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New approach to career development

May 16, 2010  |   Student

Wake Forest is reimagining its career-development program to focus on pairing students’ values with their professional paths, part of the University’s broader strategic priority of vocational and character development.

Seniors leave behind lasting projects that will continue to have an impact on campus and beyond

May 14, 2010  |   Pro Humanitate, Student, Sustainability, Wake Forest College

Some seniors, in the spirit of Pro Humanitate, have left legacies at Wake Forest that will last long after the last tasseled cap falls on Hearn Plaza.

Despite near-fatal accident, Amber Kirby graduates with her class

May 14, 2010  |   Student

Kirby, a third-year student in the Wake Forest University School of Law, had gone home to Mount Olive, N.C. — about halfway between Raleigh and Wilmington — for fall break. She and a childhood friend were on a back road in Duplin County. Just out for a drive.

What’s on your bucket list?

May 13, 2010  |   Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Wake Forest College

Window on Wake Forest asked some students what was on their ‘bucket list’ of the things they wanted to do before they graduated. Name: Janelle S. Summerville Major: Psychology Hometown: Stafford, Virginia More on Janelle » 1. Go to Pilot Mountain 2. Visit all […]

Teaching middle-schoolers to love cell science

May 11, 2010  |   Graduate School, Humanities, Research, Student

If the nation’s ability to remain an economic power rests in the hands of today’s middle-school students, then the future looks bright.

A new tool developed at Wake Forest — a video game called CellCraft — will be featured May 12 at the White House in the inaugural celebration of National Lab Day.

Professor Pat Roberts retires after teaching students the importance of words

May 10, 2010  |   Faculty, School of Law

Despite numerous run-ins with cars over the years, Pat Roberts still has a passion for running and cycling. Now that she’s retired from the School of Law, she may be trading her road bike for a mountain bike and heading to the wilds of Southern Utah to explore the sandstone and red-rock desert where her daughter gives guided mountain bike tours.

Professor Tom Roberts retires after finding a home at Wake Forest for three decades

May 10, 2010  |   Faculty, School of Law

Tom Roberts served in the Peace Corps in Ecuador years ago, and he’s spent time in the Amazon jungle. But even though he’s retiring this spring after 33 years teaching in the School of Law, he isn’t planning any exotic trips, for awhile at least.

Professor Larry West shared his passion for German with students for four decades

May 10, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Faculty

Boys being boys, they’ll dare each other on a whim to do wild and crazy stuff. Which explains why Larry West has enjoyed a long and venerable career as a college German professor.

That career, spent almost entirely at Wake Forest, drew to a close this spring with his retirement from the Department of German and Russian. Behind him, the 68-year-old West leaves a redoubtable legacy as a teacher, scholar and study-abroad administrator, along with a cadre of devoted colleagues and former students who have been inspired by his dedication and regaled by his wit.

New program recognizes outstanding senior projects

May 9, 2010  |   Community, Student, Wake Forest College

Three seniors were recognized recently for their research projects during the Z. Smith Reynolds Library’s first Senior Showcase. The Senior Showcase honored students who were recommended by their faculty advisors for completing outstanding research projects. The three students recognized during this year’s Senior Showcase were:

Theatre students teach local children

May 7, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Community

Wake Forest theatre students have been regularly visiting an elementary school in Winston-Salem this year to use theatre to help the students learn about whatever the subject at hand is — fractions, Martin Luther King Jr., St. Patrick’s Day or polygons.