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Students reach out to serve those in need

November 23, 2009

As part of Campus Kitchen's Turkeypalooza, student volunteers deliver dinner to and spend time with young people at The Children's Home in Winston-Salem.

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

Found class ring brings back memories

October 8, 2009

More than 50 years ago, Lloyd K. Rector (’52, JD ‘53) lost something that may have seemed relatively insignificant at the time, but when his class ring finally found its way back to him, he discovered its true value.

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Class ring resurfaces after 52 years

August 26, 2009

After losing his law school class ring in an airport in Gander, Newfoundland, more than 50 years ago, Lloyd Rector (JD ’53) never thought he’d see it again — until someone in Gander tracked him down. Read the story from NBC News in Chicago.

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N.C. unemployment rate levels off

August 24, 2009

There are signs that North Carolina’s unemployment rate may have leveled off, but it could be months before the employment rate improves, says economics professor Robert Whaples.

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Vocation Exploration

August 17, 2009

Junior Teddy Aronson spent his internship working with children at El Buen Pastor Latino Community Service in Winston-Salem.

Eight students interested in careers serving others learned the challenges of helping the poor, the wrongly accused, and recent immigrants during internships at local nonprofit organizations this summer.

Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, University Announcements

Class of 2012 volunteers at Habitat for Humanity site as part of orientation

August 14, 2009

About 150 law students arrived for Orientation on Friday, and many of them will be volunteering at a Habitat for Humanity building site in Winston-Salem as part of their orientation activities.

Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning

Courageous champion

May 14, 2009

Senior religion major Mary Little is committed to helping the “collateral victims of crimes”

As a volunteer with Mothers for Justice, senior Mary Little supports women in the community who are struggling to negotiate an often-complicated justice system.

Categories: Community Impact, Pro Humanitate