Class leads to fundraising, volunteering
Schools of Business students are exemplifying Wake Forest's motto of Pro Humanitate by applying skills they are learning in their “Dynamics in Organizations” class to support a local non-profit agency. Schools of Business students are exemplifying Wake Forest's motto of Pro Humanitate by applying skills they are learning in their “Dynamics in Organizations” class to support a local non-profit agency. The IB impact on success
First-year student Micheal Green (’15) says his experience as a student in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program prepared him for the rigors of college. The Washington Post's Jay Mathews will speak March 7 in Wait Chapel about the program.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake
Student input enhances campus dining
More variety, healthier options, more flexibility, and extended hours of operation – Wake Forest students asked for these improvements and next fall they will get to enjoy several enhancements to campus dining.Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Beauty has a dark side
Professor Eric Wilson's latest book, "Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck," is receiving national attention for his poignant portrayal of people’s inherent fascination with morbid curiosities. From rubbernecking on the highway to watching a horror film, Wilson believes there’s something nourishing in the darkness.The making of student entrepreneurs
Categories: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Experiential Learning
Inspiring ideas at TEDxWakeForestU
For senior Mariama Holman, the creative director for TEDxWakeForestU, planning the visual design themes with her team required late nights, Skype and a sense of humor. But when all the planning came together Saturday, an audience of 1,400 walked away inspired and exhilarated.Categories: Community Impact, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Leadership & Character, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
One iPad is better than none
Senior elementary education major Nancy Davidson has learned that even one iPad can make a huge difference in the classroom. The results of her experience are consistent with new research by Assistant Professor of Education Kristin Redington Bennett.Best kept secret: Summer School
Summer School at Wake Forest is an excellent bargain for students and the children of University employees. For current students, academic credit hours cost less than half of the amount charged during the fall and spring semesters. For the children of qualifying faculty and staff, tuition in the summer sessions is free.Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Power Felt gives a charge
When graduate student Corey Hewitt (Ph.D. ’13) simply touches a small piece of Power Felt – a promising new thermoelectric device developed by a team of researchers in the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials – he has converted his body heat into an electrical current.On stage and behind the scenes
Wes Hughes and Jake Meyer have been friends since their first year in Bostwick Hall. "City of Angels" is the fifth major production the two have acted in together.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements