Celebrating American Indian Culture

Nov. 28 | All day | Reynolda Campus

Wake Forest will proudly honor several distinguished American Indian alumni – Dr. James G. Jones (’55, MD ’59), Lonnie Revels (’58), Lucretia Hicks ( ’10, MAM ’11).


‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Q&A with Mary Badham (‘Scout Finch’)

Nov. 29 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Bynum Welcome Center
An instant best-seller and later Academy Award winning film, “To Kill A Mockingbird” is considered one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. Mary Badham, the actress chosen to play “Scout” – the character through which audiences explore Civil Rights and racism in the segregated southern United States of the 1930s – joins us.


Fast Break: Being Transgender in Division I Athletics

Nov. 8 | 8 p.m. | Annenberg Forum
A conversation with Kye Allums, who made history as the first transgender basketball player to play openly on a Division I women’s basketball team. Since then, he has been devoted to making a difference in the world as a passionate advocate for transgender rights. Kye will speak about what it means to be transgender as well as his experiences in NCAA Division I athletics.


Epic Thursdays

Oct. 18, 25 & Nov. 1, 8 | Ends at 8 p.m. | Reynolda House Museum of American Art
In partnership with Reynolda House Museum of American Art; Admission is free for Museum members and Wake Forest students, faculty, and staff. Evening programs will include music, refreshments, live performances, and collage workshops each night, along with admission to “Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey.”


Conference on Minorities in Islam

Oct. 18–20 | 7 p.m. (Friday Keynote Address)
This two-day conference examines the experience of Muslims as minorities and marginalized groups in an ever-changing, increasingly global world. It draws on the incredible number of local scholars working on this topic and taps into heightened interest on the subject, as we witness a growing and increasingly diverse Muslim population in the United States and North Carolina.


State of the Student Body Address

October 11, 2012 | Wait Chapel
Student Government President Trè Easton will also deliver the inaugural State of the Student Body address during this week to discuss the current condition of the student experience and outline a strategic vision inspired by the students from the 1960s civil rights movement at WFU for student movements going forward.


Staff Rewards and Recognition Luncheon

Oct. 9, 2012 | noon–1:30 p.m. | Bridger Field House
The Faces of Courage Award will be introduced for individuals who have made significant contributions to diversity and inclusion in administration at Wake Forest.


World Cultural Festival

5:30-8 p.m., Sept. 14 | Manchester Plaza
Enjoy the vibrancy of cultures from all over the world with music, dance, food and more.


Fiesta! Downtown Celebration

Noon-7 p.m., Sept. 15 | 4th Street, Winston-Salem
The Triad’s most well-known Hispanic festival; come lounge at the Wake Forest booth


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