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NEWS
New format for What’s New @ WFU
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Presidential search Web site created 
A new Web site, designed to keep the University community informed about the search for a new president of Wake Forest and to seek input on the search process, is now available. A Presidential Search Committee was formed last month to seek a successor to President Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., who is retiring next June. Details | Top
Share your views with the Search Committee: Details | Top
Organ piece by WFU composer performed at funeral for former President Ronald Reagan
“The Peace May Be Exchanged,” an organ composition by Dan Locklair, Wake Forest professor of music and composer-in-residence, was performed during the June 11 funeral for former President Ronald Reagan at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Details | Top
ACADEMICS
WFU students participate in Freedom Summer 2004 internships
For more than two months this summer, ten Wake Forest University students from diverse cultural and racial backgrounds will participate in an internship program designed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original 1964 Freedom Summer and to renew an interest in the unfinished work of the civil rights movement in the South. Students will work on projects on education reform, economic justice, neighborhood development, health care access, organizational development, immigrant rights, and voter rights and education. Details | Top
Professor suggests ways to prevent overscheduling kids
The time to prevent overscheduling kids is the start of the school year, says Sam Gladding (’67, MAEd ’71), associate provost and chair of the counseling department. “Don’t wait until family members have signed up for more clubs, athletic teams, and other activities than they can handle,” says Gladding, author of “Family Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice” and president of the American Counseling Association. Details | Top
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
 Wake Forest Clubs in your area
Wake Forest Clubs foster
camaraderie between alumni, parents, and friends of Wake Forest. The
sponsored social activities, athletic events, and volunteer projects are a
great way to connect with Wake Foresters in your area. Find Wake Forest Club
near you | Top
SCHOOLS OF THE UNIVERSITY
The Babcock School: Flow Institute for International Studies
The Flow Institute for International Studies offers students the opportunity to develop their understanding of other countries’ economies, businesses, and cultures through exchange programs, international summer study programs, speakers, and seminars. Details | Top
The Calloway School of Business and Accountancy: New marketing professor joins faculty
Michelle Steward will be joining the Calloway School faculty this fall as an assistant professor of marketing. Michelle is completing her Ph.D. at Arizona State University, where she has twice received the Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award. Her research interests are in the areas of account management and buyer-seller relationships in business markets. She will be teaching Principles of Marketing and Global Marketing Strategy in the Calloway School. Top
The School of Law: Receives ABA’s Gambrell Professionalism Award 
The ABA recently chose the law school as the 2004 recipient of its prestigious E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award, recognizing the school’s commitment to teaching professional ethics and values. Details | Top
The School of Medicine: Ground broken for new research facility
Ground was recently broken for Biotechnology Research Facility 1, Wake Forest’s first major enhancement of its downtown campus in the Piedmont Triad Research Park. A major tenant will be the Wake Forest Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, led by Dr. Anthony Atala. Details | Top
ATHLETICS
Rick Rembielak named head baseball coach
 Rick Rembielak, the all-time winningest coach of any sport in Kent State University history, has been named head baseball coach at Wake Forest. “Rick has all the characteristics that were important for us in the search for our new head baseball coach,” said Athletic Director Ron Wellman. “He has been a head coach for many years and been tremendously successful in that position. He is as high-quality as they come in the development of collegiate players.” Details on all Demon
Deacon sports | Top
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