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NEWS
 Countdown to Commencement
More than 1,500 undergraduate and graduate students will receive diplomas at the University’s 164th commencement ceremony on May 15. Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree. The Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor will deliver the baccalaureate address at 11 a.m. May 14 in Wait Chapel.
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Wake Forest begins strategic planning process to identify key priorities
Wake Forest has begun a comprehensive 18-month strategic planning process to identify key priorities for strengthening the University. All schools and administrative departments of the Reynolda Campus will participate in the process. "Our new plan will build upon existing strengths and identify areas where we need to improve, through setting priorities, defining strategies, and developing tactics to reach our goals," said President Nathan O. Hatch.
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University prepares for potential flu pandemic
President Hatch has directed administrators to develop a highly detailed plan that will prepare Wake Forest for the impact of a potential influenza pandemic on the University's students, faculty and staff, as well as its activities inside and outside the classroom. International concerns about an expanding avian flu virus prompted the planning.
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 Life Trustee T. Eugene Worrell (’40) dies
T. Eugene Worrell (’40), whose name graces the home of the University's Worrell Professional Center for Law and Management and Worrell House in London, died April 20 in Charlottesville, Va.. He was 86. President Hatch recalled Worrell as one of the University's major benefactors and most dedicated alumni.
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ACADEMICS
President Hatch creates fund for faculty support
President Nathan O. Hatch has announced the establishment of a new plan to attract $10 million in additional funds for faculty support during the next 18 months. Known as the Presidential Trust for Faculty Excellence, the plan will also assist with the purchase of library materials that support faculty research and strengthen Wake Forest's capacity to recruit and retain superior faculty members.
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ACTIVITIES/EVENTS
“Moving Pictures” exhibition gallery talks
Reynolda House will continue its series of Gallery Talks in May in conjunction with the current exhibition, Moving Pictures: American Art and Early Film, 1880-1910. The talks are on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a wine reception…May 2 • Provost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson; May 9 • Director of Adult Programs Phil Archer; May 23 • Costume Curator Ruth Mullen; June 20 • Curator of Education Kathleen Hutton. Admission is $5. Call 758-5150 or see
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Spaces available for Bill Leonard’s Lifelong Learning class – June 15-16
This is your last chance to sign up for the Wake Forest Alumni Association’s Lifelong Learning program. Featuring Divinity School dean Bill Leonard, “Signs of the Times: Contemporary American Religion in Historical Perspective” will be held June 15-16 on campus. This course will cover topics such as spirituality in America, the rise of the postmodern church, religious liberty, and more.
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Register for the Alumni Admissions Forum – June 16
Space is still available for the Alumni Admissions Forum on June 16th. The forum is open to alumni families with 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.
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Classes ending in 1s and 6s: mark your calendars for Homecoming!
 Mark your calendar for your undergraduate class reunion! Classes ending in 1 and 6 will celebrate their reunions as Wake Forest celebrates 50 years in Winston-Salem. Be sure to put the weekend of September 29-30, 2006 on your calendar.
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Limited spaces available for select Wake Forest Travel Program destinations
The Wake Forest Travel Program has limited space available to tour the Seine River region or to cruise the heart of Europe on the Rhine, Moselle and Neckar Rivers. The Wake Forest Travel Program combines carefully planned trips to the top destinations in the world at exceptional value with the opportunity to travel with some of the nicest folks around – Wake Forest alumni and friends. Contact Vada Lou Earle (’85) at 800-752-8568 or earlevl@wfu.edu
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25 ways the Alumni Association can help you!
You’ve seen the “25 Ways You Can Help Wake Forest” – but are you aware of all the ways Wake Forest and your Alumni Association help you?
#4: The Alumni Association is sponsoring a new program entitled Lifelong Learning, which is designed to allow alumni and friends to come back to campus to take short courses with our outstanding Wake Forest faculty. Continue your education long after graduation!
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SCHOOLS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Babcock School: International study tours expand with trip to India
A group of 14 Babcock students and faculty will travel this month to India, the latest addition to the school’s annual program of summer international study tours. The two-week experiential course will introduce students to the business environment in India and help them gain an understanding of the country’s growing importance in the world economy.
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Calloway School: FASB board member speaks at Hylton lecture
The 20th Annual Hylton Lecture was held April 20th. Katherine Schipper, a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), was the guest speaker. She has been the recipient of several grants and awards including the American Accounting Association's Outstanding Educator. The topic of her presentation was "An Academic Accounting Perspective on Financial Reporting Standard Setting." | Top
Divinity School: Editorial: “Family Feud: Baptist Lovers and Fighters of Church State Separation”
“If Baptists ever had a chance for consensus on anything, it had to be religious liberty and its political corollary, the separation of church and state. But turns out this may be the biggest family feud of all.” Read this editorial by Andrew Daugherty(MDiv ‘03) which was published in Baptist Today, May 2006.
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Law School: 15th anniversary of Elder Law Clinic
2006 marks the fifteen year anniversary of the law school's Elder Law Clinic. Read about the Clinic's history of community service and its most recent cases in this semester's E-Clinic News.
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Medical School: Researchers’ work rebuilding bladders breaks new ground
Anthony Atala, M.D., Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, describes long-term success with seven young patients whose bladders were grown from the patients’ own cells. This groundbreaking work by Atala and his team attracted immediate national and international media attention.
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ATHLETICS
Athletics: NCAA Regionals begin
The Wake Forest baseball team is preparing for the ACC Tournament beginning May 24th in Jacksonville, FL. The women's golf team will be hosting the NCAA East Regional May 11-13 at Bryan Park Golf Course in Browns Summit, NC. Both the men's and women's tennis teams will travel for the NCAA Regionals (sites TBA) May 12-15. Both teams could earn a bid to the NCAA final 16 by winning a four-team regional. The men's golf team will also play in an NCAA regional May 18-20 (site TBA). The men's and women's track teams will send representatives to the NCAA regional May 26-28 in Greensboro.
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