The Faculty Five | Week of Oct. 21, 2024
Faith for Tomorrow: 25th Anniversary Convocation for the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Tuesday, October 22 | 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Convocation Address at 4:00 p.m.) | Wait Chapel
Celebrate 25 years of justice, reconciliation, and compassion and look ahead to the next 25 years of transformative theological education. Convocation will feature the Faculty of Divinity critically engaging the question “What is pressing Wake Divinity beyond our certainty, ourselves, demanding more than we ever dreamed possible?”
Congress to Campus: A Conversation with Congresswomen Donna Edwards and Barbara Comstock, Tuesday, October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | Pugh Auditorium
The Office of Civic & Community Engagement and Deacs Decide will host former Congresswomen Donna Edwards and Barbara Comstock on October 22 at 5:00 p.m. in Pugh Auditorium of the Benson University Center. The talk, facilitated by Congress to Campus, will include a discussion of our current political environment. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to join the conversation. Light refreshments will follow.
CLASS Cafe, Wednesday, October 23 | 3:30-5:00 p.m. | Hearn Plaza, in front of Reynolda Hall
Join CLASS to celebrate Academic Resources Awareness Week and CLASS Academic Coaching as a resource available for all students. Enjoy seasonal treats and meet CLASS staff and academic coaches.
EEJI Author’s Forum: Corban Addison and Ryan Emanuel, Wednesday, October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Kulynych Auditorium
Wake Forest University’s Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative invites you to the EEJI Author’s Forum, featuring Corban Addison (Wastelands) and Ryan Emanuel (On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice). A reception and book signing follow.
Enabling the Future: Printable Sensors for a Sustainable, Intelligent World, Thursday, October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Virtual Webinar
Baker Professor of Physics Oana D Jurchescu will be a panelist in this webinar sponsored by the IOP Publishing journal Nano Futures. Tune in to explore recent breakthroughs in printable sensing materials, identify key remaining challenges, and discuss promising solutions, offering valuable insights into the potential of printable materials to enable smarter, more sustainable development.
Special Note: Extend the reach of your research! Workshops & one-on-one meetings with an editor from The Conversation will take place on Oct. 29 and 30. Faculty are encouraged to attend and learn more about sharing their expertise and research with a wider audience. Register here.
Let’s Broaden Our Reach: Sharing Teaching and Scholarship Story Ideas
We want the world to know more about the outstanding teacher-scholars and students we have across Wake. If you have an idea for a story that celebrates academic excellence and/or illustrates the impact of our teaching and scholarly activity in society, please let the University Marketing and Communications team know by filling out this form.