Wake Forest will welcome the class of 2021 on Wednesday, August 23. Traffic around the Reynolda Campus is expected to be heavy throughout the day beginning around 7 a.m. as families arrive for move-in, which officially begins at 8 a.m.Categories: Happening at Wake
More than 1,350 first-year students will move into Wake Forest residence halls on Wednesday, Aug. 23. This class was admitted from an applicant pool of more than 13,000. Seventy-seven percent of the class of 2021 were in the top 10 percent of their high school classes.Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
During his commencement speech at Wake Forest, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Jon Meacham told the class of 2017 to reflect on the past, but also challenged them to “make history.”Categories: Happening at Wake
Wake Forest University will be closed to through traffic for its commencement ceremony Monday, May 15, from 5:30 a.m. until the ceremony ends around noon.Categories: Happening at Wake
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Jon Meacham will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on Monday, May 15. The commencement ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Hearn Plaza.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Experts available on job trends and mentoring new grads in the workplace. 2017 graduates include a first-gen from the neighborhood that made headlines for Freddie Gray's death and a blind student who never let her lack of sight keep her from succeeding.
Wake Forest University will honor graduating LGBTQ students and allies at its fourth annual Lavender Graduation ceremony on Wednesday, April 26 at 6 p.m.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Two faith-based singing groups at Wake Forest University will bring ministry and music to campus April 22. Chi Rho, the all-male Christian a cappella group, and the Wake Forest Gospel Choir will perform in separate concerts.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Dierdre McCloskey, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Economics, History, English, and of Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago, will speak in Wake Forest University’s Broyhill Auditorium on Thursday, April 20 at 7 p.m.Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Wake Forest University students, faculty and staff will toast alumnus and legendary golfer Arnold Palmer to coincide with the first day of the Masters Tournament. The student-run Traditions Council, men's and women's golf teams and other members of the campus community will enjoy signature “Arnold Palmer” drinks of iced tea and lemonade, honoring the alumnus who died Sept. 25.Categories: Athletics, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake