More than 450 student volunteers welcomed children from nearly 25 local agencies to campus Wednesday afternoon for Project Pumpkin, Wake Forest’s annual student-run Halloween festival.
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Project Pumpkin: Carrying on tradition
October 30th, 2014 | Alumni, Campus Life, Community, Philanthropy, Pro Humanitate, Student
What can I do with an English major?
October 29th, 2014 | Admissions, Personal and Career Development, Thrive / Wellbeing
Wake Forest helps students answer questions about the connections between major and career — giving them confidence as they meet with potential employers and learn how to talk about what talents and skills they bring to the workplace.
Research Day, a hallmark event
October 27th, 2014 | Events, Faculty, Mentoring, Research, Student
Research Day is a highlight of the academic year, showcasing the personal interaction and intellectual exchange between students and faculty.
Through the Google Glass
October 24th, 2014 | Faculty
In “Accessing Information in the 21st Century,” an instruction librarian incorporates Google Glass into class as a catalyst to research, discuss and explore information-related themes, such as privacy and social responsibility.
Redefining the Wake Forest MBA
October 22nd, 2014 | School of Business, University Announcement
Wake Forest University School of Business is refocusing how its MBA program is delivered based on the changing needs of the market. School leaders decided that the best value for Wake Forest’s employer partners and students are programs that focus on professional development without interrupting careers.
Media Advisory: Evening the odds WFU faculty finds technology to help blind student see math clearly
October 21st, 2014 | Media Advisory
Kathryn Webster listens to her computer spit out a rapid-fire stream of numbers and symbols in a metallic voice. To the average person, the computer is speaking robotic gibberish. To Webster, an aspiring mathematician who also happens to be blind, the computer is describing a statistics problem. Despite losing her vision three years ago due […]
Evening the odds
October 20th, 2014 | Faculty, Staff, Student
Despite losing her vision three years ago, Kathryn Webster entered Wake Forest last fall with the goal of pursuing a dual degree in mathematics and business. Faculty and staff found a novel suite of technologies to help her see math clearly.
Professor elected to Institute of Medicine
October 19th, 2014 | Faculty, School of Law, School of Medicine
Wake Forest University Law and School of Medicine Public Health Sciences Professor Mark Hall has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a subset of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
Media Advisory: School of Divinity receives American Association for the Advancement of Science Grant
October 17th, 2014 | Media Advisory
Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity has received one of 10 grants awarded to theological schools by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)’s “Science for Seminaries” program. The project, “Moving Science to the Forefront of Theological Education,” will enhance the school’s leading interdisciplinary Master of Divinity curriculum by integrating science into three […]
Media Advisory: Project Pumpkin: A favorite fall festival
October 15th, 2014 | Media Advisory
Who: Wake Forest students will host more than 1,000 Winston-Salem area children from local agencies for Halloween fun (2013 Flickr gallery). This year’s festival will have a “Space Jam” theme based on the popular Looney Tunes film featuring Michael Jordan. What: Wake Forest students dressed in Halloween costumes will escort the children around campus to collect candy, […]
