Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy told a standing-room-only crowd that leading people works best when you stay true to yourself — which was sometimes a challenge for the soft-spoken man who made his career in the NFL.Categories: Campus Life, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Personal & Career Development
On Feb. 20, the Wake Forest community gathered together in Wait Chapel to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the founding of the University at Founders’ Day Convocation. The annual event recognizes student leaders and honors faculty for teaching, research and service.
A different animal represents each year in the Chinese zodiac calendar, and 2014 is the year of the horse. Wake Forest hosted a Chinese New Year celebration at The Barn for students, faculty, staff and the Winston-Salem community.Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community Impact, Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake
One theatre class led Johanna Beach ('15) on an amazing journey to Prague. Now assistant director of "Embers and Stars," she is sharing the story of Petr Ginz, who was a young teen during the Holocaust.Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Take a glance at the variety of world-class theatrical and musical performances, gallery exhibitions and visiting artists series that students, faculty and staff can anticipate this spring at the Forest.Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community Impact, Happening at Wake
What is life like in the Forest? In 2013, the University celebrated Demon Deacons old and new, inspired excellence, created opportunity and continued to grow the culture of philanthropy and service inherent in our motto, Pro Humanitate. See for yourself in a series of photos.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
The announcement that Gwen Ifill would be delivering Wake Forest's 2013 Commencement address was the No. 10 most-viewed story of the year. Find out what other nine stories were hits .Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Christmas decorations, music, and the smell of sweet coffee filled Wait Chapel as more than 2,000 students, faculty, staff, alums and friends of the University gathered to celebrate the 49th annual Lovefeast.Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Award-winning poet, author and Civil Rights activist Maya Angelou encouraged a standing-room only crowd to take individual responsibility for creating a community of kindness and respect. The event marked the first 30 days of a yearlong, campus-wide “Dignity and Respect Campaign.”Categories: Alumni, Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
From discovering how text messages can help build empathy to figuring out how character and personality affect ethical behavior on the job, the Character Project has led to remarkable advances in the study of human nature, values, morals and decision-making. The next step? Sharing what scholars have learned about character with the public.Categories: Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery