IB World Student Conference
Students from around the world have been exploring social justice as part of the International Baccalaureate World Student Conference. Wake Forest is the first American university to host the event. Students from around the world have been exploring social justice as part of the International Baccalaureate World Student Conference. Wake Forest is the first American university to host the event.Diversity makes a difference
From marking milestones in Wake Forest’s history to celebrating the current cultural diversity on campus, Faces of Courage provided a framework during the 2012-2013 academic year for showing Wake Forest’s ongoing commitment to diversity. Categories: Campus Life, Happening at Wake
Century links generations of grads
John Burnley Winslow’s graduation present is a 1913 Wake Forest yearbook. When Winslow walks across the stage to get his diploma, it will be exactly 100 years after his great grandfather Albert Rufus Phillips earned his Wake Forest degree in May of 1913.
Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
After the Genome: Medicine, miracles, morality
Medical advances in biotechnology seem to be coming faster than the public can understand them or even discuss how society should handle ethical, legal and moral considerations. To spark the national conversation, Wake Forest has partnered with Baylor to host “After the Genome: The Language of our Biotechnological Future” April 12-13. Categories: Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Bee impressed at ACC Meeting of the Minds
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but this might not be the case for a honeybee. Just ask David Hale (’15), a sophomore biology major. Hale has been studying the relationship between brain structure and cognitive function in honeybees since his freshman year.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake ‘N Shake breaks records
This year’s Wake ‘N Shake event, a student-run 12-hour dance marathon to benefit the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive, raised a record $125,722.57. More than 1,300 students, faculty and staff “danced for a difference” in memory of someone they have loved who has been affected by cancer.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Celebrating Latino heritage
The University's first Latino graduates, Carlos Perez (’65) and Peter Bondy (’67), were honored March 21 during the Celebration of Latino Heritage March 21. The event was part of the ongoing Faces of Courage series.Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
Ifill to speak at Commencement
Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of “Washington Week” and senior correspondent for the “PBS NewsHour” will deliver Wake Forest’s 2013 commencement address on Monday, May 20. Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), will speak at Baccalaureate.Categories: Happening at Wake
A second successful TEDxWakeForestU
A successful second TEDxWakeForestU turns an experiment into a spring semester tradition. What did attendees think of this year's event? Read their ideas captured through social media.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Leadership & Character, University Announcements
Wake Forest’s finest
The Wake Forest community gathered in Wait Chapel for the annual Founders’ Day Convocation to celebrate the University’s founding in 1834 and the accomplishments of faculty and alumni in teaching, research and service. The event also included videos and orations from graduating seniors reflecting on their time at Wake Forest.Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery