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Sharing ideas about sharing food

February 17, 2011  |   Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, School of Divinity, Top Stories

The Come to the Table Piedmont Conference on Feb. 18-19 is one of three regional conferences to discuss hunger relief in North Carolina. The event brings together churches, nonprofits, local farmers and campus groups to generate creative ideas for how best to get food to those in need.

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Coach, player are recovering

February 9, 2011  |   Athletics, Exclude from Related Stories, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories

Baseball coach Tom Walter and player Kevin Jordan are both recovering well after kidney transplant surgery on Monday. Both expect to be released from the hospital this week and have been showered with support from the Wake Forest community.

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Justice for all

February 6, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, School of Law, Speakers, Top Stories

Young lawyers have to ensure that justice is available to all people, no matter the color of their skin or their socioeconomic status, Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, told students at the School of Law on Friday.

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Friendship fosters success

January 27, 2011  |   Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Sometimes children find that making friends is hard. They need someone to help break the ice. Senior Jung Hoon Kim does this for his “little brother.” Once a week, Kim heads to Speas Elementary, where he mentors his 5th grade brother through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

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Two weeks in Vietnam

January 23, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Lia Flur (’11) traveled to Vietnam with 11 other students to rebuild a school, but the trip was about more than service. Flur said her life was altered by being able to live, eat and play as part of the community.

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Race relations

January 18, 2011  |   Community, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Lauren Arrington, a junior from Fayetteville, Ga., has been awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Young Dreamers’ Award by the City of Winston-Salem.

Keeping the dream alive

January 18, 2011  |   Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Staff, Wake Forest College

Junior Fannézha Ford and Wake Forest employee Shayla Herndon-Edmonds have received this year’s WFU/WSSU Martin Luther King Jr. Building the Dream Award. Ford and Herndon-Edmonds were recognized along with two recipients from Winston-Salem State University during a program on Jan. 17 celebrating the birthday of […]

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Focus on community is recognized

January 18, 2011  |   Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recognized Wake Forest as an institution with a tradition of focusing on community engagement. Wake Forest was among 115 U.S. colleges and universities selected by Carnegie.

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Global Brigades in Honduras

January 14, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Eleven students traveled to Honduras this winter as part of Global Brigades, a student-led global health and sustainable development organization. They provided communities with financial advice and medical assistance.

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Medical students plan health fair

January 12, 2011  |   Community, Events, Pro Humanitate, School of Medicine, Student, Top Stories

School of Medicine students, along with the Northwest Area Health Education Center, will hold the 12th annual “Share the Health” fair on Jan. 15 at Marketplace Mall. Last year, 200 student volunteers participated in the fair and served more than 650 community members.