Students, faculty and alumni were honored during the annual Founders’ Day Convocation, celebrating Wake Forest’s founding, on Feb. 17. The program featured seniors Catherine Berenato, Ashley Gedraitis and Ava Petrash presenting their senior orations.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, 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
Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman (“Thank You for Smoking,” “Juno,” “Up in the Air”) will discuss filmmaking and his career at the fourth annual Reynolda Film Festival.Categories: Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake
In October of 1962, more than ten months before delivering his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. stepped to the podium in Wait Chapel and spoke to a crowd of 2,200. Listen to the audio recording and read the transcript of King’s speech.Categories: Happening at Wake
Young lawyers have to ensure that justice is available to all people, no matter the color of their skin or their socioeconomic status, Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, told students at the School of Law on Friday.
Categories: Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Imad Moustapha, Syrian ambassador to the United States since 2004, met with faculty and students Thursday afternoon before discussing “Prospects for Peace in the Middle East: A Syrian Perspective” in a 6 p.m. public lecture on campus. See video from his visit.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
The area's high school dropout rate was discussed last week by the state superintendent of schools, a panel of guests and area residents in a public forum entitled "The Education Equation." The Community Conversation series is sponsored by WFDD, the NPR station which broadcasts from campus.Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake
The Schools of Business will kick off the 21st Annual Marketing Summit on Feb. 3, a three-day, student-run event featuring a case study competition between eight MBA teams and six undergraduate teams for $103,000 in prizes. Marilyn Carlson Nelson will deliver the keynote address.Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Geoff Smith, the president of Roush Fenway Racing, addressed the Sports Management Club to share his personal story and offer advice to students interested in pursuing sports management careers.Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Across the U.S., racial minorities and the economically disenfranchised suffer disproportionally from the ill effects of assaults on the environment and often lack access to the power to protect their communities. Leaders in environmental justice discuss what can be done.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements