Depending on what generation you belong to, the term “improvisational dance” may conjure up images of beatniks grooving to the beat of bongos in a darkened coffeehouse or the black-clad Dieter gyrating to techno pop in a Sprockets sketch on “Saturday Night Live”.Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
“My Garden, No Longer,” a short documentary by Wake Forest graduate student Scott E. Schimmel, has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival. Categories: Arts & Culture, Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning
Two faith-based singing groups at Wake Forest University will bring ministry and music to campus April 22. Chi Rho, the all-male Christian a cappella group, and the Wake Forest Gospel Choir will perform in separate concerts.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Once every four years since 1963, Wake Forest students have traveled to New York City over spring break on a Student Union Art Acquisition Trip to purchase art on behalf of the University. They are asked to choose contemporary artwork that reflects the times.
Rolling Stones’ long-time keyboardist Chuck Leavell, who is also a leading tree conservationist, will visit Wake Forest Nov. 10 and 11 for a two-day celebration of environmental stewardship and land conservation.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
In fall 2017, Wake Forest will send 18 to 20 first-year students to Copenhagen, Denmark, for a new, year-long study abroad program called Global AWAKEnings. The educational experience is a linchpin in the University’s push to help all students see the world through a global lens and better prepare them to lead in the 21st century.Categories: Arts & Culture, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning
Voices of Our Time speaker to discuss the upper limits to human longevity and the pursuit of the scientific means to slow aging in people.Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
While studying abroad this semester, sophomore and Norfolk, Va., native Meredith Cheatwood painted a sprawling wall mural in Spain that bridges connections between Wake Forest and one of the oldest universities in Europe.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest
Thanks to music professor and expert gamelan player Elizabeth Clendinning, Wake Forest is the owner of a rare, custom designed, hand-carved, hand-painted gamelan commissioned by the University and made in Bali.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery