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Faculty House Calls
August 31, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
On August 30, more than 40 faculty members representing 13 academic disciplines visited first-year students in their residence halls. Each faculty pair, along with a residence life and housing staffer, welcomed an average of 60 students in the Class of 2016 through a program called Faculty House Calls.
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Meet the Class of 2016
August 30, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
One of the members of the Class of 2016 has developed a sleeper pod for NASA. Learn more about her and other accomplished WFU newcomers by reading our first-year student profiles.
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A new Old Gold and Black
August 29, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories
When students picked up the freshman issue of the campus newspaper, “The Old Gold and Black,” on move-in day, they might not have realized the substantial ways the editorial staff is reinventing its coverage, both in print and online.
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Lead where you live
August 28, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Mentoring, For Alumni, For Parents, Staff, Student, Top Stories
When Ethan Groce (’13) came to Wake Forest, he wanted to be a leader. So, in addition to becoming a President’s Aide and taking an active role in Student Government, he decided to follow in the footsteps of someone he admired and respected: his resident adviser.
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Law group wins national award
August 28, 2012 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, School of Law, Top Stories
The American Bar Association Law Student Division has announced that the School of Law’s Veteran Advocacy Law Organization is the recipient of the Judy M. Weightman Memorial Public Interest Award. The award recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to underrepresented groups or public interest causes outside the law school.
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Preparing for your path
August 23, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Staff, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
When Corynn Kolberg arrived as a first-year student last August, she was surprised to see a session with the Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD) on her orientation schedule. As it turned out, the introduction to OPCD far surpassed any expectations that she had.
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Suite new residence halls
August 23, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Student, Sustainability, Top Stories
“I’ve been on many other campuses, and I believe Wake Forest has the best-designed and intentional residential experience for students,” said Donna McGalliard, dean of Residence Life and Housing.
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Connecting through art
August 21, 2012 | Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Top Stories
For 10 years, Wake Forest and Reynolda House Museum of American Art have worked together to form academic connections – a relationship that showcases how a liberal-arts education mindset joins knowledge and resources in surprising ways.
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Shamans, sheikhs and shadow puppets
August 20, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, Student, Top Stories
From Buddhist shrines to the largest Muslim mosque in Southeast Asia, five Wake Forest students were completely immersed in the diverse religious and social practices that shape Indonesian culture through one of the University’s study-abroad classes.
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Waking up teens
August 16, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Mentoring, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, Pro Humanitate, Staff, Student, Top Stories
Participants in Wake Forest’s new mentorship pilot program, WAKE ME!, learned the importance of college preparation and the value of pro humanitate.
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