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From the Desk of Jill Crainshaw, Academic Dean Read this week's column and review all the academic related information you need to know for the week ahead. |
Announcements
"We are an Easter People" presents
Thursday, April 25, 11:00am, Lower Auditorium
As a community, we will create a Mosaic of words, phrases, and images that represent a variety of experiences that illustrate that we are an Easter people. Through conversation and art, we will have a discussion of what we see, feel, and hear as members of this community. This event will end with a service of Holy Communion. Facilitated by Chris Copeland, Shonda Jones, and John Senior. Sponsored by Mosaic.
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Outdoor Tai Chi - Today, April 15, 12:05pm - Hearn Plaza (in front of Wait Chapel)
Afternoon Tai Chi has arrived. Starting with today, Tai Chi will gathered on Monday's at 12:05pm in front of Wait Chapel on Hearn Plaza. Join with the Chaplain's Office in this practice of balance and well-being. Should there be inclement weather meet in the Meditation Room, Reynolda 23. For more information contact Chaplain K. Monet Rice.
Physical Wellness Club presents Yoga - Tuesdays in April, 4:00pm - Lower Auditorium| Join the Physical Wellness Club every Tuesday at 4:00pm in the Lower Auditorium for yoga.
Pathways in Ministry: Financial Realism - Wednesday, April 24, 11:00am - Wingate 202 | You are about to follow your calling to serve the church. Your education has prepared you to teach, preach and offer hope and comfort. But what can you expect when you meet with your first pastoral search committee and you have to negotiate your first pastoral contract? Creating a clear foundation for compensation and benefits strengthens the pastor-church relationship and will set you on the course toward a healthy stewardship of your financial life. Join us as we share about preparing for your first call, understanding employment packages, tax advantages for clergy, and setting a firm financial foundation in your personal life. Add to your calendar. All are invited to a great opportunity to learn about how to tend to our financial lives in ministry. We are grateful to have Jim Hylton, an alum from Wake Forest School of Divinity in 2006, leading us in this presentation and conversation. In addition to his M.Div., Jim has an MBA, is a Certified Church Administrator, and currently serves as the Business Administration Coordinator with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina. Snacks will be provided, so please RSVP by Monday, April 22 to Chris Copeland.
End of Year Banquet - Thursday, April 25, 6:00pm - St. Timothy's Episcopal Church| Sponsored by the Student Leadership Council, this is an annual celebration of graduating third year students as well as an opportunity to gather with friends, faculty, staff to mark the end of the academic year.
Ordination of Dr. John Senior - Sunday, April 28, 3:00pm -Highland Presbyterian Church, Winston-Salem | Salem Presbytery cordially invites you to the ordination of John Senior to the office of Teaching Elder as the Director of the Art of Ministry at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. Sunday, April 28 at 3:00pm at Highland Presbyterian Church (2380 Cloverdale Avenue, Winston-Salem). Reception will follow.
Attention Work Study Students | The last day to work (and to submit hours) for the spring semester is Friday, April 26th. Please mark your calendar to submit your final hours on that day, and do not work any hours afterward. Thanks for all the support you have given the School this academic year.
NEXT WEEK: Coffee with the Deans - Tuesday, April 30 - 11:00am, Lower Auditorium | Join the Wake Div Deans for Coffee on Tuesday, April 30 for a presentation and conversation about our school! There will be time for Q&A, but we would prefer all the topics to be coordinated so the Deans can address a topic with clear and responsible answers. Submit your questions and add to your calendar here.
Chapel Blog | Miss a chapel service from last semester? Want to hear a chapel message again? Want to share a sermon with someone? We have renewed the Chapel Blog which features the audio from our chapel services. Check it out to hear many of our services from last semester and check it regularly for the audio from each sermon this semester! Check it out at http://wakedivchapel.wordpress.com/
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Weekly Community Gatherings
Centering Prayer - Monday, 11:00am - Wingate 213 | Join us for a time of meditation and contemplative prayer every Monday.
Chapel - Tuesday, 11:15am - Lower Auditorium
| Preacher: Terry Parrish (MDiv '13)
Community Lunch following Chapel - Tuesday - Lower Auditorium | Join your fellow students, faculty, and staff for lunch.
