Not the typical spring break
Instead of the usual spring break trip to the beach, sophomore Matthew King and junior Lexi McBride are leading a group of students to El Salvador to work in a dental clinic this week. Instead of the usual spring break trip to the beach, sophomore Matthew King and junior Lexi McBride are leading a group of students to El Salvador to work in a dental clinic this week.Seniors close out home careers
Seniors Ish Smith, L.D. Williams, Chas McFarland and David Weaver will play their final home game today at Joel Coliseum in Wake Forest’s regular-season finale against Clemson.
Categories: Athletics, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Student sparks nationwide effort to assist Haitians in Miami over Spring Break
While many students may be taking a trip to the beach over Spring Break, more than a dozen Wake Forest University School of Law students will be helping Haitians obtain temporary legal status and U.S. work permits.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest
Governor welcomes alumni to Executive Mansion
From the steps in the foyer of the N.C. Executive Mansion, Gov. Beverly Perdue welcomed the Wake Forest School of Law into the stately Victorian home.
Categories: Experiential Learning
Finding solutions
For most high school students, learning happens one individual discipline at a time. But in the world outside the classroom, finding solutions to challenges requires looking across disciplines. Wake Forest is starting a summer residential program this year to help high school juniors and seniors learn that the biggest challenges in the world can only be solved by studying a variety of perspectives.Categories: Community Impact, Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
WAKE TV goes national
Opportunities for students interested in film direction and production have grown at Wake Forest, both in and out of the classroom. WAKE TV, the student-run campus television station, has filmed nine sports segments for ESPN-U, which have aired during basketball games this year and on ESPNU.com.Categories: Experiential Learning
A ‘life-changing’ experience: How students can make the most out of studying abroad
Whether in Venice or Vietnam, Steve Duke, director of the Center for International Studies, advises students to go beyond being tourists to interact in significant ways with those who live in the country they are visiting. Making cultural connections is what makes study abroad the most meaningful, he says.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest
Graduates make impact at local IB school
Teachers Jenna Lohwasser (’09 ) and Amy Talley (MAEd ‘06) are two of Wake Forest’s connections to Ashley Elementary School, an International Baccalaureate school in Winston-Salem.
Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning
March Madness: Debate team makes it to national ‘Sweet 16’
Wake Forest has received two automatic bids to next month's National Debate Tournament for finishing the debate season among the nation's top 16 teams.
Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Community gathers to honor seniors and faculty in annual Founders’ Day program
Choosing to attend Wake Forest wasn't taking the easy road in life, senior Kate Miners said in her senior oration at Founders' Day Convocation on Feb. 18. Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, University Announcements