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NEWS
Provost Gordon to step down
Provost William C. Gordon announced this week that he will step down as provost at the end of the 2006-2007 academic year. His resignation as provost will be effective June 30, 2007. Provost since 2002, Gordon has recruited deans for the undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences and the Babcock Graduate School of Management. He is also credited with developing a multi-year budget initiative aimed at renewing the university's progress toward faculty salary goals. Details | Top
 Leonard Pitts to speak at Convocation
Leonard Pitts Jr., Pulitzer Prize winner, syndicated columnist and author, will deliver Wake Forest University's Fall Convocation address October 12 at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Details | Top
Wake Forest to expand on knee osteoarthritis treatment study
In 2004, researchers determined that modest weight loss through diet and exercise improves physical function and decreases pain in older, overweight adults suffering from knee osteoarthritis (OA). Now, backed by more than $3 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Wake Forest researchers will take their findings a step further through IDEA (Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis), the first study to determine whether intensive weight loss, either alone or combined with exercise, can slow the progression of knee OA. Details | Top
ACADEMICS
 WFU, World Bank Institute collaborate on economics course
This fall, economics students are getting an inside look at the challenges World Bank officials face in the fight against global poverty. Mary McNeil, senior operations officer with the World Bank Institute (WBI), will teach the course titled "Economic Growth and Development" with Sylvain Boko, Zachary T. Smith Associate Professor of Economics at Wake Forest. WBI is the unit of the World Bank that teaches communities and organizations in developing countries how best to use resources to address specific sociopolitical and economic situations causing widespread poverty. Details | Top
Wake Forest starts semester-in-Washington program
Beginning next spring, Wake Forest University will offer a new program for students interested in spending a semester working and studying in Washington, D.C. As many as 10 students will be selected to participate in the pilot program next spring, which will be offered through The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, a non-profit educational organization that partners with colleges and universities to offer academic coursework and internships tailored to students' interests. "WAKE Washington" will be open to sophomores, juniors and seniors majoring in any field. Details | Top
ACTIVITIES/EVENTS
Fall writers reading series features award-winning authors, poet
This fall, the Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series at Wake Forest University will feature book readings and signings by authors John McNally, Owen King, Kelly Braffet and Martin Clark, and poet Devin Johnston. Details and Registration | Top
Attention teachers: nominations for the Waddill Excellence in Teaching Award due October 16
The Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching Award is given annually to two Wake Forest alumni who are exemplary classroom teachers in public or private K-12 schools. Established in 1994, the award is named in honor of Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Marcellus Waddill and funded by his son David. Each winner, one on the primary level (K - 6) and one on the secondary level (7 - 12), receives a $20,000 cash award; one of the largest monetary awards of any teacher-recognition honor in the country. Nominations are due October 16. Details | Top
Spend Halloween with Jack the Ripper
Spend the Halloween weekend in the nightmarish London of Jack the Ripper as Reynolda House Museum of American Art presents Jack on Saturday, October 28 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, October 29 at 3 p.m. Jack, written and performed by Michael Huie '84, builds a character study through monologues from a variety of perspectives to create the atmosphere and social conditions of Victorian England. Jack London called the East End of London "the abyss," and it was this poverty-ridden urban area where the world's first recognized serial killer hunted his prey. Jack will put the audience on a first-name basis with the major players involved in the unforgettable autumn of 1888, including a Jewish shoemaker falsely accused of the crimes, the grandson of Queen Victoria, and some of the unfortunate women whose names have gone down in history as his victims. Admission is $10, Members/students $8. Details | Top
WFU 'Peanuts' exhibit runs through November 15
 Through November 15 at Wake Forest University's Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery, the community will have the rare opportunity to see more than 46 original drawings from Charles M. Schulz, dozens of other "Peanuts" memorabilia and a guest appearance by Snoopy (performed by Judy Sladky) at "Charles M. Schulz: His World in Art and Objects." Admission to the exhibit and all events is free and open to the public. A limited number of school field trips can be arranged. For more information, call (336) 758-5585. Details | Top
SCHOOLS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Babcock School: Entrepreneurship continues to bring national acclaim to school
Wake Forest and the Babcock School placed No. 17 in Entrepreneur magazine's fourth-annual survey of entrepreneurship programs among the nation's graduate business schools. In compiling the survey, Entrepreneur and Princeton Review jointly assessed the entrepreneurial emphasis of the curriculum, mentoring, experiential learning, faculty credentials, and the success of graduating students and alumni at more than 700 schools. According to the survey report, "High-ranking schools demonstrated a commitment to practical, hands-on, experiential learning to provide the skills that translate into real-world businesses." Details | Top
Calloway School: IASB Chairman speaks at annual Hylton Lecture
Sir David Tweedie, chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), spoke at the Calloway School's 21st Annual Hylton Lecture in Accountancy held September 14. Based in London, the IASB co-operates with national accounting standard-setters to achieve convergence in accounting standards around the world. Tweedie has been chairman of the IASB since January 2001 and is a visiting professor of accounting in the Management School at Edinburgh University. | Top
Divinity School: "Emerging Church" Conference October 24
Join us for the "Emerging Church" Conference October 24 with leader Brian McLaren. McLaren, a pastor, author, and speaker, is a frequent guest on television, radio, and news media programs. The program begins at 9 a.m. and McLaren will discuss the "Onramp to the Postmodern Conversation." Registration for the on-campus conference, including all day sessions and lunch, is $50. Details or to Register Online | Top
Law School: What are professors doing outside the classroom?
The law school faculty ends the summer and begins the fall with a whirlwind of professional engagements and publications. See what your favorite professors are "up to" outside of the classroom. Details | Top
Medical School: New Diabetes Center Created at the Medical School
In the face of rapidly increasing numbers of adults and children with diabetes, the Medical School has created a new diabetes research center to expand already extensive research on the disease. Donald W. Bowden, Ph.D., has been named director of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Diabetes Center and five new researchers will be joining his team. Details | Top
ATHLETICS
Athletics: Upcoming events
The No. 2-ranked field hockey team hosts Dartmouth Oct. 15 at noon and Appalachian State Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The men's soccer team entertains UNC-Greensboro Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. and NC State Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. The Deacon volleyball team hosts Duke Oct. 10 at 7 p.m., Maryland Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. and Boston College Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. The red-hot women's soccer team plays Duke Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. at Spry Stadium and on the Fox Soccer Channel and Florida State Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. Details | Top
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