WFU in the news Feb. 7-13
Selected news clips courtesy of Wake Forest University News & Communications Selected news clips courtesy of Wake Forest University News & CommunicationsWake Forest’s high student voter turnout gets awarded
For years, leaders in Wake Forest’s Office of Civic & Community Engagement (OCCE) have worked to engage students in the election process. 130,000 meals later, Wake Forest’s Campus Kitchen celebrates 15 years of fighting hunger
More than 130,000 meals have been prepared and served by 13,000 volunteers since Wake Forest University’s Campus Kitchen was founded. On Nov. 19, the organization will mark its 15th anniversary of combating hunger in the Winston-Salem community.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Project Pumpkin to bring Halloween fun to the community
Project Pumpkin will be held with a twist this year, as Wake Forest students go off campus on Oct. 28 to provide fun activities and candy for children.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Two WFU engineering professors get water quality research grant
Wake Forest University assistant professors of engineering Courtney Di Vittorio and Kyana Young, in collaboration with professors at two area institutions, have received a three-year, $250,000 Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) from the Attorney General’s office.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Learning the truth about honesty
The Honesty Project, which launched in 2020 with a $4.4 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, has awarded grants to 16 projects exploring the science of honesty and philosophical questions related to the virtue.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Research Day celebrates scholars and mentors
During Family Weekend, 135 students presented the findings of their mentored scholarship at Undergraduate Research Day.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest to Hit The Bricks to raise money for cancer research
On Thursday, Wake Forest students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends will once again Hit the Bricks at Hearn Plaza to raise money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Wake students participate in National Voter Registration Day today
After last year’s Presidential election, voter registration efforts slowed a bit on college campuses nationwide. But today during National Voter Registration Day, Wake Forest students will hit the ground running to get re-energized around voting.Categories: Experiential Learning
Wake Forest students paying it forward with virtual tutoring
Savannah Littlejohn, Landon Bradshaw and Jessica Mark have all benefited from tutoring in the past. So when they learned about Wake Forest’s Virtual Tutoring program, they didn’t hesitate to sign up.Categories: Experiential Learning