The Faculty Five | Week of December 2, 2024
The Arts of Leading: Perspectives from the Humanities and the Liberal Arts, Monday, December 2 | 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Kulynych Auditorium
How can the humanities and the liberal arts inform our understanding of leadership? I will be moderating a panel discussion with Wake Forest faculty David Lubin, Paul Escott, and Corey Walker, all authors of chapters in the newly released, The Arts of Leading: Perspectives from the Humanities and the Liberal Arts, co-edited by Michael Lamb and based on our 2019 conference at Wake Forest.
The 9th Annual John W. Hatch Lectures & Symposium – Activating Change: Health Justice in the 21st Century, Tuesday, December 3 | 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Benson – 4th floor
Understand the principles of health equity and health justice in a timely series that fosters dialogue between faith and health leaders.
Virtual Campus Climate Community Forum, Thursday, December 5 | 1:00-2:30 p.m. | Virtual
If you were unable to take part in last month’s on-campus Campus Climate Survey presentations, please attend – and invite your Wake Forest colleagues to attend – the Virtual Campus Climate Community Forum. This will be the final opportunity to review the Campus Climate Survey results in this format. Registration required.
Educating Character Across Differences: Cultivating Communities of Character in the University, Thursday, December 5-Saturday, December 7 | Various Locations
This international, interdisciplinary conference hosted by the Educating Character Initiative (ECI) on behalf of the Program for Leadership and Character explores opportunities for cultivating communities of character among university faculty, staff, and students across a variety of differences. The conference kicks off with keynote speaker Jesmyn Ward on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
Sounds of the Season: A Holiday Gala at Wake, Friday, December 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Brendle Recital Hall
Kick off the holiday season with this festive collaboration of the WFU Symphony Orchestra and the WFU Wind Ensemble.
NOTE: Please visit the Campus Memorialization website for project updates and conceptual themes. Thanks to students, staff, faculty, and especially the Memorialization Steering Committee, more than 170 Wake Foresters have shared their feedback on Memorialization efforts this term!