If children feel comfortable when they’re sitting at their desks working, whether in the classroom or at home, chances are they’ll be more productive. Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Kenya Cropps participated in Girl Scouts when she was younger and has always been service-oriented. So when the Reynolds High School junior learned about $250 community service mini-grants being offered by Wake Forest University’s Office of Civic and Community Engagement (OCCE), she didn’t hesitate to apply.Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
When Wake Forest senior Jack Rolle was 10, doctors discovered a malignant tumor on his pituitary gland. After it was removed, he endured more than a dozen rounds of chemotherapy and missed a year of school.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Besides attending class, studying and writing papers, about 50 Wake Forest University students will spend time Nov. 15-19 baking turkeys and making stuffing and other trimmings as they prepare 200 Thanksgiving meals.Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
An effort led by Wake Academy has provided 500 STEM and art kits to two Winston-Salem elementary schools.Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
No matter who you are or where you live, chances are good cancer has touched your life in some way. Today through Oct. 1,Wake Forest University will hold its annual ‘Hit the Bricks’ cancer research fundraiser in honor of Brian Piccolo.Categories: Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
While most Wake Forest students went home after learning that classes would be taught remotely for the remainder of the semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Davis Feldman headed to New York to work in a hospital built for coronavirus patients. Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
Wake Reads is a program designed to provide “storytime” for children while giving parents a break as they juggle working from home and caring for their children who are out of school until May 15 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
For this year’s Wake ‘N Shake, a 12-hour dance marathon organized by Wake Forest students, participants will join in from places across the country instead of gathering on campus.Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, Transformative Giving, University Announcements
Wake Forest students will lend a virtual hand to K-12 students who unexpectedly find themselves at home during the COVID-19 pandemic trying to learn subjects that may be giving them trouble. Any parent of a child in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools who wants a tutor can request one. Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements