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New ‘Building Dashboard’ helps track energy use
March 7, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Sustainability, Top Stories
Counting kilowatt-hours and gallons of water used on campus has just gotten easier with Wake Forest’s adoption of the new Building Dashboard. Now, everyone on campus can help monitor energy use and see the impact of energy reduction efforts.
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Recycle, reuse, create
December 2, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Audiences, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Law, Staff, Sustainability, Top Stories
Angie Hobbs, reference coordinator for the Professional Center Library, challenged the library staff to recycle law books and other materials into decorative and useful items for display in the library during the holiday season.
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Turkeypalooza 2011
November 23, 2011 | Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Pro Humanitate, Student, Sustainability, Top Stories
North Carolina has one of the highest rates of food hardship in the country. To ease the hunger and share the holiday, students cooked and delivered over 200 Thanksgiving meals to members of the Winston-Salem community.
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Going green for jobs
November 7, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Sustainability, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
As recruiters storm campuses this fall, applicants need new ways to distinguish themselves in a challenging job market. Tracey Watson (’10) never imagined her campus sustainability internship would lead to working with the Centers for Disease Control.
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Former EPA chief Whitman to speak
September 16, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Sustainability, Top Stories
Christine Todd Whitman, former EPA head and New Jersey’s first female governor, will address the environment, sustainability and politics at Wake Forest at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, in the Kulynych Auditorium of the Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center.
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What color is your resume?
September 13, 2011 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Sustainability, Top Stories
All types of organizations will be on campus Wednesday for the Office of Personal and Career Development’s Fall Internship and Job Fair. As students attend the event or meet with recruiters this fall, they should think green to distinguish themselves.
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Learning to tackle tough problems
July 29, 2011 | Community, Sustainability, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
For three weeks, 23 high school students from as far away as California have been exploring challenges related to green initiatives and gaining the confidence and the tools to implement sustainable success stories at home.
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Welcome Center wins LEED gold
July 22, 2011 | Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Sustainability, Top Stories
Wake Forest’s Welcome Center & Admissions building, completed in March, has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification. This is the third new building to have a goal of LEED silver and then achieve a higher level.
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Trash to treasure
June 2, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Staff, Student, Sustainability, Top Stories
When students moved out of residence halls for summer break, they donated 108 carpets, 20 ironing boards, 11 chairs, one ladder and hundreds of other items through the DEACS Donate program.
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Green building wins gold
May 4, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Sustainability, Top Stories
South Hall, completed in August 2010, has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. With solar panels on the roof to heat water and touch screens in the hallways for monitoring energy usage, the residence hall reflects the University’s commitment to sustainability across campus.
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