Physics major Claire McLellan ('12) understands her course of study can seem impractical and hard to connect to the outside world. On April 20, Nobel Laureate William Phillips will underscore the importance of connecting the classroom to the community in event that is free and open to the public.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Over three dynamic days, presidents, career office directors, liberal arts deans, and faculty from more than more than 70 colleges and universities came to Wake Forest to share ideas on how to prepare students more effectively for life and work after college.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
More than 2,000 people filled Wait Chapel to hear former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s “Rethinking Success” keynote address about the state of America and the role of higher education. For junior Taylor Parsons (’13), a classical studies and philosophy double major, her advice struck a chord. Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Relationships between faculty and students are a Wake Forest cornerstone. While such connections are made every day, the annual Big Campus Connect – a weeklong series of events promoting faculty-student engagement in informal settings – offers an opportunity to put down the textbooks and have fun together outside the classroom.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
One might expect that Bill Zandi (’13), the son of Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi, an accomplished businessman and Wharton graduate, might follow in his father's footsteps. And in many ways, he is. But Bill has also chosen a different path – to major in philosophy.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Though junior Ariella Akeza was born in the U.S., her family's experiences during the civil war in Burundi have inspired her to help educate others that human rights are imperative for global peace.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Charlie Ergen, the chairman of satellite broadcaster Dish Network Corporation and EchoStar Communications Corporation, will deliver the commencement address on May 21. Jonathan T.M. Reckford, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, will deliver the baccalaureate address.
Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Neither wind, nor rain, nor the threat of lightning dampened the spirits of 30 students at Camp Hatch 2012. Students camped out on the front lawn of the President's home while enjoying food, games, and the chance to interact with Hatch and his wife, Julie.
Provost emeritus Ed Wilson assumed the posture of Janus, looking to the past and future, as he addressed the audience gathered Friday evening for the concluding event of Words Awake’s inaugural day. With characteristic clarity and elegance, Wilson wove together texts and reflections that joined the rich humus of Wake Forest’s literary traditions with the achievements of contemporary and the promise of future writers.
Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
More than 50 alumni writers returned to campus for the first Words Awake! conference last weekend. Find out more about how the writers interacted with students, the campus community and local schools, and learn about the first class of the WFU Writers Hall of Fame. Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery