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NEWS
Lee Hamilton of 9/11 Commission to speak at Convocation
Lee Hamilton, vice chair of the Sept. 11 Commission, will deliver the Fall Convocation address, “Foreign Policy and the 2004 Presidential Campaign,” October 28 at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Hamilton, a Democrat, represented Indiana for thirty-four years in the U.S. Congress and is the director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Sept. 11 Commission recently disbanded upon completion of its duties as outlined by the statute that created it. However, Hamilton and the other nine members of the Sept. 11 Commission now comprise a new organization called the 9/11 Public Discourse Project. Details | Top
October lecture series announced
A number of public lectures have been scheduled throughout October; these events are open to the public. Lectures include: “Knowledge and Innocence” (10/7) with Richard Garrett of Bentley College; “Beyond Choice: Reproductive Freedom in the 21st Century” (10/13) with Alexander Sanger, grandson of Margaret Sanger, founder of the birth control movement; “Living with Disease and Disability Late in Life” (10/19) with Eleanor Stoller of Case Western Reserve University; “ Milagros: Votive Offerings at the Altars of Faith” (10/28) with Martha Eagan, Santa Fe-based author; and “Shareholder Responsibility in a Post-Enron World” (10/29) with Wake Forest alumnus Richard Moore (’82, JD ’86), North Carolina State Treasurer. Details | Top
 Wake Forest wins award for campus landscaping
Consistently praised by college guides for its beautiful campus, Wake Forest won formal recognition in September for its landscaping by the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS). Wake Forest won a Grand Award in the organization’s 2004 Green Star Awards competition. The PGMS is a professional society whose members are primarily institutional grounds managers who work for colleges and universities, municipalities, park and recreation facilities, theme parks, and others. Top
ACADEMICS
Museum of Anthropology receives grant
The Museum of Anthropology was one of two museums in North Carolina to receive a 2004 Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The museum received a $54,869 grant to fund a new computerized data management program. The new system will help the museum catalog its approximately 25,000 archaeological artifacts and 5,000 ethnological artifacts, reorganize storage, and provide public access to collection records. Details | Top
 Art Pro Humanitate presents sculpture to city
A sculptural chess table, designed and built by Wake Forest University art professor David Finn and students Steve Gurysh (’06) and Heather Hans (’06) in cooperation with the Winston Salem Scholastic Chess Association, will be presented to the city at “Rock the Block” festivities October 15. The project is the first completed by Art Pro Humanitate, an informal group of Wake Forest art students formed by Finn to work on projects in the Winston-Salem community. Details | Top
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
Register for Homecoming today! (deadline to register is October 14)
Homecoming will be held October 22-23. Register for Homecoming today! Contact your friends and classmates, make plans to return to campus, and be a part of Homecoming 2004! The deadline to register is October 14th! Register On-line | Top
Important information on Homecoming ticket pickup and game time
Please note the following Homecoming ticket pickup and game time information. All Homecoming tickets must be picked up at one of the following times: at Half Century Club registration (Friday 10/22, 10 a.m. in Green Room); at general Registration (Friday 10/22, noon-7 p.m. in Reynolda Hall Lobby or Saturday 10/23 on the Quad from 9 a.m. until noon OR until start of tailgate, whichever comes first). On Saturday, all unclaimed packets with tickets will be taken directly to the Tailgate until kickoff, at which point unclaimed tickets will go to Will Call in Bridger Field House. NOTE: Game time for the WFU vs. Florida State game will be set 10 days prior to Homecoming (due to potential for television scheduling). Once the game time is known, we will announce the time for the Tailgate (2 hours before kickoff) and adjust the ending times for the Festival on the Quad/Saturday registration (if necessary). Please visit the Alumni Web site or call the Alumni Office at 800-752-8568 the week before Homecoming for information on the official game time and event scheduling. Top
President’s Weekend invitations are being mailed
President’s Weekend will be held November 12-13. The weekend is designed to honor members of University Gift Clubs, and it features receptions and other activities, including the Stewardship Brunch and post-game party at Bridger Field House. Invitations are currently being mailed to gift club members, and on-line registration will be available soon (details forthcoming via e-mail). For more information on joining a University Gift Club, please contact the Office of Alumni Activities at (336) 758-5264. Top
Art department chair’s paintings in Charlotte exhibit
The works of Page Laughin, art department chair and professor of painting, are being exhibited at the Center of the Earth Gallery in Charlotte, NC, through October 30. “The Interiors Series” is described as being “inspired by a variety of high end luxury magazines that promote materialist beauty through interior design. Laughlin’s densely layered paintings are reminiscent of the post impressionist technique.” For details, contact the Center of the Earth Gallery at (704) 375-5756. Top
2004-05 Theatre Series to include “Catch-22” and Shakespeare comedy
With two contemporary plays, an ancient classic, and a Shakespearean comedy, the Wake Forest University 2004-2005 theatre season offers a variety of entertainment. Featured plays include “Catch-22” by Joseph Heller, an adaptation of the Sophocles classic “Antigone,” and Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” Details | Top
Alumni children admission to Wake Forest
Wake Forest alumni families represent an important element of the University’s institutional heritage. In fact, nearly ten percent of the undergraduate student body at Wake Forest is currently comprised of alumni children. In 2004, 242 alumni children applied to Wake Forest; of those, 176 (73%) were accepted and 88 (53%) enrolled. These alumni freshmen and their parents took a break from move-in to attend the Alumni Freshman Reception in the Green Room on Wednesday, August 18, 2004. Details | Top
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. Details on the Wake Forest Club nearest you | Top
SCHOOLS OF THE UNIVERSITY
The Babcock School: School Homecoming events
Return to Winston-Salem for Homecoming weekend (10/22-23) to visit with our new dean, Ajay Patel, faculty, classmates, and students. Join us for wine tasting, tailgating before the Wake vs. Florida State game, and a post-game happy hour. Details on Babcock School events or to register (NOTE: select “General” for class year and “Babcock School” on the main registration page) Details | Top
The Calloway School: School among top 10% in the nation
The 2005 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s guide, “ America’s Best Colleges,” ranked the Calloway School 29th in its listing of the country’s top undergraduate business programs. Three degree programs also were ranked among undergraduate business specialties. Accounting was listed as 14th, entrepreneurship also as 14th, and management as 18th. The ranking of the best business programs is based on a survey of deans and senior faculty at business schools across the country. Top
The Divinity School: Radio talk show host reflects on Divinity School class
Nigel Alston, a radio talk-show host, is auditing “Jesus and Justice,” a course led by Doug Bailey, assistant professor of urban ministry at the Divinity School. Alston reflects, “After the most recent class, I asked myself, what does it really mean to follow Jesus? After all, that is one of the outcomes of the class: to introduce the participant to the radical reality of daring to ‘follow’ Jesus and how ‘following’ leads to ‘believing’ in Jesus. I have more questions than answers as I listen and process what I am reading, what is being discussed in class and reflecting on what I believe.” Details | Top
The School of Law: School Homecoming activities
The Law School will be having reunions for the classes of ’54, ’64, ’74, ’79, ’84, and ’94 during the school’s Homecoming, October 22-23. A feature will be the annual Partners’ Banquet on Friday night, with President Hearn giving the keynote address. Details on Law School events or to register (NOTE: select “General” for class year and “ Law School” on the main registration page). Top
The School of Medicine: Alumni Weekend is October 8-10
Alumni Weekend will be held October 8-10. This year’s schedule of events includes the lecture “How to Die Healthy and Live Well” by prolific writer and speaker in the health promotion movement Donald B. Ardell, Ph.D., CME workshops, WFUBMC tours, Furniture Discovery Tour in High Point, the Alumni Gala Dinner and Dance, reunion dinners, football tailgate, and alumni brunch. Details & Registration | Top
ATHLETICS
 October sports: football, field hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country
The Wake Forest football team does not leave Winston-Salem
the month of October as the Deacons have home games against
Virginia Tech (10/9), Florida State (10/23), and Duke
(10/30). Two-time defending NCAA champion field hockey
hosts #1 North Carolina (10/10) in what could possibly
be a preview of the ACC or NCAA championship game. Volleyball
plays five crucial home ACC games in October: Georgia
Tech (10/8), Clemson (10/9), Duke (10/12), NC State (10/29),
and North Carolina (10/30). Men’s soccer plays its last four home games of the season in October, including ACC matches with Clemson (10/22). The youth-laden women’s soccer team will get a shot at #1 North Carolina at Spry Stadium (10/13). The cross country teams conclude the month by running in the ACC Championships in Baltimore, MD (10/30). October also marks the beginning of basketball and the Demon Deacon men’s and women’s teams both get started October 16. Details on all Demon
Deacon sports | Top
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