Student Archive

Undergraduate orientation begins today

August 18, 2010  |   Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

About 1,240 first-year students are moving onto campus today. The new class is made up of 22 percent North Carolinians, 22 percent students of color and 3 percent international students.

University ranks 12th in teaching quality

August 16, 2010  |   Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Wake Forest is ranked 25th among national universities in U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings of “America’s Best Colleges” and 12th among “schools where the faculty has an unusual commitment to undergraduate teaching.”

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Students help other students save

August 16, 2010  |   Community, Student

In spring 2009, Ben Comer (’11), a communication major from New Jersey, and Brett Apter (’10), a psychology major from Florida, dreamed up a new business venture as part of the University’s burgeoning entrepreneurship program. Their brainchild was mySavu, a website that facilitates connections between […]

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New South Residence Hall models sustainability

August 16, 2010  |   Life on Campus, Student, Sustainability, Top Stories

With solar panels on the roof to heat water and touch screens in the hallways for monitoring energy usage, Wake Forest’s newest residence hall has the latest in green technology.

A college student’s guide to the law

August 15, 2010  |   School of Law, Student

From using a fake ID to practical jokes gone wrong, law professor Wilson Parker explains in his new book, “Ignorance Is No Defense, A College Student’s Guide To North Carolina Law,” how students can quickly find themselves in legal trouble.

‘Innocent Man’: John Grisham to speak

August 10, 2010  |   School of Law, Student

Lawyer and best-selling author John Grisham will bring the story of “The Innocent Man” and other stories of wrongful convictions to Wake Forest on Sept. 14. His speech is free and open to the public.

Newest residence hall set to open

August 1, 2010  |   Student

South Residence Hall, the first campus building designed to meet LEED certification, will be home to about 200 first-year students this fall and will be dedicated on Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. Step inside for a preview.

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Building international communication

July 27, 2010  |   International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

The annual Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute, held for the fifth year at Wake Forest, is designed to teach teenagers about different countries, and about the shared principles and challenges they face, said Allan Louden, professor of communication and director of the program.

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Students and professors travel to India

July 14, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, International, Student

The stage is set for India to play a significant role in global business, politics and culture, says communication professor Ananda Mitra, who is leading an educational trip of his home country this month for 11 students.

Mitra, along with his wife, Swati Basu, is leading the trip as part of his summer class, “Communication, Culture and Sustainability.” What gives the trip an unusual twist? While experiencing the diversity of daily life in India, students are able to share their insights with mentors who are both from Wake Forest and from India.

Junior discovers the meaning of service

July 13, 2010  |   Student

Junior Jessie Ammons discovers the many meanings of “amizade,” or friendship, during a service trip to Santarem, Brazil, sponsored by Vacations to Go and alumnus Alan Fox (’79, MBA ‘81).