Coffee Hour - Thursday, 11:00am - Lower Auditorium | Bring your mug, a treat to share (if you're able), and enjoy the company of community and conversation.
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Jobs and Internships 
Job of the Week
Washington, DC - The Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty is seeking an Education and Outreach Specialist. The mission of the Education and Outreach Specialist is to expand the base of support for religious liberty. Education is key to building a sustainable and ever-increasing core of religious liberty advocates who can inform themselves and others about religious liberty, take timely action, and play an active role in their communities and houses of worship. Engaging the next generation of religious liberty advocates is an essential goal of this position.
>> View the detailed job listing for the position above and all available job listings (sorted by category) here.
Office of Sustainability Internships
Sustainability Internships: Applications Open
The following internships are available for fall 2013. Visit our website to view full position descriptions and to download an application form. Positions are available with the Office of Sustainability unless otherwise noted.
- Alternative Transportation Intern
- Campus Garden Intern
- Communications Intern
- Game-day Recycling Intern
- Greeks Go Green Intern
- Propose a Unique Internship
- Office of Energy Management: Energy Intern
- ARAMARK: Sustainability in Dining Intern
Scholarships and Grants
Did you know that the Admissions Office keeps a list of external scholarship resources to assist you with finding scholarship and grants to support the cost of your education? There are a variety of awards available, some with certain eligibility requirements (i.e., location, denomination, etc.). View the complete listing of external scholarship resources.
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Library Lecture Series presents "Row, row, row your boat: Recovery from Disaster in the John T. Christian Library at New Orleans Baptist Seminary"
Monday, April 22, 3:00pm - ZSR Auditorium
James Byrd, Deacon OneCard manager, will speak about the process of disaster recovery following Hurricane Katrina in the John T. Christian Library at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He will also discuss some of the lessons learned from the experience, both positive and negative. You can register here.
Pollination and Pollinators Tuesday, April 23, 12:30pm - Reynolda Gardens Education Wing Jim Nottke,local naturalist will explore the special pollination requirements of selected trees, shrubs, vegetables, and flowers along with the role that weather, insects, mammals, and birds play - and what you can do to help.
"I Wish" Film Screening Tuesday, April 23, 5:30pm - ZSR Auditorium 404 The Office of Multicultural Affairs and The East Asian Languages Department will be hosting a film screening of I Wish, about 12-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, and who begins to believe that the new bullet train service will create a miracle when the first trains pass each other at top speed. Deacon Jazz Machine
Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall
Philip Morgan and Jay Meachum, directors. The Economics of Bees
Wednesday, April 24, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Carswell Hall, Annenberg Forum
Dr. Walter Thurman, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, NCSU. Co-sponsored by the WFU Department of Economics and the BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism. For complete information, click here. Spring Choral Concert
Thursday, April 25, 7:30 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall
The Wake Forest Concert Choir, Collegium Vocal Ensemble and the Wake Forest Chamber Choir will close the 2012-13 season with a concert with the unusual title "I Laughed! I Cried! It Was Better Than Cats!!!" Spring Student Choreographic Concert
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, April 25-27 at 7:30pm
Mainstage Theatre, Scales Fine Arts Center
The Spring Concert gives Wake Forest students the opportunity to present their own choreography across a range of dance styles. Reynolda Village Farmers Market Friday, April 26, 8:00am - Reynolda Village The Reynolda Village Farmers Market will be held each Friday at 8:00 a.m. (weather permitting). Come shop on the lawn for fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, meats, and more. WoofForest Yappy Hour April 26, 5:00pm - Hearn Plaza This Friday! WoofForest will be hosting a Yappy Hour at 5:00pm in order to raise money for the local Humane Society. Bring your dogs (or any other trained animals, if you so desire) and come hang out on Hearn Plaza. There will be puppy racing with the dogs from the Forsyth County Humane Society (No dogs will be harmed in the process, we promise), a raffle to win prizes and a contest to find the most "Demon Deacon" of dogs. We will also be selling homemade bow ties and will be offering pet portraits for a small donation.
Student Union Oscar Weekend
Various Times Throughout the Weekend - Pugh Auditorium, Benson Center
For the complete schedule, click here.
Wind Chamber ConcertSaturday, April 27, 3:00pm, Brendle Recital HallStudent chamber groups perform.
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