WFU 2017 MLK ‘Building the Dream’ award winners named
Religion professor Derek Hicks and two students Rose O’Brien and Cazandra Rebollar have been named Wake Forest University’s 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. “Building the Dream” award winners. Religion professor Derek Hicks and two students Rose O’Brien and Cazandra Rebollar have been named Wake Forest University’s 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. “Building the Dream” award winners.Classes begin at Wake Downtown, Wake Forest’s urban campus
The start of classes marks a historic moment in the life of the University where for the first time medical school and undergraduate student education will occur together under one roof, enhancing closer collaboration and deeper engagement for students and faculty alike.WFU embarks on new era as Wake Downtown classes begin in the Innovation Quarter
Wake Downtown classes begin Tuesday, Jan. 10, marking the beginning of an historic era for Wake Forest University as it moves undergraduate courses into Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem.Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Kiplinger’s: WFU among top 25 best values for private universities
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked Wake Forest University 25th on its 2017 list of the 100 best values in private universities.Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
WFU awards and recognitions briefs
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest University.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
New report underscores WFU’s approach to career development
A new report affirms Wake Forest University’s leadership in transforming the traditional, outdated concept of “career services” into a holistic, four-year approach to personal and career development.New WFU residence hall named for Maya Angelou
Wake Forest University will name a new residence hall after poet, actress, author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Angelou taught generations of Wake Forest students as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at the University from 1982 until her death in 2014.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
’Turkeypalooza’ brings Thanksgiving to hungry in Winston-Salem
Wake Forest University students, faculty and staff will prepare and deliver more than 300 Thanksgiving meals to food-insecure Winston-Salem residents during TurkeyPalooza. This is an annual event hosted by The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Refugees, cultures to be celebrated with day of unity at Wake Forest
A new event to highlight and bring attention to the refugee experience – Wake Refugee Day: Unity in Diversity – will take place Saturday, Nov. 12 from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall and lobby area of Scales Fine Arts Center.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
WFU’s ‘Wake the Vote’ to host election night watch party
Wake Forest University’s Wake the Vote students and the University's Pro Humanitate Institute are partnering with Rock the Vote and Ben & Jerry's to host an Election Night Watch Party, Nov. 8. The event is free and open to the public as well as students, faculty and staff.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake