Wake Forest’s high student voter turnout gets awarded
For years, leaders in Wake Forest’s Office of Civic & Community Engagement (OCCE) have worked to engage students in the election process. For years, leaders in Wake Forest’s Office of Civic & Community Engagement (OCCE) have worked to engage students in the election process. Five Wake Forest students and alumni awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Five Wake Forest students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships to teach English and conduct research during the 2021-2022 academic year. Categories: Awards & Recognition
Wake Forest to establish Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award
To recognize the poet, actress, author, singer, teacher, and civil rights activist who has inspired people worldwide and taught generations of Wake Forest students, the University will establish the Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award.Senior Noah Meyer awarded NSF grant for graduate studies
Wake Forest University senior Noah Meyer, who studies physics and applied mathematics, has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Categories: Awards & Recognition, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Three WFU students named 2021 Goldwater Scholars
Joseph McCalmon, Ashley Peake and Samuel Schwartz have been named 2021 Barry S. Goldwater Scholars. The three are among 410 college students from across the U.S. to receive the award for the 2021-22 academic year.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest senior Savarni Sanka named Rhodes Scholar
Wake Forest senior Savarni Sanka has been named a Rhodes Scholar. Sanka, who is from Raleigh, N.C., plans to pursue a masters in public policy and masters of science in refugee and forced migration studies.Eight Wake Forest students and alumni awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Eight Wake Forest students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships to teach English and conduct research during the 2020-2021 academic year. Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
WFU student-researcher wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Hannah Scanlon, a junior mathematics major from Raleigh, N.C., has been named a 2020 Barry S. Goldwater Scholar. Scanlon was selected as one of 396 college students from across the U.S. and is one of 12 in North Carolina to receive the award for the 2020-21 academic year.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning
WFU recognized for exemplary personal and career development
Wake Forest University has been awarded the 2020 National Career Development Association’s (NCDA) Exemplary Career Center Program Award. The award recognizes a career center program for their commitment to thoughtful, innovative and effective initiatives that support career development.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Personal & Career Development
Wake Forest, Winston-Salem State collaborate on 20th MLK event
Ibram X. Kendi, a professor of history and international relations and founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, delivered the Martin Luther King Jr. keynote address inside Wait Chapel on Jan. 20.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence