Refuge for exam week
Z. Smith Reynolds Library provides much more than just coffee and study space in an effort to cut down on the stress level of students during exams. Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning
Z. Smith Reynolds Library provides much more than just coffee and study space in an effort to cut down on the stress level of students during exams. Homelessness is not faceless
Junior Amy Liang, through her work with Wake Forest’s Campus Kitchen, has seen the problems of the hungry and homeless. Last summer, she conducted a research project, which included creating a documentary film, to raise awareness of the issues. Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
A vast history
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Native American Student Association (NASA) have planned several events this November.Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Paperless debate
Wake Forest's nationally competitive debate team moved from paper evidence files to digital this year, allowing it to become the first top-tier debate team in the country to go “open source” and share all its evidence and arguments online.
Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Expressions of humanity
Patricia Willis, activist-in-residency with the women’s and gender studies program, and students in her human rights class organized the Human Rights Clothesline Project. Members of the community painted T-shirts with messages about human rights violations, then hung them on 60-foot clotheslines.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Thoughtful about food
The Office of Sustainability is experimenting with ways to reduce food waste. One possible solution is an organic waste recycling system that works as a dehydrator.Categories: Campus Life, Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning
Teams ‘hit the bricks’ for cancer
Sixty-five teams of Wake Forest students, faculty and staff competed in an all-day relay race around Hearn Plaza on Thursday to raise both money and awareness for the fight against cancer.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning
Celebrating world cultures
Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Global Wake Forest
Green means go
Wake Forest is working to find alternative transportation solutions that are more environmentally sustainable, like car-sharing and shuttle services. Participation in the Zipcar program is rising, and fewer freshmen purchased parking permits this year.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
New South Residence Hall models sustainability
With solar panels on the roof to heat water and touch screens in the hallways for monitoring energy usage, Wake Forest’s newest residence hall has the latest in green technology.Categories: Campus Life, Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning