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64-570: Brian Piccolo went un-drafted in the 1965 NFL Draft despite being named the ACC Player of the Year at Wake Forest (1964), where he led the nation with points (111) and yards rushing (1,044) as a senior. In 1965, Piccolo tried out for the Chicago Bears as a free agent and made the team. He progressed from the practice squad to the back-up of starting tailback Gale Sayers by 1967. For the 1969 season, Piccolo

128-471: A student newspaper and a radio station . The university is classified among " R-2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity " and its undergraduate admissions is considered selective . According to the National Science Foundation , Wake Forest spent $ 191 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 117th in the nation. Wake Forest University athletic teams are known as

192-587: A 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m ), award-winning facility on North College Street in Uptown. The Charlotte Center is home to U.S. News & World Report ' s No. 1 ranked part-time MBA program for working professionals in North Carolina. It offers two part-time MBA programs (Evening and Saturday), continuing legal education courses, continuing professional education courses, executive education, Lunch & Learn and speaker events. Certificate programs offered at

256-602: A Baptist minister, was selected as the principal, later president, of the institute. In 1838, the school was renamed Wake Forest College , and the manual-labor system was abandoned. The town that grew up around the college came to be called the town of Wake Forest . In 1862, during the American Civil War , the school closed due to the loss of most students and some faculty to service in the Confederate States Army . The college re-opened in 1866 and prospered over

320-477: A Chicago Bears rookie who "best exemplifies the courage, loyalty, teamwork, dedication and sense of humor of the late Brian Piccolo". In 1990, the Chicago Bears commissioned Chicago native and artist, Tom McKee, to design and sculpt the Brian Piccolo Award that is currently awarded. Each year this bronze sculpture is given to a Bears rookie and a veteran player (since 1992). The Brian Piccolo Award ceremony

384-1146: A North Carolina Master's level certification; and in collaboration with the Wake Forest University Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (CEES) the school offers a graduate certificate in sustainability. Graduates of the School of Divinity serve in various religious leadership positions and in other fields: 37% in congregational ministry, 13% in chaplaincy, 10% in non-profit work, 7% in education, 3% in counseling, 7% are completing additional education (Ph.D., second Masters, etc.), and 23% in other fields, including law, physical therapy, spirituality (spiritual direction, healing touch), education (teaching, librarian), career and personal coaching, healthcare and patient relations, small business (locally owned and operated tea shop, photography), government (patent and licensing division), communications and marketing, banking and investments, publishing, and personal fitness and well-being. The School of Divinity offers The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and, combined with other schools of

448-680: A School of Professional Studies at the Charlotte location in 2022. On March 17, 1978, president Jimmy Carter made a major National Security address in Wait Chapel . The school has hosted presidential debates on two occasions. The first was between then-vice president George H. W. Bush and governor Michael Dukakis on September 25, 1988. The second match of then-governor George W. Bush against vice-president Al Gore on October 11, 2000. Both debates were hosted in Wait Chapel. The Reynolda Campus

512-588: A book/office supply store, a clothing/athletic store, and Wait Chapel . Wait Chapel serves multiple functions. Its auditorium serves as an area for prayer, ceremonies, concerts, and certain guest speakers. The classrooms at Wait Chapel house the offices and classrooms for the Divinity School and the Religion Department. South Campus is the home of Manchester Quad, named for substantial donors Doug and Elizabeth Manchester. It holds freshman housing, most of

576-542: A group of Wake Forest students and a resident professor live and study together here. In 1977, Wake Forest acquired a large, brick home in Hampstead for its London program. The house, a gift from Eugene and Ann Worrell, was named in their honor. Formerly known as Morven House, the building served as the home and studio of landscape painter Charles Edward Johnson . Hampstead is primarily a residential neighborhood and home to Hampstead Heath , Regent's Park , Primrose Hill and

640-497: A lake, golf course, formal gardens, greenhouses, and woods. Although many changes have occurred to the landscape over the past century, this preserve serves as a learning center for topics related to horticulture, environmental sciences, and landscape history. Wake Forest students and faculty engage in research throughout the preserve. The public is invited to participate in a wide variety of learning experiences, including classes, workshops, summer camps, and special events. Adjacent to

704-442: A major the second semester of their sophomore year. In order to graduate, a Wake Forest student must finish three requirements for 120 hours of credit: a core set of classes, a course of study related to a major, and electives. The core set of classes includes basic requirements (a first-year seminar, a writing seminar, health and PE classes, and foreign language literature) and divisional requirements (at least two classes in each of

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768-601: A process to change its relationship with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina , in order to obtain more academic freedom and choose non-Baptist trustees. In 1986, the school gained autonomy from the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and established a fraternal relationship with it. The Middleton House and its surrounding 5 acres (2.0 ha) was deeded by gift to Wake Forest by Philip Hanes and his wife Charlotte in 1992. The donation

832-635: A professor at the Baptist Medical Center until 1969. Casa Artom is a two-story building facing the Grand Canal . It is flanked by the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni , which houses the Peggy Guggenheim art collection , and the 15th century home Ca'Dario. Each fall and spring semester, a group of Wake Forest students and a resident professor live and study together here. In 1998, Wake Forest purchased

896-465: A three-story villa in Vienna . The acquisition was made possible through the donation of Vic and Roddy Flow of Winston-Salem, and the house was named in their honor. Built in 1898, the house was formerly the office of the U.S. Consulate. Flow House is situated in a northwest section of Vienna that is known for its embassies , diplomatic residences, and distinguished private homes. Each fall and spring semester,

960-831: A view of Lake Managua in Nicaragua . The facility provides a venue for the exchange of ideas between and among not only Wake Forest constituents, but also the university's Nicaraguan partners, other academic institutions and corporate entities. The center is critical to the mission of the Nicaragua Nexus, which is to accomplish the Wake Forest motto of Pro Humanitate by working with Nicaraguans to enhance their quality of life through collaborative partnerships with local and international organizations in Nicaragua, while providing transformational experiences for students and faculty. Casa Dingledine

1024-484: Is an ecumenical divinity school located on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The School offers a Master of Divinity degree as well several joint degree programs in cooperation with other graduate programs at the university in bioethics, counseling, education, law, and sustainability. The school has 19 faculty. Wake Forest University developed out of an institute established by

1088-600: Is held at Halas Hall each year, where Bears center Olin Kreutz and wide receiver Johnny Knox received the 2009 trophy. Previous award winners include Brian Urlacher (2000, 2007), Charles Tillman (2003, 2008, 2013), Tommie Harris (2004), Devin Hester (2006), Greg Olsen (2007), Matt Forte (2008, 2015). Nick Roach and Stephen Paea were the recipients of the Award in 2012, while Tillman, Shea McClellin and Julius Peppers received

1152-486: Is in a former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company plant, next to the second campus of the school of medicine which opened in July 2016. On February 21, 2020, Wake Forest officially apologized for the institution's role in profiting and benefiting from enslaved people during slavery . Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Atrium Health announced a partnership in 2019 with the goal of a Charlotte, North Carolina , campus for

1216-659: Is the first university-based divinity school to begin with no formal denominational affiliation. The School of Divinity also offers optional concentrated studies within the M.Div. degree: the Well-Being and Religious Leadership Program with curricular concentrations in food and faith, and faith and health of the public; in partnership with the Department of Education the school offers a concentration in Education designed to enable students who already hold teaching certificates to qualify for

1280-542: Is the main campus for Wake Forest University, housing the undergraduate colleges, three of the four graduate schools, and half the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The core of Reynolda campus is the two interlinked quads, separated by the main administrative building and dining facility, Reynolda Hall , into North and South Campus. North Campus consists of Hearn Plaza , better known as "the quad", which holds six upperclassmen residential buildings, Subway restaurant,

