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Photos: April kickoff event
Family Weekend: Diversity and Inclusion with Dr. Barbee Myers Oakes
Sept. 29, 2012 | 9:45–10:15 a.m.
Parents and students are invited to learn from Oakes, the assistant provost for Diversity and Inclusion, and from the Faces of Courage events planned.
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
Film Premiere: ‘Faces of Courage: Wake Forest’s Impetus to Desegregate’
Sept. 21, 2012 | 3 p.m. | Brendle Recital Hall
Find out about the decision to integrate from those involved in the decision. Special guests include Ed Reynolds, the first student to integrate Wake Forest, and others who sparked the movement to bring him here.
