Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University | |
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motto | Pro humanitate |
founding | 1834 |
Sponsorship | Private |
place | Winston-Salem , United States |
president | Nathan O. Hatch |
Students | 7,968 (2017) |
Foundation assets | $ 1.25 billion (2007) |
University sports | Demon Deacons ( Atlantic Coast Conference ) |
Website | www.wfu.edu |
The Wake Forest University is a private university in Winston-Salem in the US state of North Carolina . The college was founded on February 3, 1834 . There are currently 7,968 students enrolled (as of 17/2018).
Faculties
- Divinity School
- Arts and Sciences (Wake Forest College - undergraduates)
- medicine
- law Sciences
- Economics (Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy - Undergraduates)
Sports
The Wake Forest University sports teams are the Demon Deacons . The college is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
Personalities
Professors :
- Maya Angelou , English
- Allen Mandelbaum , English and Humanities
Graduates :
- Marc Blucas - actor
- Muggsy Bogues - basketball player
- Richard Burr - Senator
- Brian Carroll - soccer player
- Jack Dolbin - American football player
- Tim Duncan - basketball player
- Robert L. Ehrlich - Maryland Governor, former Congressman
- Bill George - American football player
- Jay Haas - golfer
- Shane Harris - journalist and author
- Jesse Helms - Former US Senator (R – NC) (1973–2003)
- Josh Howard - basketball player
- Collin Martin - soccer player
- Ovie Mughelli - American football player
- Lee Norris - actor
- Arnold Palmer - golfer
- Chris Paul - basketball player
- Curtis Strange - golfer
- Jeff Teague - basketball player
- Kyle Visser - basketball player
- Joe Zelenka - American football player
- John Collins - basketball player
Illustrations
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Wake Forest University - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Wake Forest University (English)
Coordinates: 36 ° 7 ′ 59 ″ N , 80 ° 16 ′ 38 ″ W.