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Afternoon at the improv

November 21, 2013  |   Arts & Culture, Faculty, Humanities Highlights 2013-2014, Mentoring, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories

The theatre and counseling departments have partnered, through an IPLACe-funded initiative led by Phil Clarke and Sharon Andrews, so undergraduate theatre students can sharpen their improvisational acting and counseling students can gain realistic counseling experience.

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An attitude of gratitude

October 25, 2013  |   Campus Life, Faculty, Humanities, Mentoring, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Top Stories 2013-2014, Wake Forest College

To celebrate Wake Forest’s ranking 11th in U.S. News and World Report for commitment to undergraduate teaching, Volunteer Service Corps (VSC) partnered with the Office of the Dean of the College to launch the “11 Days of Teaching Appreciation” social media campaign.

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Empowering the voiceless

October 17, 2013  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, Pro Humanitate, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

A new kind of hands-free communication device developed by Wake Forest could help people with speech impediments and poor motor control interact with the world around them.

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URECA: Research Revealed

October 9, 2013  |   Faculty, Mentoring, Research, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized

When Maggie Gigler began her academic journey at Wake Forest, she knew she wanted to major in psychology and go on to earn a doctorate in clinical psychology. With her study on borderline personality disorder, she was one of 127 students presenting at Undergraduate Research Day.

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Wake Forest featured in NYT Magazine

September 16, 2013  |   Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, Student, Top Stories

A recent New York Times Magazine story prominently features the University’s commitment to making personal and career development a part of the academic experience from a student’s first days on campus.

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Bringing classroom vibrancy to the residence halls

August 23, 2013  |   Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Faculty, Life on Campus, Mentoring, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories

Nineteen professors taking part in the new Faculty Fellows program will become familiar faces in the first-year residence halls. Each residence hall will have at least three faculty members assigned within this partnership program between the Provost’s Office and the Office of Residence Life and Housing.

Five tips for navigating the Forest

August 20, 2013  |   Admissions, Campus Life, Life on Campus, Mentoring, Personal and Career Development, Pro Humanitate, Wake Forest College

1) Get out and explore “Welcome to Wake Forest! I hope your experience here broadens the mind, strengthens the body, and inspires the spirit. Find your niche by joining one of more than 150 student organizations or simply relax by

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Gilbert gets the flu

August 14, 2013  |   Admissions, Alumni, For Alumni, Mentoring, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

“It was a dark and stormy night.” This is how Janna Raley started her mathematical economics paper. Surprised? So was her professor. But, writing the assignment in the form of a children’s book led to an article published in an academic journal.

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Engineering at the atomic scale

July 29, 2013  |   Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, Research, Student, Sustainability, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Senior Brian Shoemaker is helping a national team of scientists answer a million-dollar question: Could a substance that resembles baby powder curb global carbon emissions?

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Malama i ka ‘Aina: take care of the land

July 17, 2013  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

In June, sophomore Jamal Garcia participated in a weeklong service project to help clean up the Gateway National Recreation Area, which was severely damaged by superstorm Sandy. Although 5,000 miles from home, Garcia has brought his love for the land to the East Coast and Wake Forest.