are awaiting autopsy results for […]
WFDD Raises $228,000 in Fall Campaign
November 6, 1997 | University Announcement
Public radio station WFDD raised more than $228,000 during its fall fundraising campaign in October. More than 2,500 people called or mailed in pledges, according to Linda Ward, manager of WFDD (88.5 FM), Wake Forest University’s National Public Radio member station. Nearly 600 of the […]
WFU Museum of Anthropology Wins Federal Grant
October 16, 1997 | Arts & Culture, University Announcement
The Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology is one of five natural history/anthropology museums in the country to receive a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Wake Forest’s museum was awarded $28,628 in general operating support. “IMLS encourages the best in […]
WFU Wins Beyond Computing Magazine Award
October 9, 1997 | Campus Life, For Parents, Student, University Announcement
Wake Forest University is featured this month in Beyond Computing magazine as a winner of the magazine’s second annual Partnership Awards. Wake Forest is among 10 winners recognized in the magazine’s October issue as having successfully aligned their information technology operations with their primary missions. […]
WFU, Hospital Rename Medical Center in Realignment
October 3, 1997 | School of Medicine, University Announcement
Wake Forest University and the North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Inc., have renamed the Medical Center “Wake Forest University-Baptist Medical Center” as part of an extensive realignment plan approved today by the university’s Board of Trustees. The hospital’s Board of Trustees had already approved the plan. […]
Messick Named Development Director at WFDD
September 8, 1997 | Community, Staff, University Announcement
Chi-Chi Z. Messick has been named director of development at WFDD (88.5 FM), Wake Forest University’s classical music and news radio station. In her new position, Messick is responsible for developing business and corporate underwriting for WFDD, a National Public Radio member station. Messick joined […]
Lilly Endowment Contributes to Year of Religion
July 30, 1997 | Arts & Culture, University Announcement
The Lilly Endowment of Indianapolis has awarded Wake Forest University $25,000 to hold one of six national conferences on religion in higher education as part of the university’s 1997-98 Year of Religion in American Life. Bill J. Leonard, dean of the Wake Forest University Divinity […]
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