Last year, Wake Forest students used nearly a quarter of a million polystyrene, clamshell containers for carry-out food from campus dining rooms — about 7,000 containers per week. Containers made from polystyrene foam, more commonly known as Styrofoam, aren't recyclable in the Winston-Salem area. 
World-renowned author, poet and activist Dr. Maya Angelou will deliver the keynote address at Wake Forest's ceremony honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Angelou, the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest, will speak in Wait Chapel. The program begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The doors to Wait Chapel will open at 6:15 p.m.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, University Announcements
From the Moravian Lovefeast to the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, students from many faiths celebrate their religious traditions at Wake Forest. Elena Schacht, a junior health and exercise science major from Stamford, Conn., shares her tradition of Hanukkah. Schacht is president of Hillel, the Jewish student organization at Wake Forest, and a student-athletic trainer in the sports medicine department.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact
Wake Forest is launching a long-term initiative to partner with the International Baccalaureate Program offered by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Categories: Community Impact
It was Bing Crosby who immortalized a white Christmas in his 1942 hit single, but these days more and more eco-conscious consumers are dreaming of a green Christmas instead. If you're looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season, consider these tips from Director of Sustainability Dedee DeLongpré Johnston.
Students in Nelly van Doorn-Harder’s religion class joined with local Muslims to learn about a traditional Muslim feast, the Feast of Sacrifice, during Thanksgiving week.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning
Wake Forest students have made and delivered about 220 Thanksgiving dinners to people in need in the community during Turkeypalooza, an annual project of Campus Kitchen, a year-round effort to feed the hungry.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Categories: Community Impact
Categories: Community Impact