New First Destination data collected by the Office of Personal and Career Development show that 98 percent of the Wake Forest undergraduate class of 2016 are either employed or in graduate school (based on a 91 percent knowledge rate).Categories: Alumni, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Personal & Career Development
Donna Edwards (’80), former Maryland congresswoman and Wake Forest graduate, will speak on Thursday, March 23, at 6 p.m. in Farrell Hall’s Broyhill Auditorium. The talk is part of Wake Forest University’s Leadership Project, a program designed to showcase inspiring stories from leaders who represent a variety of professional paths.Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake
Wake Forest University has appointed alumnus and former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official Stan Meiburg (’75) as director of graduate programs in sustainability. Meiburg served as Acting Deputy Administrator for the EPA from 2014 to 2017, capping a 39-year career with the agency.Categories: Alumni, Environment & Sustainability, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University alumnus and trustee Mit Shah (‘91) has donated an additional $5 million in support of Wake Forest Basketball and the basketball player development facility which is currently under construction.Categories: Alumni, Athletics, Transformative Giving
Wake Forest soon will break ground on the Sutton Sports Performance Center and the Basketball Player Development Center thanks to the continued generosity of Ben Sutton (’80, JD ’83, P ’14, P ’16, P ’19). The construction of these two buildings is a $50 million project — all of which has been pledged by athletic donors like Sutton.Categories: Alumni, Athletics, Transformative Giving
Wake Forest University will roll out a new vehicle for alumni engagement this weekend at Homecoming. The Streakin’ Deacon, a 42-foot-long Wake Forest-branded recreational vehicle, will officially kick off a statewide tour when 4,000 people visit campus Oct. 28-29.Categories: Alumni, Pro Humanitate
Bob McCreary (’61), whose generous philanthropy already distinguishes him as one of Wake Forest University’s greatest benefactors, has committed an additional $15 million to further his unrivaled support of the athletics program.Categories: Alumni, Athletics, Transformative Giving
Wake Forest University is collecting disaster relief items for eastern North Carolina residents impacted by Hurricane Matthew and its aftermath.Categories: Alumni, Pro Humanitate
As she finished Neal’s walk on Monday morning, June did so with a strange mix of joy and sadness but she also remembered her son with every step.Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Happening at Wake
Today Wake Forest University introduced a new and improved online newsroom (news.wfu.edu) to deliver newsworthy content in a visually-compelling, mobile-responsive and easy-to-navigate design.Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements