When Hit the Bricks began in 2002, it raised about $3,000 and had only a handful of teams participate. Last year, the competition raised more than $26,000 and had 89 teams enroll. This year, a new record of 93 teams ran laps to support the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive.Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Leadership & Character, University Announcements
A social entrepreneur is someone who tries to make things tomorrow better than they were today. That is the definition Jessica Jackley, perhaps best known as the co-founder of Kiva, an online microlending service, gave Wake Forest students, faculty and staff at a talk in Brendle Recital Hall.
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.
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.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Leadership & Character
“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.Categories: Campus Life, Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning
As the 4th of July approaches, members of the Wake Forest community reflect upon the hard work, discipline and self-sacrifice that were integral to our nation’s founding. Senior Alexis Lauria embodies these values. Lauria is a resident advisor, aspiring doctor and one of only 15 women in the Demon Deacon ROTC Battalion.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Leadership & Character, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Almost every university has a mentoring program — independent initiatives hosted by campus life or student development. Wake Forest is one of the first higher education institutions in the nation to adopt a campus-wide model.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Personal & Career Development, University Announcements
This semester’s exam week Wake the Library features beach-themed decorations to provide inspiration amid hours of serious final exam studying.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
On April 10, more than 180 students walked barefoot on Hearn Plaza and lined the Quad with paper feet to show support for children in sub-Saharan Africa who walk to school without shoes.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate
Though junior Ariella Akeza was born in the U.S., her family's experiences during the civil war in Burundi have inspired her to help educate others that human rights are imperative for global peace.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake