Danielle Gallant, a senior sociology major, traveled to India to lead a group of 10 students volunteering in the University’s City of Joy program. She shares her reasons for going and what she learned from working with the late Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Leadership & Character, Pro Humanitate
Go-getters, collaborators, critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, and great communicators. When it comes to a short list of qualifications in a job prospect, Wake Forest students of all majors fit the bill for employers at the 2013 Spring Career Fair held in Benson University Center.
Categories: Campus Life, University Announcements
Nancy Aguillon, a Wake Forest senior, and Harold Holmes, associate vice president and dean of student services at Wake Forest, were recognized as this year’s Martin Luther King Building the Dream Award winners. The MLK Dream Award recognizes those who exemplify King’s qualities and promote diversity within the community.
Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
The University enhances its efforts toward creating a diverse, inclusive, and inquisitive community this month with the opening of its new Women’s Center, which will be directed by Paige Meltzer.
Categories: Campus Life, University Announcements
It could be the motto that we hold so dear: Pro Humanitate. Or the enviably low student-teacher ratio of 11 to 1. Or the teacher-scholar tradition that our faculty embraces. Whatever the reason, mentoring at Wake Forest goes to a whole new level. Read some of the best stories from 2012.
Many of the University's long-standing campus traditions began with student inspiration -- and there's always room for new ideas. Throughout the academic year, students, faculty and staff support each other in leadership, service, fellowship and fun.
Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Wake Forest students come from a wide range of backgrounds, and each has unique experience in the University's liberal arts setting. From service trips, to studying abroad, to campus traditions, these student storytellers present a personal view of what it means to be a Wake Forester.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Historically, Wake Forest undergrads pass in and out of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library nearly 25,000 times during exam week. To help with the long hours and anxiety of final tests and papers, the community comes together to offer students some welcome breaks.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
As final exams and holidays loom closer, college students feel the crunch of academic and extracurricular obligations. Even prepared and organized students might feel more stress at this time of the year. Some students at Wake Forest are turning to meditation and Tai Chi to relax and relieve stress.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning