Jan 23, 2012
Wake Forest University Charlotte Center Grand Opening
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wake Forest University will celebrate the official grand opening of its new Uptown campus, the Wake Forest University Charlotte Center, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and news conference on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 11:00 a.m. Public tours will follow.
Speakers will include Wake Forest University President Nathan O. Hatch, Dean of Business and retired chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Steve Reinemund, Charlotte Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon and Charlotte Chamber of Commerce President Bob Morgan. Hundreds of Wake Forest students, faculty, staff, alumni and local dignitaries are expected to be in attendance.
The Wake Forest University Charlotte Center is located at 200 N. College Street and houses nationally ranked Evening and Saturday MBA degree programs for working professionals as well as executive and continuing education programs. The new Uptown campus also provides much needed space for the more than 6,000 Wake Forest alumni who call Charlotte home.
The Wake Forest University Charlotte Center in Uptown features 30,000 square feet of collaborative and innovative space equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as SMART® Boards, LCD screens and web enabled video cameras inside the classrooms. The boardroom features two-way video conferencing, and silent Skyfold® walls add versatility to multipurpose areas.
Wake Forest began offering classes in Charlotte in the Morrocroft Center in the SouthPark Neighborhood in 1995 with 30 students in one MBA program. Today, there are two Charlotte-based MBA programs, offered either weekday evenings or Saturdays, with more than 200 total students. The Wake Forest MBA for working professionals is the top ranked program of its kind in North Carolina and in the top 10% nationally, according to the latest US News and World Report ranking.
Other Wake Forest Charlotte Center grand opening events on Jan. 26 include a Charlotte Leadership Breakfast and a Wake Forest Alumni Reception.
About Wake Forest University Schools of Business (business.wfu.edu) The Wake Forest University Schools of Business offer undergraduate programs in finance, accounting, mathematical business, and business and enterprise management, and graduate programs including a Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accountancy and Master of Arts in Management. Campuses are located in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, North Carolina. Our programs are consistently ranked among the world’s best in surveys by U.S. News & World Report, Business Week, the Economist, Forbes, and the Financial Times. Wake Forest MBAs who sat for a Six Sigma certification exam in 2011 had a 100% pass rate. Wake Forest accountancy graduates have earned the highest passing rate in the nation on the CPA exam for six of the past seven years.
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