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2022 Commencement Welcome

Good morning, Wake Forest! It is so great to be here. To all the family members and friends joining us today, welcome to campus! We are here today to celebrate an amazing cohort of graduating students, to recognize their accomplishments, and to mark a new chapter in their personal and professional lives. So, before we go any further, let me say to our seniors, to the class of 2022: YOU DID IT. Let’s hear it for them.

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2022 Baccalaureate Welcome

Delivered in Wait Chapel on May 15, 2022. Remarks as prepared To our families, friends, and visitors today, on behalf of the entire Wake Forest community, welcome to campus.  We’re here to honor our graduating students — though of course most of you haven’t quite graduated yet. […]

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A message from President Wente

Dear Wake Forest colleagues,  I am pleased to share Atrium Health’s announcement of an exciting plan to join together with Advocate Aurora Health, a leading healthcare organization based in Chicago and Milwaukee. The headquarters for the new entity, to be named Advocate Health, will […]

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Embracing Change

As we close in on the last day of classes and prepare for final exams, we also look forward to next month’s spring commencement celebrations. Commencement is always a special time on a campus, even with the creativity and flexibility needed for the past two […]

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