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NEWS
"Jumping the Sun: Creating Competitive Advantage in an Increasingly Flat World" panel discussion to be held April 10
To address what American business and higher education must do to remain competitive in today's rapidly changing global marketplace, Wake Forest will host a panel discussion moderated by Emmy Award-winning journalist Charlie Rose at 4 p.m. April 10. The event, "Jumping the Sun: Creating Competitive Advantage in an Increasingly Flat World," will be introduced by Senator Richard Burr '78 of NC and will include Wake Forest MBA alumni panelists: Charles Ergen MBA '76, founder, chairman and CEO of EchoStar Communications/DISH Network; John Medica MBA '83, former senior vice president of the consumer product group at Dell Inc.; Ken Thompson MBA '76, president and CEO of Wachovia Corporation; and Eric Wiseman '77, MBA '88, president and chief operating officer of VF Corporation. Details | Top
University submits application for 2008 Presidential Debate
President Hatch announced in an email that the University is taking the first step toward attempting to host a third presidential debate. The University submitted the application to the Commission on Presidential Debates, which sponsors and produces the debates. Wake Forest expects to learn by October 2007 if the Commission on Presidential Debates has chosen us as a host for a debate.| Top
Commencement registration available online
David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times, will deliver the commencement address on May 21. The Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, a Catholic priest and the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at Harvard University, will deliver the baccalaureate address on May 20. Details and Registration | Top
Reorganization of University Advancement
To serve the needs of alumni, parents, and friends of the University better, the departments serving University Relations have reorganized. Bob Baker is now the Assistant Vice President and Director of University Development, with responsibility for overseeing major gifts, planned gifts, and corporation and foundation relations. Minta McNally '74 will serve as the Assistant Vice President and Director of Parent and Donor Relations. She will continue to serve as director of Alumni Activities during the search for a new Alumni Director and will be an integral part of the search. Vada Lou Earle '85 has been named Director of Alumni Programs, with responsibility for Homecoming and reunions, the travel program and merchandising. Emily Neese '81 has been named Assistant Vice President and Director of Constituent Development and will be responsible for all of the Reynolda Campus Annual Funds. Blake Absher '84 has been named Director of the College Fund and Annual Support. The Office of Special Events is moving from University Advancement to the President's Office and will be renamed the Office of University Events. Jennifer Richwine has been named Director of University Events and Assistant to the President. Joining her in this office is Brandi Cleveland, Assistant Director of University Events, and Lawren Thach, Administrative Assistant. | Top
New spam-filtering tools to be tested for alumni.wfu.edu email accounts
Everyone hates spam - those unwanted emails advertising products or services that clog up your email inbox. Wake Foresters who have an Email Forwarding for Life (EFFL) account (those with @alumni.wfu.edu email addresses) are going to receive new spam filtering technology to protect your inbox from spam. Wake Forest has heard your requests to help block spam, and we are going to be piloting a new spam filter. We need volunteers to test the new technology and provide feedback on it. If you would like to participate in this pilot program, please contact Wes Waters ’01 at waterswb@wfu.edu
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ACADEMICS
Accounting students crunch numbers for start-ups
Wake Forest students are helping entrepreneurs at start-up companies make the connection between good ideas and sound financial practices through a class taught in the Calloway School. The course, “Accounting and Financial Management for Entrepreneurs,” is an elective within the Calloway School’s Master of Science in Accountancy program. Teams of graduate accounting students enrolled in the course began consulting in January with six companies to provide financial analysis and to develop spreadsheet tools to make financial projections. Details | Top
Great Decisions 2007 lecture series
The Center for International Studies is hosting Winston-Salem’s Great Decisions 2007, a six-week citizens’ forum dealing with current foreign policy issues. The lecture series, which features a different discussion topic led by a Wake Forest expert each week, is free and open to the public. Topics for April's lectures include "The US in the Middle East" (4/12), "War Crimes" (4/19) and "International Migration in a Globalizing Economy" (4/26). Details | Top
Heritage scholars benefit from anonymous donor's generosity
