Animated film tells the “Cell Side Story”
A new animated film to teach students about the inner workings of cells — made by students at Atkins High School in cooperation with Wake Forest professors — had its premiere on campus this week. A new animated film to teach students about the inner workings of cells — made by students at Atkins High School in cooperation with Wake Forest professors — had its premiere on campus this week.First-hand experience
Born in the midst of a civil war in Sudan, senior Leek Deng spent his early years living in a refugee camp in Kenya. Last summer, nine years after leaving Sudan for the United States, he returned to Africa to volunteer at a hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, University Announcements
Sustainable strides
Last year, Wake Forest students used nearly a quarter of a million polystyrene, clamshell containers for carry-out food from campus dining rooms — about 7,000 containers per week. Containers made from polystyrene foam, more commonly known as Styrofoam, aren't recyclable in the Winston-Salem area. ‘The holy land of racing’
Categories: Athletics, Experiential Learning
Job-hunting tips in a tough economy
Networking, flexibility and a willingness to pursue constructive criticism are vital for students and others seeking jobs in a dismal job market, says Vice President for Career Development Andy Chan.
Categories: Experiential Learning
A sun-powered gift
Sustainability director Dedee DeLongpré Johnston received a gift for the campus just in time for the holidays: the newest-model solar-electric hybrid shuttle that will begin serving the campus in 2010.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning
College students voice their opinions
Rebecca Matteo and students in her first-year seminar tackled a timely subject this fall: health-care reform. Worrell Professor David Coates follows the debate in Washington in a health-care blog. Categories: Experiential Learning
Students to spend winter break volunteering in Brazil and India
Two groups of students are spending their winter break on service trips, one group in Brazil helping build a community center for children, and a second group in Calcutta, India, working with Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity.Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Wake Forest in the World
Juniors Rachel Baxter and Vanessa Van have received ACC-Inter-Institutional Academic Collaborative Scholarships to study abroad in the spring.
Categories: Experiential Learning
Junior Teddy Aronson studies culture and cuisine in the Middle East
Teddy Aronson, a junior English major from Essex Falls, N.J., is studying in Amman, Jordan, this semester at the University of Jordan. In addition to his coursework, he is spending the semester improving his Arabic and keeping a food journal for Campus Kitchen.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest