The School of Law's Pro Bono Project provides free legal advice and services to community organizations. Recently, it has connected law students with youths in the juvenile-justice system and held Wills Clinics in Pembroke, N.C.Categories: Community Impact, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Talking about race can be challenging. Art professor David Finn, with the help of both Wake Forest and local high school students, is creating a space where people can learn to celebrate their differences.
The 23rd annual Project Pumpkin Halloween festival provided an afternoon of Halloween fun for more than 1,000 Winston-Salem area children. The event was organized by students and sponsored by the Volunteer Service Corps.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem will light up with the sights and sounds of the internationally acclaimed Cuban theatre troupe Teatro de la Luna in its premiere of "Delirio Habanero / Havana Delirium."Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
The Wake Forest baseball team was a big hit at the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event Saturday to raise awareness and money for the prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault.Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Pro Humanitate
Hundreds of volunteers - including members of the Wake Forest baseball and basketball teams - worked over Labor Day weekend on eight Habitat for Humanity houses in two Winston-Salem neighborhoods.Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
First-year students took part this week in a Wake Forest program to introduce them to volunteer opportunities and community agencies in the Winston-Salem area. See photos of students putting Wake Forest’s “Pro Humanitate” (for humanity) motto into action.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
Trustee and Board of Visitors member Don Flow (MBA '83) is the chairman of Winston-Salem Professional Tennis Inc., the nonprofit group that persuaded the U.S. Tennis Association to move this week's ATP tournament to Winston-Salem.Categories: Alumni, Community Impact
The Wake Forest police department has taken the lead in combining social media and safety — developing a public safety mobility app and using Twitter to reach the community. The department's efforts have been recognized by the International Association for Chiefs of Police.
Categories: Community Impact, University Announcements
Wake Forest and the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce are partnering to offer 25 minority businesses one year of free Chamber membership. The program will assist the growth and development of minority and women-owned businesses.
Categories: Community Impact, University Announcements