April 7: Second Annual WFU Garden Party to Honor Dr. Maya Angelou
Wake Forest University will host the second annual Maya Angelou Garden Party on Sunday, April 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Bailey Park. Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
At the forefront of innovation and creativity, the 15 members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), including Wake Forest University, will come together for the second “ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival,” April 5–7 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Frederick J. Ryan Jr., publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post, will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on Monday, May 20.
From “Captain Marvel” to “Shazam” to “Avengers: Endgame,” what is it about these stories that keep audiences coming back? Spoiler alert: It’s not just the special effects.
The student-run Wake Forest Emergency Medical Service (EMS) team will participate in a mass casualty drill to provide invaluable hands-on scenario training in the event of a serious accident or on-campus emergency.
The man who co-wrote what is considered the “bible” of biomedical ethics will keynote a conference called “Beyond Our Beginnings: 50 Years of Bioethics” April 5 at Wake Forest University’s Graylyn International Conference Center.
Wake Forest and Forklift Danceworks will co-create “From the Ground Up” – a large-scale, outdoor 'dance' production featuring the movement and stories of the University's facilities and campus services staff.
Entrepalooza, a two-day conference celebrating entrepreneurship, will be held April 4 and 5. Events are free and open to the public and to media. Diana Kander author of the bestseller, “All in Startup,” will deliver the keynote speech.
Among other next steps, Wake Forest University President Nathan Hatch is redirecting the $50,000 received from the Key Worldwide Foundation to the Magnolia Scholars program in support of first-generation college students.
Wake 'N Shake, a student organized 12-hour dance marathon to raise money for cancer research, will take place on Saturday, March 23 in the Wake Forest Wellbeing Center from noon to midnight.