If you visited the Mainstage Theatre during one of the many rehearsals for Grapes of Wrath, you would have found senior Suzanne Spicer with her big book — making sure lighting cues, prop usage, costume changes and the entrances and exits of all the performers have been meticulously noted for every act and scene.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The School of Law team won the South Super Regional Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Houston, Texas. The team now heads to Washington, D.C., for the international round. The Jessup Competition is the largest appellate moot court competition in the world; 500 law schools from more than 80 countries participate every year.Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, will deliver the 2011 commencement address on May 16. “When she visited campus two years ago, Indra wowed students with her insight and energy,” said President Nathan O. Hatch. Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Monica Petrescu, who graduated from Wake Forest in May, is the first Wake Forest student or graduate to be awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Cambridge, England.Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
Props are often vital to a play’s storyline — such as the upcoming “Grapes of Wrath" — but no one ever really thinks about them until the gun doesn’t fire at the right time. “We tend to not pay much attention to props until they’re not working,” said Associate Professor and Chair of Theatre JK Curry, who has edited a recent book on props. Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Students, faculty and alumni will be honored during the annual Founders’ Day Convocation, celebrating Wake Forest’s founding, on Feb. 17. The program will feature seniors Catherine Berenato, Ashley Gedraitis and Ava Petrash, who will present their senior orations.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
To what extent do romance novels reflect the prominent ideas of the times and to what extent do they shape them? Religion professor Lynn Neal thinks it's a question worth asking given romance novels are a billion-dollar business.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Q & A with Michaelle Browers, associate professor of political science, who studies the politics and culture of the Middle East and has been closely following the political protests in Egypt. Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Philanthropist Fred M. Kirby II, past president of the F.M. Kirby Foundation and a longtime supporter of Wake Forest, has died. Kirby, who lived in New Vernon, N.J., died Feb. 8 at the age of 91. Categories: University Announcements
This month, Wake Forest is launching a green team initiative. The program encourages departments to select a green team “captain” to evaluate sustainable practices in the office and make suggestions for ways to improve. Ideas might be simple, such as purchasing copy paper with recycled content, or more impactful, like eliminating mini-fridges in individual offices.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, University Announcements