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Breaking down barriers

November 12, 2014  |   Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories

To help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the end of oppression in East Germany, students decorated a section of the Wake Forest “Berlin Wall” – four, nine-foot walls that were on display on Manchester plaza – in response to the question, “what walls hold you back?”

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What can I do with an English major?

October 29, 2014  |   2014 Highlights: OPCD, Admissions, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories

Wake Forest helps students answer questions about the connections between major and career — giving them confidence as they meet with potential employers and learn how to talk about what talents and skills they bring to the workplace.

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Building community

October 10, 2014  |   Admissions, Alumni, Campus Life, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Staff, Student, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories

More than 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Wake Forest, universities across the country are making headlines related to race and identity. At a time when Wake Forest has a more diverse study body than ever, the campus community is addressing these challenges together.

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Wake Forest “Hits the Bricks” for cancer

October 3, 2014  |   2014 Highlights, Alumni, Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty, Staff, Student, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories, Uncategorized, University Announcement

A Wake Forest tradition, Hit the Bricks is an eight-hour relay race along the brick pathways of Hearn Plaza in honor of Brian Piccolo, a Wake Forest alumnus and Chicago Bears running back who died of cancer at age 26.

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Recognized for addressing stress

September 23, 2014  |   2014 Highlights: Wellbeing, Admissions, Campus Life, Faculty, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2015 guidebook, which hits newsstands this week, highlights Wake Forest’s leadership in the national trend of promoting students’ social and emotional wellbeing. The story shows how schools like WFU tackle stress to provide a better environment for students.

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Wake Forest launches ‘Thrive’

September 5, 2014  |   2014 Highlights: Wellbeing, Admissions, Alumni, Campus Life, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories, University Announcement

Today’s campus-wide introduction of “Thrive,” the University’s comprehensive approach to wellbeing, features fun activities to get people thinking and talking about serious topics such as financial planning, work satisfaction, intellectual engagement, emotional health and spirituality.

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An investment in wellbeing

August 26, 2014  |   2014 Highlights: Wellbeing, Admissions, Campus Life, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Wake Will

John Marbach found that accepting a $100,000 entrepreneurship grant to skip college and start a business took an unexpected toll on his wellbeing. He returned to Wake Forest with a deep appreciation for the University’s efforts to double down on transforming wellbeing for the entire campus community.

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A dynamic hub for wellbeing

August 26, 2014  |   2014 Highlights: Wellbeing, Admissions, Alumni, Campus Life, For Alumni, For Parents, Staff, Student, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories, Wake Will

On Sept. 5, Wake Forest will break ground on The Sutton Center, a two-story addition to Reynolds Gym that marks the first of three planned phases to transform the historic building into a dynamic hub for campus-wide wellbeing.

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Faculty Fellows, transitioning WFU18 to college life

August 11, 2014  |   2014 Highlights, Campus Life, Faculty, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories

Wake Forest prioritizes engagement inside and outside of the classroom. With an 11:1 student-faculty ratio, the Faculty Fellows program is an extension of the University’s teacher-scholar model.

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Meet the Class of 2014

May 14, 2014  |   Admissions, Alumni, Campus Life, Commencement, Community, Faculty, Student, Sustainability, Teacher-Scholar, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories, Uncategorized

Meet 14 graduates inspired by their experiences at Wake Forest to lead lives that matter.

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