International Excellence Symposium
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 12, 2025, and join us for an inspiring one-day event designed to equip international students for success at Wake Forest University! The International Excellence Symposium is a new initiative focused on fostering development, leadership, and cultural connections for our international student community. This inaugural conference will provide essential skills and insights to help you thrive at Wake Forest and beyond whether youre navigating academic life, building professional networks, or exploring cultural connections. International students are an integral part of our campus community, bringing valuable perspectives that enhance the learning environment for everyone. This symposium offers a dedicated space to support your success and recognize the important contributions you make to campus life. Dont miss this opportunity to: Connect with fellow international students from around the world. Gain valuable insights to enhance your academic and professional journey. Celebrate the cultures and global perspectives that enrich our campus and the world beyond. Together, lets build a brighter future and create lasting connections that transcend borders. While this event is created for international students, domestic students interested in global perspectives and cultural exchange are welcome to attend. Come ready to learn, engage, and build lasting connections! We cant wait to see you there!
Hylton Lecture: Kim McCaslin ('93)
The Hylton Lecture Series in Accountancy was established in 1980 to honor Delmar P. Hylton, who started Wake Forests accountancy program in 1949 and helped build it into one of the top accounting programs in the nation. This year's Hylton lecture will be presented by Kimberly McCaslin ('93), Partner and Head of the North America Portfolio Group at Bain Capital. Kim McCaslin joined Bain Capital in 2006. She is a Partner and Head of the North American Private Equity Portfolio Group. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Kim was a Vice President of M&A and Corporate Development for Capital One Financial. Before that, she was a Principal at Mercer Management Consulting, where she advised companies across a variety of industries. Kim started her career at Accenture, focusing primarily on business process redesign and financial systems development.
Executive Education - Fundamentals of Effective Negotiation
From Preparation to Execution: Build Essential Skills for Effective, Value-Driven Negotiations. Fundamentals of Effective Negotiation is a one-day session designed to introduce you to the ABCs of negotiation and how to build a strong foundation of how to think about, prepare for, and execute negotiations in a variety of contexts (e.g., client negotiations). Through this session, you will gain greater understanding into the five fundamental questions you should ask before every negotiation to enhance your negotiating effectiveness. Additionally, you will explore different negotiating approaches, assess your own negotiation style, and learn how it may influence your negotiated outcomes. Finally, you will gain practice negotiating in both two-party and multi-party negotiations, much like the ones you might encounter with clients, coworkers, and/or supervisors. Through these experiences, you will gain a deeper understanding of how to negotiate both assertively and collaboratively in order to create greater value-adding agreements. Deadline for registration: April 22, 2025 Register Now
Spring Fest
Join us on Davis Field for our annual Spring Fest and have an unforgettable experience! There will be giant inflatables, games, food, and more. After the festival concludes, there will an outdoor showing of the renowned Wicked movie starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo at 7:30 pm on Manchester Quad. We hope to see you at both events!
