Eboo Patel to deliver 2016 commencement
address at Wake Forest University
Baccalaureate speaker
is Rev. Dr. M. Craig
Barnes, president of
PrincetonTheological
Seminary
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Eboo Patel, a leading
voice for interfaith cooper
ation and the founder and
president of Interfaith
Youth Core (IFYC), will
deliver Wake Forest
University's commence
ment address on Monday,
May 16.
"Eboo Patel is recog
nized around the world fpr
bridging divisions among
people of different faiths"
said Wake Forest
University President
Nathan O. Hatch. "At a
time when so much global
con
flict is
rooted
in reli
gious
differ
e n c e
and the
n'e e d
for
inter
faith
coopera
Patel
tion is so great, I am
pleased he will be Wake
Forest's commencement
speaker."
Patel, who served on
President Barack Obama's
inaugural Faith Council, is
the author of "Acts of
Faith," "Sacred Ground,"
and the forthcoming
"Interfaith Leadership."
Patel founded IFTC, a
national nonprofit working
to make interfaith coopera
tion a social norm. In 2015,
Wake Forest partnered with
IFYC aS part of the
University's ongoing
efforts to support meaning
ful connections hetween
people of different faiths.
A livestream webcast of
the ceremony will be avail
able at go.wfu.edu/wful6.
Previous commence
ment speakers have includ
ed comedian Stephen
Colbert (2015), The New
York Times' former execu
tive editor Jill Abramson
(2014), PepsiCo CEO
Indra K. Nooyi (2011),
Vice President Joe Biden
(2009), professional golfer
Arnold Palmer ('51)
(2005), Secretary of State
Colin Powell (2004), and
former First Lady Barbara
Bush (2001).
Baccalaureate infor
mation:
Also joining Wake
Forest for the commence
ment weekend will be
Baccalaureate speaker: The
Reverend Dr. M. Craig
Barnes, president and pro
fessor of pastoral ministry
at Princetpn Theological
Seminary.
"Rev. Barnes' ministry,
writing and academic lead
ership reflect his thoughtful
and widely informed
approach to religious min
istry and theological for
mation that is well suited to
changing times," Hatch
said. "He has superbly led
large urban congregations
and is a wonderful commu
nicator, deeply human and
hopeful in his approach and
his words."
After graduating from
The King's College and
Princeton Theological
Seminary, he received a
Ph.D. in the History of
Christianity from The
University of Chicago. He
has served as a pastor to
three congregations includ
ing The National
Presbyterian Church in
Washington, D.C. In the
fall of 2002, he became the
Meneilly Professor of
Pastoral Ministry at
Pittsburgh Seminary while
also serving as the senior
pastor of Shadyside
Presbyterian Church.
Baccalaureate will take
place Sunday, May IS at 11
a.m. in Wait Chapel. Like
commencement, baccalau
reate is a ticketed event
reserved for graduates,
their families and guests
and is not open to the gen
eral public.
A livestream webcast of
the service will be available
at go.wfu.edu/bacc2016.
Additional information
about Wake Forest's com
mencement weekend is
available at commence
ment .wfu.edu.
Representative Edward Hanes Jr. to be
QEA's 2016 commencement speaker
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House of Representative member
Edward Hanes Jr. will be the keynote
speaker at Quality Education Academy
High School's 2016 commencement cere
mony, scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday,
June 4.
Representative Hanes, a native of
Winston-Salem, has dedicated his life to
public service ensuring legislation is in
place to provide assistance in several key
areas that directly affect our community.
Beginning his career as an educator.
Representative Hanes understands first
hand the impact education has on the lives
of youth. In 2013, he ran for office and was
elected in District 72. He serves on several
committees including education, ethics,
banking, finance, and homeland security.
Mr. Hanes has quickly become a thriving
force in the community, challenging the
status quo and refusing to give anything
less than the best for the community that
elected him to
represent them.
