Wake Forest on Wall Street
Wake Forest alumni, parents and friends met at New York Stock Exchange last week for the closing bell ceremony and a discussion of the credit crisis with financial leaders.
Categories: University Announcements
August 2010 Staff News
Doug Bland, an associate athletic director, is celebrating 35 years of service this month, while Zella Johnson, an administrative assistant in the biology department, is celebrating 30 years of service. More anniversaries and news in this month’s Staff News.
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Building international communication
The annual Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute, held for the fifth year at Wake Forest, is designed to teach teenagers about different countries, and about the shared principles and challenges they face, said Allan Louden, professor of communication and director of the program.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
Cherokee youth explore law careers
Twenty high school students from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians had the opportunity to explore careers in law during the College Careers and Technology program hosted by the School of Law.
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The Character Project
aBecause understanding character lies at the heart of human identity, philosophers, psychologists and theologians have long wrestled with how to define good character and how to improve character.
Wake Forest professors Christian Miller (philosophy), William F. Fleeson (psychology) and Michael R. Furr (psychology) have been awarded a $3.67 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for The Character Project, an exploration of the nature of character.
Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
First Fulbright Specialist scholar
Chair and Professor of Counseling Samuel T. Gladding shared his expertise of family counseling with educators and students in Turkey during a month-long stay there this summer as the University’s first Fulbright Specialist scholar.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Law professor named associate provost
Professor of Law Jennifer Collins has been named associate provost for academic initiatives.
In her new role, Collins will work with faculty from across the University to develop academic programs. The appointment is for a three-year term. She will retain her title as professor of law and will continue to teach in the law school.
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Provost Tiefenthaler: The true value of a college education
In response to the June 30 Winston-Salem Journal article “Learn. Earn. Is it a deal?” Provost Jill Tiefenthaler offers Wake Forest’s perspective on the value of a college degree. “Our mission at Wake Forest is to educate the whole person and prepare graduates to apply their knowledge, interests and experiences throughout well-considered lives.”
Categories: Community Impact, University Announcements
July 2010 Staff News
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Reynolds named law associate dean
School of Law Professor Suzanne Reynolds has been named to a three-year term as the school’s Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
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