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My Dubai experience

March 31, 2011  |   For Parents, International, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Kaitlyn Hudgins, a junior anthropology major from Southern Shores, N.C., has created a blog to record her experiences in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while attending the Education Without Borders conference.

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Movie fest energizes enthusiasts

March 28, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Events, For Parents, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Indie films, documentaries, international features, an Oscar-nominated keynote speaker and a worldwide student film competition — the Reynolda Film Festival, held March 29-April 2, offers them all.

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Two-minute pitch

March 24, 2011  |   Events, For Parents, Research, School of Business, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Entrepreneurs from universities in the U.S., Canada and Thailand will compete for cash to help turn their ideas into innovations during the 12th Annual Wake Forest University Elevator Competition on March 25 and 26.

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Senior wins Marshall Scholarship

November 30, 2010  |   Audiences, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Senior Bo-Shan Xiang, who is on a mission to build American interest in the study of philosophy, has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship. Xiang plans to study metaethics at the University of St. Andrews.

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Win-win in volleyball

November 23, 2010  |   Athletics, Audiences, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Sophomore volleyball player Andrea Beck has been named First Team ESPN Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America. As a biology major and Spanish minor, she maintains a 3.97 grade point average.

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Helping hands

November 8, 2010  |   Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Senior Lisa Northrop was one of 34 college students from across North Carolina to receive the Community Impact Student Award and a volunteer recognition certificate of appreciation from Governor Beverly Perdue.

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A natural leader

September 29, 2010  |   Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Student government president Natalie Halpern has a track record of leading people and getting projects accomplished in her time at Wake Forest.

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Brewing an idea: Student entrepreneurs cook up a hot venture

April 16, 2010  |   Student, Students Taking the Lead

College students and coffee are a quintessential combination. But how many have tried to secure a great cup of java by self-roasting coffee beans in a hot-air popcorn popper? Junior JT Peifer has.

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Golf garb finds the fairway

March 7, 2010  |   Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Students Taking the Lead

A long-dreamed of idea and grant money from Wake Forest’s entrepreneurial center gave rise to Wear to Win, senior Laura Ormson’s company that offers trendy golf apparel for young women. Ormson runs the company with her mother, Cindy Ormson.

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Student gets an inside look into the daily workings of the Obama White House

January 22, 2010  |   Student, Students Taking the Lead, Wake Forest College

Randy Paris, a junior political science major and religion minor, from Pittsburgh, Pa., spent the fall semester working at the White House through The White House Internship Program and gained a unique perspective into the daily workings of the Obama administration.

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