Wake Forest in the World
Juniors Rachel Baxter and Vanessa Van have received ACC-Inter-Institutional Academic Collaborative Scholarships to study abroad in the spring.
Categories: Experiential Learning
Researching video games
Several students taking a first-year seminar have created a blog that includes reviews of video games and tips for parents, and insights into video-game play that they learned from their class research.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Deacons battle for College Cup spot
Two of the premier programs in college soccer battle for a spot in the College Cup on Saturday night when No. 2 Wake Forest hosts eighth-ranked UCLA at Spry Stadium.
Categories: Athletics, University Announcements
Junior Teddy Aronson studies culture and cuisine in the Middle East
Teddy Aronson, a junior English major from Essex Falls, N.J., is studying in Amman, Jordan, this semester at the University of Jordan. In addition to his coursework, he is spending the semester improving his Arabic and keeping a food journal for Campus Kitchen.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest
The challenges of a family business
The students in theatre professor Sharon Andrews’ play at the Family Business Center used an unconventional approach to bring to life the challenges faced by owners of family businesses.
Categories: University Announcements
Serving the community
Wake Forest is launching a long-term initiative to partner with the International Baccalaureate Program offered by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Putting Pro Humanitate in action
Journalist instructor Mary Martin Niepold has received a national award for social entrepreneurs who take on society’s biggest challenges for her project supporting grandmothers in Africa.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate
Innovative teaching with new technology
In the course of a lecture on intermolecular forces, professor Angela King employs all sorts of teaching tools, from the time-tested chalkboard to PowerPoint slides. This year, she’s using something new.
Categories: University Announcements
Celebrating the annual Lovefeast
For 45 years, students, faculty, alumni and members of the community have gathered for the annual Christmas Lovefeast. A look behind the scenes at the preparations for this year’s gathering.
Categories: Community Impact
Food for thought
With students taking final exams this week before the winter break begins on Saturday, some undergraduates share their favorite exam “comfort foods.”
Categories: Experiential Learning