As QEA cel
ebrates another
year of 100%
college accept
ance from its
graduating class,
the administra
tion, students,
parents, and
community
members are excit
ed about this
Rep. Hanes
year s speaker. Representative Hanes has
visited the school before and is in full sup
port of the rigorous academic curriculum
and high standards set for students.
Hanes received his BA degree from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, his Masters from Harvard University,
and JD of Law degree from the University
of North Carolina.
Dr. Anthony Atala selected as Forsyth
Tech's commencement speaker
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Dr. Anthony Atala, director of Wake
Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
at Wake Forest
School of
Medicine, will be
the speaker at
Forsyth Tech's
commencement
exercises on
"fhursday, May
12. The ceremony
will be held at 5
p.m. at the
Lawrence Joel
Veterans
Memorial
Coliseum in
Dr. Atala
Winston-Salem.
"We are honored that Dr. Atala accept
ed our invitation to address our 2016 grad
uating class this spring," said Forsyth Tech
President Gary Green. "Dr. Atala is a pas
sionate and engaging speaker on issues
related to the exciting field of regenerative
medicine in particular and STEM-related
fields in general. We know our graduates
will be inspired by his story and his
encouragement as they leave us to start
careers in their respective fields or contin
ue their college education."
Approximately 1300 Forsyth Tech stu
dents will earn associate degrees, certifi
cates and diplomas that signify completion
of their programs of study during the 2016
commencement exercises, a five percent
increase in the number of graduates com
pared to 2015.
Forsyth Tech offers credit programs in
Math, Science and Technologies; Business
and Information Technologies;
Engineering Technologies; Health
Technologies; and Humanities and Social
Sciences.
The May 12 graduation ceremony is
open to the public at no charge, and there
will be no charge for parking at the
Coliseum.
United Way gives out $2.8 million in
'Place Matters' investments
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United Way of Forsyth
County has awarded an
incremental $2.8 million to
social service organiza
tions in Forsyth County as
part of the 2016-2017
investment cycle. This
amount is in addition to the
$8,821,257 awarded in
December 2015.
While the first wave of
funding was invested in
community-wide initia
tives, the second wave is
dedicated to the Place
Matters pilot. Although
funding decisions were
handled in two waves this
year, the total amount
being invested in the com
munity is consistent with
last year.
Through United Way's
partnership with Neighbors
for Better Neighborhoods -
a local grassroots commu
nity organizing agency -
residents were engaged to
lead the effort and ensure
investments aligned with
the priorities of those who
live in the CiVIC neighbor
hoods (a name selected by
residents, which stands for
Community Voices
Impacting Community).
An Impact Council com
prised of residents identi
fied investment priorities,
reviewed funding applica
tions, and made investment
recommendations to the
United Way board of direc
tors.
Paula McCoy, execu
tive director of Neighbors
for Better Neighborhoods,
says, "This process fosters
community engagement
and resident ownership,
ensuring buy-in and ulti
mately making results
more sustainable on a long
term basis."
"We cannot thank the
Resident Impact Council
enough for their work on
this effort," says Alana
James, director of
Community-Based
Collaborations for United
Way of Forsyth County.
"Their dedication and com
mitment to strengthening
their community is truly an
V>
inspiration."
More specific details
on the programs funded as
part of the Place Matters
investment process is
available on United Way's
website at
http://www.forsythunited
way.org/our-impact/posi
tive-change-2/. Additional
information on Place
Matters is available at
http://www.forsythunited
way.org/place-matters/.
In 2013, the United
Way board of directors
approved a new place
based strategy. The intent
was to focus energy and
resources in an area of our
community that, while fac
ing challenges, also has a
number of strengths upon
which to build. The Place
Matters pilot program was
designed to target 13
neighborhoods in east and
northeast Winston-Salem.
Priorities identified by
residents include: unem
ployment and underem
ployment, mutigenera
tional support, healthy liv
ing, and housing stock.
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