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Keep calm and study on
May 6, 2014 | Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Staff, Student, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Wake the Library provides students with all the resources they need for successful study sessions and creative ways to relieve stress.
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Desk decorating for kids
April 17, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Community, Events, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories
Students from across campus teamed up with 47 children from Old Town Elementary to paint desks designed for each individual child. Flowers and movie characters were popular decorations.
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Building a personal leadership style
March 28, 2014 | 2014 Highlights: OPCD, Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, Speakers, Top Stories
Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy told a standing-room-only crowd that leading people works best when you stay true to yourself — which was sometimes a challenge for the soft-spoken man who made his career in the NFL.
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Taking a break to build communities
March 19, 2014 | Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Community, Pro Humanitate, Student, Sustainability, Top Stories, Uncategorized
This past week, more than 100 Wake Forest students spent their spring break hard at work in the spirit of Pro Humanitate in cities across the country. In the past five years, Wake Alternative Break (WAB) has doubled the number of service trips it offers.
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WFU shoots for Ultimate Frisbee gold
March 10, 2014 | Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Online, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
With three consecutive regional championships in its pocket and a roster stacked full of returning players, the Wake Forest men’s Ultimate Frisbee team is posed to make a run at the national tournament May 17-18 in Westerville, Ohio.
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Making wishes come true
February 19, 2014 | Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Community, Student, Top Stories
When 6-year-old Ava Elsner arrived on campus Saturday afternoon, students dressed as Cinderella and Snow White greeted her and placed a sparkling crown on her head. Students sponsored a Make-A-Wish trip for Ava, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy.
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Lovefeast: A unifying tradition
December 11, 2013 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Community, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, Student, Top Stories
Christmas decorations, music, and the smell of sweet coffee filled Wait Chapel as more than 2,000 students, faculty, staff, alums and friends of the University gathered to celebrate the 49th annual Lovefeast.
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Turkeypalooza: A week of Thanksgiving
November 27, 2013 | Admissions, Alumni, Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Community, Philanthropy, Pro Humanitate, Staff, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Wake Forest students cook and deliver made-from-scratch Thanksgiving dinners to local residents during Turkeypalooza, an annual event hosted by The Campus Kitchen.
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Project Pumpkin’s 25th birthday
October 31, 2013 | Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories
More than 800 community children from nearly 25 local agencies arrived on campus Wednesday afternoon with costumes and matching smiles to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Project Pumpkin. At least 750 Wake Forest students volunteered, escorting trick-or-treaters around Hearn Plaza to the festive carnival booths sponsored by 70 different student organizations and academic departments.
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Big moment on campus
October 18, 2013 | Alumni, Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories 2013-2014, University Announcement, Wake Will
“Wake Will: The Campaign for Wake Forest” represents the largest mobilization of support for the mission of Wake Forest in the institution’s 179-year history. Wake Forest University and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center will significantly increase their impact on the region, the nation and the world by investing $1 billion over the next five years to strengthen and renew their ability to carry out their respective missions.
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