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
Neither wind, nor rain, nor the threat of lightning dampened the spirits of 30 students at Camp Hatch 2012. Students camped out on the front lawn of the President's home while enjoying food, games, and the chance to interact with Hatch and his wife, Julie.
More than 1,000 students danced in Reynolds Gym as part of the seventh annual Wake 'n Shake Dance Marathon. The event raises money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund and the Cancer Center at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
A zombie invasion of Z. Smith Reynolds library has been caught on video as a popular college role-playing game finds its way to Wake Forest.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning
CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien delivered the keynote address for the 12th annual Wake Forest/Winston-Salem State Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. O’Brien told stories of the early days of her career, when she faced overt racial prejudice — comparing her experiences to today's often more subtle forms of racism.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
More than 2,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members filled Wait Chapel, passing to each other the light from beeswax candles — a tradition that the earliest Moravians used at the Christmas lovefeast. Watch the audio slideshow of Lovefeast.
Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Happening at Wake