From class concept to venture
Five students who needed a group project turned their theories into an entrepreneurial venture. Their company, DeaconVend, caters to students who study late at night and need vital supplies. Five students who needed a group project turned their theories into an entrepreneurial venture. Their company, DeaconVend, caters to students who study late at night and need vital supplies.Student Storyteller: Wake Radio
Kory Riemensperger ('13) found a community when he joined Wake Radio as a first-year student. Now one of the largest and fastest-growing student organizations on campus, Wake Radio has given him experience he values as much as his academic achievements.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Students enjoy N.C.’s great outdoors
When choosing a college, prospective students might only consider activities offered on campus or within a few miles of the dorms. They may not think about the adventures to be had more than an hour away from the school, but as anyone who has joined Wake Forest’s Outdoor Pursuits for a weekend knows, they should.Categories: Experiential Learning
Understanding Shakespeare
If all the world were a stage, and all men and women were players, then Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” would be easier to understand. At least that’s what Wake Forest theatre professors say.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Exploring new traditions
Students create new event traditions at Wake Forest, celebrating fun and service, while still honoring tried and true autumn happenings.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
Student Storyteller: The Japanese tea ceremony and insight into modern life
It was a small group that gathered on Saturday afternoon to experience a Japanese tea ceremony. What could this tranquil tradition teach us about modern day life as we sat around the tatami mats?Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Under the ‘Big Tent’
The “Big Tent,” a public art project conceived by Wake Forest art professor David Finn, provided a safe space for students at Mt. Tabor High School to talk openly about ethnic and cultural differences.Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Inclusive Excellence, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Juggling documentaries, non-profit
Bentrice Jusu, a senior studio arts major, not only creates socially and economically conscious documentaries, but she also runs her own nonprofit organization to benefit underprivileged teenagers and the arts in her hometown of Trenton, N.J.An enchanted Halloween
The 24th annual Project Pumpkin brought more than 1,400 Winston-Salem area children to campus for an afternoon of fall celebrations. Sponsored by the Volunteer Service Corps, Project Pumpkin is one of WFU’s largest community events.Categories: Campus Life, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Student Storyteller: Learning goes viral Down Under
With her Richter Scholarship, junior Lauren Edgar traveled to the lab of Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty in Melbourne, Australia, to work on T-cell immunity and help develop a universal influenza vaccine. Her experiences redefined the way she thought about science and medicine.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements