It’s not unusual for college students to feel like they are running in circles — but on Thursday, Oct. 6, they really will be. Students, faculty and staff will run on Hearn Plaza in the "Hit the Bricks" event to raise money for cancer research. 
Nicole Little, a junior sociology major, used her passion for social justice to protest the execution of a death row inmate in Georgia and inspire fellow students to stand up for improving the criminal justice system. Find out more in Little's own words.Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Robin Roy Ganzert (’87, MBA ’91) is president and CEO of the American Humane Association, one of the nation’s most prestigious and oldest humanitarian charities devoted to protecting children and animals. She talks about her role and how Wake Forest prepared her for it.Categories: Alumni, Pro Humanitate
“I believe in the power of photography to empower children,” says Maddie Brandenburger (’11), founder and director of The Snap Project. She currently lives in India where she holds an IDEX Fellowship in Social Enterprise.Categories: Alumni, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate
The Wake Forest baseball team was a big hit at the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event Saturday to raise awareness and money for the prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault.Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Pro Humanitate
This summer, sophomore Katie Tassinari had the opportunity to travel on a mission trip to Haiti with the Archdiocese of Baltimore. There, she helped promote the importance of education. Find out more in Tassinari's own words.
Hundreds of volunteers - including members of the Wake Forest baseball and basketball teams - worked over Labor Day weekend on eight Habitat for Humanity houses in two Winston-Salem neighborhoods.Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
First-year students took part this week in a Wake Forest program to introduce them to volunteer opportunities and community agencies in the Winston-Salem area. See photos of students putting Wake Forest’s “Pro Humanitate” (for humanity) motto into action.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
Soccer player Doug Ryan spent his summer in Vietnam, mentoring rising ninth graders on a variety of academic subjects and life skills. He also helped teach them four sports through the Coach for College program. Read more and see a slideshow from his service trip.Categories: Athletics, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Porter Byrum’s recent gift of Park Road Shopping Center to Wake Forest and two other universities is more than just the latest example of generosity from a local philanthropist. Read more about Byrum and how he exemplifies the University's Pro Humanitate motto in an essay from President Nathan Hatch.Categories: Alumni, Pro Humanitate