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
Benson University Center
Groves Stadium
Reynolda Hall
Worrell Campus
Individual evidence
Web links
- Wake Forest University (English)
| State universities |
University of North Carolina : Appalachian State • East Carolina • Elizabeth City State • Fayetteville State • NC A&T • NC Central • NC State • UNC Asheville • UNC Chapel Hill • UNC Charlotte • UNC Greensboro • UNC Pembroke • UNC School of the Arts • UNC Wilmington • Western Carolina • Winston-Salem State |
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| Private universities |
Barber-Scotia • Barton • Belmont Abbey • Bennett • Brevard • Campbell • Catawba • Chowan • Davidson • Duke • Elon • Gardner-Webb • Greensboro • Guilford • High Point • Johnson C. Smith • Laurel • Lees-McRae • Lenoir-Rhyne • Livingstone • Louisburg • Mars Hill • Meredith • Methodist • Mid-Atlantic Christian • Montreat • Mount Olive • New Life • North Carolina Wesleyan • Pfeiffer • Piedmont Baptist • Queens • St. Andrews • St. Augustine's • Salem • Shaw • Southeastern Baptist • Southeastern Free Will Baptist • Warren Wilson • Wake Forest • William Peace • Wingate |
Coordinates: 36 ° 7 ′ 59 ″ N , 80 ° 16 ′ 38 ″ W.