1344-563: Is the present-day home of several School of Medicine departments doing pioneering research, as well as private companies. In December 2012 the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center formally launched its new commercialization enterprise, Wake Forest Innovations. Located in the Innovation Quarter, Wake Forest Innovations brings together technology asset management functions with resources to support scholarship, invest in

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1408-590: The Demon Deacons and compete in sixteen NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports. Those teams have won 10 NCAA team championships and the university is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). During the Baptist State Convention of 1833, at Cartledge Creek Baptist Church in Rockingham, North Carolina , establishment of Wake Forest Institute was ratified. The school was founded after

1472-500: The Keats House . Each fall and spring semester, a group of Wake Forest undergraduate students and a resident professor live and study together here. Wake Forest law students also spend a summer session here along with a resident law professor. In 2008, Karyn and Tom Dingledine provided a donation that enabled Wake Forest to purchase Casa Dingledine, a 6,600-square-foot (610 m ) conference center on 5 acres (2.0 hectares) of land with

1536-782: The Piedmont Triad Region , operating as an integrated health care system. Wake Downtown is located in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter . The Graduate School of Arts & Science has some programs located in the Historic Brookstown in downtown Winston-Salem. Wake Forest purchased the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum and 33 surrounding acres from the City of Winston-Salem on August 1, 2013. The Coliseum, which seats 14,407, has been

1600-573: The University of London in 1972. He became a professor of history at the University of California, San Diego , and the author of several history books. Other diversity milestones: Wake Forest's Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion Barbee Oakes was named one of the "25 Women Making a Difference" in 2012 Diverse Issues in Higher Education, recognizing her for commitment to initiatives that promote pluralism and foster community. Wake Forest

1664-537: The Wake Forest School of Medicine . More specific details were revealed in February 2021, including a seven-story tower, and on March 24, 2021, Atrium Health announced a 20-acre site at Baxter and McDowell Streets. Also, School of Medicine dean Dr. Julie Ann Freischlag said construction would start in 2022, with the first students attending in 2024. Hatch, who was leaving as president June 30, said Wake Forest would have

1728-680: The Award in 2013. The following year, Jordan Mills and Josh McCown were awarded, but Jay Cutler accepted McCown's award, due to McCown joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2013 season. Wake Forest University Wake Forest University ( WFU ) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina , United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest , north of Raleigh, North Carolina . The Reynolda Campus,

1792-448: The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina in 1834, and its first head was the Rev. Samuel Wait. From the beginning, the education of ministers was a primary purpose. In 1946 the trustees of Wake Forest College and the Baptist State Convention accepted a proposal by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to relocate the college from the town of Wake Forest to the growing city of Winston-Salem. Much of

1856-528: The Charlotte Center include business management for nonprofits, sustainability, financial planning and negotiations. The center also hosts corporate retreats and serves as an educational and gathering space for students and alumni in the greater Charlotte area. The university began offering a small set of general summer school classes at the Charlotte campus in the summer of 2014. The university's Washington, D.C. campus offers undergraduate classes during

1920-630: The Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships for the White House . With Rogers's new appointment the center is no longer operating. Since 2004, the Center promoted the research, study and dialogue regarding the intersection of religion and public affairs, and provided resources for policymakers, divinity school students and religious leaders on these issues. The School of Divinity's first class

1984-650: The North Carolina Baptist State Convention purchased a 615- acre (249  ha ) plantation from Calvin Jones in an area north of Raleigh ( Wake County ) called the "Forest of Wake". The new school, designed to teach both Baptist ministers and laymen, opened on February 3, 1834, as the Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute . Students and staff were required to spend half of each day doing manual labor on its plantation. Samuel Wait ,

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2048-621: The School of Business, students must make a special application to its program, which offers an accountancy program whereby a student earns a BS and an MS in Accountancy and qualifies to sit for the CPA exam after five years of combined undergraduate and graduate study. The School of Business also offers undergraduate programs leading to degrees in business and enterprise management, finance and mathematical business. Wake Forest University School of Divinity Wake Forest University School of Divinity

2112-591: The University Corporate Center, the building is located off Reynolds Boulevard, near campus, and houses the following University offices: Information Systems, Finance Systems, Procurement Services, and Financial and Accounting Services. Aon Consulting, BB&T, and Pepsi are also tenants. The School of Business established a satellite campus in Charlotte, North Carolina , in 1995; in January 2001, it moved into

2176-575: The Wake Forest University Board of Trustees named Susan Rae Wente as Wake Forest's fourteenth president and first female president of the school. On September 16, 2015, Wake Forest announced plans to offer undergraduate classes downtown in Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem. On March 18, 2016, the school announced programs in biomedical sciences and engineering at its new Wake Downtown campus, opening in January 2017. Wake Downtown

2240-472: The Wake Forest campus, Reynolda Village is home to stores, restaurants, services and offices. Now owned and operated by Wake Forest University, the buildings were originally part of the 1,067-acre (432-hectare) estate of the R.J. Reynolds family. These buildings were modeled after an English Village and included dairy barns, a cattle shed, school, post office, smokehouse, blacksmith shop, carriage house, central power and heating plant, as well as cottages to house

2304-471: The Winston-Salem community. Wake Forest University owns and manages one of the premier meeting destinations in the southeast. Graylyn was built as a private estate for Bowman Gray, Sr. , and his family in 1932. The Gray family lived in the home until 1946 when it was donated to the Bowman Gray School of Medicine . In 1972, it was donated to Wake Forest University where it was used for many things over

2368-399: The age of 26. His courageous battle was later portrayed in the classic 1971 TV movie Brian's Song , starring James Caan as Piccolo. When Piccolo died in 1970, embryonal cell carcinoma was 100% fatal. With advances in medicine over the years, more than 50% of patients with the disease are now cured. The Brian Piccolo Award was originally awarded the same year as Piccolo's death (1970) to

2432-482: The class are women and 45 percent are men. Wake Forest University does not require applicants to submit a college entrance exam score; of the 26 percent of applicants who did submit SAT scores, the middle 50 percent for total scores were between 1410–1500. Of the 22 percent of applicants who did submit ACT scores, the middle 50 percent composite score was between 32–34. In May 2008, Wake Forest made college entrance exams optional for undergraduate admissions, becoming

2496-651: The classroom buildings, the Benson Center, and the Z. Smith Reynolds Library . Reynolda House Museum of American Art is the centerpiece of the Reynolda Estate, from which the university's Reynolda Campus takes its name. The residence was constructed in 1917 by Katharine Smith Reynolds and her husband, Richard Joshua Reynolds, founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. It was converted to an art museum in 1967 and has been affiliated with Wake Forest University since 2002. Reynolda House displays American art ranging from

2560-405: The colonial period to the present, including well-known artists such as Mary Cassatt , Frederic Church , Jacob Lawrence , Georgia O'Keeffe , and Gilbert Stuart . Wake Forest students regularly get involved at Reynolda House through internships, volunteer opportunities, and academic research. In 2010, Reynolda House and Wake Forest partnered on a first-year student orientation project that uses

2624-574: The diagnosis, Piccolo underwent surgery at Sloan-Kettering in New York City to remove the tumor. He had another surgery to remove his left lung and pectoral muscle in April 1970. Later in June of the same year, Piccolo started to feel chest pain and was re-admitted to the hospital, where doctors determined that the cancer had spread to other organs, most notably his liver. Piccolo died on Tuesday, June 16, 1970, at

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2688-420: The estate of the R. J. Reynolds family was donated for the campus, and when the college moved to the new location in 1956, the theological seminary remained at the old campus. In 1967 Wake Forest became a university with a graduate school, medical school, and law school. In 1989 the trustees of the university approved the idea of forming a School of Divinity, and Baptist churches were major financial contributors to

2752-419: The family's chauffeur and stenographer, the village's school master, and the farm's head dairyman and horticulturist. The present-day village has a wide range of shops specializing in home furnishings and designer fashions, as well as art galleries, fitness studios, and a full-service day spa. The Reynolda historical district, including Reynolda Village, serves as an educational, cultural, and community complex for

2816-527: The first black full-time undergraduate at the school. This made Wake Forest the first major private university in the South to desegregate . Reynolds, a transfer student from Shaw University , became the first black graduate of the university in 1964, when he earned a bachelor's degree in history. He went on to earn master's degrees at Ohio University and Yale Divinity School , and a PhD in African history from

2880-620: The first national university ranked in the top 30 by the U.S. News & World Report to adopt a test-optional policy. Being test-optional means Wake Forest's admissions process does not require applicants to submit their SAT or ACT scores, and students can decide if they want their standardized test scores to be considered. Wake Forest University does not publish any explanation of how its admissions process compares applicants with submitted scores to those without. Wake Forest offers 40 undergraduate majors and 57 interdisciplinary minors across various fields of study. Students initially declare

2944-489: The home of Wake Forest's men's and women's basketball teams since it opened in 1989. The opening of Wake Forest Biotech Place in February 2012 marked a milestone in development of Wake Forest Innovation Quarter , based in downtown Winston-Salem and formerly known as Piedmont Triad Research Park. Operated by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center , Wake Forest Biotech Place is a 242,000-square-foot (22,500 m ) multipurpose biotechnology research and innovation center space that

3008-399: The humanities, social sciences and math/natural sciences and at least one in the fine arts and literatures). Wake Forest also offers an "Open Curriculum" option, in which a small number of students, approved by a committee, may design a course of study with an adviser that follows a liberal arts framework but does not necessarily fulfill all the core degree requirements. In order to attend

3072-518: The innovative potential of its academic and clinical communities and help translate ideas and discoveries into commercial products and services for both the Medical Center and Wake Forest University. In January 2017, undergraduate programs began at Wake Downtown. Built as the world headquarters for Reynolds Tobacco Company, RJR Nabisco donated the more than 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m ) building to Wake Forest University in 1987. Now known as

3136-408: The museum's masterpiece by Frederic Church, The Andes of Ecuador, as the focal point of the summer academic experience. General admission to the museum is free to students and university employees. The 129-acre (52-hectare) property that comprise Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University was once at the center of Reynolda , the early 20th-century estate of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Reynolds , and included

3200-675: The new school. The very first gift came from the First Baptist Church in New Bern, N.C. where Samuel Wait once served. The first students were admitted in 1999 and accreditation was granted in 2005 by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada . The Baptist heritage informs the School of Divinity, but from the beginning the school has been intentionally ecumenical in terms of faculty, student body, and curriculum. It

3264-442: The next four decades under the leadership of presidents Washington Manly Wingate , Thomas H. Pritchard, and Charles Taylor. In 1894, the School of Law was established, followed by the School of Medicine in 1902. In 1911, Louise Heims Beck became the university's first librarian, later going on to become a vaudeville performer and the recipient of a Tony Award . The university held its first summer session in 1921. Lea Laboratory

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3328-490: The pool of male students. In 1946, as a result of large gifts from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation , the entire college agreed to move to Winston-Salem, a move that was completed for the beginning of the fall 1956 term, under the leadership of Harold W. Tribble. Charles and Mary Reynolds Babcock (daughter of R. J. Reynolds ) donated to the college about 330 acres (1.3 km ) of fields and woods at " Reynolda ", their estate. A name change to Smith Reynolds University

3392-618: The spring and fall as well as law classes during the spring and summer semester sessions. The Wake Washington Center also alumni workshops, networking events, volunteer meetings and speaker events and panels. The university owns international properties in Italy , Austria , England , and Nicaragua . In 1974, Wake Forest purchased the building that formerly housed the American Consulate in Venice and named it Casa Artom in honor of Camillo Artom,

