50th Anniversary Events

  • September 14, 2 p.m.
    We’re kicking off our 50th year anniversary with the dedication of the Forsyth Tech Alumni Oval on our Main Campus at 2100 Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem. The public is invited to attend.
  • September 18, 12:30 – 10:30 p.m.
    Join us on Marshall Street in downtown Winston-Salem for Rock The Block. We’re sponsoring Rock This!, a teen rock band competition. Visit our booth to enter the drawing for a USB wristband!
  • September 29, 4 p.m.
    Our SciTech Lecture Series in the Ardmore Auditorium on Main Campus opens with a presentation by Dr. Frank Torti, Wake Forest University Health Services Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussing “Advancing Cancer Treatment through Technology Innovation.”
  • October 1-10
    Visit the Forsyth Tech booth in the Annex at the Dixie Classic Fair! Get an up-close look at our Richard Childress Race Car Technology Show Car, test your driving skills in a drag racing simulator, and visit the fun, interactive displays sponsored by many of the College’s departments.
  • October 11
    Join us in Ardmore Auditorium on Main Campus at 2 p.m. for a 50th Anniversary Lecture by New York Times best-selling author Edwin Black who will talk about his book, Nazi Nexus, that addresses America’s corporate connections to the Holocaust. This event is sponsored by the Blynn Holocaust Collection at Forsyth Tech. The lecture is free and open to the public.
  • October 25 - 31
    Preview our online auction and begin thinking about the bids you want to place on items of interest starting November 1 when the auction goes live. New items are being added everyday, so check back frequently. Funds raised through the auction will support The Forsyth Tech Foundation.
  • October 27, 4 p.m.
    Our SciTech Lecture Series continues in the Ardmore Auditorium on Main Campus opens with a presentation by the internationally renowned AIDS researcher, Dr. Mark Wainberg, from McGill University in Montreal and Past President of the International AIDS Society. Dr. Wainberg will discuss “The Benefits of 25 Years of HIV Research on Laboratory Technology and Human Health.”
  • November 1 - 30
    Visit our online auction frequently throughout the month to bid on your favorite items, including an Alaskan fishing trip for two, a “Stay and Play" package for one foresome at the new Ballyhack Golf Club near Roanoke ,VA, an iPod, or a blu-ray DVD player. Funds raised through the auction will support The Forsyth Tech Foundation.
  • November 15, 4 p.m.
    Our SciTech Lecture Series continues this month in the Ardmore Auditorium on Main Campus with a presentation by Steven Burke, CEO, Biofuels Center of North Carolina, speaking on “Biofuels Across the Landscape: Vision, Challenge, and Change.”
  • January 20, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
    Richard Childress, for whom the College’s Race Car Technology program is named, will be honored at a dinner hosted by The Foundation of Forsyth Tech. Call 336.734.7521 for ticket information.
  • January 26, 2011, 4 p.m.
    As part of our SciTech Lecture Series, Dr. Anthony Atala, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, will speak on the topic of “Regenerative Medicine: New Approaches to Healthcare.”
  • February 1, 2011
    This month, we are rolling out the "Oral Histories" section of our 50th anniversary website.  Listen to our alumnus and retired faculty and staff, including the colleges previous presidents, share their stories and memories about Forsyth Tech.  Check back frequently to hear new stories, which will be added throughout the month.
  • February 24, 2011, 4 p.m.
    Our SciTech Lecture Series starts out the new year with Dr. Frank Carver, Coordinator, Environmental Sciences, Forsyth Tech, addressing “Environmental Health Science Curriculum Development in Liberia, West Africa.”
  • March 17, 2011, 4 p.m.
    This SciTech Lecture Series event features Dr. J. Donald deBethizy, CEO, Targacept, speaking on “The Targacept Story: From the Bench to the Clinic.”
  • April 2011
    New additions to the Benefactors Plaque in Ardmore Hall will be unveiled in a public ceremony.
  • April 21, 2011, 4 p.m.
    The final lecture in our SciTech Lecture Series features graduates of Forsyth Tech’s Biotechnology program speaking on “Tech Life Post Graduation.”