The WFU Recognitions and Awards brief celebrates milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest University.
Update on Wake Forest student diagnosed with meningitis
Wake Forest University Student Health Service has received updated information about the student who was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis on March 16. The student is in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery.
WFU student tested positive for meningitis
Wake Forest University Student Health Service has been informed that an undergraduate student tested positive for bacterial meningitis this morning. The student is currently being treated for this condition at a local hospital. No other recent cases of meningitis have been reported at Wake Forest.
Students purchase art during WFU’s one-of-a-kind New York art acquisition trip
Once every four years since 1963, Wake Forest students have traveled to New York City over spring break on a Student Union Art Acquisition Trip to purchase art on behalf of the University. They are asked to choose contemporary artwork that reflects the times.
WFU student NCAA Tournament watch party planned tonight
Wake Forest University students will gather in the Sutton Center tonight as the men's basketball team faces Kansas State in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. The Screamin' Demons and Office of the President organized the watch party, which begins at 9 p.m. Tip-off is at 9:10 p.m.
Categories: Athletics, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
National Jurist chooses WFU student as ‘Law Student of the Year’ two years in a row
The National Jurist named Sarah Saint (JD ‘17) one of its “Law Students of the Year.”
Jillian L. Correia named 2017-2018 Luce Scholar
Wake Forest senior Jillian L. Correia has been awarded a Luce Scholarship for 2017-2018. She is Wake Forest’s first Luce scholar in 20 years.
WFU to host N.C. Science Olympiad tournament
Nearly 400 local middle and high school students will gather for the N.C. Science Olympiad tournament at Wake Forest University on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Founders’ Day program honors seniors and faculty
The Wake Forest community commemorated 183 years since the University’s founding at Founders’ Day Convocation in Wait Chapel on Feb. 16. The celebration recognizes student leaders and honors faculty for teaching, research and service.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
WFU students achieve No. 1 CPA pass rate among U.S. schools with accounting programs
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has reported Wake Forest University School of Business students in the Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) program have once again achieved the No. 1 pass rate in the nation on the Certified Public Accounting exam, among all U.S. universities with accounting programs.