Internships offer valuable experience

A summer internship is pivotal to finding a permanent job, which is why Wake Forest is funding — with the Russell and Elfriede Hobbs Fund and the Chambers Family Fund for Entrepreneurship — 51 internships for students in entrepreneurial and nonprofit jobs.

Categories: Experiential Learning


‘Transforming Race’

For his latest public-art project, Professor of Art David Finn has connected Wake Forest art students with high-school students to interpret their thoughts about race. On June 10, the works created by the students will debut at the Liberty Arts Center, 526 N. Liberty St., in Winston-Salem. The one-night show, “Transforming Race,” is from 6 to 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The show will then travel to local high schools before ending up at the Start Gallery in Reynolda Village.

The value of studying abroad

As the economic slowdown curtails some students’ ability to study overseas, colleges are being much more active in helping students deal with the costs, while emphasizing the value of studying abroad, Director of International Studies Steven T. Duke tells The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Alumni update their ‘bucket list’

Three years ago, The Washington Post reported on Wake Forest roommates Lee Briggs (’02) and Brent Thomas (’02), who made a “bucket list” of life goals, including biking across the country; an update from the Post.

Categories: Experiential Learning


Rewarding research: Student’s chemistry work helps advance solar-cell technology

Melissa Donaldson (’10) and chemistry professor Ronald Noftle worked together for three years on polymer research related to energy storage. The quest to develop technologies to replace coal and oil as energy sources is underway in many venues, including a laboratory at Wake Forest. Chemistry professor Ronald Noftle and his student lab assistants have been experimenting with new thiophene molecules and polymers, hoping to develop a thin, flexible, inexpensive and efficient method for storing energy.

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