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What’s on your bucket list?

May 13, 2010  |   Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Wake Forest College

Window on Wake Forest asked some students what was on their ‘bucket list’ of the things they wanted to do before they graduated. Name: Janelle S. Summerville Major: Psychology Hometown: Stafford, Virginia More on Janelle » 1. Go to Pilot Mountain 2. Visit all […]

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Teaching middle-schoolers to love cell science

May 11, 2010  |   Graduate School, Humanities, Research, Student

If the nation’s ability to remain an economic power rests in the hands of today’s middle-school students, then the future looks bright.

A new tool developed at Wake Forest — a video game called CellCraft — will be featured May 12 at the White House in the inaugural celebration of National Lab Day.

New program recognizes outstanding senior projects

May 9, 2010  |   Community, Student, Wake Forest College

Three seniors were recognized recently for their research projects during the Z. Smith Reynolds Library’s first Senior Showcase. The Senior Showcase honored students who were recommended by their faculty advisors for completing outstanding research projects. The three students recognized during this year’s Senior Showcase were:

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Fourteen seniors named Wake Forest Fellows

May 6, 2010  |   Provost, Student, Wake Forest College

Fourteen seniors will remain at Wake Forest following graduation as Wake Forest Fellows, working in the President’s Office, Information Systems, University Advancement and in other offices.

Each fellow will be a full-time University employee for a year. In addition to working in a particular department, the fellows will participate in leadership activities and interact with top administrators and faculty to learn about higher-education administration.

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Senior starts program to help Dominican children attend school

May 5, 2010  |   International, Student, Wake Forest College

Laura George cannot erase the memory of small children clinging to a fence outside a school in the Dominican Republic, desperately hoping for a glimpse of the lessons going on inside. George, a senior studio art major from Hilton Head, S.C., was on a church mission trip when she noticed the children.

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A heart for service: Senior wins Community Impact award

May 2, 2010  |   Community, Pro Humanitate, Student, Wake Forest College

There are students who enjoy volunteering during their free time, and there are volunteer enthusiasts. Senior Amy Bachman fits into the second group. “We’re here to do so much more than academics, we need to experience the community,” says Bachman, a history major from Potomac, […]

D.E.S.K. project a hit with students

April 26, 2010  |   Student

Hundreds of Wake Forest students and students from Old Town Elementary School got together recently to custom-paint desks for the elementary students to take home with them so they would have a place to do their homework, during the annual D.E.S.K. project.

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‘Why Do People Laugh?’

April 25, 2010  |   Humanities, Research, Student

Cindy Gendrich is one of those people who can’t stop herself from laughing, sometimes too loudly and at inappropriate times. A professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, Gendrich has received a $24,800 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for her proposal, “Why do people laugh?”, to study the complexities of humor and to develop a first-year seminar.

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Fellowship and scholarship: Program supports top students through mentoring and guidance

April 25, 2010  |   Student, Teacher-Scholar, Wake Forest College, Working Together

The Wake Forest Scholars program, launched in 2003, coordinates efforts to encourage and assist students in post-graduate scholarship and fellowship competitions. As its director, Tom Phillips (’74, MA ’78) guides students through the painstaking process of completing applications, writing essays and securing references. He’s also there to offer alternatives and ease anxieties—knowing that post-graduation awards are just one path to success.

Debaters featured in New York Times

April 17, 2010  |   Student

Seniors Sam Crichton and Will Sears, who made the “Final Four” in the National Debate Tournament, are featured in a New York Times article about some debate teams using computers rather than paper files.