Casting that first vote in a presidential election is a rite of passage for most college students. When Jay Buchanan came to Wake Forest, he never imagined the political opportunities he would experience during the anything-but-predictable 2016 election cycle.Categories: Happening at Wake
Wake Forest University will roll out a new vehicle for alumni engagement this weekend at Homecoming. The Streakin’ Deacon, a 42-foot-long Wake Forest-branded recreational vehicle, will officially kick off a statewide tour when 4,000 people visit campus Oct. 28-29.Categories: Alumni, Pro Humanitate
From the corner meeting room in Flywheel, Aaron Lazarus ('14, MAM '15) can literally see the past and the future coming together before his eyes in Wake Downtown, where undergraduate students will forge new frontiers in 2017.Categories: University Announcements
Since January, a group of students has traveled a long and winding political road with stops in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, New York, D.C., Cleveland and Philadelphia. The goal: experience democracy on the front lines and become more engaged citizens.Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
It’s entertaining to imagine how a concession tweet would read from GOP nominee Donald Trump. “A concession tweet replete with as many put-downs as space will allow would underscore the vacuity of both form and content,” said Wake Forest University communication expert John Llewellyn.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Project Pumpkin: Wake Forest students will host more than 700 Winston-Salem area children from local agencies for Halloween fun on October 26.Categories: Happening at Wake
Wake Forest students will gather Oct. 19 to watch the final presidential debate in Carswell Hall’s Annenberg Forum.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest pledges as a Healthy Campus 2020 Partner, demonstrating its commitment to improve the health and wellbeing of students, faculty and staff.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, University Announcements, Wellbeing
Bob McCreary (’61), whose generous philanthropy already distinguishes him as one of Wake Forest University’s greatest benefactors, has committed an additional $15 million to further his unrivaled support of the athletics program.Categories: Alumni, Athletics, Transformative Giving
Wake Forest University is collecting disaster relief items for eastern North Carolina residents impacted by Hurricane Matthew and its aftermath.Categories: Alumni, Pro Humanitate