Imagine experiencing some of the most meaningful facets of college – such as intellectual curiosity, community living, and lasting friendships – in a trial run. Participants in LENS @ Wake Forest, a residential summer program that equips high school students to become global citizens, spent the last three weeks doing just that.Categories: Environment & Sustainability
In recognition of Wake Forest’s sustainability efforts, ranging from sponsoring activities for 10 Days of Celebrating the Earth to reducing campus waste, the University has received a Silver rating from the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS).Categories: Awards & Recognition, Environment & Sustainability
On April 20, the Arbor Day Foundation honored Wake Forest’s commitment to the care and preservation of its trees with a Tree Campus USA designation. To earn the honor, WFU achieved five core standards for sustainable campus forestry. Read more from Wake Forest Magazine.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Environment & Sustainability
From a cardboard boat race to a panel discussion on fracking to a food activism workshop, Wake Forest’s 10 days of celebrating the earth will engage the campus in thinking about sustainability issues April 19 through April 28. Read more from the Office of Sustainability.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake
Counting kilowatt-hours and gallons of water used on campus has just gotten easier with Wake Forest’s adoption of the new Building Dashboard. Now, everyone on campus can help monitor energy use and see the impact of energy reduction efforts.Categories: Environment & Sustainability
Angie Hobbs, reference coordinator for the Professional Center Library, challenged the library staff to recycle law books and other materials into decorative and useful items for display in the library during the holiday season. 
North Carolina has one of the highest rates of food hardship in the country. To ease the hunger and share the holiday, students cooked and delivered over 200 Thanksgiving meals to members of the Winston-Salem community.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
As recruiters storm campuses this fall, applicants need new ways to distinguish themselves in a challenging job market. Tracey Watson ('10) never imagined her campus sustainability internship would lead to working with the Centers for Disease Control. Categories: Environment & Sustainability, University Announcements
Christine Todd Whitman, former EPA head and New Jersey’s first female governor, will address the environment, sustainability and politics at Wake Forest at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, in the Kulynych Auditorium of the Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake
All types of organizations will be on campus Wednesday for the Office of Personal and Career Development’s Fall Internship and Job Fair. As students attend the event or meet with recruiters this fall, they should think green to distinguish themselves.