Student Archive

Making sense of new financial aid rules

March 29, 2010  |   Student

Director of Financial Aid Bill Wells will be on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until noon to talk about changes in student loan programs. As part of the healthcare legislation, the federal government will directly issue student loans, eliminating private lenders as middlemen.

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A unique program: Wake Forest’s entrepreneurship program wins a national award as a model program

March 23, 2010  |   Graduate School, Student, Wake Forest College

The threads that led to a profitable business tie Laura Bullins Lough (’07) to Wake Forest.

She credits the launch of her business, Unique Sheep, to help she received from the Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts.

A civil discussion: Wake Forest hosts argumentation conference

March 17, 2010  |   International, Student

Argumentation is a tough word for many people.

It sounds like a confrontation might be involved, but argumentation is actually the term for the rational analysis of discussion, or persuasion, explains Alessandra Beasley Von Burg, director of the Wake Forest University Argumentation Conference to be held on campus March 19-21.

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Not the typical spring break

March 7, 2010  |   International, Pro Humanitate, Student, Wake Forest College

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.

Seniors close out home careers

March 7, 2010  |   Athletics, Student, Wake Forest College

Seniors Ish Smith, L.D. Williams, Chas McFarland and David Weaver will play their final home game today at Joel Coliseum in Wake Forest’s regular-season finale against Clemson.

Student sparks nationwide effort to assist Haitians in Miami over Spring Break

March 5, 2010  |   International, Student

While many students may be taking a trip to the beach over Spring Break, more than a dozen Wake Forest University School of Law students will be helping Haitians obtain temporary legal status and U.S. work permits.

Governor welcomes alumni to Executive Mansion

March 3, 2010  |   Student

From the steps in the foyer of the N.C. Executive Mansion, Gov. Beverly Perdue welcomed the Wake Forest School of Law into the stately Victorian home.

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Finding solutions

March 2, 2010  |   Community, Student, Sustainability, Wake Forest College

For most high school students, learning happens one individual discipline at a time. But in the world outside the classroom, finding solutions to challenges requires looking across disciplines. Wake Forest is starting a summer residential program this year to help high school juniors and seniors learn that the biggest challenges in the world can only be solved by studying a variety of perspectives.

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WAKE TV goes national

March 1, 2010  |   Student

Opportunities for students interested in film direction and production have grown at Wake Forest, both in and out of the classroom. WAKE TV, the student-run campus television station, has filmed nine sports segments for ESPN-U, which have aired during basketball games this year and on ESPNU.com.

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A ‘life-changing’ experience: How students can make the most out of studying abroad

February 26, 2010  |   International, Student

Whether in Venice or Vietnam, Steve Duke, director of the Center for International Studies, advises students to go beyond being tourists to interact in significant ways with those who live in the country they are visiting. Making cultural connections is what makes study abroad the most meaningful, he says.