A heart for service: Senior wins Community Impact award
Pro Humanitate: Students recognized for their commitment to volunteering and service
The high level of volunteerism by students has helped Wake Forest win national recognition for community service. Nearly 60 percent of the University's students, including undergraduate, graduate and professional students, contributed nearly 100,000 hours of service last year. That was among the factors that helped Wake Forest earn a place on The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2009.Not the typical spring break
Instead of the usual spring break trip to the beach, sophomore Matthew King and junior Lexi McBride are leading a group of students to El Salvador to work in a dental clinic this week.Building for tomorrow: Students join forces to build Ugandan schools
In the spirit of Pro Humanitate, a group of students have created a Wake Forest chapter of Building Tomorrow. The international non-profit organization raises money to build elementary schools in Uganda, where only 50 percent of the population completes primary school.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
University offers faculty and staff new option to support Haiti relief
In response to the continuing disaster in Haiti, Wake Forest is making it more convenient for faculty and staff to support relief efforts.
Categories: Community Impact, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Students to spend winter break volunteering in Brazil and India
Two groups of students are spending their winter break on service trips, one group in Brazil helping build a community center for children, and a second group in Calcutta, India, working with Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity.Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Putting Pro Humanitate in action
Journalist instructor Mary Martin Niepold has received a national award for social entrepreneurs who take on society’s biggest challenges for her project supporting grandmothers in Africa.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate
Recognizing a lifetime of service
A new service award at the School of Divinity has been established by divinity professor James M. Dunn and his wife, Marilyn, to honor the school’s founding dean, Bill J. Leonard.Categories: Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
A gift of time
Wake Forest employees can now donate paid time off to co-workers who need extra time away from work for health reasons.Categories: Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Courageous champion
As a volunteer with Mothers for Justice, senior Mary Little supports women in the community who are struggling to negotiate an often-complicated justice system.Categories: Community Impact, Pro Humanitate