Wake Forest is pleased to announce the 2006-2007 recipients of the Heritage Scholarship. This scholarship began in 2001 with a remarkable act of philanthropy when an anonymous donor gave $4 million to endow a scholarship fund for students from lower- and middle-income families, particularly those from small towns and rural areas and those who are the first in their families to attend college. Since 2001, 50 students have received the scholarship, which covers up to 75% of all expenses. The scholarship was awarded to 19 deserving students this year. Details | Top
ACTIVITIES/EVENTS
Sign up for the Alumni Admissions Forum June 15
Sign up today for the 15th annual Alumni Admissions Forum on Friday, June 15 on campus. This forum educates and informs alumni and their college bound children about the admissions process to selective colleges and universities. The forum is open to all high school students but is particularly appropriate for rising high school sophomores and juniors. The day is a blend of general information as well as Wake Forest specific information, which is provided via the optional session in the morning, and a campus tour in the afternoon. Details | Top
Spaces still available for Lifelong Learning course on Southern history June 28-29
Spaces are still available for "Re-Thinking Dixie: The Modern South in Historical Perspective," part of the Alumni Association's Lifelong Learning program. The course will be taught June 28-29 on campus by Michele Gillespie, Kahle Associate Professor of History. Dr. Gillespie wrote of the course: "While the South may still boast a unique identity, it is under siege in the 21st century. The region has confronted multiple challenges to its culture since the Civil War. Southerners and non-southerners alike have contributed to the remaking of the South again and again since the last half of the nineteenth century. This course looks at critical developments and changes in the politics, economy and society of the South since the Civil War, and how these transformations have reshaped our notions of what it means to be southern." Alumni, parents, and friends of Wake Forest are welcome to attend this course. Space is limited, so register now! Reynolda House | Top
Don’t Miss Grandma Moses: Grandmother to the Nation
Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860-1961) – known to the nation as Grandma Moses – remains one of the most recognized and beloved American painters. Reynolda House will extend gallery hours on Tuesday, April 17 through Thursday, April 19, before the exhibition closes on Sunday, April 22, for last chance viewing! Regular hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Extended hours for April 17-19 are 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Details and Registration | Top
RiverRun film festival at Reynolda After Hours
Please come to Reynolda House for a cocktail party and film screening with RiverRun International Film Festival celebrating Reynolda House as a new venue for RiverRun films. Attend the film at 4 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. and enjoy the complimentary cocktail party from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Details | Top
Gospel Choir's 33rd anniversary concert
The Gospel Choir will perform its 33rd anniversary concert at 4 p.m. April 15 in Brendle Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. The theme of the concert is “An Incredible God.” The group will perform songs by Youthful Praise, Hezikiah Walker, Byron Cage and others. The Wake Forest women’s a cappella group Minor Variation and Nu Covenant, a group from Baltimore, Md., will also perform at the concert. Details | Top
Chi Rho's 15th annual Big Concert
Student a cappella group Chi Rho will hold its 15th annual Big Concert at 8 p.m. April 21 in Wait Chapel. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature the release of the group’s 8th CD, "Here is What I Know Now." At the concert, the group will perform both old and new songs and will incorporate skits, talks and other inspirational entertainment. Details | Top
Spring dance concert
The Dance Company will highlight the works of 13 student choreographers at its annual spring dance concert at 7:30 p.m. April 26-28 and at 2 p.m. April 29 in the MainStage Theatre in Scales Fine Arts Center. During the program, 44 dance company members will perform to a variety of music selections in ballet, modern, musical theater and jazz.
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"One Heck of a Season" available now
The story of the Demon Deacons' record-setting football season is told in "One Heck of a Season," a book published recently by the Winston-Salem Journal. The book is comprised of stories, columns and photographs reporting the season that culminated with an ACC championship and a trip to the FedEx Orange Bowl. "One Heck of a Season" is available online at www.deaconshop.com and at two Wake Forest stores, the College Book Store on Hearn Plaza and at the Deacon Shop in Hanes Mall. The Winston-Salem Journal is also selling the book online and at various locations.
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Homecoming to be held September 14-15, Family Weekend is October 26-27
Dates for fall event weekends have been announced. Homecoming will be held the weekend of September 14-15, 2007. Family Weekend will be held the weekend of October 26-27, 2007. Information about these events will be available later this summer, but mark your calendars now! If you are a member of an undergraduate class that ends in 2 or 7 and would like to be on your reunion planning committee for reunions to be held during Homecoming weekend, please contact Vada Lou Earle '85 in the Office of Alumni Activities at 336-758-5692 or earlevl@wfu.edu | Top
SCHOOLS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Babcock School: Students journey to Nicaragua for sustainable-commerce project
A Babcock student effort to assist a vocational school in Nicaragua has expanded into a project to foster sustainable commerce in Managua, the capital. Sixteen students and two faculty members traveled to Nicaragua in March to present recommendations for a new business model for the vocational school. The plan will help find local and international markets for the hand-crafted metal products made by the school’s students, creating revenue to help fund its operations. Babcock students also conducted a two-day seminar in Managua for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. Details | Top
Calloway School: Ranked 17th among top business schools
BusinessWeek magazine ranks the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy 17th on its list of the top 50 undergraduate business schools in the United States. To identify its top 50 schools, BusinessWeek used five measures, including a survey of nearly 80,000 business majors and a poll of undergraduate recruiters. The ranking for schools is based on the "ndex number" that represents the sum of all five ranking measures. The magazine also calculated letter grades on teaching quality, facilities and services, and job placement based on the student survey. Details | Top
Divinity School: First year Divinity student receives Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
The North Carolina Schweitzer Fellows Program, a program of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship and the Divinity School, is proud to announce John Lawrence, a first year Divinity student, as a 2007-2008 North Carolina Fellow. This is the first honor of its kind bestowed in the area of Divinity. The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship’s mission is to develop “leaders in service” individuals who are dedicated and skilled in addressing the health needs of underserved communities, and whose example influences and inspires others. Details | Top
Graduate School: Physics graduate to be Hooding and Awards Speaker
Hanli Liu (MS '90, PhD '94) will be the Hooding and Awards speaker on May 19. Dr. Liu was a student at from 1987 to 1992 earning degrees in solid state physics under Dr. Richard Williams. After her postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania, she accepted a faculty position at the University of Texas at Arlington in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. She was recently promoted to full professor. Dr. Liu has worked closely with medical researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in obtaining $3.2 million external funding for her research. | Top
Law School: Update on the search for a new dean
The Law School dean search has progressed significantly in the past few months. The diligent dean search committee spent the late fall and winter speaking with a number of wonderful people who expressed keen interest in the position. The committee meticulously reviewed these fine individuals and was able to narrow the focus to three final candidates who recently visited the law school to speak with faculty, students, alumni and staff. Details | Top
Medical School: Medical Center Adopts Single-CEO Structure
The governing boards of North Carolina Baptist Hospital and Wake Forest University Health Sciences have agreed on a new, integrated organizational structure with a shared vision and strategy for Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Details | Top
ATHLETICS
Home athletic events in April
- April 6-8 -- Women's golf hosts the Bryan National Collegiate in Brown's Summit
- April 7 -- Women's Tennis vs. Georgia Tech, Noon
- April 8 -- Women's Tennis vs. Clemson, Noon
- April 10 -- Baseball vs. UNC-Greensboro, 3:00
- April 11 -- Women's Tennis vs. Duke, 5:00
- April 13 -- Baseball vs. Clemson, 3:00; Men's Tennis vs. Miami, 5:00
- April 14 -- Baseball vs. Clemson, 2:00
- April 15 -- Baseball vs. Clemson, 1:00; Men's Tennis vs. Florida State, 1:00
- April 18 -- Baseball vs. Coastal Carolina, 3:00
- April 20-22 -- Men's Golf in ACC Championships (Uwharrie Pointe, N.C.)
- April 27 -- Baseball vs. Duke, 3:00
- April 28 -- Baseball vs. Duke, 1:00
- April 29 -- Baseball vs. Duke, 1:00
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Information about 2007 summer sports camps
Information about 2007 summer sports camps is available online. Register now and let your little Deacons play football, golf, soccer, field hockey, tennis, baseball, basketball and more. Details | Top
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