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Wake Forest University is a private university that is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is known for its programs in the liberal arts.

The Wake Forest University campus is located north of downtown Winston-Salem, roughly at the juncture of Polo Road to the north and University Parkway to the east.

Bachelors, master's, and doctoral programs are offered through the Babcock Graduate School of Management, the Divinity School, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Law, School of Medicine, and the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy.

1 History

The university first opened February 3, 1834 by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina as the Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute; it was located in its namesake town of Wake Forest. In 1838, it was renamed to Wake Forest College. In 1894, the School of Law was established, followed by the School of Medicine in 1902. The university held its first summer session in 1921.

The School of Medicine moved to Winston-Salem in 1941 and became the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. The following year, 1942Events January January 1 World War II: The word " United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. January 5 Amy Johnson disappears in flight over River Thames estuary ass, Wake Forest admitted its first women undergraduate students. In 19561956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. see link for calendar) Events January January 1 End of Anglo- Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in, as a result of large endowments from the Z Smith Reynolds Foundation , the rest of the college also moved to Winston-Salem. A graduate studies program was inagurated in 19611961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first "upside-down" year i. one that looked the same upside down since 1881, and the last until 6009. Events January January 1 The farthing coin, used since the 13th century, cease, and in 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio the school became the fully accredited Wake Forest University. The Babcock Graduate School of Management was established in 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i.

For the academic years starting between 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua to 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He, Wake Forest adopted a "4-1-4" calendar with four courses each in the autumn and spring as well as a "January term," with students initially selecting a one-month class of intensive study, sometimes with overseas and other off-campus locations. The scheduling was later modified by setting up a spring semester with four, eleven, and fifteen-week courses available. The university reverted to a conventional schedule in the academic year beginning in 1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D.

The James R Scales Fine Arts Center opened in 1979. In 1995, the business school was renamed to the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancty, while in 1997 the medical school was renamed to the Wake Forest School of Medicine.

On October 11, 2000, Wake Forest hosted the presidential debate between candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore in Wait Chapel.