3456-627: The theory of evolution but eventually won formal support from the Baptist State Convention for academic freedom at the college. The School of Medicine moved to Winston-Salem (then North Carolina's second-largest city) in 1941 under the supervision of Dean Coy Cornelius Carpenter , who guided the school through the transition from a two-year to a four-year program. The school then became the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. The following year, 1942, Wake Forest admitted its first female undergraduate students, after World War II dramatically depleted

3520-633: The university's main campus, has been located north of downtown Winston-Salem since the university moved there in 1956. Wake Forest also maintains other academic campuses in Charlotte, North Carolina ; Washington, D.C. ; Venice ; Vienna ; and London . Wake Forest University's undergraduate and graduate schools include the School of Business , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Divinity , School of Law , and School of Medicine . Students can participate in over 250 student clubs and organizations including fraternities and sororities, intramural sports,

3584-465: The university, joint degrees in bioethics, counseling, education, law, and sustainability. Wake Forest University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . The School of Divinity is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada . In March 2013, the Center for Religion and Public Affairs' director, Melissa Rogers, was named as

3648-524: The years, including graduate student housing. Located in the Ardmore neighborhood near downtown Winston-Salem, the Bowman Gray Campus is home to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist , which includes its teaching and research arm, Wake Forest School of Medicine , and its clinical enterprise, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health. With about 13,000 employees, the Medical Center is the largest employer in

3712-519: Was among 40 schools across the country awarded the 2012 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award by Insight into Diversity magazine. A graduate studies program was inaugurated in 1961, and in 1967 the school became the fully accredited Wake Forest University. The Babcock Graduate School of Management , now known as the School of Business, was established in 1969. The James R. Scales Fine Arts Center opened in 1979. In 1979, Wake Forest began

3776-523: Was built in 1887–1888, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The leading college figure in the early 20th century was William L. Poteat , a biologist and the first layman to be elected president in the college's history. "Dr. Billy" continued to promote growth, hired many outstanding professors, and expanded the science curriculum. He also stirred upheaval among North Carolina Baptists with his strong support of teaching

3840-488: Was completed in 2011. The thirteenth president of Wake Forest was Nathan O. Hatch , former provost at the University of Notre Dame . Hatch was officially installed as president on October 20, 2005. He assumed office on July 1, 2005, succeeding Thomas K. Hearn Jr. , who had retired after 22 years in office (and for whom the Upper Quad is now named). In 2020, Hatch announced his retirement as president. On January 29, 2021,

3904-540: Was considered, but dropped. From 1952 to 1956, fourteen new buildings were constructed on the new campus. These buildings were constructed in Georgian style. The old campus in Wake Forest was sold to the Baptist State Convention to establish the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary . On April 27, 1962, Wake Forest's board of trustees voted to accept Edward Reynolds , a native of Ghana, as

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3968-410: Was dedicated in February 2011. Undergraduate admission to Wake Forest is rated as "most selective" by U.S. News & World Report . For freshmen enrolling in the fall of 2023, the university received 17,479 applications and admitted 3,768, or 21.56 percent. 1,385 students enrolled, making the yield rate (percentage of accepted students who then enrolled) 36.75 percent. Approximately 55 percent of

4032-541: Was named the starting fullback for the Chicago Bears. On November 16, during the ninth game of the 1969 season in Atlanta , Piccolo voluntarily removed himself from the game due to extreme difficulty breathing on the field. When the team returned to Chicago , he received a medical examination and chest x-ray that revealed a malignancy . He was then diagnosed with embryonal cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of testicular cancer that had already spread to his chest cavity. After

4096-405: Was roughly 20 students; currently the total enrollment is 121 students. 59% of the student body is female, 62% are under 30 years old (students range in age from 21 to 63), and 46% identify as ethnic racial minority. Students come from 73 different colleges and universities, 25 states, and 6 countries (U.S., Belize, Egypt, Germany, Peru, and Tanzania). Over 25 religious affiliations are represented in

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